believe that the United States should have annexed the Philippines. I believe the United States should have annexed the Philippines because‚ if you how more power go take over countries and conquer them. Also if you have places conquered you can deploy your army and troops to spots closer to the enemies and you’re a more powerful country so less countries will try to fight you if you are a major world power. The United States should have annexed the Philippines for more power. I think if you want to annex
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an on and off again relationship for five years with a pilot and continually crying to my best friend. She suggested one day I borrow her book to “help myself” with my relationship. Looking back‚ I don’t know if she was trying to be helpful or just tired of me being “that friend” who always had the same relationship drama over and over again. The book she gave me was called; He’s Just Not That into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. At the time‚ I
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–Free Press Literary Awards Selection "You Can Choose Your Afterlife‚" is found in Gamalinda’s book‚ Zero Gravity. The poem is based on the beliefs of the T’boli‚ an old indigenous people living in South Cotabato in Southern Mindanao. The T’boli afterlife has several destinations. The souls of murder victims and warriors slain in battle will be celebrated in a bloodthirsty kingdom. To die by the sword entails the people you left behind to mourn for your tragic death. According to the T’boli beliefs
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Have you ever felt nice? In the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs.Jones is nice. One reason she is nice is Mrs.Jones is forgiving. Another reason Mrs. Jones is nice is she is trusting and the last reason Mrs. Jones is nice is she is caring. In particular Mrs. Jones is nice because she is forgiving. The reason she is forgiving is she brought Roger into her home and washed him up. She also fed him lima beans and ham after Roger took her pocketbook. I think that Mrs. Jones wants Roger
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Oates ’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?": Arnold Fiend In Joyce Carol Oates ’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" critics argue whether the character of Arnold Friend‚ clearly the story ’s antagonist‚ represents Satan in the story. Indeed‚ Arnold Friend is an allegorical devil figure for the main reason that he tempts Connie‚ the protagonist‚ into riding off with him in his car. Oates characterizes Arnold Friend at first glance as "a boy with shaggy‚ black hair‚ in a convertible
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Ever wonder where the quotes‚ “Monkey See‚ Monkey Do” and “You Are What You Eat” came from? Although they may sound funny‚ there is truth in both of these statements. When children watch TV‚ do they pay attention to how each gender is being illustrated? Growing up‚ children watched Batman and Scooby-Doo. Children imitated what they saw on TV. Little boys tied bath towels around their necks trying to save helpless girls‚ and little girls played with dresses and makeup like Daphne. These shows start
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Week 2 Questions Post your answers to the following questions here. 1. What physical characteristics were essential to the locations where early Native American settlements were established? 2. Early cities in the colonies were settled by Europeans from what countries? 3. African Americans migrated to Northern and Midwestern cities during what periods in U.S. history? 4. What factors helped facilitate suburbanization and white flight from central cities after WWII? 5. What are the
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying. One Sunday‚ Connie decides to ditch her family at a barbeque so that she could stay home and dry her hair. That same day‚ Arnold Friend rolls up Connie’s
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Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend
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each other‚ and contrast uniformity. Psychopaths lead to the death of individuals that conform to the standard and have no remorse for the action. They disrupt the flow of progress and end the life of another with no penalty of law. Psychopaths work to change how society thinks as a norm‚ such as a psychopath in “Cask of Amontillado‚” “The Lottery‚” and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” “Cask of Amontillado” shows how a calm person can hide envy and hate. Montresor works with Fortunato to reach
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