Checking Out Me History alternates between two structures‚ marked by two different fonts. The first uses the repeated phrase "Dem tell me" to indicate the white version of history‚ mostly written in rhyming couplets‚ triplets or quatrains. Interspersed are the stories of three black historical figures: Toussaint L’Overture‚ Nanny de Maroon and Mary Seacole‚ told using abbreviated syntax with words missed out‚ shorter lines and an irregular rhyme scheme. Agard uses variations in spelling to suggest
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INNOVATE THE PIXAR WAY by Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson Company Profile Founded: 1979 as Graphics Group‚ but 1986 as Pixar Founders: Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith Headquarter: Emeryville‚ California‚ U.S.A. Products: feature films‚ short-films‚ animations‚ commercials‚ softwares Key people: • Ed Catmull‚ President‚Walt Disney Animation Studios & Pixar Animation Studios • John Lasseter‚ Chief Creative Officer‚ Walt Disney Animation Studios & Pixar Animation Studios • Steve Jobs‚ former CEO
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Look Both Ways is an Optimistic Film. To what extent do you agree? Sarah Watt’s film‚ “Look Both Ways” depicts the initial inability of people to deal with grief but with understanding and communication its shows everybody is capable of dealing with pain. Presented when fear had taken control of the Western World as a result of the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11th‚ 2001‚ Watt convinces the audience that there can still be optimism which leads happiness even when people are fearful
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The Ways We Lie In the essay‚ "The Ways We Lie‚” the author‚ Stephanie Ericsson‚ tells about the many ways people lie and explains the reasons for doing so. In her essay‚ she talks about ten specific ways of lying that she believes are prevalent in today’s society. First is “the white lie‚” which is basically telling a harmless lie instead of the truth‚ if the truth is destructive. She writes‚ “Telling a friend he looks great when he looks like hell can be based in a decision that the friends needs
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In the texts‚ “Called out‚” by Barbara Kingsolver‚ “Emma Marris: In Defense of Everglade Pythons‚” by Andrew C. Revkin‚ and the short article‚ “Sea Stars‚” by Barbara Hurd‚ we gain a greater understanding of how similar we are to nature in terms of adaptability‚ persistence‚ and resilience. The scientific essay “Called Out” by Kingsolver was about how adaptable and resilient ephermals are to their desert environment. The blog “Emma Marris: In Defense of Everglade Pythons” dealt with how successfully
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The Ways to Prepare for an Examination Some of us get stressed out before an examination. We get butterflies in the stomach and cannot concentrate. The good news is‚ all is not lost. There a few things that you can do to prepare for an examination. There is no magic formula to it though‚ and it cannot be achieved overnight. It requires hard work from you. First of all‚ you need to pay attention in class. Listen to what the teacher is saying in front and ask questions if you are unsure. You can
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I SIT AND LOOK OUT Walt Whitman‚ a prominent American anti war poet‚ who lived during the times of civil war witnessed the condition around him with his own eyes and transformed it into literature which still stands relevant to our lives today. The advent of capitalism during this time and its rapid proliferation brought with itself several ramifications. Human concerns were relegated and principles were sidelined. In response to all the atrocities‚ the people looked around and turned a blind
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situation‚ in response to the misery and atrocities around turned a detached observer as echoed in the title “I Sit and Look Out”. The verb in the title ‘sit’ and its capitalization in the first line –is an attempt to underline the action of the onlooker. It implies that the speaker is idle and has not intention to do anything about the situation. Also‚ the idea of looking out highlights how he is in the confinement of complacency and is far removed from the suffering multitudes.
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2a Mrs Foster was an old lady who has a fear of being late. She had been a good and loving wife; she was modest and served her husband loyally. Mr Foster was an old man‚ seventy years old‚ diminutive‚ but dressed dapperly. He took pleasure in inflicting pain on his wife by making sure they arrived a few minutes too late whenever they went somewhere. 2b Mrs Foster wants to go to Paris to visit her daughter and grandchildren who live there. She is planning to be away for six weeks. She is
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Emotions as ways of knowing It is the traditional view claims‚ the emotions are more of an obstacle than a source of knowledge‚ we still need to look at them and consider how to guard their disruptive influence. It could‚ however‚ be argued that the emotions ‚play a more positive role in our mental lives and that without them we would be unable to make sense of the world. We also need to take a closer look‚ at the nature of intuition. For some of our most fundamental beliefs seem to be more emotional
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