In his poem “The X in My Name‚” Alarcon brings life to an action that was once thought of as common. The poem discusses the action of signing an “x” in place of one’s name. This took place more commonly when education was not something that was mandatory in the United States. In order to understand the poem as a whole‚ one must look to the society and time period that it takes place. By looking at Alarcon’s “The X in My Name” in a sociological perspective let’s discuss the important pieces of the
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The Showing of Loyalty A word is defined by multiple distinct definitions and can also be defined by using many examples. Each person can interpret the meaning of a word differently due to their own way of thinking. The meaning of loyalty in some cases is used to define someone’s personality or personal actions. Being a loyal person can also make a person look trustworthy and set an example for others to reflect being loyal as well. There’s not just one way of being loyal but many different ways
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word‚ it should first be realized that‚ the meaning of a word changes over the decades‚ and along with it‚ the context it is used in. So where did the word love originate from? The word currently used in the English language originated from the Old English word lufu‚ which has Old Germanic and Indo-European roots shared by Sanskrit lubhyati‚ ‘desires‚’ Latin‚ libet‚ ‘it is pleasing‚’ or libido‚ ‘desire.’ Although these all point toward a romantic meaning behind love; that is not wholly accurate either
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Family‚ its meaning‚ importance and functions Family‚ what is it? The Thesaurus dictionary defines family as “a primary social group consisting of parents and their offspring.” Dcitionary.com defines family as “any group of persons closely related by blood‚ as parents‚ children‚ uncles‚ aunts‚ and cousins.” Do you agree with it? What is your concept of family? For me‚ family has more to do with the emotional side because someone might have been adopted‚ might be an exchange student but still is
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Attitude‚ Meaning‚ Symbolism & Allegory Daouda Soumahoro American International University Part 1: Discussion with Others on Symbolize Pool‚ Highway and Character Needy The “Swimmer” is one of a long familiar works of John Cheever (1964) which is illustrative of his suburban stories in which John relates individuals living by using symbolize themes such as Pool‚ highway‚ character Needy‚ suburbia and foreshadowing. How these symbolizes used by John Cheever to narrate his story summarize the
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Sydney Walker Thomas Jefferson and the Meanings of Liberty 1. a.) Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were both representative of their time in the fact that they still held prejudices against different races. This was nothing but the norm for the 18th and 19th century. Jefferson owned slaves and Franklin‚ for most of his life‚ adamantly believed that African Americans were lesser. b.) But‚ quite unlike the mainstream ideals of their time‚ both men held strong ideals of equality. Franklin did
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In the novel Animal Farm‚ there are examples as you read on further of it being an allegory‚ a book that has a hidden meaning into it. In this specific book there are hints of the past and disagreements that went on during that time of the past. The animals‚ the humans and windmill the animals controlled and built are all examples of this ‘hidden meaning’. Within the book Animal Farm‚ all of the animals represent a different prehistorical human/group of humans. Napoleon‚ the individual pig who took
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The True Meaning of Poverty: A Definitional Argument for Poverty What is poverty? Poverty is not being able to afford basic needs. The poverty line in America is different third-world countries. Some people who are in poverty here would be considered rich somewhere else. A lot of people confuse need and want. They buy things they want instead of what they need. People take the things they have for granted. For example‚ if they have a house‚ they want a bigger one‚ but there are some people out
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But marginal has another meaning to it which has to do with the economic world and how we function with margins in our life such as personal experiences. Marginal space is key to the coming of age process in each person’s life whether we share the same activities or not. Although it’s not easy to pin point it out but marginal spaces are needed to escape from everyone’s present problem in everyday life. I agree and believe with Frazier when he is talking about the meaning of marginal because it is
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Temple ...13 Fig. 6‚ Doorway to the Sanctum of a Shiva Temple 14 INTRODUCTION Statement of the Problem. Many people look at the temples of Khajuraho as profane and entirely sexual. Anyone who knows their true meaning knows that is not the case. These temples are sanctuaries and places of worship for the Hindu deities to be taken seriously as beautiful‚ amazing works of art. Unfortunately‚ only those who worship there are cultured enough to see them as that.
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