Flannery O’Connor’s style of southern gothic writing‚ with her background of Christianity‚ collaborate for some controversial and unorthodox symbolism. In her short story The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚ O’Connor incorporates numerous symbols to emphasize her theme. O’Connor’s use of symbolism filters into the names and traits of her characters‚ the dimensions of her setting‚ and the events of her plot. Mr. Shiftlet is a man who doesn’t know what he wants. Throughout the story‚ his views on life
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Education do. By Dr. Michael E. Dyson In the speech that Dr. Dyson had spoken‚ he had made some very strong points about what people with education should do. He touched on everything you could think of that was important. He once said in his speech “You can throw up the hood but don’t let the hood rest on your shoulders.” Its many people out there that have a decent education‚ but still lack common sense and that would try to help their “friends” who didn’t go out and get an education. They will
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this was their choice when my siblings and I were out of line. It would usually start with a series of threats. When threats were not taken seriously‚ it would be followed by immediate punishment. Dr. Christiansen in his HBR article‚ “How Will You Measure Your Life?” explains that these tools shaped a culture with some significant traits. The three traits developed from my home culture is dependability‚ integrity‚ and perseverance. Being dependable is a great trait for my work life culture
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What are you building with your Blueprint? Can you sweep streets with the same passion that Martin Luther King used to inspire others? On October 26‚ 1964‚ Dr. King gave a speech to a group of students at Barratt Junior high‚ six months before his assassination. In Dr. King’s speech “What is your Life’s Blueprint?” he asserts that everyone should be the best they can be‚ no matter who or what they do. In his “Life’s Blueprint” speech‚ Dr. King uses metaphors‚ personification‚ and similes‚ in order
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better and I have many new good friendships. I had found my boyfriend 6 months later and the next 2 years we were member in F.O.P crew together. At the first time‚ I was studied popping dance for 3 months but my mother wanted me delay to study at school. The next summer‚ I came back and practiced sexy dance for 2 years. From October in 2013 to now‚ I started practicing waacking dance.I feel the beat‚ follow lyrics and improve my skill better and better. Some dancers I like best is Ibuki from Japan
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Outline for “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” I. Introduction to Flannery O’Connor A. Quote 1 – “O’Connor was born in 1925 to a prominent Georgia family of devout Roman Catholics—an anomaly in the largely Protestant South.” “She finally succumbed to lupus in August 1964 at age 39.” B. Quote 2 – “She moved back to Georgia to live with her mother on a dairy farm and continued to write‚ publishing Wise Blood in 1952‚ the story collection A Good Man Is Hard to Find in 1955‚ and a second novel
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I never had a problem with the color of my skin until I entered elementary school. Thankfully‚ I’ve never encountered any severe forms of racism‚ but I couldn’t shake off the feeling that I was coming up short. That maybe I wasn’t as talented as the other kids at school. In hindsight‚ I definitely had potential‚ but at the moment‚ I felt like I was below average. Both my elementary school and my middle school were predominantly Caucasian. The town itself wasn’t very diverse and my mother was never
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campus and district data‚ some surprising facts were discovered about Wilson Elementary School. Based on the housing trends of the community‚ the distinct difference in the test scores of the majority of the students can be explained through the economic disadvantage. What happens before and after school can be as important as what happens during the school day. Gandara (2010) argued that‚ “students’ environments outside school probably contribute more to schooling outcomes that in-school factors do
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Are you an optimist or a pessimist about your future? In fact‚ what is future? Is it dependent on your attitude toward it? The issue arises why these questions are always worried people so much. I suppose that life is too tricky to predicate it. Future – it will happen in any case‚ whatever our mood is. Of course‚ it is better to think about your future with a smile. As for me‚ I do it this way I am an optimist about my destiny. I according to the principal that you should live here and now
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