pediatrician‚ books became such an influence in his life that he is now a writer. Now he visits young Indian children on the reservation‚ who are reading and writing and “trying to save their lives” (Alexie 6). In the short story‚ Daughter of Invention‚ the author Julia Alvarez also uses books and writing to help her succeed and “save her life”. When her family comes to America‚ she does very well in school‚ and she is asked to write a speech for a school assembly. When she is finally able to write
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CATCH ME‚ I CAUGHT It was Friday morning on Januari 2010. I was in the third grade of senior high school. I studied in Bekasi 1 Senior High School or as known as Smansasi‚ well-known with very strict rules. Learning activities began at seven‚ which no students could pass through the gates even though only one minute late. My day started with heavy rain. As usual‚ i waited for my friend to pick me up. It was ten minutes to seven in the morning. I was worried‚ i was sure that i and my friend would
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become a huge part of our lives‚ our indispensables. J.J. Thomson was inspired by some scientists and he provided us the opportunity of having televisions in our lives. Also other scientists improved his thoughts and experiments which leaded to the invention of the television afterwards. It is not that simple of course. Let’s look at the backstage... By the beginning of the 20th century‚ there were some problems that had not been solved. The main problem was; not being able to understand the structure
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What changed? Why are you on our side now? I’m not on anyone’s side. I’m on the side of the law. - The cops are here. - Cops? Guys‚ let’s go! Some bastard sold us out. What if there is a dark cloud looming above my family? Sma‚ you guys prayed. Prayer changes everything. Our dead father will regret making a bastard like you. Same with you. He wasted his sperm with you. You’re good-for-nothing. Nkunzi! Nkunzi... Nkunzi! Qhabanga! Please... Please stop this. Who called you here? That
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World War I was a global conflict that caused devastation throughout nations and led to major revolutions such as the creation of empires and the fabrication of the country’s identity. These changes revolved around the imperialistic and expansionists ideas by Roosevelt and Taft. However not only was the nation advancing into a world power but drastic social changes were happening within the country. World War I had changed American society through the creation of feminist suffrage organizations‚
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The Cotton Gin Invention "Go get the cotton so the people can get the seeds out‚" his dad said. Eli was a boy who lived on a farm with a normal family that was going to do a great thing in his life. He went around and asked farmers what they think was most hard. Most of the answers were the same. "On a farm what do you think is most difficult to do?" Eli told the farmer. "Obviously the getting the seeds out of the cotton‚" replied the farmer. "Can you hand me that ranch‚" said Eli. He began
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Imagine a world where the power of words knows no bounds‚ where thoughts can flow freely‚ unrestricted by fear or oppression. In the excerpt "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez‚ the American setting plays a pivotal role in shaping the characters’ actions. The newfound freedom of speech within this world influences the narrator‚ her mother‚ and her father in distinct ways. As we explore their contrasting reactions‚ the American backdrop emerges as a defining force‚ molding their desires‚ fears
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Women Who Changed the World: Rosa Parks There were many women who have changed the world in the fields of math‚ science‚ sports‚ music‚ writing and leadership. Rosa Parks was a leader to help the blacks become equal to whites. Eleanor Roosevelt was also a leader because she helped the poor. Harriet Tubman was also a leader which helped free black slaves. I am going to tell what Rosa Parks did to help the world be a better place. Parks‚ Rosa Louise (1913- )‚ civil rights leader‚ born in Tuskegee
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One essential product of the Industrial Revolution was the invention of the camera. Through analysis of its effect‚ we can timeline the way the camera and new technological processes affected the perception of value in art originals vs reproductions. The imperative issue for industrial age work was that of originality‚ authenticity‚ uniqueness‚ and meaning. Society began to question the value of realist artistic representation of the world/life when it became possible to obtain a similar
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a beautiful piece of writing in the realistic fiction genre by a remarkable author‚ Brian Selznick. Hugo‚ an orphan‚ struggles trying to live his life unaccompanied in the walls of a train station. Hugo‚ after the fire that killed his father‚ adventured out to the rubble that was left of the building his father died in and ended up finding a writing machine that his father was engaged on. The protagonists problem was that he had to survive on his own‚ keep the clocks
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