Jackson’s song‚ titled‚ “Man in the Mirror.” [1] First‚ I will answer Philosophy’s First Question (“What is there?”) by analyzing the types of group of people within the lyrics of the song. Second‚ I will also respondse on how the lyrics relate to Philosophy’s Third Question (“What should we do about it?”). Finally‚ I will express some ways in which the lyrics answer Philosophy’s Fourth Question (“Why?”): Iit’s going to feel real good for oneself and others. What is there? : People‚ Class‚ and Poverty
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Daryl Casao Ms. Clemente English 3U 7 February 2011 Character Sketch: Alice The story “Mirror Image” by Lena Coakley is about the character Alice trying to find her true self in the midst of an identity crisis. The character’s struggle was caused when she and her dad had an accident where she made it but her dad didn’t. But the thing is‚ her body didn’t quite make it too. So they had to do a brain transplant. Now Alice is considered as a new person by her sister but she is in denial
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Alice’s Conversion The feeling of not knowing who the person really is and how they feel can be hard. This emotion was described in the story “Mirror Image” by Lena Coakley. This short story had a girl named Alice who had to go through a brain transplant. This changed her whole life. Because of this brain transplant‚ she sometimes felt that she was not really herself but felt that she was Gail‚ who was the body of the person she was in. This is also an allusion to another Alice in the fantasy
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known as the Ticktockman is one who is always behind a mask and is controlling the dystopian city in which the rest of the characters from “‘Repent Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” live in. Throughout this story the author‚ Harlan Ellison‚ creates this intense and problematic town that no one can escape from. In “‘Repent Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman‚” Ellison
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In year 8 English this term‚ we have been reading and analysing various short stories of which I have thoroughly enjoyed. These stories include ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ by Roald Dahl‚ ‘A Daughter’s Story’ by Fatima Moradi‚ and ‘Jewelled Mirror’ by Izel Öztürk. We investigated and analysed the use of language devices such as metaphors‚ irony‚ and personification. We have worked on summarising the stories‚ the moral/purpose of the story‚ points of view and the multiple types of first and third person
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A Different Mirror: Takaki’s use of the Tempest In the first chapter of “A Different Mirror” by Ronald Takaki‚ he explains stereotypes and biases of white‚ Eurocentric attitudes that have been with us since the earliest days of the colonies and settlements here. Beginning with the early colonists and their treatment of the natives‚ there is a pattern of ruthless acquisition of land and goods. According to Takaki‚ the early settlers judged native americans as lacking everything identifiable in
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A Contextual Analysis of “Words I Never Said” by Lupe Fiasco “Words I Never Said” is the second single released from Lupe Fiasco’s third album Lasers. This single was released on February 8th‚ 2011 for online download. “Words I Never Said” is a very informative and somewhat opinionated song. Through his lyrics‚ Lupe Fiasco is trying to speak out to the people and let them know what is really going on in the world and how they should pay attention because they play a huge part in it. The lyrics refer
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Mary Louise Pratt‚ Kenji Yoshino and Edward Said all present very good methods of maintaining one’s national identity in their essays. In Mary Louise Pratt’s essay Arts of the Contact Zone she gives examples of people who are in a contact zone. Contact zones are where people are meeting other cultures‚ and they have to remember not to lose their own. (this was a run-on so I made it into two senteces)One of the Arts of the contact zone that describes what has happened with the Palestinians is Transculturation
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"Education is a tool that turns mirrors into windows." - I find this phrase to be extremely true. All my life‚ I’ve discovered new theories and facts by simply examining the world around me. However‚ I didn’t know the reasoning behind said theories and facts until a teacher happened to touch upon them during one of my lessons or I stumbled over them in one of my books; and if it wasn’t explained to the extent of my liking‚ I pestered or researched. I’m naturally a curious creature;
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In the “Nosedive” episode of Black Mirror‚ the director‚ Charlie Booker satirically presents the idea that our society continues to abuse the privilege of utilizing social media‚ especially‚ how individuals choose to display themselves on social media in comparison to reality. This idea is conveyed when Lacie was forced to ride with Susan‚ an individual who was rated below 2.0. Lacie was initially hesitant about this; however‚ she began to realize that this individual was actually a kind individual
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