Keith Parson communicates his educational philosophy to his freshman students using this speech. He believes in old fashioned learning and that the new generation of students are selfish and ignorant of educational values. He also shares that his job doesn’t rely on you learning. I believe that this post went viral for how intense his speech is to his freshman students‚ and how he shares his true beliefs toward the education system. Parson shows his point of view in a rather gruff announcement
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Trifles (1916) by Susan Glaspell The central action in the play “Trifles” is the murder of Mr. Wright. While the men search the house for clues to prove that Mrs. Wright was the culprit‚ the women start taking notice of the drab condition of their surroundings in the kitchen. As the men pass through during their investigation they stop momentarily to fling sexist comments toward the women. For example: “Well‚ women are used to worrying over trifles”‚ which ties directly into the origin of the play’s
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Taylor Hardy Period 4 US History B Summary The “Iron Curtain” speech by Winston Churchill and the election speech of Joseph Stalin contain the similarity that they both are telling the audience what should and has happened. In Winston Churchill’s speech he outlines what has happened throughout World War II and the Cold War and how he thinks it should be handled and dealt with. In Joseph Stalin’s speech he relays a similar time line while also including the Soviet Unions timeline and election
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The Coldness of Ashes Susan Pfeffer’s story “Ashes” teaches a lesson about how trust is decided on past‚ not relationships. Ashleigh‚ “Ashes”‚ with divorced parents‚ talks about how when she is with her dad‚ the sun shines just a little bit brighter‚ but according to her mother‚ he is just an “irresponsible bum”. Ashes was a nickname her father gave her‚ which her mother hates. Ashes‚ says that her father hardly ever keeps a promise‚ such as when she was a kid‚ he told her that the stars were
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BibliographyA. Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzB. London and Port Tallon‚ England. Modern TimeC.Alex Rider is the main character of the novel. He is a 14 year old boy who lives with his uncle Ian because his parents were killed. His life is transformed as his dead uncle ’s true identity is revealed and he is blackmailed into joining MI6 as a spy. He discovers the secret behind the Stormbreaker computers and in the end‚ Alex saves England from a deadly virus. Ian Rider is Alex ’s uncle who had custody of
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delivered a speech on September 13‚ 1868. In section A he states “Therefore‚ sir‚ shall neither fawn or cringe before any party‚ nor stoop to beg them for my rights. Some of my colored fellow members‚ in the course of their remarks‚ took occasion to appeal to the sympathies of members on the opposite side‚ and to eulogize their character for magnanimity”. Then he demands his rights after that. This means that just because they are colored doesn’t mean that they can’t have rights. Next is section B. In this
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4 April 2013 Summary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Message to Congress President Lyndon B. Johnson’s message to Congress‚ The American Promise speech‚ of March 15‚ 1965‚ is an outstanding illustration of political oratory. In a moving way‚ the president interpreted the meaning of the Selma‚ AL protests for a nation awakened to the problem of voter discrimination. His speech focused on the very meaning of the nation‚ what he called "the American Promise." The speech called attention to the
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around the world suffers from low self-esteem and low self-confidence that could lead to depression‚ which we all know have endless serious repercussions. It’s a domino effect. What you do to others‚ others do unto another. “Lust”‚ a short story by Susan Minot‚ tackles certain cancers of the society that are passed on to the new generation including the question of self worth‚ the still existing misogynistic views of people‚ and the issue on double standards. “Lust” begins with a narrator whose characterization
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writer’s expression of attitude and feelings towards his or her readers. By tone‚ the readers are able to understand the mood of the story. Both the styles are important in this study to demonstrate their usages in a piece of literature. Lust by Susan Minot demonstrates the effective use of style and tone.
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beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kind” -here she explains how theirs two types of beauty the “inside” beauty and the “outside” beauty. In Susan Sontag informative piece entitled “Beauty” she discusses her logical thoughts of the beauty of a women and a men‚ and of how beauty has changed over the centuries. Susan uses Logical appeals to evoke her philosophy of beauty. She says “The privileges of beauty are immense” said Cocteau. To be sure‚ beauty is a form of power. And deservedly
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