located in the northern part of Mexico‚ just underneath Texas‚ my city is considered one of most dangerous cities in the world‚ due to constant battles of drug cartels. That is why I spend most of my time in school‚ playing tennis and at home. I do not have the chance to go outside or take a walk with my dog‚ even less to go outdoors. Because of this I have learned to take care of myself‚ look around everywhere‚ I think I have grown up fast‚ but has help me to increase my knowledge in all subjects
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The universal appeal of Bruce Dawe’s poems lie in the poet’s passion in speaking for those who have no means of speaking. In "The Wholly Innocent" Dawe challenges his readers through a wilful determination to terminate the pregnancy of a healthy foetus. And in Homecoming Dawe questions the validity of war as he speaks of the untimely death of several adolescent boys who are brought home as dead soldiers. Through the use of persona in a dramatic monologue‚ vivid imagery‚ onomatopoeia‚ deliberate repetition
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individual undergoes a traumatic situation‚ the ramifications of these actions seep into an individualfs psyche unknowingly. In effect this passes through memory and becomes sub-consciously buried within a personfs behavioural patterns generally. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink explores the concept of a young mans subconscious desire for a woman whom he gcanft remember to forgeth (1Memento) as she is so deeply inlaid within his soul. Critically acclaimed as gA formally beautiful‚ disturbing‚ and
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The novel “The Reader” is narrated in first person by one of the main characters‚ Michael Berg. It is told in the style of an autobiography therefore includes his memories of certain events intermingled with current events. Consequently‚ these events are told from only one point of view and are reliant on one person’s memory‚ but also provide insights into Michael’s character and personality. There will be a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of having this style of narration in this
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered‚ you will never grow.” Growing involves time and to grow in any particular skill you must use that time and develop whatever it may be that you are wanting to grow and do. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said‚ you cannot grow unless you try to go on further than what you have already done‚ growing comes with time and effort and if you were to not try and grow your life would be easy for that but you would
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In what ways do the poems ‘Flag’‚ ‘Out of the Blue’ and ‘Mametz Wood’ convey the emotions and images of conflict? ‘Flag’ considers the value of patriotism as symbolized by the flag‚ and explores ideas of national identity‚ with a running metaphor comparing to a flag. It considers how the flag is used and exploited‚ this creates sympathy‚ and the refrain explains subtly that the flag is ‘just a piece of cloth’. In each of the first four stanzas a question and answer is given which both asserts
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Dawes Severalty Act The Dawes Severalty Act was made by the congress in 1887 which also authorized the president of the United States of America to survey the American Indian tribal land so he could divide it into allotments for some individual Indians. The Dawes Act was amended in 1891 and was named for its creator‚ the senator named Henry Laurens Dawes from and Cummington‚ Massachusetts. Henry Dawes was also a member of the United States House of Representative of Massachusetts. Basically the
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The Dawes Plan of 1924 The Dawes Plan of 1924 was formulated to take Weimar Germany out of hyperinflation and to return Weimar’s economy to some form of stability. The Dawes Plan got its name as the man who headed the committee was an American called Charles Dawes. The Treaty of Versailles had imposed huge reparation payments on Weimar Germany to pay for the damage caused by World War One. It soon became clear that Weimar Germany was simply incapable of paying out the instalments required by
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Characterization in A Worn Path In Eudora Welty’s short story‚ A Worn Path‚ her use of characterization is one of indirectness. The reader never gets a vivid description of what Phoenix‚ the main character‚ looks like‚ nor does the reader receive the confirmation of her being a black woman. Throughout the story one is able to conclude that Phoenix is an old woman who cares a great amount for her sick you grandson. One can also infer that though most see her as old and fragile she sees herself
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anger with Agamemnon; Achilles’ action furnished Homer with the theme of the Iliad. To avenge the death of his friend Patroclus‚ Achilles returned to battle and killed Hector‚ the principal Trojan warrior. Subsequent events‚ described in later epic poems‚ included Achilles’ victories over Penthesilea‚ queen of the Amazons‚ and Memnon‚ king of Ethiopia‚ and the death of Achilles at the hands of Paris. The city of Troy was
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