Chief Seattle‚ in his oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens‚ mourns the loss of his people but does not resign himself and his people to a hopeless fate. Seattle opens his oration with a tone of respect‚ recognizing the President of the United States as a “chief” of the white people‚ just as Seattle is the chief of his people. Seattle’s oration does not drift into a despairing tone however. It gradually shifts from a dismal and gloomy outlook for his people to an admonition towards the President and
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Michelle Hernandez Period 5 AP English In the oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens by Chief Seattle‚ Seattle uses figurative language and structural organization to convey his purpose. Seattle’s purpose is to show the US government that even if his tribe is physically moved or not on earth‚ they will continue to live spiritually among the americans since the dead do in fact contain power within. Seattle uses examples of figurative language throughout his pration. He uses similes to compare the
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The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ consists of numerous pieces of advice dealing with universal wisdom. In this novel‚ Santiago‚ a shepherd boy‚ learns and matures on the journey to find his Personal Legend‚ his life’s ultimate accomplishment. He faces many difficult decisions along the way but once he begins to listen to his heart he found love‚ treasure‚ and the ability to turn into wind. Like Santiago‚ a reader can grow to feel more knowledgeable from the words of Coelho because his advice can be
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Tarit Tatiyarat ENGL102 10.00am-10.50am Barbara Kline Marketing in 1930s and 2013 Seattle‚ the crowded city that was full of theaters and super stars. Many people came across the world just to see and buy the films. It is the place where the film was distributed through out the state. Numerous questions were popped up into my mind about what Seattle was like about almost 100 years ago. Walking around the neighborhood‚ I was impressed by the mysterious building. I was really curious about
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main outlet is the Ship Canal to Puget Sound (Lake Washington‚ 2013). (Jacobs‚ 2013) LAKE WASHINGTON LOCATION • Lake Washington is located in King County Washington (Lake Washington‚ 2013). • Lake Washington is located between 4 cities; Seattle to the West‚ Bellevue to the East‚ Renton to the South‚
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“The Good Rain” Timothy Egan’s “The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest”‚ explains to the readers about the changes Seattle had gone through in many years in the past. The essay begins as Egan kayaks toward the Elliot Bay‚ explaining about the change of life in Seattle’s past and present times. He points out how different Seattle looked in the past compare to its looks today. As he states on page 127‚ “The city has changed its look three times in the last thirty years‚
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Thanatopsis‚ Chief of Seattle Comparison William Cullen Bryant and Chief Seattle write about nature and about its connection to humanity in their pieces‚ Thanatopsis and Chief of Seattle respectively. The name of Bryant’s poem‚ Thanatopsis‚ comes from the Greek words‚ “thantos‚” meaning death‚ and “opsis‚” meaning sight‚ and is often translated as “a meditation on death.” Seattle’s speech focuses on nature’s relationship to humanity and about how she should thus be treated. Both works accurately
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is believed to have previously committed acts of terrorism against Indo-Pakistani targets in Seattle and Tacoma. Fuqra had a significant presence in Seattle‚ Bellingham and Onalaska until the mid-1990s. The presence in Seattle was established in early 1985‚ as the Colorado Fuqra was found to possess pictures of Fuqra members in the area. A FBI report from 1988 said that Fuqra had “nomadic” groups in Seattle‚ Portland and elsewhere. On August 27‚ 1987‚ Fuqra operatives James Hobson of Pomona‚ California
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played for a Seattle Team called Seattle Mariners. His contract with Seattle was to end in the 2000 season. If Griffey stayed in Seattle for the 2000 season and allowed his contract to expire‚ he could have become a free agent who can possibly sell his services and talent to other baseball teams. However‚ if Seattle can trade him during the time of the case‚ they could get something for Griffey because he has supreme talent which can bring Seattle many great players in return. Seattle could have
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introducing himself that he was born in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington and he is the Pulitzer Prize. He views Seattle as a new and interesting city which has changed a lot in the last century. Declining hills‚ losing salmon stream‚ building new skyscrapers by month‚ and the forested edge of the city is deforested for new neighborhoods as well. No wonder he describes Seattle as “a city that can’t decide what to wear”(127). He also interprets Seattle
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