reading the essay “Why I Write” by Joan Didion I asked myself the question why do I write?v When I ask this question the answer most people my age will answer is probably I write because I have to for school. My answer is very different. Yes‚ I write essays for school most I would not have written other wise but essays are not the only things I write. I love to write poetry. Not just any type of poetry but meaningful poetry. I write to get my emotions out. I usually only write when I have strong feelings
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At first glance‚ one might not think Black Like Me‚ a book with such real issues millions of people face daily‚ and The Truman Show‚ a movie about a man being born and raised all while being filmed by thousands of cameras without his knowledge‚ would have a lot in common. The latter can really only be relatable to few‚ if any at all‚ where something like the racism written about in Black Like Me can resonate to millions of people world wide. After digging deeper‚ however‚ the similarities between
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CASE STUDY: Tragedy of the Commons Overview: The phenomenon known as the "tragedy of the Commons" is a classic environmental event that can be applied to a number of different situations and locations throughout the world. It is best know as the "tragedy of the Sahel"‚ referring to the area in Africa below the Sahara Desert. The Tragedy of the Sahel is an instance of a more general phenomenon‚ The Tragedy of the Commons as articulated by Garrett Hardin. The Tragedy of the Commons occurs when people
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In the article “I Just Called to Say I Love you” by Jonathan Franzen he clearly states that he hates hearing other people saying the words I love you to another person. He believes that the privacy of others should be kept to themselves and their personal feelings should not be said out loud in public places. Although this may be true there are also other perspectives of how one can handle situations like of expressing feelings when they occur. Not only is the expression I love you the only way of
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Bob thought about this “Why are you asking me this question‚ are you unhappy?” “No. I am not unhappy‚ I love you and the kids and we are doing well. But…” Tia told Bob about Jane and how it had triggered her own thoughts on her life‚ on their lives. Bob thought about this question‚ He was in his forties‚ reasonably successful‚ the clock ran his life‚ this was true and he admired Jane’s husband for keeping a specific time for his wife. Bob had never thought about it and he sensed that Tia disapproved
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In the book I Am Malala‚ the main character and narrator is a girl named Malala Yousafzai. Where Malala was born men are very restrictive but she believed differently. By her example she is empowering women to have the rights of education. Malala encourages people around the world to stand up for their rights under the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai is a young girl that was born in Mingora‚ North Pakistan. She was one of the few girls in the country that attended school. She is also one of the few people
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Youthful Tragedies The anthology‚ Sudden Flash Youth‚ edited by Christine Perkins-Hazuka‚ Tom Hazuka‚ and Mark Budman‚ has a lot of possibilities for a theme to cover all of the sixty-five different short stories. Tragedies in youth is one of the themes that stuck out. In “Currents” by Hannah Bottomy Voskuil‚ a young boy loses his brother and two girls become afraid of the water due to this horrific tragedy. Also‚ in this short story‚ it proves that tragedies in youth do not just affect the surrounding
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The Tragedy Paper is about a boy named Tim Mcbeth he is a senior at Irving High school. He is a Albion. He explains his whole story to an boy named Duncan. I believe that The Tragedy Paper should be part of Four County Career Center’s junior English curriculum. One reason that The Tragedy Paper should be part of Four County Career Center’s junior English curriculum is because it is a nice book to read. This book is not very long and can be finished in a short amount of time. This book is easily comprehend
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safe? God please let her stop crying because I cannot stand to let her see me like this anymore”. The loud screeching of Lucy’s hollering startled the entire neighborhood. Moving from house to house‚ Lucy never received the proper nutrition nor attention she needed from her mother to accommodate for her personal needs. This lack of care caused Lucy to feel unloved and neglected by the woman she desperately needed the most. The memoir “Will you love me?” by Cathy Glass adequately describes Lucy’s
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Within the past year‚ public news sources and other forms of media have been reporting about countless events of racial discrimination. Hardin’s The Tragedy of the Commons was written in 1968 shortly after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed the discrimination of race‚ creed‚ national origin‚ or sex. The Tragedy of the Commons refers to every human on the planet using resources of the commons for personal gain. By only bettering themselves without the regard for others‚ it results in the
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