Written Commentary As I walked out one midsummer morning by Laurie Lee The extract given to us was taken from “As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning” written by Laurie Lee in 1969. From the passage we are not able to tell whether we are dealing with a fictional or non-fictional text‚ hence it could be an autobiography‚ however this does not affect my interpretation of it. For this purpose I will assume that it is a non-fictional text‚ because of the memoir like aspect to it. The setting is a
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Machado 1 Robert Machado Professor Santillana WMNST 113 15 September 2012 Advantage to Some‚ Disadvantaged to Many White privileges are natural advantages shared exclusively by the White community. To identify common White privileges‚ Peggy McIntosh constructed a list of various White privileges she was granted for simply being White. Benefits included the peace of mind while shopping alone‚ seeing her race widely represented in various forms of media‚ and access to superior housings and locations
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Bureaucracy has many components and characteristics to it that both help and hurt it. The most obvious characteristic is the size of bureaucracy. The size of this organization both helps and hurts in the effectiveness of government. The reason bureaucracy is so big is the fact that there are so many jobs in the government and so many projects to complete and so many problems to take care of that groups of people must work on them each. This sounds great that all these people are doing these jobs
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is a major cause of over one million bankruptcies each year. The reason is that many people get a credit card without researching and reading the fine print. By the time annual fees are added on‚ along with spending indiscriminately‚ payments are missed‚ which causes their balance to skyrocket. Although we all like to place the blame on the credit cards and the credit card companies‚ you need to keep in mind that the real cause of your financial mess is you. One shopping spree does not
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Restaurants are like riddles‚ hard to see through and hard to figure out. In-N-Out is definitely one of these restaurants. Characteristics such as simple with not very much detail‚ make the customer intrigued in seeking the secrets within. What secrets may you ask. To start‚ the restaurant is popularized‚ being full at every hour of the day‚ but what makes people come back‚ why is it when many think of a hamburger they think of In-N-Out? This secret leading to the basic thing every restaurant needs: consumerism
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“How many miles to Babylon?” Alec Moore - Narrator Frederick Moore - Father to Alec Mrs. Moore - Mother to Alec Jerry Crowe - Friend to Alec Mrs. Crowe - Mother to Jerry Major Glendinning - Commending Officer to Jerry and Alec in the army. General Points - § Main Theme: Love vs. Hatred § Reflects different stages of Narrator Development - There’s a continuous stream of consciousness‚ no chapters § Ireland § France § Love - of country - passionless love of duty - of power and wealth
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Sharks Many people often admire sharks and think they are awesome creatures‚ but they do not know if it would matter if sharks disappeared from the ocean. The answer to this question is yes‚ sharks are a very vital aspect to the ocean. Sharks are so important because they balance the ocean’s ecosystem. All organisms in the ecosystem are dependent upon one another to maintain a balance. If sharks disappeared‚ so would this community in
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The Many Attributes of Don Quixote In the story of Don Quixote‚ written by Miguel de Cervantes‚ a vivid picture is painted of a mentally unstable man on a journey‚ in his mind‚ that is very real and full of heroic adventures. This popular piece of literature was written to mock and satirize chivalry from the medieval time period. Don Quixote and his travel partner‚ Sancho Panza‚ are very different in their ways of thinking. While Quixote is free-spirited and full of unrealistic fantasies‚ Sancho
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A. “Out‚ Out – ” by Robert Frost 1. The title is a quote taken from Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. In the context of the play‚ in which Macbeth says “Out‚ Out brief candle” (which he says after being informed of his wife’s death) both suggests and conveys the brevity of life. This is to say‚ Frost writes about the uncertainty and transitory state of life in this poem. He compares life to a candle‚ which can be blown out rather simply. The darkness left after a candle after being blown out can be
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Describe Alecs journey and discuss the valuable insight or lessons that you gained through the study of the theme of the journey? The novel how many miles to Babylon by Jennifer Johnson highlights Alec Moore’s tragic journey. We see his journey true childhood to adulthood. Interestingly‚ the novel begins at the end of Alec’s journey as he waits execution “because I am no officer & a gentlemen they have given me my notebook‚ ink‚ pen‚ paper” and comes full circle. Immediately we wonder how
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