In Gwendolyn Brooks “We Real Cool” we are given a four stanza couplet that shows the daily activities of seven young men that dropped out of school. What I found really fitting in this poem was how the rhythm of the poem related well to the lifestyle of these young men. Each line comes at the reader quickly. Much like the rapid fire delivery of the lines in the poem‚ these characters also live life quickly both literally and metaphorical. The poem is spontaneous as are the characters and each
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Cool People Only Break the Rules by Elizabeth Winkler. Is an article that states when given the option‚ people tend to bend the rules when it comes to the social norms. Obviously‚ it is not implying going around and getting felony charges against yourself. Rather stepping outside of the social normality that we have today. I for one agree with the author’s point of view. Which is that cool is base off a specific person and their perceptions. If you think about it‚ each person is truly different
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock proves‚ ultimately‚ to be a victim of himself. Shylock brings about his own demise through his own deeds and misdeeds. Shylock begins to cause his own misfortune when Antonio approaches him for a loan to aid Bassanio in courting Portia. At first‚ Shylock is wary to lend Antonio the money. "I am debating of my present store...I cannot instantly raise up the gross of full three thousand ducats...Tubal...will furnish me (13)"
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“Cool People Break the Rules” is the title of an article written by Elizabeth Winkler‚ a writer who has had articles appear in Quartz‚ The Economist‚ Foreign Policy‚ and The New Republic. This article focuses on what cool people do‚ in this case‚ break the rules‚ but only certain rules. Elizabeth has written articles on topics such as Instagram‚ ‘Throwback Thursday’‚ and J.K Rowling‚ the writer of the Harry Potter Series. These articles suggest that Winkler has a strong background in what would be
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Rex Clayton Professor Kennedy ENGL 200 07/13/2013 Sympathy not Tragedy That old Jew got what he deserved! This is the cathartic feeling that William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice inspires as the central character Antonio is released from the perils of his impending death. In American society today‚ it is wrong to persecute someone for their religious beliefs‚ as we are all created equal. This sentiment was‚ indeed‚ not the case in the 1500’s. Although the events that surround Shylock are
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In the poem “We Real Cool”‚ the speaker describes what she sees one day in a Pool Hall in the South Side of Chicago‚ the late 1950’s. There she saw a group of young boys‚ perhaps too young to be there. The speaker wonders what the group of kids thinks of themselves and how cool they think they are. The poet brings up the issue that in society the youth takes pride in their aimless behavior. The speaker also suggests that the boys are living to the fullest‚
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Diana Shaykh Roman January 15‚ 2015 Period C Three point essay How Honeybees Keep Their Cool Introductions Many species have the ability to maintain their body temperature within a narrow range‚ regardless of the temperature of their surroundings‚ these species are known as endotherms. Scientists have been studying species such as endotherms for years. Recently‚ scientists came about an observation. How do bees or any endothermic animal‚ generate the heat required to warm itself? Although Bees
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Cool Hand Luke Film Analysis In class we watched the film “Cool Hand Luke”‚ which is about the protagonist Luke‚ who is arrested for destroying several parking meters late one night while drunk in a small town‚ Luke was sentenced to prison. Luke was rebellious with little respect for authority‚ had more spunk than good sense. Luke gains the respect of his fellow inmates by his frequent escape attempts and refusal to break under to harsh punishment. The inmates enjoyed Luke’s fearless behavior
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our society and has impacted many people throughout history. Injustice is of the main themes shown in the plays Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare and The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Injustice is illustrated in both plays and issues of discrimination‚ character conflicts‚ and stereotypes are demonstrated. Discrimination proves that injustice is shown in both plays. In The Merchant Of Venice‚ Jews are often mistreated by Christians and this results in Shylock’s mistreatment throughout the play
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The similarities between Ser Giovanni’s Il Pecorone and William Shakespeare’s A Merchant of Venice are blatantly obvious. The stories seem to be essentially the same with few differences between them. It appears that Shakespeare just added dialogue to an existing tale‚ not having created the plot himself. This simply is not the case. While there are many recognizable similarities between Il Pecorone and A Merchant of Venice there are significant differences between Shakespeare’s character of Bassanio
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