Brock Stegeman ELA 11 Schulte 3 December 2014 Dear father‚ You may remember me as your son‚ James Gatz‚ but I write to you now as Jay Gatsby. Living as a poor boy in North Dakota‚ I learned to despise poverty. I dropped out of college at St. Olaf’s because I could no longer work as a janitor to support myself through college. I was also dismayed at its ferocious indifference to the drums of my destiny. After I dropped out‚ I met a man‚ Dan Cody‚ at Lake Superior. Cody invited e on his yacht trek
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I would like to thank you all for being here today‚ it means a lot to me‚ my mother and my brother Biff to see all of your faces. It has been a very hard time for us and I am happy to see all the lives my father has touched‚ and I am glad to see that all of you have come for him. He would also be happy to see all of you here since he always wanted to be well liked. I wish that I had a lot more time with my father. My father might have had some flaws but he never meant to hurt people he always wanted
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We are gathered here today to mourn the death of a well-known man. Johannes Kepler‚ very brilliant and hardworking. He was born in Weil der Stadt‚ Swabia southwest Germany in 1571. His grandfather Sebald Kepler mayor of the city took care of him for two years along with his grandmother. He learned many things from them while he adored the learnings from them. Johannes pursued a lot of his dreams growing up he loved school. I remember when he started his university education at the Protestant university
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Malcolm X Compare and Contrast One of Spike Lee unique moments in the movie that was also in the book was about Malcolm X mother. In the book‚ it quotes Malcolm X saying‚ “I have rarely talked to anyone about my mother”. In the movie‚ Malcolm was in a bar in Harlem where a white man approached him; the white man called Malcolm a nigger and a boy. Malcolm X did really pay him any attention until the white man said “What you going to do‚ go home back to your momma. When the white man said
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I don’t like remembering the next few days. There were too many tears involved. One too many times in my life I’ve had to stand at an alter and give a eulogy. One too many times in my life I’ve had to look into the faces of the people I love and remind them of the better days of the beloved. One way too many times. It was two nights after my brother told Cecilia he had to move back home because my mom lost her job where it all went to disaster. My mother was at Florin’s porch unable to move‚ sobbing
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ASSASSINATION VIII. CONCLUSION It has been nearly 35 years since the assassination of Malcolm X‚ yet the stature of the man remains in tact‚ if not even greater today. His war against the white establishment evolved from inner needs just as he had rebelled against symbols of authority early in his life. It was this early rebellion and the phases that followed‚ that enabled him to adapt to his later environment. Malcolm X coped with painful ordeals by forgetting them or remembering them in a brighter
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X are seen as unprecedented heroes of the Civil Rights movement. They relentlessly campaigned for equality between blacks and whites. Through their powerful leadership and strategic rhetoric they became Messiah like figures and generated a huge following throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Although the rhetoric of Martin and Malcom had an enormous impact on the progress of the civil rights movement‚ we should not romanticize these men. Despite
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Malcolm X travels down a long road‚ as revealed in The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley. Malcolm’s lifelong adventure through racial discrimination taught Malcolm some very important messages. Toward the end of his life‚ he wrote to friends: “I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda. I’m for truth‚ no matter who tells it. I’m for justice‚ no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being first and foremost‚ and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole”
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Malcolm‚ Macduff‚ and Banquo are all foils to Macbeth. They make Macbeth’s murderous behavior that much worse. Macbeth is blood thirsty‚ ambitious‚ a liar‚ and a trader. He betrayed the king right after receiving a reward for his job. He let the words of the witches get to him and jump start his ambitious murderous thoughts. Malcolm‚ on the other hand‚ is kind hearted. He fights for his country and his kingdom‚ not for blood like Macbeth. He cares about his homeland and loves its people dearly. He
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Eulogy for Atticus Finch read by Jean Louise Finch (Scout) My dear family and friends‚ we have gathered here not only to mourn the loss of a great man and amazing father‚ but to celebrate his life’s amazing achievements. I am his daughter Jean Louise Finch and I wish to say a few words. Atticus finch was his name‚ a name we will remember for the rest of our days. My father was just and wise as well as honourable. Throughout his life he taught my brother Jem and I the ways of the world. He taught
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