The reading of the Holocaust victim’s names was a bleak reminder of a trip I took with a friend to Germany in 2006. We visited many beautiful places including breathtaking castles and mountains‚ but the most memorable experience I have from our trip was visiting the Buchenwald Concentration Camp near Erfurt Germany. I was taught in school growing up that the Holocaust was bad. I was aware that genocide was attempted and many people were killed. It sounds terrible to say‚ but I had become numb
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HACHIKO ( Reaction Paper ) As soon as I began watching the film‚ I realized that it is an American re-telling. It’s set in the U.S.‚ and all the characters are typical Americans. I guess that’s not important. Love and devotion transcend international boundaries and cultural differences‚ since the real setting is Japan. Gere plays a college professor who finds a lost puppy wondering around a train station. When he can’t find the pup’s owner‚ he winds up keeping the dog. The professor’s Japanese
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Reaction Paper—Nonfiction ENG/125 August 29‚ 2012 Dr. Stripling Reaction Paper—Nonfiction When reading I came across some interesting non-fiction story and letter written by well known authors. They were all good but there was two that I had the most reaction to. When I came across these two letters I felt like I had a connection with the author. The letter Salvation by Langston Huge‚ when I read could relate to it cause I to come from a christen background‚ and in the story by Lam about
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Reaction Paper- Fiction: Drama Kimmie Pulse Eng/125 Dr. Alexander Perez A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen In reading this play my first thought in seeing the title I assumed the play was about a doll house. In reality the title had more to do with the life of Nora Helmer. The title represents Nora’s treatment from her husband. The husband Torvald treated Nora as a child with no mind and intelligence. His pet names for her in the beginning demonstrated this. His lack of accepting her as an equal
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Evolution Reaction Paper After finish watching the movie "Darwin’s Dangerous Idea"‚ our biology teacher asks us to write a reaction paper based on each section in the movie. There are ten parts in the movie‚ which include: Darwin’s Observations from the Beagle‚ Humming Birds‚ Darwin’s Idea of Natural Selection‚ HIV Evolution‚ Complex Organs: made/evolve‚ Eye Evolution‚ God versus Natural Selection including Humans‚ Can God Fit in Science‚ Society Control of Church and Book Publishing. The first
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Nonfiction Reaction Paper ENG/125 February 8‚ 2012 Nonfiction Reaction Paper The nonfiction stories I have decided to write about are; “Who Will Light the Incense When Mother’s Gone?” by Andrew Lam and “Salvation” by Langston Hughes. Both of these stories are about a significant event in the authors lives in which they choose to write about. “Salvation” is a story about the author trying to find his way into the church and finally see the light or Jesus so his soul will be saved and his
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Aldwin J. Taño Mrs. Erencio IV.Copernicus Reaction Paper [pic] by Shirley Jackson The short story “The Lottery” was indeed a good‚ thrilling and bothering story by Shirley Jackson. Honestly‚ after reading the story‚ my first reaction was “oh my!” I did not expect that the lottery was a misfortune to someone who will win. The ending of the story was a surprise. Usually when you saw the word “lottery‚" the first thing that goes into your mind is “money.” But I was shocked with
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Into the Wild Reaction Paper Dawn MB Nyberg COLS-100 Ever wonder what it would be like to be snow-bound‚ scared‚ alone‚ cold and hungry out in the wilderness of Alaska? Christopher McCandless knew and he knew it well; he knew that feeling so well‚ that he died. I don’t think he was a man with a mental illness or any personality disorders; even though Jon Krakauer states that‚”it’s not clear that much of values is learned by reducing Chris McCandless’s strange spiritual quest to
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The Conscript Reaction Paper Gebreyesus Hailu’s The Conscript is a short novel about the struggles of soldiers conscripted to fight in Libya under the Italians. The main character of the story is Tuquabo Medhaniye Alem‚ a kind-hearted and enthusiastic young man. Upon joining the war‚ Tuquabo left behind his fairly old parents‚ a nice home and even a herd of cattle. This signified great wealth back then‚ so Tuquabo family was a relatively stable family in terms of money. As he grew up‚ Tuquabo heard
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Optimism Reaction Paper Rolanda Jackson PSYC1000 Introduction to Psychology Capella University When a person displays a positive psychology‚ he is very hopeful for the future and this is reflected in his performance whether in school or at work. As noted‚ his personality traits will determine his behavior or reaction (Coon and Mitterer‚ 2010). He does not make excuses for bad things or allow temporary setbacks to deter him‚ but continues to persevere (Seligman M.E.P.‚ 2002).
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