The aftermath of a destructive obsession What happens when the burdens of addiction confront a household; what dilemmas arise inside of a family? The novel Tweaked by Katherine Holubitsky; explores the life of an ordinary teenager‚ Gordie; and his internal struggles with his Brother Chase’s tyrannical addiction to crystal meth. Furthermore‚ Chase’s self-harm tragically cripples his family‚ which composes of Gordie‚ his mother‚ and father. Although it impacts their personal lives it also damages
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Nostalgia and the yearning to go back to “better times” in a way motivates the idea of covering the wounded present. Speaking on the Great War‚ Katherine Feo’s article; “Invisibility: Memory‚ Masks‚ and Masculinities in the Great War” asserts that looking at the past played a big role in creating a mask for the soldiers who came back with wounds on their faces. Feo writes “As fundamental uncanny objects‚ the mask were invented to cover the shocking reminder of violence apparent in disfigurement
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It is based on an imaginary episode in the life of legendary black singer Gertrude (Ma) Rainey‚ regarded by some artists as the mother of the blues. The action takes place in a recording studio and focuses mainly on four musicians who are waiting for Ma’s arrival. As the details of the musicians’ lives unfold‚ the
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mother sang to me as I fell asleep‚ since my youth‚ music has played a substantial part in my life. However‚ performing music holds the most treasured place in my heart‚ for the pieces I have performed always spark the fondest musical memories. The most significant of these memories was my experience performing "Moldau‚" movement two of Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana‚ with the 2016 North Dakota All-State Orchestra. Ma Vlast is Czech for My Fatherland‚ but it stands for my musical fatherland because when I
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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey‚ when described in Blue Legacies and Black Feminism‚ was seen by Angela Davis as one of the greatest feminist blues musicians of her time. One view that Ma Rainey presented in her songs was her ideas on marriage. Specifically‚ Rainey feels that getting married shouldn’t be valued over “non or extramarital relationships (pg 16- 20). She feels that‚ while marriage isn’t a bad thing‚ overvaluing it to the point of presenting it as a need for women to have is a bad thing (pg 16-
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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary ® ELEVENTH EDITION User’s Guide Merriam-Webster‚ Incorporated 47 Federal Street P. O. Box 281 Springfield‚ MA 01102 www.Merriam-WebsterCollegiate.com www.Merriam-Webster.com • www.WordCentral.com www.Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com • AOL keyword: MERRIAM A GENUINE MERRIAM-WEBSTER The name Webster alone is no guarantee of excellence. It is used by a number of publishers and may serve mainly to mislead an unwary buyer. Merriam-Webster™ is the
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COVER PAGE Abstract Warby Parker is an online eyeglass company that was founded by 4 college students that encountered a financial stumbling block and decided to provide a solution not only for themselves‚ but everyone with this need. These 4 young men embarked on a journey to provide an alternative to overpriced eyewear and build a business of solutions not problems (Blumenthal‚ Gilboa‚ Hunt‚ & Raider). In doing so they have created a unique organization that values their
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Bridge to Terabithia is a book written by Katherine Paterson. The book is a children’s novel written in 1977 about a boy named Jesse Aarons‚ who comes from a poor family‚ has four sisters‚ and therefore takes the burden of working on the farm. Jesse wants to be an artist‚ to the dismay of his father‚ and is determined to win a race that the other 5th grade boys along with the 4th grade boys‚ run everyday on the playground. He has been preparing for this race all summer but his new neighbor‚ however
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In most books‚ small roles are never very significant‚ but in A Man For All Seasons one of the characters proves this wrong. The common Man is an ordinary person who the audience can relate to. This ties in with one of the main idea of the play‚ human nature. The audience learns that the Common Man can jump into different roles and assume that characters identity. The roles he plays although modest‚ are still very important to the development of the plot. The speeches that he delivers help keep
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Assignment 1: Examining and evaluating the setting of learning objectives with the use of reflective journals and observations Introduction and Rationale This paper will look into different ways of setting and sharing learning objectives in lessons and the impact this has on the students in these lessons and the learning that takes place. The rationale for this is to use the findings from this study to inform future practice. The other primary aim is to use personal experience and reflection to
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