The Outcast of Poker Flat Bret Harte’s story of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" Is a study in moral contrast‚ faced with calamity. The characters react indifferent and unpredictable. Theirs John Oakhurst who is a gambling man‚ uncle Billy who is a slues robber‚ the duchess tow sisters who sell their body’s‚ and last but not least theirs Mother Shipton a proper English woman. I rank the duchess number one‚ because their the two who start the whole conflict in the story. The duchesses are kicked
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William Dean Howells’ short story "Editha" reveals his practice to judge human ethics and conduct logically. Editha also expose his trend to logically judge human behavior and values. This short story also fits philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce’s categorization of a person who believes out of persistence. These people believe what is straightforward‚ uncomplicated‚ and emotionally satisfying. They are hardly ever shaken in their beliefs. They will also reiterate their beliefs to themselves and look
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“Slam Dunk & Hook” Basketball isn’t just a sport‚ it’s a lifestyle. It requires you to push yourself again and again and not give up until the final buzzer sounds. Basketball requires a lot of teamwork and that team is like your family. Working together like a family helps push every player to do their best and make each other proud. In the poem “Slam Dunk & Hook” the author Yusef Komunyakaa uses metaphors‚ allusions‚ and imagery to illustrate basketball which offers escape and triumph for
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Greg “Slam” Harris is a seventeen-year old who lives in Harlem and attends the famous school Latimer in South Bronx. The school is mostly white. He is a 6 foot 4‚ talented basketball player with the dream to make it to the NBA. Unfortunately‚ throughout the whole story Slam deals with a lot of problems in his life. He is struggling with his grades while his family is dealing with an ill grandmother. He pretty much takes care of his brother and mother while dealing with his drunken father. Despite
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Walter In the play Raisin in the Sun by Lorrain Hansberry there are quite a few characters that I can relate to without difficulty. The character I can relate to easily is Walter. Walter is a poor man who dreams big and always wants more for himself and his family. By dreaming big it also makes Walter very selfish and negligent. While he acts this way it causes a lot of pressure on the things that mean the most to him‚ his family and marriage. Throughout the play Walter‚ like a lot us in the
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Rodrigo Mesta 9/29/13 4th Title: Tortilla Flat Author: John Steinbeck I. An Examination of Characters: Jesus Maria Corcoran: Jesus Maria Corcoran is one of Danny’s friends. He very nice and “kindness is always in him”. It is Jesus Maria who makes the rash promise that the friends will ensure that there is always food in the house for Danny. He readily comes to the aid of the corporal with the sick baby. He also befriends and helps Teresina Cortez when he discovers that she and her
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LETTER TO THE DEAN I am writing to express my interest in the Master of Arts in Physical Education with Single Subject Teaching Credential at Azusa Pacific University. I am aware it provides the best education and environment for both graduate and post-graduate students. I currently hold my Bachelor’s of Arts in Communication from the University of Wyoming (WYO). While attending WYO‚ I lettered in the schools football program and physical education played an integral role in keeping my body prepared
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JAMES DEAN James Byron Dean was born on February 8‚ 1931 in Marion‚ Indiana‚ to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Dean’s father left farming to become a dentist and moved the family to Santa Monica‚ California‚ where Dean attended Brentwood Public School. Several years later‚ Dean’s mother‚ whom he was very close to‚ died of cancer‚ and Dean’s father sent him back to Indiana to live on his aunt and uncle’s Quaker farm. During this time‚ Dean sought counsel from his pastor‚ the Rev. James DeWeerd‚
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1． Does the fact that David Myers’ superior‚ Scott Sullivan‚ asked him to make the false accounting entries in WorldCom’s Accounting records diminish Myers’ responsibility for his improper conduct? Defend your answer. I don’t think David Myers’ responsibility for improper conduct diminishes even he is asked by his superior‚ Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan has his own fraud because he agreed and goes along with false accounting entries that eventually become part of an 11 billion fraud. Scott will
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D E A N Synopsis Mark Dean is a computer scientist and an engineer; he contributed to the development of the color PC monitor and the first gigahertz chip. He also invented the Industry Standard Architecture system that allows computer plug-ins such as disk drives and printers. Dean is recognized for helping with the launch of the personal computer age with work that made the machines more accessible and powerful. Early Life and Education Mark Dean was born on March 2‚ 1957‚ in Jefferson
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