Edinburgh‚ the capital city of Scotland‚ in 1910‚ and spent much of his life in this and other Scottish cities until his death in 1996. His mother’s family‚ however‚ came from quiet rural parts of the country‚ and this background is reflected in ‘Summer Farm’.The poem begins with some simple descriptions of what he sees‚ before concluding with the idea that by lying in the grass and looking at the farm he becomes aware of the many generations and many farms that have preceded this one – that he is
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Kristopher Yates 1/29/17 Leading Lives That Matter Apply Themes of Authenticity‚ Virtue‚ and Discernment to Living a Personally Significant Life To be Authentic means being actually and exactly what is claimed. Authentic implies being fully trustworthy as according with fact; it can also stress painstaking or faithful imitation of an original. To me to be an authentic person means a variety of things. You’re not into materialistic things‚ everyone likes nice things but it should be
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In “Humans Need Not Apply” the narrator asserts that increased machine use is better for humans and allows them to specialize. However‚ in our lives we can see machines replacing humans. For example‚ the self-checkout line at a grocery store or the creation of new transportation machinery. Both have caused people to become obsolete in these fields. There is a viewpoint that the mechanical minds will allow humans to focus more on creative jobs. The narrator goes on to assert that robots are just as
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Summer Reading * Bronx Masquerade * The Silver Kiss * Canyons Title: The Bronx Masquerade Author: Nikki Grimes Point of view: First Person Setting-Time and Place: Present Day‚ in theBronx‚ NY All Main Characters and Descriptions * Tyrone Bittings: Dad Died‚ doesn’t like white people. * Chankara Troupe: Abused by her boyfriend‚ writes very good poems. * Raul Ramirez: Painter‚ Writes a well-written Zorro Poem. * Diondra Jordan: Painter‚ father wants her to
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Arna Bontemps uses the conventional plot structure in “A summer Tragedy” to present the theme of being hopelessness and desperation‚ a genuine love between a poor couple‚ loyalty‚ freedom‚ and liberation. The exposition introduces old Jeff Patton is the black share farmer who lives in the farm with Jennie‚ his wife‚ in New Orleans. Jeff and Jennie are two protagonists. Both of them are very old. He has a stroke and other body problems. They dress up their best attire to go for a journey. He cannot
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SUMMER SOLSTICE Setting: The main events in the story happened in the Moretas residence and at their townsmini plaza and those happened during the night. Characterization: Donya Lupeng Moreta- long-married woman with three children Don Paeng Moreta- the highly moral husband of Donya Lupeng Guido- young cousin to the Moretas who studied in Spain Amada- the family cook and Entoy’s wife Entoy- the family driver Plot: The story happened during the St. John’s Day‚ Doña Lupeng finds Amada in a
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The 2012 Summer Olympics‚ officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad‚[2] and also more generally known as London 2012‚ was a major international multi-sport event‚ celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games‚ as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)‚ that took place in London‚ United Kingdom‚ from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The first event‚ the group stages in women’s football‚ began two days earlier‚ on 25 July.[3][4] More than 10‚000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs)
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In “A Summer Life‚” Soto brilliantly strings words and images together to form an almost ingenious personal narrative from the perspective of a six-year-old. Not only does he selectively choose words that depict the naive imagination of a six-year-old‚ but he also uncovers the protagonist’s guilt and fear of getting caught through the most impressive symbolism. Soto’s personal narrative brings together the creativity and paranoia that is evident in the lives of most children. He uses literary
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Cameron White Mrs. Stanton 3rd Period November 19‚ 2012 On my summer vacation‚ I‚ my brother‚ and some friends decided to go to an amusement park because it was a church kid’s break after all we had done. But after that day I never thought about roller coaster the same‚ because that day I rode the Titan. Taking hairpin turns and completing death-defying loops. Your heart is in your throat and your stomach is somewhere near your shoes. The only thing separating you from total disaster is a safety
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Granada Hills Charter High School A.P. United States History – 2010 Summer Assignment DUE: Day 1 of Fall 2010 semester Instructors: Mr. Klevs cklevs@ghchs.com Ms. Byars kbyars@ghchs.com 1. Students need to read book #1 Patriots: The Men who started the American Revolution by A.J. Langguth [ISBN‐10: 0671675621] by August 17‚ 2010. Students need to read book #2 K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev‚ America’s Most Unlikely Tourist by Peter Carlson [ISBN‐10: 1586484974] by January
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