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    TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES 938 Aurora Booulevard‚ Cubao‚ Quezon City “The rival of the Rose” A Formalist Criticism Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirements in ELP 473: Literary Criticism To: Professor Salirick Andres ELP 473: Literary Criticism By: John David S. Tamondong AB41FA2 S.Y: 2014 – 2015 This Formalist Criticism focuses on the poem entitled‚ The Rhodora. This will cover the overall structure

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    Poverty: A Way of Life

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    Poverty For some poverty is a way of life the day to day struggle of keeping food on the table and clothes on their back. For others it is something that is seen only on television‚ and even then it is not so easy to comprehend. This is usually the case with families who are well to do and money is not an issue. They may describe the characteristics of poverty as to not have certain materialistic items such as clothes‚ cars‚ accessories etc. However to someone living in those circumstances it may

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    Amir was to ask him then Hassan being the loyal friend that he is‚ would comply. It is also known to us that Amir teased Hassan because he couldn’t understand a lot of words. Amir would take this opportunity to play tricks on Hassan‚ exposing his ignorance‚ by giving him false definitions of words he could not understand. An example of this is when Hassan‚ listening to Amir’s storytelling‚ does not understand the word Imbecile. Amir then says `It means smart‚ intelligant’ and then he even says `Hassan

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    government’s Truancy Penalty Susie O’Brien would have you believe that missing a few days of school really isn’t that big of a deal and that really the parents should be the ones deciding what’s best for their child not the state government. Her general ignorance and inability to look beyond the superficial has surprised me and I hope has surprised many other readers as well. But just in case you didn’t‚ I feel it is my responsibility as a hardworking student to enlighten you as why we cannot afford to have

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    1984 Reality or Dream

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    longing for things he cannot even name leads to his ultimate demise. Everywhere Smith looks‚ he sees three slogans. These three phrases contain keys to some of Orwell’s most powerful themes in the novel: "War Is Peace‚" "Freedom Is Slavery‚" and "Ignorance Is Strength." The phrases are examples of "doublethink‚" where the listener is required to believe in two contradictory things simultaneously. To survive in Big Brother’s world‚ this is an essential skill. Orwell’s message that he is trying to

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    Disabled

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    Jesse LopezPeriod 3 Mr. Medina November 8th 2012 Society’s View of the Disabled Discrimination against people with disabilities is one of the greatest social injustices in our country today. Unfortunately it is also one of the least publicized and most neglected social issues in recent history. People with disabilities are generally looked at and talked about in a negative way‚ and are subsequently treated differently than people who are not seen as disabled. It is hard to pinpoint the very source

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    The Bystander Effect

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    Latané and Steve Nida (1981) explained it was the most replicated effect in social psychology according to their review (p. 305). Many factors are taken into account as to why this social phenomenon exists. Diffusion of responsibility and pluralistic ignorance‚ to name a few‚ describe how

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    give pleasure and produce happiness. Humans seek a utopia were they can feel comfortable and at ease. Often times ignoring a particular topic or issue is the best way to insure tranquility. But there are times certain humans get caught up with the ignorance and irrational thinking from others. This tends to affect the person both physically and psychologically because they have been affected by the other individual’s problem which has led them to enter into a world of discomfort. Such is the case of

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    Glaspell uses dialogue which allows us to see the demeaning view the men have for the women. Mr. Hale declares that "women are used to worrying about trifles" (958) trivializing the many tasks and details that women are responsible for. In his ignorance of how crucial their duties are in allowing a household to function smoothly‚ he implies their unimportance. The remark from the County Attorney about Minnie‚ "Not much of a housekeeper‚ would you say‚ ladies?" (958) was insensitive and unjustified

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    5 Major Weaknesses of Group Decision-Making INTRODUCTION Although groups can be effective tools for making decisions that affect a large percentage of stakeholders for a company‚ they are not without their weaknesses. These weaknesses can stem from poor composition of the group‚ lack of role definition or poor facilitation. The five major categories of weakness for decision-making groups are: • Slowness and expensiveness • Groupthink • Polarization • Escalating commitment

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