Rowan Olsen Mr. Weigert Contemporary Issues February 18‚ 2013 Pistorius’ Girlfriend Killed Oscar Pistorius is an Olympic athlete for South Africa. He is an amputee in both of his legs and competes in track. On Thursday‚ February 14th‚ Pistorius‚ 26‚ is accused of shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. After she was shot through a bathroom door in Pistorius’ apartment‚ he carried her downstairs. Authorities also have not said whether Pistorius called for help. A blood-stained cricket bat was also
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because I never had a Hansel to my Gretel or a Ron to my Ginny Weasley. I was born six years after my brother‚ Oscar‚ making it difficult for us to develop an inseparable bond like other siblings. When I was still listening to Taylor Swift‚ Oscar was already reciting lyrics to explicit rap music and hanging out with friends after school. Our parents treated us differently as well. Oscar was what my mother deemed as the “mistake child.” She often expressed her regrets of not pushing him harder in
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our age we often dream of becoming an astronaut‚ a fire-fighter or an actor. We also dream of becoming a world famous sportsman and to be somebody like Chad Le Clos‚ Ernie Els‚ Victor Matfield or Jaques Kallis. I certainly don’t dream about being Oscar Pistorius. We also dream of fast cars like a Bugatti Veiron or a Ferrari. Unfortunately not all of these dreams are realistic or can be achieved. Very few people become world-famous actors or sportsmen. When we get older our dreams start to change
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words. Imitate Benjamin Franklin by selecting a news story on a current event. Translate it into a brief short story (add characters‚ suspense‚ etc.) or a poem. Then reflect on and write about how form influences the outcome of your text. The news is Oscar Pistorius Indicted For Murder In Killing Of Reeva Steenkamp In a dark room sits alone a man woken by the sounds of an unknown intruder‚ Scared and nervous he got out of bed‚ without attaching his artificial legs Slowing approaching the bathroom
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target other races and as a result we have turned our focus to within our communities. Our change of focus toward our communities is profound in the school systems. In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao a Dominican boy living in the ghetto experiences both ends of what it means to be Dominican. Oscar has experienced two very different lives‚ one where people honor him and another where people walk over him. The ironic
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David Chen MUEL 2752 Dr. Daniel Jones Pre-Rock Era Project: Nat King Cole There is no questioning Nat King Cole’s place as one of the most influential and important American popular musicians in history. Although he was initially known as an innovative and skilled jazz pianist‚ his singing allowed him to become highly successful in the realm of popular music‚ more specifically in the big band and jazz genres. Nathaniel Adams Coles was born in Montgomery‚ Alabama on March 17‚ 1919 (Ruhlmann
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Why are the Oscars so white? Marialuisa Rincon After noticing that none of the 20 actors nominated for Oscars last year were of color‚ Maryland activist April Reign tweeted‚ “#oscarssowhite they asked to touch my hair.” The hashtag went viral within days and the memes and jokes that stemmed from it served to highlight the lack of diversity that has become a hallmark of academy nominations. It opened up a conversation—first‚ between Reign and her followers—and later‚ among the public‚ celebrities
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Do we really want Freedom? “The more freedom we enjoy the greater the responsibility we bear‚ toward others as well as ourselves.” A quote by Oscar Arias Sanchez. It’s ones instinctive behavior to ponder and question the meaning of this wonderful quote. In fact this very quote weaves in and out from the chronological threads of history to go as far back as the Bible. Of course there were many variations of this quote such as the quote by Sigmund Freud “Most people do not really want freedom‚ because
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dominated opposed to greed‚ exploitation and cynicism. Wilde’s the novel developed during this time. The 1890 date of publishing of The Picture implies that any kind of homoerotic relationships were very much forbidden. Therefore‚ the only novel of Oscar Wilde caused a public outcry in a pious Victorian England. The typical idealistic image of behavior and modesty inherent to old-time Victorian England was discredited in the novel. The radical ideas the novel contained evoked a conflict between moral
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in creating a contrast between Oscar and Lola by outlining how Lola is more rebellious and outgoing than Oscar. This is illustrated through the differences between the relationships either of the siblings have with their mother specifically after her cancer diagnosis as well as their own reactions towards the diagnosis. For instance‚ when their mother announces the doctor is running more tests on her‚ Lola asks her mother‚ “could you please pass the salt?” while Oscar looks like “he was going to cry”
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