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    our solipsistic zoom-lens on life‚ and relate to the world and each other with more integrity‚ more curiosity‚ and more wholeheartedness.” Over the course‚ I look art differently and actually in enjoy it. I went to the Brooks Museum of Art to get a better feel for art. The Brooks’ collection of African Art includes wood carving‚ metal‚ textiles‚ bead-work‚ paintings‚ and books. These holdings largely reflect the generous gift of Henry Easterwood‚ a local collector. The collection features objects

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    Kyle Gates Professor Jesse Dobson English 1301-008 5 September 2014 On May 21‚ 2005‚ the author of “This is Water”‚ David Foster Wallace gave his commencement speech to the graduating class of Kenyon College. Foster Wallace starts his speech with a story of “two young fish swimming along” and neither of them know what water is (Wallace 1). Wallace goes on to say that‚ “The point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious‚ important realities are often the ones that are the hardest to see

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    1776 1: Chapter 1 introduces King George III and the conditions in England prior to and during the deployment of British troops to Boston. Described as “a person of simple tastes and few pretensions‚” the king is shown to slowly feel disdain towards America. 2: Chapter 2 depicts the conditions in America. It outlines the leaders of the army and a few who were representing the colonies. It described the American army to be made of “undisciplined‚ poorly armed volunteer force of farmers‚” with

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    book Disposable People the chapter on Brazil was very eye opening. When People hear Brazil they think of its rich cities such as Rio‚ and Sao Paulo‚ and the Amazon. What people don’t realize about how poor the country is. In southern Brazil slavery is still around. In the State of Mato Grosso do Sul there is still slavery. People in that part of the region of the country are very poor‚ they are even more poor then the favelas in Rio. Gato’s are the slaveholders‚ they bribe the people of that region

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    Mike Bunn’s “How to Read Like a Writer”‚ he states the reading skills to read like a writer and what it really means to read like a writer. To Mike Bunn‚ talking about the frustration one can feel during the writing can block your thoughts. In order to read like a writer‚ complete focus is needed on your reading and only then will the material will be fully

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    Louise Brooks‚ a legendary actress of the silent film era; one of the greatest actresses in the silent film era known for her sensual portrayal of her characters‚ personality‚ and her popular bobbed hairstyle.(C. Moritz (Ed.)‚ 1985) Louise‚ commonly known as her childhood name of Brooksie‚ was born in Cherryvale‚ Kansas‚ on November 14‚ 1906.(IMDb.com‚ 2013) Louise did not only have a future in show business‚ but also in dancing‚ though eventually retiring at the age of 32 in 1938.(IMDb.com‚ 2013)

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    “The Hills Like White Elephants” As I started to read through the poem I felt like I easily understood the setting. It was very easy for me to picture this man and woman having a conversation and sharing drinks. I did not easily understand what the subject of their conversation was the first time I read through the poem but I did recognize it was affecting the young girl named Jig. I first realized something was going on when the man kept repeating that everything will be okay and he kept repeating

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    right or a sin against God‚ the poem "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks gives a voice to a mother lamenting her aborted children through three stanzas in which a warning is given to mothers‚ an admission of guilt is made‚ and an apology to the dead is given. The poet-speaker‚ the mother‚ as part of her memory addresses the children that she "got that [she] did not get" (Brooks 206). The shift in voice from stanza to stanza allows Brooks to capture the grief associated with an abortion by not condemning

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    Puppies‚ Pigs‚ and People For many years humans have been eating animal meat and their by-products. In Puppies‚ Pigs‚ and People‚ Norcross talks about how eating meat from animals can compare to the story of Fred’s and his puppies. He mentions how morals should play a part in the decision as to whether the acts are wrong or not. Norcross references causal impotence and how it effects the cases of both the puppies and factory farming. A major concern that is in the article is how disabled humans

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    Tuber and comedian Nicole who post a video called “Dear Fat People” with three million views that lead her you tube channel being suspend for period of time. Also‚ her video following a backlash led by other people in social media. After she posted garner attention for herself‚ and she have pathetic way to try and strengthen her. In her video she begins insult the people who are suffer overweight and she explains that being overweight is like “playing the race card without the race. Also‚ she mimics

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