initiative. In his poem‚ ‘The Door’‚ Miroslav Holub commends us to initiate change by symbolically opening the door. Recognising the importance of change Holub repeats his command several times in the poem‚ ‘Go and open the door’. To inspire us to accept change he lists possibilities you can find on the other side of the door. Magic city is purely imagination. Holub is persisting us to be in a positive mental state once we initiate change. In his poem‚ ‘The Door’‚ Miroslav Holub encourages
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Greg “Slam” Harris is a seventeen-year old who lives in Harlem and attends the famous school Latimer in South Bronx. The school is mostly white. He is a 6 foot 4‚ talented basketball player with the dream to make it to the NBA. Unfortunately‚ throughout the whole story Slam deals with a lot of problems in his life. He is struggling with his grades while his family is dealing with an ill grandmother. He pretty much takes care of his brother and mother while dealing with his drunken father. Despite
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Name: Devin Kelly Date: 9/8/14 Graded Assignment Lab Report Answer the questions. When you are finished‚ submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date for full credit. Note: As this is the first lab‚ you will have an opportunity to revise and resubmit the assignment for a higher grade in the Drop and Bounce Revisited lab. (3 points) Score 1. Write the goal of the lab or the question you tried to answer. Answer: How high each ball bounced (3 points) Score 2. Which
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The Slam Heard ’Round the World In 1879‚ Henrik Ibsen wrote a play that dealt with the power in a marriage entitled "A Doll House". The play was praised primarily on its ending‚ in which Nora‚ the female protagonist‚ chooses to walk out on her husband who has been controlling her ever since they were wed. Women the world over were suddenly inspired to take hold of their relationships and stop allowing their husbands to toy with them. China‚ in specific‚ was impacted heavily as Chinese custom heavily
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Slam-Dunking Nonconformity Conformity in the means of “complying with standards‚ rules‚ or laws‚” can in some cases have people in shock when they’re told they adhere to those circumstances. In other words‚ conformity can be good or bad; yet a lot of people don’t know that they are conforming. They simply do it subconsciously. The sheep in “Animal Farm” by George Orwell‚ conform without complete clarity of what they’re doing. Whereas Allen Iverson‚ a retired NBA basketball player from Hampton
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On Sunday‚ none of the boys was faster than the girl. Danica Patrick became the first woman to win the pole position for the Daytona 500‚ considered the Super Bowl of NASCAR‚ posting a lap of 196.434 mph Sunday. In doing so‚ she also became the first woman to win a pole at any NASCAR top-division race‚ racking up another milestone in her barrier-breaking career. "I’ve heard stories about a kid‚ a boy or a girl‚ saying‚ ’But mommy‚ daddy. That’s a girl that’s out there racing.’ And then they can
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1. Slam tries out for basketball at Latimer. Though Coach takes him to task for his attitude‚ he makes the team. 2. Slam hangs out with Mtisha and Ice. Mtisha thinks Ice is hanging out with the "wrong dudes" and asks Slam to talk to him . 3. Coach gets on Slam’s case because of his attitude. Slam meets Goldy‚ who offers wise perspectives on the situation. 4. Slam is called to the office because of his grades. The school wants to send a tutor to work with him. 5. At the first home game
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Say By: Jerred Morrison Transcendentalism is a belief that "the most fundamental truths about life and death can be reached only by going beyond the world of the senses." The three main characteristics of Transcendentalism are: love of nature‚ a yearning and understanding to better yourself‚ and to appreciate the simple things that life has to offer. Also Transcendentalists believe in intellectual independence and nonconformity. A true transcendentalist does not believe in any personal God‚
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“Muslim Belal” and “The Jewish and Muslim Girl Poetry Slam” are two well-known examples of religious poetry. The poet “Muslim Belal” talks about how he got from the streets to Islam. “The Jewish and Muslim Girl Poetry Slam” talks about how society discriminates the religions: Islam and Judaism. These two poems do have some similar qualities. Muslim Belal is a poet that talks about how he got from his “ghetto” lifestyle into the folds of Islam. His poem is a rap and also includes a few Arabic words
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Zachary Gray Dr. Thompson Hybrid Persuasive on Persuasion 11 February 2015 Killing Us Softly 1. McLuhan’s idea of “medium is the message” means in order for something to be done you as the person who wants change must take action. 2. The media age has made a significant impact on female ideas. Young women are beginning to think that in order for them to be beautiful they must look like a supermodel on these commercials. 3. I can apply the persuader objective of repetition to the video. In McLuhan’s
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