Walking down cracked cement streets strewn with used syringes‚ students‚ ages four to ten‚ are captured by the surprising 1993 documentary I am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School. Taking place in a troubled inner-city neighborhood of northern Philadelphia‚ the Academy Award winning film explores the dynamics and challenges of a Chapter One School‚ which is a federally funded school to help disadvantaged poor children who test below the national norms. Stanton is composed of all
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rules‚ they would be severely punished. The forest‚ on the other hand represents‚ social disorder where one can be whoever they want to be‚ and ultimately misbehave. The contrast of civilization and wilderness is seen in this following quote‚ “ Thou and I‚ Hester‚ never did…’ ‘ Never‚ never!... What we did had a consecration of its own. We felt it so! We said so to each other! Hast thou forgotten it?” (183). When Hester and Dimmesdale meet each other in the forest‚ they turn into happy love birds‚ but
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MODULE CODE: PLM1000 MODULE TITLE: MEDIA DISCOURSE NAME: ASHEENA MSIS NO: M00379853 TUTOR NAME: EVELYN SUBS PLM1000 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1: CRITICAL/CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS According to Media Matters‚ the typical adult comes across 600-625 ads in a day. Out of these 625 advertisements which we see every day some go unnoticed‚ others are processed by the brain to make meaning. A glance at several adverts is enough to make meaning while some are more complex. Advertisements are specially
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..............................13 The Beans in Blossom ...................................................................................16 Sonnet: ‘The landscape laughs in Spring’ .....................................................19 Sonnet: ‘I dreaded walking where there was no path’...................................21 Sonnet: ‘The passing traveller’......................................................................23 Sport in the Meadows.............................................
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Movie Summary & Analysis I Am Sam Summary Sam loves his daughter Lucy very much and tries very hard to keep her with him. Although‚ he is mentally-challenged and the court argues whether or not he should keep Lucy. They say he only has the ability of “a 7-year old” and doesn’t have enough money. He looks for a lawyer to help him get Lucy back‚ which she offers for free under the pressure of being seen by these women who gossip about her at work. She is super annoyed with him at first but eventually
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In the memoir I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai the reader sees a set of events that makes and forms Malala to who she is today. She tries to get an education and although she loves school it wasn’t gonna work out for her once the taliban took full control. The taliban come between her and education. When she was just 15 she was shot on her school bus by a man just because she spoke out and made others more aware of what was going on with the way women were treated. After this horrible incident it
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Where I am now as a reader is I am not reading a lot ‚I am only reading for 20 minutes not pushing myself to do more and‚ It takes me a long time to read the book that I am reading. Where I see myself now is when I look at my reading log I am not reading a lot at home or during the intervention time. When I read at home‚ every day right after I do all my other homework I read‚ but‚ sometimes I read right before I go to bed. When I read at home‚ I only read the required 20 minutes not pushing myself
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Exceptional. I hear the word reiterated often in reference to myself. My test scores are exceptional. My grades‚ races time‚ the fact I have lived in 7 different states are considered exceptional. These numbers which often define my life are just a small factor into who I am as a person and a potential cadet at the Air Force Academy. Beyond the numbers‚ my unique experiences with life molded me into a strong‚ qualified person. I will not only excel at the Academy‚ but will advance the entire Academy
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In the United States‚ education is required until age 16‚ and is taken for granted by millions of American students. Countless people around the world wish to be given this easy opportunity to an education‚ one person being Malala Yousafzai. The nonfiction novel‚ I Am Malala‚ written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb‚ tells the story of Malala‚ a young woman who struggled and fought wholeheartedly for her right to a proper education in her hometown of Swat‚ Pakistan. Since she was a child‚ Malala
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everything in my life but I am especially thankful for some things more than others. Probably the thing I am most thankful for in my life is my family. They show love to me by providing to me and give me gifts. They also take care of me by providing food and a home to live and sleep in. Most importantly they provide for me. They enroll me into school so i can get a good education and take me places like my friends house and my school. Also‚ i’m thankful for my school. I get a lot out of my school
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