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    David Brooks‚ a well known writer for the New York Times‚ brought a new question to light about a very important topic in today’s American society: “why has there been a decline in the number of civic institutions?”. This question was brought up when Brooks compared the recent fires in California to the famous forest fire in 1910 called the “Big Burn” which destroyed over three million acres throughout Montana‚ Idaho‚ and Washington. Brooks‚ after comparing the present US to the one over a hundred

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    The Little Black Boy

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    The Little Black Boy The theme of guardianship‚ being the act of guarding‚ protecting‚ and taking care of another person‚ is very prominent in William Blake’s “The Little Black Boy”. Three distinct instances of guardianship can be seen in Blake’s poem. These guardianship roles begin with the little boy’s mother‚ followed by God‚ and ultimately ending with the unsuspecting little black boy himself. It is relatively easy to see the repression of blacks by whites

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    Establish credibility: This program has been in operation for 1-5 years • Preview: Most of us probably have not heard much about this program just like I didn’t. But after I did some research on the place I found that I was a lot more comfortable that my son would be going there. BODY I. Building Bridges A. This program serves dependent and delinquent girls ages 12-18 in a staff intensive residential setting. The program provides a safe haven for girls at risk of more restrictive levels of care

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    Boy Overboard

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    on plan or when someone’s bad news. Bibi gets stuck into something she likes but can sometimes get a bit rough. If you get to know her she will treat you even if you’re different. Dad: Dad will go to extreme measures to save a person in danger‚ from my point of view dad gets very tense and likes to get things over and done with so he doesn’t have to have stuff on his

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    I watched The Boy in The Striped Pajama‚ directed by Mark Herman. It’s about a young boy named Bruno‚ an 8 year old whose father is a Nazi‚ in Germany. In the beginning of the movie Bruno’s parents announce they’re moving out of town because his father has been promoted‚ to a higher position. They move to a house that’s away from all of Bruno’s friends. He always sees a man peeling potatoes‚ in what he thinks are pajamas‚ so he assumes the man is a farmer. The Nazis treat the man so bad‚ and Bruno

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    I believe David Brooks makes a valid point in his article‚ “People Like Us.” Many people self-segregate and it is not always purposeful. Yet‚ some people do self-segregate for their own beliefs. Either way‚ America is still in some ways segregated. I agree and disagree with Brooks’ statement‚ “It is a common complaint that every place is starting to look the same” (357.) I agree because in some areas‚ it can be seen that only a specific race of people lives in certain neighborhoods. Also‚ this can

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    “Mind over Muscle” by David Brooks‚ proclaims that over the years‚ women have started to surpass men and have begun to be dominant figures in society. In the article it states “ and that means this is turning into a women’s world‚ because women’s are better students than women’s. David Brooks provoked the idea that the world has drastically changed by changing the possession of the world between the two genders and education‚ responsibility and success made the change to happen. Certainty‚ over time

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    The flapper era was the time of the worship of youth (pandorasbox/flapper). Flappers were women of the Jazz Age. They had measurements of pre-adolescent boys‚ with no waistline‚ no bust‚ and no butt. Flappers had short hair worn no longer than chin length‚ called bobs. Their hair was often dyed and waved into flat‚ head-hugging curls and accessorized with wide‚ soft headbands. It was a new and most original style for women. A lot of make-up was worn by flappers that they even put on in public which

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    The Horse and His Boy The book I read for my book report was a fiction book called The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis. This is the third book in the "Chronicles of Narnia" series and it was published in 1954. The story takes place in the make-believe land of Calormen and the also make-believe land of Narnia. It’s about a boy that runs away from his life of slavery and his adventure to come. I found this book to be adventurous‚ exciting‚ and suspesful (to an extent). It shows people how bravery

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    Brown‚ Daniel. The Boys in the Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler’s Berlin. London: Pan‚ 2014. Print. The author’s purpose in writing the book: The author‚ Daniel James Brown‚ attended college in California‚ and became a non-fiction author. One of his books‚ The Boys in the Boat‚ grew very popular and contained a lot of historical significance. Daniel James Brown wanted to tell the story of Joe Rantz‚ and his life that mainly involved rowing. He also explained adversity that occurred

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