Katherine Elizabeth Hoelscher High school AP English February 27‚ 2007 Sex Education: It’s Worth the Whole Picture Education is a key element in the life of an adolescent; it is the factor that establishes their future. While reading‚ writing‚ and arithmetic are the spotlights of our education system today‚ sex education is just as large of a part. Sex education is not only what establishes our awareness of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)‚ but also another life changing event -
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The picture book Shi-Chi’s Canoe is the resource that will be used to relate to the writing of a poem activity. In the story the author influences the reader by having the main character sing and reflect about his home. Furthermore‚ the reader is inclined to do the same as a way to connect to the character in the story. In a way for students to express their personal connection to their homes‚ they will construct a where I’m from poem. Where I’m from poems are a way for students to reflect on their
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"Never Just Pictures" by Susan Bordo‚ is about how today’s society looks at different types of media to get an idea of what they should look like. In this essay‚ the author tries to get the readers to take a closer look at today’s obsession with the physique of the human body. Bordo talks about how things that were once considered normal‚ no longer are. Literally people are purging and starving their bodies to become nothing more than silhouettes of themselves. Instead of being alive and healthy
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Quotation Thoughts about quotation "I don’t think I shall send it anywhere‚" he answered‚ tossing his head back in that odd way that used to make his friends laugh at him at Oxford. "No‚ I won’t send it anywhere." "I know you will laugh at me‚" he replied‚ "but I really can’t exhibit it. I have put too much of myself into it." Pg.4 Basil had just drawn one of his best portraits and tells Lord Henry that he won’t send it anywhere because he put too much of himself into it. This seems awkward because
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The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel written by Irish writer‚ Oscar Wilde. The main character‚ rich and beautiful Dorian Gray‚ owns his portrait‚ which instead of him becomes older and where are traces of sin and mistakes. While Gray becomes uncontrollable and ruthless‚ his appearance stays youthful and flawless. At the end‚ in his despair‚ Gray destroys the picture and himself. The novel gives us a very good lesson – we can do whatever we want
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The children’s picture book Noni the Pony is simple‚ feel good‚ rhyming story about a kind‚ friendly pony named Noni. Noni lives on a farm with her best friends Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. The author defines the character right from the first page by describing Noni as friendly and fun (Tunnell‚ 2008‚ p. 18). Also creating the fun tone in saying that Noni loves trotting and prancing (Tunnell‚ 2008‚ p. 18). As Noni kicks up her heels with the hens and the ducks the book develops a light-hearted mood
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A Biblical Comparison to The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth. Dorian Gray is a young man of extraordinary beauty and innocence. Basil Hallward‚ a young talented artist‚ recognizes the purity and attractiveness of Dorian and he paints a portrait of him which captures all the life and loveliness of Dorian’s soul. Lord Henry Wotten‚ a member of the idle aristocracy of London‚ is
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Performance Paper: The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been a cult classic since it’s birth‚ but as the years pass the musical has proved itself to be an acceptance of anything and everything offensive. The movie connected and expanded the LGBT community changing society as we know it. It is Rocky’s underlying condemnation of America’s sexual hypocrisy that makes the show still relevant today. The musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show portrays sexual liberation through
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The Picture of Dorian Gray Criticism The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel that depicts the evil side of human nature and is developed by motifs and the morals of the characters. There are many characters that show opposite moral believes‚ allowing the reader to judge the deterioration of a character’s virtues by comparison. This novel has also lead to many personal issues for Oscar Wilde as it was used against him in a trial for homosexuality. There are many theories to the main theme of the
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Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an allegory of where society was in the 1970s. Many young people were coming of age in the post 1960s sexual revolution. The climate of free love was butting up against the conservative regime of the times. In RHPS the characters run the gamut of sexual awareness. The author used a parody of the outwardly conservative and highly censored sci-fi films of the 1950s to give a glimpse into the underground sexual scene of the time. The
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