Jennifer Price used her own style of rhetoric exceptionally well to demonstrate her own individual perspective on the United States. In her essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”‚ Price compares such a minuscule object as a flamingo‚ with the vast widespread culture of the American society; clearly depicting how American culture was highly based off of the desire to be bold and in vogue with the rest of society. The flamingo lawn ornament created a spark to epidemic of materialistic
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Illiterate Parents‚ Innocent Children and Indifferent Teachers The declaration of the results of the HSLC Exam.-2013 once again ignites the usual debate on the analysis of the poor performance of Govt. Schools in Nagaland. Our Hon’ble Chief Minister and many other people’s representatives have already expressed their anguish over the state of affairs of the Govt. schools. Many responsible individuals and organizations have been airing their concerns and suggesting remedial measures for the improvement
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The overall main idea of Teaching Reading with YA Literature by Jennifer Buehler is that students will likely be more motivated to learn if they are able to read texts that interest them. Traditionally‚ there are multiple texts that have been taught in schools for decades (such as To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Of Mice and Men‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ etc.). Students do enjoy these texts‚ but they are often chosen for them and are likely not too motivated to read them. In fact‚ Buehler gives a description
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in Paris and find comfort in the story of a girl who lived long ago‚ and somehow have a dream where you are living the eighteenth century‚ afraid and wanted by guards and rulers everywhere. They want your head. To be chopped off. “Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly is set in likely 2000-2010. But‚ the other main character’s‚ Alexandrine‚ timeline is set from around 1790 to the 1800s. Andi lives in Brooklyn‚ but most of the plot takes place in Paris‚ and Alexandrine is only ever in France. Andi
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In Obama’s speech‚ he uses many inclusive pronouns such as ‘we’ and ‘our’. This shows that they are all the same; by doing this it creates a sense of unity among the audience. This is effective because it gets the audience on his side; if he used exclusive pronouns such as ‘you’‚ it would make the audience feel less united. He also says ‘America can change’‚ by doing this he personifies and metonymies ‘America’. This is effective as it makes the people think about what he means by ‘America’ in that
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There were many different reasons resulting in communist victory after the War against Japan in 1945.The last phase of the Chinese Civil War‚ lasted from 1945 to 1949. At the time‚ the CCP‚ led by Mao Zedong‚ and the GMD led by Chiang Kai Shek‚ were vying for power to lead the whole of China. To begin with the GMD had the advantage with support from the United States‚ who provided advanced weaponry as well as financial aid through its Marshall Plan Scheme. It was officially accepted as the real government
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“Kenbe fem Jennifer pa lage. ” Five words in Creole I heard for the first time at the crack of dawn in the East Harlem Projects. I looked over my shoulder to see if my uncle or aunt were there but I noticed my grandfather leaning against the wall with his cane‚ next to a picture of his hometown. He looked up at me and winked. I stood in front of him in shock because he had barely spoken to me during the times I stayed with him. I needed someone to translate my grandfather’s Creole for me so I woke
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“Before marriage‚ many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard‚ they turn into passengers. They just sit there.” (Getty) Jennifer Jordan‚ author of the short story “The Wife”‚ was born in 1946 and grew up in Phenix City‚ Alabama. After obtaining her Ph.D. from Emory University‚ Jordan became the associate professor of English at Howard University. Jordan’s short story was centered around Marta‚ a young woman who lived and fell in love in South Carolina. In present
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Tony Lowery February 26‚ 13 1St Block Shakespearian Theatre (Globe) The Shakespearian globe was built in 1599 In Southwark on the South bank of London’s River Thames by Richard Burbage. The globe was built large‚ round and open aired. There was a roof around the circumference which covered the seating area‚ leaving the theatre looking like a doughnut from above. Old wood from “The Theatre “created by Richard Burbage was re-used to make the globe. The globe held up to 3‚000 spectators and sold
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While the city of Troy was being burned and sacked‚ a survivor known as Aeneas would begin a mission to deprive the Greeks of their victory of Troy not through the sword and spear‚ but through his words. Aeneas knew that the Greeks would tout themselves as brave strategists who managed to outwit the Trojans. The Greeks would make Aeneas city appear as though they were full of imbeciles that fell to the mighty hands of the Greeks. In order to tarnish the image the Greeks would no doubt boast‚ he
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