‘The Roaring Twenties’: a decade of unprecedented affluence that shaped America’s consumerist society as it is today. The epoch entailed a plethora of quick money‚ sparkling appliances and loose morals that reincarnated the ‘American Dream’ to comprise much more than its original pledge for ‘life‚ liberty and the pursuit of land’. Fitzgerald’s infamous stance on the American Dream thematically appears throughout ‘The Great Gatsby’ where a tactful succession of language and characterisation critiques
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THE ANALYSIS OF INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION STRATEGIES USED IN OBAMA’S SPEECHES A. Introduction 1. Background According to Slagell (2009)‚ in everyday language‚ public speaking refers to the communication practice of a speaker sharing ideas with an audience primarily through speech. The process of sharing ideas for the audience can be done in many ways such as speech or also called as oratory. Following Astuti (2011‚ p.23-26) stated that public speaking including speech has many important
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Civic education in a liberal democracy will differ from a civic education in a communist regime (Galston‚ 1998‚ p. 471). In our liberal democracy there is a lingering controversial educational topic. Should we teach patriotic history and teach patriotism in our schools? Politicians‚ professors of higher education‚ parents‚ students‚ and citizens should all have a vested interest in these two issues. Intelligent people can have rational view points for each reason. Nothing is pure in what is being
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What Patriotism Means to Me In the aftermath of the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States we are seeing many forms of Patriotism. I was surprised to find when I researched this word that it had a negative feeling associated with it. I believe that patriotism is actively showing your support for your country‚ standing up for what you believe in‚ and fighting for our individual free will and independence. I am proud of my country and I am not ashamed to fly the American Flag
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Universal Children’s Day The United Nations’ (UN) Universal Children’s Day‚ which was established in 1954‚ is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. UNICEF‚ the United Nations Children’s Fund‚ promotes and coordinates this special day‚ which also works towards improving children’s welfare. What do people do? Many schools and other educational institutions make a special effort to inform children of their rights according
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Exercise: Introductions and conclusions 20 points. Instructions: Read the following information and follow the directions. When you are finished‚ save this document in .rtf (Rich Text Format). Name your document as follows: Your name‚ introductions and conclusions Example: Roger White‚ introductions and conclusions · Upload the document into the dropbox. Step 1—Familiarize yourself with the following information: Topic: Christmas Shopping Specific Purpose: To inform
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------------------------------------------------- Universal Design for Learning From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences‚ including cognitive neuroscience‚ that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences[1]. Recognizing that the way individuals learn can be unique‚ the UDL framework‚ first defined by the Center for Applied Special
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Sophocles‚ the great Greek tragedian wrote the tragedy Antigone. In the play he uses universal themes‚ themes the audience knows and can relate to. These universal themes‚ loyalty to family‚ to state and to the God’s cause the conflict resulting in tragedy. The audience witnesses loyalty to family‚ through the strong emotions of the characters. Most of the characters in Antigone are blood related. Antigone deeply loves her brother and can’t bear the thought of him not having a proper burial. She
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Conclusion The research conducted for this study‚ allowed me to answer my thesis statement ?Mass incarceration was bolstered by the War on Drugs.? Consequently‚ the War on drugs and the concomitant mass incarceration movement were birthed in 1971 when then President Richard Nixon declared drugs to be the nation?s public enemy ( Tonry‚ 2011)pg137!. Its impacts are not just limited to the familiar statistic of 2.3 million people now held in our nation?s prisons and jails‚ nor even to the upwards
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Street Law Name: Debra Clark Looking at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The UN crafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. All member nations agree to acknowledge the Declaration‚ but it is not a binding treaty. Use the text of the Declaration (found in the pamphlet What Are Human Rights?‚ the appendix in your Street Law textbook pg. 604‚ or the web source below) to answer questions 1 through 5 below. http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ Also‚ follow
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