A Streetcar Named Desire January 28‚ 2008 The relationships in A Streetcar Named Desire are interesting. We have the relationship between Stella and Blanche‚ the relationship between Stella and Stanley‚ the relationship between Blanche and Stanley‚ and the aspiring relationship between Mitch and Blanche. I think that it is from these relationships‚ and the dialogues between these people that we get to know what kind of people they are‚ and how they are alike or different. From Stella
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“The Achievement of Desire” – Tensions Faced in a Battle to Satisfy Oneself Tension can be defined as mental or emotional strain. In the circumstances of “The Achievement of Desire‚” a self-essay written by Robert Rodriguez‚ tension can be more defined as contrasts within Rodriguez’s life that results in conflicting forces that negatively strain him mentally and emotionally. Rodriguez faces educational and family tensions‚ which leads him to be an emotionless outcast with an unhappy life and
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I think the relationship between a man and a woman is something very unique and different. That connection between two people is something that everybody wants but from the outside can not always understand. When it comes to relationships I have always wondered about the logic‚ thoughts and the actions of a person when in a conflict. I believe the idea of being happy with a special someone can create an individual to do some questionable things. In the play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ there is a
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When Rodriguez says "you can’t use family language in the classroom" (London) he seems to be explaining that it is the family’s role to teach the offspring about their culture. On the other hand it is the dominant cultures institution‚ school in this case‚ which has to teach about its culture. He seems to think nobody agrees on how assimilation works and so there are assumptions about cultures from other cultures and this causes confusion. When Rodriguez says “they may be fighting in gangs right
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Douglass and Richard Rodriguez are two great examples of people whose process of learning impacted their lives from childhood to adulthood. Who dares to compare the two? Between these two great men are some similarities even though they grew up in different times and being minorities. From reading the two reading pieces one could focus on how Douglass and Rodriguez’s upbringing‚ learning methods and their lives were affected by education. From early ages both Douglass and Rodriguez grew up with cultural
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Americans today tend to believe that if you want to successful in life your have to dedicate your whole life to education. That seems to not be the case. In Richard Rodriquez’s excerpt‚ Achievement of Desire‚ he questions whether‚ “ education alienates us from our parents‚ our class‚ and origins‚ inevitably changing our minds and thus changing us” (597). Basically‚ Richard is saying in his excerpt is that education is causing students to feel distant or isolated from what is involved in their lives
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brainyquote.com‚ p 2). This aforementioned quote relates to the relationship of Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. There is obvious dissent in the contentious actions between the two in “A Streetcar Named Desire” and it later grows as their personal views clash. The acrimony between the two was not always there but it later grew because of Stella Kowalski and the contrasting characters of both Stanley Kowalski and DuBois. The relationship between DuBois and Stanley Kowalski was already missing even despite
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The relationship between Stella and Stanley was indifferent. As evening began to approach‚ Stanley and his friends were having a poker night at the Kowalski resident. Stanley and his friends were beginning to get a little more foolish and outrageous because alcohol was involved. Stella said to Stanley “Couldn’t you call it quits after one more hand.” Then Stanley stands up and smacks his wife in her thigh. As hours and hours pass by‚ Stella says to Stanley and his friends “Drunk‚ Drunk‚ animal
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in the essay does Rodriguez present his most straightforward argument? Is it effective? Would it have been more effective if it had been placed near the beginning? 5. Describe the tone of paragraph 5 where Rodriguez first raises the issue of bilingual education. 6. Why does Rodriguez emphasize the sound of language? Is this an appeal to logos‚ pathos‚ or both? 7. According to the author‚ what impact did the Rodriguez children’s use of English have on relationships within the family
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In the essay “Achievement of Desire”‚ author Richard Rodriguez‚ describes the difficulties balancing life in the academic world and the life of a working class family. As a child Rodriguez was the exception to the stereotypical student coming from a working class family. He was always top of his class‚ and rather than spending his time out with friends or with his family he spent his time with books and notes. Initially this approach makes Rodriguez stand out as an exceptional student‚ but as time
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