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    First stanza takes on more of a somber mood. Death equals loss. Catherine Davis villanelle piece reflect upon how we all generally deal or except death when it comes. She sets off her tone/response with the first two lines in the first stanza with an absolute statement that‚ “After a time‚ all losses are the same”‚ which she implies that no matter the type of loss‚ time is the ultimate healer. Although through the next line Davis takes on more of a pessimistic‚ but realistic view on when we lose something

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    including myself can relate to this remarkable story “The other Wes Moore”. Growing up in a bad environment can be tough for anyone. Wes was taking the path to failure. The love that his mother and grandparents had for him was strong and they helped him turn his life around. Later‚ Wes was able to succeed because of his family who influenced him. He was lucky to have a family who wanted nothing but the best for him. At the time‚ Wes Moore and his family struggled in life but always found a way to manage

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    composer is Miles Davis and it was composed in 1959. the style of the piece is Jazz and another example of Jazz is Louis Armstrong (trumpet/cornet/voice) Terrible Blues with his band the Red Onion Jazz Babies. Background Miles Davis was born in Illinois in May 1926. He knew from a very young early age that he wanted to be a musician. He started learning the trumpet at a young age‚ looking up to his heroes Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Charlie Parker‚ eventually took Davis on as his ‘sideman’

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    domestic and global‚ illuminate the inevitability and functionality of stratification. Discuss. The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology defines inequality as ‘the unequal distribution of opportunities‚ rewards‚ and power among and between individuals‚ households and groups’(1). It goes on to say that ‘the subfield of social stratification has as its main task the description and analysis of inequalities‚ or the makeup of the stratification system of any given society’.(1) From this one definition‚ we can

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    The documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” by Michael Moore was extremely interesting. At first I thought that it was going to be just another boring documentary‚ but the way he presented his arguments‚ and his point of view was very intriguing. It opened up my eyes to a lot of underlying issues that have occurred or are currently occurring in America that many people are unaware of. Three major aspects of the documentary that stuck out to me were the fact that American textbooks and made Ronald

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    did not I would have missed out on a great opportunity. I believe this was one of the best speakers that I have heard here at Western Michigan University. I enjoyed the simple fact that Mike Moore offered a question and answer which allowed audience members to ask him questions. I liked the fact that Mike Moore is a democrat and he also hates Donald Trump and George Bush. Before Michael began to speak they had interesting quotes from him playing on a PowerPoint. The quote that stood out to me the most

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    “Break it Down” In the short story “Break it Down”‚ by Lydia Davis the narrator is obsessively trying to calculate eight days of love‚ in which he spent approximately $800. In the process of evaluating the cost‚ he breaks down the love affair‚ but soon it is clear that he is trying to specify a love affair‚ to make sense of something that is gone. The narrator takes on the subject of failed love and lovers’ pain‚ showing the ways in which the mourning-self wrestles with the instincts to express

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    Honestly‚ I would’ve wanted the childhood of the author Wes Moore even though it was difficult in the beginning but at the end‚ it was wealthy. Wes states‚ “The irony of the situation forced me to smile‚ featuring my newly cracked tooth. Years earlier‚ I had run through these same woods with all of my might‚ looking for safety‚ trying to get away from campus. Tonight‚ I ran through the same woods looking for safety‚ but in the other direction‚" (Moore‚ 122). Here we can see how his life was changed drastically

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    The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore‚ two boys grew up in similar neighborhoods‚ both spent time on street corners with their crews‚ and both ran into trouble with the police‚ but one Wes Moore became a successful business leader while the other Wes Moore became a convicted felon. A single change made in someone’s life can leave him or her with an entirely different outcome. Society has a huge impact on the development of characters throughout the novel. The theme in The Other Wes Moore‚ when a person

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    Wes Moore‚ a scholar about to attend Oxford University‚ came across an interesting article while reading the newspaper one day. The article was about another Wes Moore who had recently been sent to prison for life. Wes Moore the scholar decided to send the other man a letter which began the beginning of many encounters between the two. After learning more about each other‚ the two Wes Moores realized that had a lot more in common than just their names. The Other Wes Moore is an autobiography and

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