come and to go places. Freedom allows me to obtain the things I want and to discard the things I don’t want. Freedom is waking up in the morning with sunshine even when the sun rays aren’t penetrating through the clouds. Because of freedom I can dream of being the President of the United States one day or the mother of many children‚ unlike others in different countries. Freedom is possible for me and everyone in the United States of America because of our countrymen and women. There are people
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An Astute Literary Architect- Exploring the Structure of Christine de Pizan’s The Book of The City of Ladies The influence of words can be compelling‚ but the true strength of words only comes into focus when it is conveyed by the hands of a competent and capable writer. At that point‚ words can be downright awe-inspiring. Such is the case with Christine de Pizan and the words she filled The Book of the City of Ladies with. She eloquently and emphatically imparts the reader with a texturally
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In the essay “American Dream Boat” by K.Oanh Ha‚ the author says that intercultural relationships are generally a good thing as long as the families of both partners compromise. Ha‚ was a Vietnamese girl who came to America with the “Boat People” when she was six years old. She then changed her name to Kristine and became Americanized. In college‚ she met a Caucasian American named Scott. They fell in love and got engaged. She decided to visit Vietnam to reconnect to her roots‚ but while she was
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Throughout the years‚ books from classics to young adult novels have been banned.. Books are an essential part of education. They have always been there to teach children‚ but all over the country‚ books are being prohibited. Certain books are not only banned in schools but they are also banned in libraries‚ and bookstores‚ limiting public access to specific pieces of literature. These books are banned for because they include profanity‚ or sometimes having different opinions than the majority of
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How to Enjoy your Life and your Job Book Summary Chapter 1 The first chapter in this book by Dale Carnegie‚ he wanted us to come with one thing‚ although he gave many examples like poems and incidents that happened between people he started the book by using a personal example. The letter was used to explain and easily catch our attention because ultimately he made that personal connection which puts us at the same level as everyone else. Making it seem a possible thing to be yourself rather than
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where life would take me. Eventually‚ I see myself coming back home because this is where I grew up‚ and the island and people of Hawaii made me into the person I am today and will be in the future. I also plan on working toward the typical American dream. I’m very uncertain of the type of career I would like to have pursued in life‚ but I just hope I’m doing something I love. I don’t want to be starting and living each day being unhappy and having regret. I’m not planning on having any kids‚ but
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The setting of my book is at “The Domed City” on top of Wyoming‚ and at Nuku Hiva Island. All the action takes place at Nuku Hiva Island and at “The Domed City”. The time of the year in this book is in the future about 2080. The main characters of my book are: Corgan‚ Sharla‚ Brig‚ Seabrig‚ Brigand‚ Grimber‚ Delphine and Mendor. The characters are believable in my opinion‚ maybe if we could live in the future I would believe in them more. The character I liked the most was Corgan‚ because he is a
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In The Book of the City of Ladies‚ there are four main characters that all uniquely develop the utopian model of Christine’s "City of Ladies." The first character‚ and most important‚ is Christine de Pizan as herself who connects the real world that she exists in to that of an imaginative world and its city symbolic of phylogeny and the reality of a women’s virtue. In her fantasy world she is ignorant of women’s virtue and talent and asks the three virtues of the validity of male misogyny. These
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In The Book of the City of the Ladies she writes about high morals of women and that they deserve a better representation that many men portray them. In excerpt one‚ de Pisan writes that one day she way setting down reading books and being tired from the heavy content of the books she was reading‚ she decided to pick up a new book that was giving to her by somebody else. The book was written by Matheolus‚ she started reading but was called away. The next morning she came back to the book and as
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of them‚ George and Lennie‚ looking for a way to make money anywhere they can get it. They travel the nation looking for money to achieve their American dream. Lennie wasn’t able to take care of himself because of his mental illness‚ so George chose to take care of him voluntarily. However‚ as Lennie falls short of George’s expectations‚ their American dream falls out of view. Throughout Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck
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