Be Assertive! Here are some tips on being assertive. Use a strong voice Stand up straight Remain calm Be positive and honest. Don’t agree with others Say “No‚thank you!” Don’t slouche and have poor posture Stand up for what you believe in Have a well paced speech. Be firm and in control don’t be aggressive Being assertive will show your peers that you don’t want do drugs‚ and they should stop asking. Want Help? Here are some help lines to contact
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By far one of the best books I read‚ but mostly just because it’s filled with action and slight romance. The Outsiders is a book filled with greasers and kids that don’t fit in with society‚ hence the name outsiders. It’s shows off how some people that can be represented as hoodlum like‚ they can still be honorable and respect one another. The book has multiple genius quotes that can be interpreted in different ways‚ but still hold its meaning. The main character‚ Ponyboy is seen as a innocent and
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Cantril. In “The Invasion from Mars‚” Cantril examines the panic in response to the War of the Worlds broadcast‚ demonstrating the multifaceted nature of media and connecting much of our prior readings using an interesting real-world situation. Cantril demonstrates how all of these factors might work together‚ revealing the potency of media influence‚ as seen by the panic response to the broadcast‚ not only due to particular elements about media itself‚ but also attributing the drastic disparity
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An Analysis of Frank O’hara’s “A Step Away From Them” At the turn of the 20th century‚ the movement of modern art began to distinguish itself by moving away from traditional and classical forms. Artists like Pablo Picasso were deconstructing their formal techniques by abstracting forms of conceptual art. We began to question and criticize: “Is that art?” By mid-20th century‚ the schools of the modern movement already began to echo into literature‚ dance‚ and music. Abstract Expressionist literature
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we already comprehend that there is a possibility complex organisms evolved from unicellular organisms during the Archean Eon‚ there is no explanation to how unicellular life came about. There are many theories to explain the origin of life‚ one of which stated that life came from deep-sea hydrothermal vents which provided chemical compounds to generate energy via chemosynthesis. Another theory claimed that life came from electric sparks based on the Miller-Urey experiment. This experiment stimulated
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understand that there’s a God who is a savior (Wheatley). Wheatley wrote‚ “On Being Brought from Africa to America” during the 1700s. This poem is revolutionary because typically slaves did not know how to read or write‚ let alone compose a piece of poetry. Wheatley tries to look on the bright side of being abducted from her home country and talks about God’s grace getting her through the journey. From her solidified belief in faith‚ it is evident that she converted to Christianity once in America
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Christianity for a slave‚ she also touches upon issues relating to race in “On Being Brought from Africa to America” being a powerful insight into slavery leading us to connect these issues into Gilroy’s idea of the “Black Atlantic”. Using rhyme and iambic pedometer "On Being Brought" mixes themes of slavery‚ Christianity‚ and salvation‚ and although it’s unusual for Wheatley to write about being a slave taken from Africa to America‚ this poem powerful addresses ideas of liberty‚ religion‚ and racial equality
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Knowledge can be gained through various means‚ the most important being reading the books. Experinced is also one of the important factor to gained the indepth knowledge. There has been always a controversy between the two about which one gives richer and broader view of knowledge. I personaly feel that this two are interrelated‚ in the sense one follows the other. Knowledge gained through reading the books is of no use unless and untill we implement it in our practical life. Implementing the knowledge
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We learn from our mistakes and not from our success Do you remember the day that you lied or steal and got caught from your parents or teacher? However‚ it is not wrong to make a mistake if you learn not to do it again. Al Franken‚ the United States junior senator also stated “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned that hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake which at least others can learn from.” I believe people
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Deonca Pierce ENG 350 American Literature I 2 September 2011 Response paper 3: “On Being Brought from Africa to America” To the literary world‚ Phillis Wheatley is recognized as the first black American poet (Archiving Early America‚ 2011). At the young age of seven‚ Phillis Wheatley was stolen from her homeland of Africa and sold into slavery to John Wheatley becoming the personal slave servant to his wife‚ Susannah Wheatley. She was taught to read and write English as well as the study
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