9/11/13 Thinking Paper 1 Why are the majority of America’s citizens in poverty? Why can’t they get out? These questions can be fully assessed but is there a real solution? “You know‚ Mom‚ being poor is very expensive.” (Sandy Brash‚ at age twelve) (p.13). this quote sums the book up very nicely and helps explain some ideas more clearly. Many people struggle with their day to day lives as if they’re just trying to survive out in society. Many of these low classes to middle class citizens needs’
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could win the war against Denmark. The war was won to win over border states Schleswig and Holstein‚ but Prussia ended up governing Schleswig and Austria‚ Holstein. After the alliance had just been made Prussia made a secret agreement with Italy. Bismarck purposefully stirred up border conflicts. This resulted in Austria declaring war on Prussia. The war was from 1866-1867 and was called “The Seven Weeks War”. The war quickly ended resulting in a embarrassed Austria‚ and a triumphant Prussia‚ now
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Poem analysis Nothing Said by: Brenda Agard 1. The poem is about people who have lost family members‚ brothers and sisters for example. 2. The poem is written in the 2nd person plural. You hear the voice of the people who are protesting about the fact that they have lost their family members. The writer could also be one of the protesters or marchers. 3. Well in the beginning it says what the situation is of the people and what happened. After that the writer tells what they
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"good" things‚ but nevertheless‚ are necessary evils. Paths to change most always involve conflict‚ a clash of ideas‚ a challenge of tradition‚ but from the storm‚ the budding flower of change will emerge. So indeed we must question‚ we must challenge the ideas and decisions of others‚ whether or not they are superior‚ for the sake of bringing about necessary change. History has presented many examples of men and women who questioned the thoughts of superior entities‚ and in retrospect‚ these
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frighten his enemies. In Shakespeare’s Henry V‚ there are specifically two speeches that are most well known even to this day‚ the speech before Harfleur and his St. Crispin’s Day speech. In both speeches‚ Henry’s goal is to inspire his soldiers to do their best in the upcoming battle. However‚ Henry uses different tactics in the two speeches‚ showing a difference in character. With a close comparison with the two speeches‚ one can see that he keeps his semi indifference with status gaps with an added
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“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” When I think about his name‚ I think about a strong and independent African American leader that constantly lead nonviolent protest in the United States of America. Growing up‚ student’s never learn all the information there is to know about Dr. King. From the basics‚ I knew only certain things about Dr King‚ like who he was and what he did for our country. In my junior year of high school‚ I had to write a research paper on Dr. King‚ so then‚ I learned a lot of information
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speech was peace‚ freedom‚ and right decision- making. To start with answering to the extensive amount of protests‚ Nixon defined his new Vietnam War policy in this speech; Called; “Vietnamization”‚ Nixon’s war policy called for reduction in
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1. The effect of the Great Depression on the society of any country in the Americas. The Great Depression brought a rapid rise in the CRIME RATE as many unemployed workers resorted to petty theft to put food on the table. Suicide rates rose‚ as did reported cases of malnutrition. Prostitution was on the rise as desperate women sought ways to pay the bills. Health care in general was not a priority for many Americans‚ as visiting the doctor was reserved for only the direst of circumstances. Alcoholism
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after Caesar is murdered by Brutus and the other conspirators he and Mark Antony give speeches. Brutus’s speech is over the reasons that he and the others murdered Caesar. Mark Antony’s speech the surface telling the citizens of Rome to not go against Brutus but is actually designed to stir up the people of Rome so that they will go into rebellion against Brutus and that so Mark Antony can Rome. Both these speeches give a huge amount of insight into not only the characters of Brutus and Mark Antony
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What makes the selected speeches worthy of critical study? Margaret Atwood’s Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) and Anwar Sadat’s Statement to the Knesset (1977) are both speeches worthy of critical study because of their fascinating ideas and values. “There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead; When she was good‚ she was very‚ very good‚ And when she was bad‚ she was horrid!” Atwood begins her speech with an anecdote and quotes this famous nursery
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