Crossing – Mark Slouka “Crossing” is a short story written by Mark Slouka in 2009. The narrator is a third-person narrator‚ where you follow the father’s point of view and its limited point of view. This has an effect on the reader. You get involved in the story and you know what the father is thinking and why he is going the things he does. “He looked over at the miniature jeans‚ the sweatshirt bunched beneath the seat belt’s strap‚ the hiking boots dangling off the floor like weights.” (Page
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Throughout the interactive oral‚ my understanding of cultural and contextual elements in Crossing the Mangrove was enhanced. Conde’s novel was abundant with culture due to her setting. Her choice of Guadeloupe as location and 1986 as the time period allowed for a mixture of traditional and modern views and ways of life. As Guadeloupe was a small island‚ it allowed for isolation and wonder. Many of the inhabitants of Riviere au Sel had left the island at least once‚ but were still isolated and found
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emotions Hamlet has from the events that happened he needs a way to express that‚ and he does so with his words. Most of everything Hamlet says has multiple meanings. Hamlet’s life is very unclear‚ and at times so are his words. Out of defense‚ he uses puns‚ metaphors‚ and double-entendres for his primary weapon against the people who have deceived him. Hamlet endures a lot. His uncle-- now King Claudius--murdered King Hamlet‚ his father. Now Hamlet realizes that he cannot trust anyone-- not even
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One of the most famous paintings from the American Revolution is a painting of our first president George Washington crossing the Delaware. The painting is accurately named‚ “Washington Crossing the Delaware‚” and is set during an extremely tense time in the American Revolution. The Americans and the British had been battling for freedom for many years now‚ and tensions were still rising. The American army under General George Washington were not doing so well and really need to win a battle to gain
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Hitler’s other weapon Hitler did not rise to power completely through force; he used propaganda to convince German citizens that Jews (and other groups of people) were the cause of Germany’s economic problems. Hitler strategically blamed Jews for a majority of problems the German people faced‚ catering to all the demographics of the German population. In the book “Hitler’s Propaganda Machine”‚ the author‚ Roger B. Nelson‚ states that‚”…the Nazis embarked on a massive rearmament program that created
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At the age of 12‚ Aurelius Augustinus was sent away to Carthage by his parents to get a better education. On November 13‚ 354 A.D‚ Aurelius Augustinus‚ also known as Saint Augustine‚ was born to Saint Monica‚ a Christian‚ and Patricius Aurelius‚ a pagan‚ in Thagaste‚ Numidia. As an adolescent‚ Augustine stole pears from his neighbor’s tree with the rough crowd. Soon after‚ his father fell ill and passed away. At the age of 17‚ through the generosity of his fellow citizens‚ Augustine went to Carthage
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One of America’s greatest feat was the continental railroad system developed/finished in the late nineteenth century. During this time it was very crucial for America to link states or territories as much as they could. This would speed the process up of traveling across the country in an exponential rate. “By the end of the construction of the continental railroad there was approximately two-hundred and fifteen thousand total miles made up of tracks in the US.” (S1) This made it paramount to
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was one of Hitler’s greatest assets. He was able to get his audience so passionate and zealous over his goals‚ that they would follow him regardless of what he said. Imagine in what manner someone must talk with 20 million people in order to persuade them to eradicate a race without moral regret. When he would speak‚ he would sweat and get so fanatical about his speech that women would cry when he spoke. Another important quality of Adolph Hitler was his charisma. Charisma is a quality attributed to
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While spending time thinking about the goal in my life‚ the only one answer coming up in my mind is to achieve success. But what exactly the word ‘success’ should be defined? Thinking considerably‚ there are at least two fundamental achievements in life that inspire people. One is to be rich‚ while another one is to be famous. Though these two words are somehow closely related if you think about the celebrities who are famous and rich at the same time‚ there are some others who only have high recognition
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The years of 1901-1912 were a time of fast moving evolution for the United States on the stage of world relationships. As Roosevelt entered office‚ the "Big Stick" was placed firmly in his hands. He took control of affairs and handled them in the way that he felt should be handled. Nevertheless‚ when Taft entered office and he did not want to play as large of a role furthermore‚ big dollar diplomacy evolved out of this desire. Big Dollar diplomacy would have never evolved if it wasn’t for the big
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