by threats within and without the fort‚ just as American society has relied on the preservation of myth and tradition‚ even when untrue‚ in order to retain national cohesion and identity. Likewise‚ Fort Apache challenges conventional depictions of heroism by revealing that those originally thought to be heroes also are those who facilitate such lies. There have been countless instances in American history that were at once analogous with atrocity‚ injustice‚ hypocrisy and unfathomable despair. However
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Connection to Ancestors In the poem‚ “Desert Pilgrimage” by Pat Mora‚ it dramatizes the conflict between losing the connection with nature and heritage and the desire to keep the connection alive. The speaker walks through a metaphorical desert‚ which signifies the journey her ancestors took to move from Mexico to the United States‚ and in this journey‚ she reconnects with the earth. She spends her day picking flowers‚ harvesting herbs‚ and at night she sits on a boulder‚ looking at the stars
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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragic story of betrayal and heroism. Cassius and Brutus believes that Caesar will gain too much power and want to kill him to take his power away. Cassius persuades Brutus of Caesar’s corrupt ethics and also tries to convince him to join his plot against Caesar by his use of loaded language‚ emotional appeal‚ along with logical thinking included in the first monologue. When Cassius wanted he could be very persuasive about anything he believed in. He had
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it can be told to others and spread around the world. The quotes‚ “Family stories sing of what lives in the blood.” And “your breath moves through the family like the wind moves through the trees.” From lines 29 and 38-40‚ in the story “A voice” by Pat Mora. These lines talk about how through talking to others you can keep stories alive forever. For example‚ a recipe book would be burnt in a house fire‚ but someone memorized it‚ then even if the book was unsaveable then someone could write down the
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In Pat Archbolds article “The Death of Pretty” he argues that women are no long how they used to be and that men want the girls so act and dress a certain way. I believe that Archbolds writes this article in a socially conservative bias. Archbold to me sounds to me like he is an old-fashioned person by the way he writes this article. Archbold can be seen as an old-fashioned person when he says‚ “Young women today do not seem to aspire to pretty‚ they prefer to be regarded as hot.” This explains
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Pat Conroy: The Prince of Tides Pat Conroy is a New York Times bestselling author that has written many renowned novels and memoirs. “He’s not much of a stylist‚ and his sense of humor needs work‚ but Pat Conroy has a nice wry perspective and a wholehearted commitment to his job.” (CLC 45). One of his best selling novels is The Prince of Tides. This novel depicts the life of Tom Wingo a southern boy and all the problems he faces with his family. Pat Conroy has won many awards for his writings and
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In the vast tellings of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ many character comparisons can be made. Few are more pressing however‚ than the heroism of Odysseus and his wife‚ Penelope. Although both Penelope and Odysseus displayed heroic characteristics in The Odyssey‚ Odysseus was more of a hero than his wife was in the epic. Penelope‚ while somewhat of a heroine‚ simply was not depicted by Homer to be the hero that her husband was. To start‚ Odysseus was developed with standard Greek heroic traits. First‚ Odysseus
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Only You Have you ever tried to look good just to impress others or fit in? Well you aren’t alone‚ in the poem “Same Song” by Pat Mora a parent or guardian sees their 16 year old son and 12 year old daughter trying to look good or be someone they aren’t. The 12 year old girl wakes up really early to put on makeup while the 16 year old boy stays up late to workout. I really enjoyed the tone and images I got when reading the poem “Same Song”. The imagery‚ theme‚ and tone are some of the best parts
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Li 1 Angel Li Mrs. Harper English 6H 7th February 2011 Alice Walker’s Themes of Womanism‚ Community‚ and Regeneration Alice Walker is considered one of the most influential African American writers of the 20th century‚ because of her raw portrayal of African American struggles and the injustices towards black women. She was the first African American female novelist to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for The Color Purple. Her work is appealing and powerful because
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everything I think of heroism a person just trying to make the world a better place for people. Heroism is someone who puts others before him/herself and is caring about others and what others think. This is a great quote and it is true some people try to make the world a better place and some don’t. Heroism is being brave and strong for other. Being brave will help others be brave too. And it will help them get through their problems and not give up and to stay strong. Heroism is a person you look
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