Andrew Ramirez English 2 Life in the Treetops by T.K. Muttaki informational Essay 4-4-24 In “Life of the Treetops‚” T.K. Muttaki‚ raised in the “hidden village” Tree Town U.S.A.‚ has made a name for themselves by making their career doing what they love most‚ which is making TreeTops for a living. (1) In this article‚ T.K. Muttaki establishes credibility by informing the reader why they build treehouses for a living. (2) First‚ in paragraph 4‚ sentence 1‚ the author‚ T.K. Muttaki explains that
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The composition of Still Life with Parrot and Flag is exquisite with vivid colors. In this painting‚ Frida was still able to paint in the sophisticated detailed manner for which she was known. A Mexican flag was included in the painting to symbolize her renewed interest in the politics of Mexico. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist (1907-1954) who kept parrots and did several self portraits with them. My university degree was in art and I took quite a few art history courses with my goal being a Masters
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Lisa Shaw’s article Amelia Earhart’s life and Disappearance‚ was great‚ Although‚ she spent little time informing about her early life. Noting only that Amelia Earhart was born on July 24‚ 1897. Amelia grew up with her sister grace and a love for adventure. As a child‚ Amelia explored their neighborhood and even built a roller coaster in her back yard with her uncle. This rollercoaster gave her that first taste of flight. Shaw then spent a majority of the article explaining the steps Amelia took
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The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender is crime novel about contemporary Australian life‚ written with all the ambiguity and moral sophistication of most “who dun-nits ". It looks like crime‚ and sounds like crime‚ and sells like crime‚ but -- it’s Literature! Its Opening is a subversion of the genre - a reversal of expectation as we are duped into believing this is your typical male private eye (P.I.). The role reversal - a female in a traditional male dominated field; women can do everything
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I find I can apply this quote by Edward Abbey to my life‚ particularly my childhood. When I think of necessity‚ it doesn’t always line up with something for my mental state‚ or something really fun. So when the author says that the wilderness is a necessity‚ it makes me think about what that really means to me. In my childhood‚ I spent a lot of time outside and in the desert‚ I went to the National Park frequently‚ and went to the museum that my grandma worked at. Now that I’m getting older‚ I find
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part of daily life in India. It represents a purification of the soul‚ as Stille states‚ “…[A] river that‚ because of its divine origin‚ is pure and purifies all those faithful who immerse themselves in her‚” (598). However‚ presently‚ there exists a dilemma that threatens the survival of this tradition: the poor condition of the river. The river is polluted with “raw sewage‚ human and industrial waste‚ the charred remains of bodies‚ and animal carcasses” (598). In the Ganges’ Next Life‚ Alexander Stille
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In the excerpt from the autobiographical narrative A Summer Life by Gary Soto‚ his sublime six-year-old self relives his experience when the charm of the forbidden becomes unspeakably desirable. A young saint is put before a path that will ultimately lead him toward his fall from grace. He struggles with the “juices of guilt” as he quickly learns that curiosity is the lust of the mind. To start the writer portrays to the reader his personal morals in a religious aspect by using a paradox. He describes
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are expressed through either actions or dialogue‚ but you don’t know what they are thinking or what their thoughts are because they have to be shown through the protagonist‚ and the protagonist can’t see the other characters thoughts. In the book "Life As We Knew It"‚ there are a lot of different characters throughout the book. All of the communication or action between the character has to be shown through Miranda because it is her point of view throughout the story. Miranda‚ the protagonist‚ is
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After reading the excerpts from the “Tea life‚ tea minds”‚ I was immediately attracted by the second one‚ especially the statement that “we are controlled by objects; the users become the used”‚ which vividly describes the current state of many of us. Living in a world where technology has provided us with great convenience and comfort‚ we enjoy the benefit brought by these creative inventions while at the same time become over attached to them‚ thereby unconsciously turning into their slaves. In
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conditions have improved and that the physical and sexual abuses faced by models have certainly improved. However‚ a 2015 article called “Model life: to call it indentured servitude is no exaggeration” by Rose Hackman states that’s simply not the case. Rose Hackman’s article informs readers that behind the prestige and glamor of being a model‚ there is a life of indentured servitude. The thousands of ads we see are being made through exploitative
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