For Thursday‚ February 2 Wallace Stevens’ Sunday Morning and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird The two poems‚ Sunday Morning and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird‚ communicate part of the life story of the author and share reminiscent events in his life or the life of people he has known. The poems involve various themes as well… themes of love and women‚ for instance. One is in the first person‚ the other in third. Sunday Morning is a poem that includes many biblical references and
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These thoughts are not my own since they come from Jewish commentary‚ all I have done was to rearrange them so I have not done much or anything of importance. So here is a work poorly done and unfinished. When one looks at the waters of Marah‚ the two incidences with manna‚ the two incidences with the quail‚ the golden calf‚ the grumblers‚ and the spies; what can one learn from these and implement into our lives. We shall look at these from many different aspects. First‚ what can learn about ourselves
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SELF ASSESSMENT WR 100 H7 - Sirman Final Due : Friday‚ September 6 "If writing seems hard‚ it’s because it is hard‚ it’s one of the hardest things people do." -William Zinsser Writing is a process in which people put their thoughts onto paper to express ideas‚ concerns and sometimes apprehensions. People from different backgrounds and cultures express themselves in numerous ways giving the readers insight into their
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Looking for Alaska I have read ”Looking for Alaska” by John Green published in 2005. Looking For Alaska is about sixteen-year-old Miles who lived a very dull life in Florida until he decided to move to a boarding school in Alabama. There‚ he meets new friends‚ ”The Colonel”‚ Lara‚ Takumi and Alaska. Alaska is everything Miles isn’t‚ she’s beautiful‚ interesting‚ complicated‚ fascinating and fun. The book is divided into two parts‚ before and after. The event that splits the book up is to
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In the book‚ The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor‚ the classic story of Alice in Wonderland is flipped on it’s side. In Beddor’s novel‚ Queen Genivieve of Wonderland’s daughter‚ Alyss‚ takes an interesting journey‚ but in the end‚ ends up back in Wonderland. When Alyss is young‚ Redd kills King Nolan‚ which is the first time evil comes to Wonderland. Soon after that‚ Redd attacks Heart Palace and Queen Genevieve sends Alyss into the Pool of Tears but Alyss sees Redd kill Genevieve before she is
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In Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ the element of surprise took me when one of the main characters dies in a horrific car accident. The title Looking for Alaska adds to the plot of how determined Miles ends up towards to finding out the result of the fatal crash. Events leading up to this involve real life situations. For instance‚ building peoples guilt to try thing‚ whether good or bad. During the book‚ I was and still am astonished that the Alaska was involved in a fatal car accident. The night
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Looking Backward The book Looking Backward was written by Edward Bellamy and published in the year 1888. Bellamy started off his career as a journalist but then married and decided to devote his efforts to writing fiction novels. Looking Backward was published and Bellamy was famous. The book stirred around the country and had people imagining a world like the one Bellamy created in his book. The idea of a utopia as the one he describes is unbelievable. His book is what people‚ of even now in
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The Looking Glass Wars written by Frank Beddor re-tells the story of Alice in Wonderland. Instead of Alice living in London and then traveling to Wonderland‚ Alice lives in Wonderland and arrives in London due to the invasion of her evil Aunt Redd. Eventually‚ Alice will return to Wonderland. Once back‚ she will take upon her full imaginative ability and rid Redd from the queendom and reclaiming her throne. Beddor did a great job changing the story‚ and more importantly the book becomes significant
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The Climax: Looking for Alaska The climax of a story is when all of the events come to a breaking point. It greatly affects the characters and story. For example‚ the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green illustrates Miles Walter’s journey of seeking the “Great Perhaps” and escaping the “labyrinth.” In the story‚ Miles Walter experiences various daring experiences as he makes new friends and moves to a boarding school. He reaches a peak in his life and isn’t looking back‚ however‚ all of the fun
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I need to be more assertive or aggressive. I lack some confidence to ask for the sale. I should work more to fit in and sell myself‚ because just hard work won’t cut it because people may not be watching me. I have a lot of opportunity to grow. Self Awareness Checklist – P. 17 | Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | 1 | X | | | | | 2 | X | | | | | 3 | | | X | | | 4 | | | X | | | 5 | | X | | | | 6 | | | X | | | 7 | | X | | | | 8 | | X | |
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