Xiao Gu 9/8 2°Eur/Lit Going for the look‚ but risking discrimination After reading the article “Going for the Look‚ But Risking Discrimination‚” by Steven Greenhouse from the New York Times. I decided to disagree with Cohen’s argument‚ because it is hurtful and unfair to intelligence‚ experience and personality. Maybe they don’t have skills or abilities for the job of the company. Then the company will get down even close. The most expensive thing of the 21st century is talented people. So only
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Fate is said to be the mystical force that has already predetermined the events that will happen in our lives. Some people believe in this mystical force‚ while others would rather believe in top hat wearing turnips. The question if fate is real has been debated from centuries from the ancient Greek philosophers to middle school students. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ fate is to blame for the demise of the play’s two main characters. The actions of other people and coincidences are two examples
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They All Look the Same When I was younger‚ I didn’t necessarily have the highest grades and I wasn’t the most talented student‚ but what set me aside from others was my desire to succeed. That desire only transpired when I entered high school. Many people would not assume that I once struggled with reading numbers and words because they all looked the same. When I was five‚ my teacher made my class count to one hundred every day. I was good at math‚ but I struggled to identify the numbers two and
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Outline Topic Three: Fate vs. free will in Hamlet and Oedipus. Choose whether you will analyze fate or free will for Hamlet and fate or free will for Oedipus. I. Introduction: A. Fate is the development of events beyond a persons control‚ regarded as determined by a supernatural power “fate decided his course” a persons destiny B. Free will is the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate‚ the ability to act at one’s own discretion‚ freedom of choice‚ liberty C. Thesis: Oedipus
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From the beginning of time people have always been trying to change fate and get the outcome that the people themselves want to see and experience. This aspect of everyday human life is shown in The Knight’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories. The stories all come together to create a frame story about a group of people taking a pilgrimage. During the pilgrimage they tell each other stories to pass time. The Knight’s Tale is one of the tales. The tale is about
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_________ Date: __________ FATE Scene/ Incident /page nos. (where theme is exemplified) Evidence showing aspects of theme (*Select key phrases) My Comments/ Explanation (A1S1) Prologue - Chorus reminds audience that the love of Romeo and Juliet will lead to their deaths “A pair of star-cross’d lovers” “Whose misadventured piteous overthrows‚ do with their death bury their parents’ strife.” “The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love” -Fate can clearly be seen as the
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Juliet All Because of Fate? In the novel‚ “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare fate was the cause of almost all events of the book. Fate is defined as‚ “the development of events beyond a person’s control‚ regarded as determined by a supernatural power”. Throughout the whole book the decisions that Romeo and Juliet make have obvious outcomes that seem to be invisible to the characters. The three main events that occur during the novel that helped Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate be determined are when
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gives the reader is the power of Fate versus Free Will. Victor is found by Robert Walton in the artic while Victor is trying to capture a monster that he has created. Victor flashes back to his past and tells Robert how he created the monster and how the monster killed off his family. He warns Robert about many things by telling him how he reacted and why he reacted that way. Throughout the entire book‚ the main character Victor Frankenstein‚ says that it was his fate to create the monster and to
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The Reality of Fate and the Illusion of Free-Will The tale of “A pair of star-crossed lovers” immediately rings in the reader’s mind two unfortunate lovers who are -by fate-meant to be apart. The author of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare‚1 wrote the story to bring about idealistic Petrarchan lovers going against social norms. The story commences with a prologue providing an overview of the entire bittersweet story. Both Romeo and Juliet are from feuding families who sometimes
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THE GERUND PHRASE The gerund phrase consists of the gerund‚ which always ends in -ing‚ and its modifiers and complements. The gerund phrase is always used as a noun. Driving a car takes concentration. (The gerund phrase is the subject of the verb takes). Paul finished painting the ceiling. (The gerund phrase is the direct object of finished). After hiking for two hours‚ we sat down to rest. (The gerund phrase is the object of the preposition after. Part A Identifying Gerund Phrases:
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