English 122 Wednesday‚ October 2‚ 2013 Personal Response- Thumbprint Each of us imprints our own mark into the world‚ and no one is quite like us. In the poem‚ "Thumbprint" by Eve Merriam‚ she discusses the theme of how each of us is unique‚ and that no one will ever be exactly like us. She uses alliteration and metaphors to demonstrate her theme. I have reached a part in my life where I accepted my uniqueness. The poem "Thumbprint" reveals the celebration of being a unique individual. Merriam
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Personal Response on Sexual Identity You go through your life making choices and decisions but not thinking of exactly why you were making the choices that you made. Before this class I just figured that I mad the decisions I made because it was what I wanted at the time. Since I have taken this class I have found that the decisions that you make are based on what is called a value system. According to Rathus‚ Nevid‚ and Fichner-Rathus (2011)‚ the value system has to do with legalism
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Personal Response to Wilfred Owen One of Wilfred Owen’s poem is Dulce et Decorum est. The title of this poem is roughly translated to: It is honorable and beautiful to die for your country‚ the poem itself basically speaks of how this is a lie. It takes you through a small story at the end of which it explains in gruel poetry the death of a soldier with effective language that helps inspire fear “And watch the white eyes writhing in his face‚ His hanging face‚ like a devil’s sick of sin;” I believe
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Get the facts right‚ compose straightforward declarative sentences‚ and know your audience. 4. Describe what life was like during the 1970’s for Vonnegut. While he was successful due to his published work Slaughterhouse Five he suffered many personal blows. After his son grew older he left the household and his marriage with his wife Jane fell apart. After said events Vonnegut moved from Cape Cod to New York City‚ fell into a deep depression‚ becoming withdrawn and developing a writer’s block
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Society In the stories Harrison Bergeron and By the Waters of Babylon both present a similar plot about society in the future. Both main characters‚ John and Harrison‚ question the beliefs and knowledge in their society. For example‚ Harrison does not agree with the system of everyone being equal; and John’s journey to the Place of Gods lets him gain the knowledge and truth about these places and people to help the people in his society understand. In the story‚ Harrison Bergeron‚ one learns that the
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My Personal Response to The Call of the Wild The novel The Call of the Wild tells a story about how Buck‚ a domesdicated dog in the "sun-kissed" Santa Clara‚ managed to survive in the wilds of Klondike. Jack London conveyed many of his own ideas about living in this novel by telling readers what Buck went through to adjust to the harsh realities of life in the frosty North‚ where survival was the only imprerative. Throughout Buck’s adjustment there were several turning-points which forced him to
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from the west coast upwards to the central region causing a staircase effect. South side: The effect is not as developed on its way to Bridgetown‚ due to the obstruction of the St George valley meeting the Carlisle Bay coastline. MAJOR LANDFORMS -HARRISON CAVES‚ BARBADOS The caves are naturally formed by water erosion through the limestone rock. The calcium-rich water that runs through the caves have formed the unusual stalactites and stalagmites formations. Travel through the caves is by tram‚ at
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a perfect morning. This subjective idea parallels both LeGuin’s and Vonnegut’s warped examples of constant happiness and equality in a society. Ursula K. LeGuin’s short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergergon” both illustrate a blinded utopia where a seemingly good idea results in an undesirable outcome. Though only a few characters grasp this concept‚ these stories clearly show the ideology of extremes—good and bad—imposing a negative impact
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the value that it holds. This poem explores Plath’s introduction to motherhood‚ and whether she will make a good mother‚ “Your nakedness shadows our safety”. The arrival of new life is juxtaposed with fear and effectively‚ the unknown. Plath’s own personal issues cloud this celebratory moment and turn the poem into a gloomy atmosphere. As they “stand around blankly”‚ unaware as to what to do it is interesting to see how they will adapt to the unfamiliar. Plath appears to look like a mother “I stumble
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Rex‚ You bring up a valid point in which I too discussed in my response. It is our responsibility now to prepare for the future and whatever future we want our children and their children to have. The other thing you said that I keyed in on was the word “abused”. I believe that is very important also. Your suggestion and article provided about using wind and solar power would be a great solution to some of the energy crisis. I believe that wind and solar power will only continue to grow in popularity
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