short stories to get his point across. Hawthorne uses literary devices‚ such as science and nature in both his short stories‚ “Rappaccini’s Daughter” and “The Birth-Mark‚ which both display relations. Science is a very important element Hawthorne used in order to caution readers about the tragedies that could arrive from using it wrong. In “Rappaccini’s Daughter‚” the author goes to explain the experiments that Doctor Rappaccini performs on the flowers in his garden. Rappaccini can be noticed to be
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In the essay‚ “Teenagers and Social Networking – It Might Actually Be Good for Them‚” Clive Thompson argues that online socializing is a good tool for teenagers to use. He believes teenagers are using social media as a great way to communicate and create opportunities‚ and that it is something that teenagers should continue to use. He likewise believes that teenagers are still spending time with each other face to face and not solely just through social media or a text message. Thompson provides
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In Jen Christensen’s article‚ “Nerd Alert: Reading is Good For Your Health”‚ the idea of a therapy approach consisting of books‚ known as Bibliotherapy‚ is introduced to the reader. Alison Courtney has been assigning books for people to read‚ not just for pleasure‚ but as a therapeutic treatment. She has been using books to aid people in overcoming issues such as grief or depression‚ as well as using them as general emotional support in several different aspects of life such as goals and relationships
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Good Guys v/ Dirty Guys Good Guys v/ Dirt Guys America has recently been subjected to the dirty side of their economy. Record gains in almost all industries and stocks have feel out from beneath investors leading to distrust and a fair amount of head-shaking in the market. Companies that were trusted like Enron‚ Worldcom‚ Goldman Sachs‚ and others seemed to betray their investors at every turn‚ while the people responsible walked free with millions of dollars. What was happening here‚ according
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In the article‚ "The Role of Good Reading" Gardner cites the importance of cultural context. What is the cultural context of these two stories? Consider the time period and the region where the stories take place. Why is it important for us‚ as readers‚ to look at the stories through the lens of cultural context? Explain your answer with examples. I believe that the cultural context of the story “Interpreter of Maladies” is India -American. Though the story took place in India with an Indian
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upbeat people are those who had found and explored their special combination of “signature strengths”. For example; humanity‚ temperance and persistence. Seligman concludes that happiness has three dimensions that can be refined: the Pleasant Life‚ the Good Life‚ and the Meaningful life. According to psychologist Peter Kramer‚ happy people cultivate resilience. He believes that resilience is the opposite of depression. Happy people know very well how to recover from the failure. Resilience is like padding
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Change is Good “Rip Van Winkle” is Washington Irving’s most famous short story. Irving became “a classic during his own lifetime” because his works of literature were so well written and liked by all (Washington). Rip starts the story as unhappy and changes after a mysterious night in the woods making him miss twenty years. While he was asleep the Revolutionary War happened‚ and America had separated from Great Britain. In “Rip Van Winkle‚” Washington Irving takes the main character
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Who am I Without Him? The author of “So I ain’t no Good Girl”‚ Sharon Flake‚ develops the characters in a way I find realistic and original. It is told in a first person view of the main character; although‚ we don’t know her name‚ we know her boyfriend’s name‚ Raheem. He is known for his good looks and muscles. They have been together for two years now‚ but he treats her as though she is nobody. The narrator has an attitude against other girls‚ because Raheem tends to stare. When she finds him
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What Does It Take to be Good Parents? Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I am Chong Cia Ling‚ the founder of Brainy Montessori. I am so grateful to have such an honour standing here to deliver my speech entitled “What does it take to be good parents?”. I am sure all the parents here will agree with me that being parents is tough. Bringing up children is a very difficult task. Everyone wishes to be good parents. However‚ sometimes we could be so discouraged and helpless when we get the feedback that
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