Assignment #1 Essay A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift The Humanities Volume II: Culture‚ Continuity‚ and Change April 28‚ 2013 Justino L. Berrios In Jonathan Swift’s essay A Modest Proposal‚ the author uses satire in the essay and the title itself‚ to make a point about the English government allowing the citizens of Ireland to starve to death. The proposal that he makes is by no means “modest‚” hence the sarcastic edge surrounding the title. The essay was written in 1729 and during that
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goes to the airport by a taxi. He has to go to America first to meet his friend‚ Alexi. When he arrives‚ his friends was waiting for him. Sahanator is going to stay with his friend for 2 weeks. While he was with his friend‚ they read a book called Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. They thought about if they were in this situation what they would do. Sahanator like always takes in calm and thoughtful as he usually never changes his emotion. He says that only take what you need and always stay calm. It is time
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The End There she was sitting at the edge of her bed all day‚ her eyes gazing into a profound pit of nothingness. Everyday was the same for the 16 year old. Nothing was important to her. Recollections and contemplations overflowed her brain. The dark nights filled with horrendous nightmares‚ nightmares packed with fears. Her family spent every day worrying‚ it was such a change‚ she used to be such a happy‚ lively and outgoing girl. Once in a while they would look in on her and watch as her empty
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The Source of Happy Ending The prince took the princess to the great castle; they got married and lived happily ever after; everyone was very happy. An orphan boy had gone through 30 years of suffering‚ finally found his lost parents. The patient was a very optimistic person; she defeated the disease that was originally diagnosed as having no cure. Happy endings always satisfy and give deep impression to readers. Have you ever wondered how come fairy tales and short stories almost always end
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3. The ending of “The Speckled Band” is particularly effective because of 2 main reasons. The end of the story becomes more intense‚ suspenseful and anticipating. This makes readers want to read more‚ like a cliffhanger. The story builds up to this point‚ then there is the investigation and action. It is also suggested in the story near the end that something exciting may happen Holmes character becomes more mysterious. He brings a cane but he can walk so what for? He also asks Watson to have his
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The Controversial Ending of Shaw’s Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion is a play that has become a classic in today’s world. It is a retelling of an ancient story‚ of the same name‚ by the Roman poet‚ Ovid‚ in which a sculptor falls in love with a statue he carved. In Shaw’s story‚ Henry Higgins‚ an expert in phonetics‚ happens upon a poor flower girl with awful English and street manners named Eliza Doolittle. Throughout the course of the play Higgins transforms her into an elegant independent
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Stories Essay In the short story “Happy Endings” there were quite a few unexpected elements. At the beginning of the story‚ John & Mary meet. There are five different stories with five very different endings. In “Happy Ending A”‚ John and Mary actually have a happy ending. After the two meet‚ they fall in love‚ get married‚ have a wonderful life together and then die. I was not expecting the not so happy endings for the remainder of the story. In “Happy Ending B”‚ Mary falls in love with John but
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extravagant‚ new age restaurants‚ we as humans have come a long way in how we consume our food. In Lizzie Widdicombe’s article about Soylent and its creator’s hopes and dreams‚ we are given a glimpse into what the future of our food consumption could look like. The dream of ending world hunger is reviewed while the nightmare never eating for pleasure is also touched upon. In reviewing the words of Widdicombe and Rob Rhinehart himself‚ the dreams created by the use of Soylent‚ like ending world hunger
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Remove this space James Nuyen Professor Julie Allen English 125 11 February 2011 “The True Ending” Remove all this space. In her short story “Happy Endings”‚ Margaret Atwood uses different literary techniques that can alter the interpretation of the story’s theme. The story starts off with a generic “fairy tale” ending in which a husband and a wife live a happy life together and eventually die. However‚ as the story progresses‚ Atwood’s style and tone makes the alternate scenarios of John
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I disliked the ending of the book. It was definitely NOT a happy ending. I understand the ending and the significance of it not being a happy one‚ but that does not make me feel satisfied with it. The promise of the rest of the book is an ending of redemption and hope. People in the class argued opposite me saying that the ending was hopeful and that children are not resilient. I will defend‚ in brief‚ my perspective as to why I believe children are resilient and why I didn¡¦t feel the book¡¦s conclusion
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