When reading Vincent Cremona’s “My Pen Writes in Blue and White”‚ it is suggested that having two perspectives on life‚ or two “shades” can be crucial when writing to multiple audiences about diverse topics. According to Cremona‚ “[He] would go to union meeting with [his] father and listen to the men talk. . .[and] was amazed that at such a young age‚ [he] could understand everything that they were saying” (196). Basically‚ Cremona is saying that the meeting conversations were in “Plain English”
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best environments. But what lessons do they gain in bad environments? Well‚ the texts The Outsiders‚ published in 1967 written by the teenager‚ S.E. Hinton and the text My Brother Sam is Dead written by brothers‚ James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier share a similar theme about children. Even though the youngest protagonist in My Brother Sam is Dead lives in a small town called Redding in Connecticut‚ and The Outsiders takes place in a small town called Tulsa in Oklahoma invaded by gangs‚ both
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I chose the book My Thirteenth Winter By Samantha Abeel for my independent reading project. In this memoir‚ the author shares her struggles with dyscalculia which is a learning disability that affects an understanding of concepts like math‚ spelling‚ and grammar. In My Thirteenth Winter‚ Samantha is a 12 year old who’s life is controlled by her contstant panic attacks and her continues struggles in academics. Every day she wakes up terrified about what she’ll be expected to do in class‚ and never
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Stones in my Pocket‚ Stones in my Heart The author‚ Eli Clare‚ shares a portion of his life to the reader through “Stones in my Pocket‚ Stones in my Heart.” He starts off by telling that from a very young age he never felt like a girl nor a boy. Clare frequently reflects on the time that he asked his mother “Am I feminine?” As the reader‚ I felt as if this is a moment in which has been engrained in Clare’s memory. There is a specific reason that he continues to bring it up throughout the reading
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symbol that is written on the hearts of Americans. For me‚ every time I hear the words “Please stand for our national anthem”‚ I think of the music. I think of the times that I have been able to honor my country by playing The Star Spangled Banner and I experience a consuming feeling of pride inside my heart.
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Is Major Exploration worth the Risk? Less than five percent of our ocean has been explored. Is it worth the time and resources to explore the rest of our oceans? According to the authors from collection four‚ major exploration is worth the risks because we have much more to gain. Major exploration is worth the risk because it will allow the human race to make medical advances and to help develop our resources. To begin with‚ major exploration can allow for advances in medicine and technology
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Everyone grows up‚ leaving their childhood and their old life behind. When this happens‚ they will often look back on those happy times fondly‚ remembering how easy and nice it all was. In Theodore Roethke’s poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ the speaker does just this. Nostalgically‚ he reflects upon a time when his father would waltz him around the house before taking him off to bed. Waltzing carelessly around the kitchen‚ clutching tightly to his inebriated‚ carefree father‚ knocking pans and pots down
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Associate Justice of the U.S Supreme Court- Clarence Thomas. Via 289 pages of the book My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir‚ which was written by himself‚ he tells stories about his life‚ detailing from his childhood until becoming a justice on the U.S Supreme Court bench‚ with the hope that “ young people who read it will find something in it they can identify with and learn from” (Thomas). In the early parts of My Grandfather’s Son‚ Thomas recalled his memories of his deprived childhood. His early memories
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In “Too Fishy for my Taste Buds”‚ written by Bill McEwen‚ he suggests the idea to not use the River Restoration Plan. Similarly‚ I don’t believe in spending so much money‚ for a plan with no absolute guarantee. In my opinion‚ the Restoration plan is expensive and overall quite trivial. Although‚ I agree with McEwen‚ it isn’t only because of his great thesis but also because he is proven to be very credible. He’s given this title because of his 35-year career at Fresno Bee. This article was published
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Analysis of Major Themes in Oedipus Rex Sophocles is given the credit he deserves for this play which was first performed in 429 B.C. the twist and turns that are presented within the play are intricate and well written. The themes that are presented within the play help tell the story of Oedipus and how the tragic events that unfold in his life involving the prophecy that was told by the oracle when he was born. The themes were introduced with exceptional placement which aid in the development of Oedipus’
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