Assignment 1.2: Summary and Personal Response Jennifer English Composition 115 May 10‚ 2012 Assignment 1.2: Summary and Personal Response In “Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits‚” (Kim‚ 2004) the author‚ Suki Kim‚ writes about the struggles she faced as an impoverished‚ South Korean‚ immigrant teen in the 1980’s. Suddenly Kim’s world is turned upside down and she must find a way to survive in a foreign land. She writes emotionally about trying to find a place to
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Personal Response Creation Lenses by Leah Silverman The main theme is humans can find it emotionally difficult to conform to society‚ but usually end up doing so. The meaning of this theme is that we all want to do things that are practical to society even if it feels wrong in our hearts.The main driving component which draws people too conformity are the desire to be accepted in certain status groups. People fear that if they do not conform to society‚ they will be
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RISKS IDENTIFYING THE RISKS IN MY: *FAMILY – My family is undergoing several problems. One of those is my parent’s health‚ my mom has a Vertigo which affects her daily lifestyle and my dad has an Arthritis which hinders him to work efficiently. *FRIENDS – My friends and I are very happy with each other‚ but despite of our harmonious relationship sometimes we have some misunderstanding because of our different beliefs. But arguments bring us closer together. *SCHOOL –I don’t have a good relationship
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with it. In the short story‚ Battle Royal by author Ralph Ellison‚ the protagonist is illustrated as being a black young man who endures the unimaginable in order to obtain acceptance into a world where his skin color does not define his abilities as an individual. The protagonist struggles to break free from a predominantly white society which allows him to bring out a stronger character that lives underneath his colored skin‚ but no one can see. The title Battle Royal‚ is a very adequate title because
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Bridesmaids – Personal Response. ’Bridesmaids’ directed by Paul Feig‚ is my all time favourite comedy. It’s the type of funny that makes your muscles ache from laughing so hard. I found the characters and the lines to be totally hilarious. The protagonist is Annie‚ a middle aged women who’s cake business failed‚ and currently works at a jewelers thanks to her mother. Annie’s best friend is engaged to be married and she wants Annie to be her maid of honour. The bridal party consists of 4 others:
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“Night” by Elie Wiesel – Personal Responses Chapter 1 • Moché the Beadle’s story is very disturbing. He had experienced horrible atrocities and risked his life to warn his fellow townspeople. However‚ the latter did not believe him yet alone listen to him. They called him the madman. This passage is hard for the reader‚ who knows what is going to happen to the Jews later on (situational irony). Moché was also foreshadowing what was going to happen to the Jews. This warning also brings about the
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Social Injustices and the American Dream in Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal” Ralph Ellison’s “The Battle Royal” represents the socioeconomic tensions in the early twentieth century. Written in 1952‚ Ellison brings light to the fact black citizens were still being seen as inferior to their white counterparts decades after slavery was abolished. In a society where black citizens were seen as second-rate‚ they were mostly given only second-rate opportunities. Without a fair‚ level playing field‚ there
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We tried to make peace among the Greek city-states and they refused to abide by the rules of the treaty so we must show them they cannot disrespect Sparta. The battle will take place in 3 days on an open plain outside of Leuctra. I have heard Sparta has gather a decent amount of men to help fight this battle. I believe I heard we will be bringing 11‚000 to the battlefield. I do not know how many we will face‚ but I do know that we will win and show those heathens never to disrespect Sparta again
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A recurring theme of self-worth can be seen in the three poems/excerpts‚ “Battle Royal” from Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison‚ “Tableau” by Countee Cullen and “How To Be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston in each poem/excerpt the character realizes or utilizes it to grow as a human. In “Battle Royal” the narrator is constantly compared to animals and is dehumanized. For example‚ “I had no dignity.” after being humiliated he still proceeds to give his speech because he knows it is the only chance he
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Response to ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ by William Wordsworth The speaker in this poem talks about a time when he meandered through the valleys and hills and stumbled across a crowd of daffodils in a field. He describes in detail the seemingly never-ending sight of the daffodils throughout the poem‚ and compares their beauty to that of the glistening lake‚ ultimately deciding that the daffodils win because they are more gleeful in appearance. The poem finishes with the poet describing what he
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