Eoin Fitzsimons Humanities 1 Double Entry Journal 12/3/2014 “In 1947 the British left‚ but only a moron would think that we became free then.” (Adiga 18). The above quote is from White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. The speaker‚ Balram Halwai aka White Tiger is a self made man out of the so called darkness of India. He goes from working in a tea shop to working as a driver and after a few bad decisions becomes a self proclaimed entrepreneur. In his time period‚ India’s government is corrupt. Officials
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Journal Entry #3 Personality After taking the personality test I discovered several things. Based on the test I have high levels of openness‚ extraversion‚ agreeableness‚ and neuroticism. I also have a moderate level of conscientiousness. I like the fact that I have high levels when it comes to openness‚ extraversion‚ and agreeableness. When people interact with me their perception of me is positive. However‚ I also don’t like that I am very agreeable. Others see me as very trusting‚ friendly
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To Build a Fire Journal Entry The old timer in the story of‚ “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ plays a significant role throughout The man’s journey through the Yukon Trail. His part also has a truly symbolic meaning that is evident whenever The man refers to him. While looking at the story from a Darwinian perspective‚ The old timer is a successful breed of humans because of his wise decisions and intelligence. He shared his thoughts to The man about the traveling conditions that day and offered
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Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-7 Journal entry a) Plot Development 1) Exposition Holden Caulfield is a 17-year-old adolescent and the protagonist of the novel. He describes the events occurring in 2 days around Christmas time of the previous year. He gets expelled from the Pencey prep school for failing in four subjects. He narrates what happened after he had left the school and why he had left it two days earlier than scheduled day. 2) Conflict This boy has an ongoing process of conflict
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Dear Diary‚ This is my last entry before I die‚ so I thought I would try to sum up my life. When I was two‚ I remember running my fingers through my hair and whole patch of thin hair drifted to the floor. I got so scared and I woke my mum up and told her what happened. Like any loving mother she got frightened and took me to the doctors straight away. I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia. I didn’t know this when I was two. I didn’t know about the effects it would have on my life
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5. Act 1: 1st Entry; I am still in morn. My father’s death came as to a shock to me. The cause of his death is unknown‚ which leaves me curious as to what really happened. It has been one month since his death and my father’s brother; Claudius‚ is to be married to my mother. How can this be‚ after only one month? My father was a good man; loyal‚ trusting and good at heart. Does my mother realize? How can she already remarry‚ especially to her own brother? I don’t understand how they could already
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As I Lay Dying journal entries By: Roberto Boponti Cash My first impression of Cash was that he was a hardworking man. He spent most of the day working on the coffin for his mother. He seemed very selfless as he worked constantly on his mother’s coffin. Although the fact that he was building the coffin right outside his mothers window was somewhat disturbing to me. I would not want to watch a man build my coffin. To Cash this coffin was his last present to his dying mother and he wanted it to
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Week 4 Journal: Problems for Organizations Cynthia D. Myles PHI 445: Personal and Organizational Ethics Professor: Nicole Hanner April 15‚ 2013 Problems Facing Not-for-profit Company Two of the biggest problems The Little Sisters of the Poor face are getting
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Nicholas Gangone Ms. Sottas Double Entry Journal Prompts March 20‚ 2013 “But men remembered little of all that‚ though some still sang old songs of the dwarf-kings of the Mountain‚ Thror and Dragon‚ and the fall of the lords of Dale.” (Tolkien 176) “I hope I never smell the smell of apples again.” (Tolkien 179) “But the Master was not sorry at all to let them go. They were expensive to keep‚ and their arrival had turned things into a long holiday in which business was a standstill.” (Tolkien
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English Literature Pride and Prejudice (By Jane Austen) ENG102 Jones International University Mary Louis Dr. Rochelle Harris Assignment 2.2: Forum Discussion 03/15/2014 Literary Scrapbook Entry on Pride and Prejudice The Literature Connection Mrs. Bennet‚ a foolish woman who talks too much and is obsessed with getting her daughters married; Lydia Bennet‚ the youngest of the Bennet daughter who is devoted to a life of dancing‚ fashions‚ gossips and flirting;
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