English 122 Wednesday‚ October 2‚ 2013 Personal Response- Thumbprint Each of us imprints our own mark into the world‚ and no one is quite like us. In the poem‚ "Thumbprint" by Eve Merriam‚ she discusses the theme of how each of us is unique‚ and that no one will ever be exactly like us. She uses alliteration and metaphors to demonstrate her theme. I have reached a part in my life where I accepted my uniqueness. The poem "Thumbprint" reveals the celebration of being a unique individual. Merriam
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Personal Response on Sexual Identity You go through your life making choices and decisions but not thinking of exactly why you were making the choices that you made. Before this class I just figured that I mad the decisions I made because it was what I wanted at the time. Since I have taken this class I have found that the decisions that you make are based on what is called a value system. According to Rathus‚ Nevid‚ and Fichner-Rathus (2011)‚ the value system has to do with legalism
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the value that it holds. This poem explores Plath’s introduction to motherhood‚ and whether she will make a good mother‚ “Your nakedness shadows our safety”. The arrival of new life is juxtaposed with fear and effectively‚ the unknown. Plath’s own personal issues cloud this celebratory moment and turn the poem into a gloomy atmosphere. As they “stand around blankly”‚ unaware as to what to do it is interesting to see how they will adapt to the unfamiliar. Plath appears to look like a mother “I stumble
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Rex‚ You bring up a valid point in which I too discussed in my response. It is our responsibility now to prepare for the future and whatever future we want our children and their children to have. The other thing you said that I keyed in on was the word “abused”. I believe that is very important also. Your suggestion and article provided about using wind and solar power would be a great solution to some of the energy crisis. I believe that wind and solar power will only continue to grow in popularity
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Death of a Salesman Response The Loman family is a family that people can easily relate to. The two sons‚ Billy and Happy‚ face a decision that many teens have to face. This decision is to choose their future jobs. As a teenager myself I know how tough it is to choose between doing what you like and doing what society or your parents approve‚ or what has a good income‚ etc. Willy is a salesman and he wants his sons to become business guys‚ however Billy does not like the business life‚ he’d rather
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What We Leave Behind---On Chapter 1 Battle Royal of Invisible Man In 1619‚ the first shipment of African slaves arrived in Virginia. Until the slave trade was abolished in 1807‚ a half-million Africans were brought to the United States as slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation signed by the President Abraham Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment passed by the Congress put an official end to the slavery system in the United States in the mid-19th century. During the following century‚ the burgeoning
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opportunities and access to luxuries‚ the literary achievements of women notably suffered. I personally agree with Virginia Woolf’s thesis because when one is too dependent on others‚ as women were on men at the time‚ one can lose their sense of personal identity‚ as well as their social‚ emotional or physical skills which enables an individual to be a fully functional human being. An example of a case where money and fame lead to independence and the ability to write is the well known Oprah Winfrey
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Have you ever been in a high intensity nerf war with your family? My family has them all the time. We split up into teams then go shoot each other with nerf guns. The battle takes place at night‚ and the lights are shut off making it hard to see‚ and much more difficult. My house has an upstairs and a downstairs with two stair cases on each side of the house. This makes it possible to have two ways to go up or down. First Thing I always do is get down to the gun creat before anyone else does because
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Elliott Nelson Introduction to Literature Patricia Straub June 30‚ 2013 A Pair of Tickets Response “ A Pair of Tickets” is about a women named June May who is traveling through her native country of China. I really enjoyed this story because I could relate to it in my own life experiences. After June May’s mom passes away she starts thinking about all the questions she wishes she had asked her about her life. Just like when any family members of mine passes away‚ I always think back and
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NAME: K Class: Form 2 URANUS CHEMISTRY PROJECT Air pollution Description of air pollution Smog hanging over cities is the most familiar and obvious form of air pollution. But there are different kinds of pollution—some visible‚ some invisible—that contribute to global warming. Generally any substance that people introduce into the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered as air pollution. Air pollutant Carbon dioxide dioxide
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