In Margaret Atwood’s novel Oryx and Crake‚ Atwood argues that genetic modifications are harmful to society instead of being helpful. Atwood shows this by describing all of the disasters that have taken place because of the genetically modified children. In the novel‚ genetic modifications start in animals‚ and then slowly progress to humans. When the modifications were taking place in animals there were a lot of people that knew about it‚ but once it switched over to the human population the people
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We are gathered here today to recognize those who have excelled academically in the past school year. I am honored to have been asked to take part in this very special event. We no doubt have three groups in attendance here today - those who excelled and will receive awards‚ those who worked hard and came up short of an award and. sadly. those who did not try at all. While we are pleased to take part in recognizing academic achievements‚ we encourage every one to find where your interests and abilities
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“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” When I think about his name‚ I think about a strong and independent African American leader that constantly lead nonviolent protest in the United States of America. Growing up‚ student’s never learn all the information there is to know about Dr. King. From the basics‚ I knew only certain things about Dr King‚ like who he was and what he did for our country. In my junior year of high school‚ I had to write a research paper on Dr. King‚ so then‚ I learned a lot of information
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Zachary Soliman Freshman Composition Professor Andrew Worthington 11/26/12 Addressing the Nation Throughout the history of the United States of America‚ there have been many leaders. President Abraham Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy are arguably two of the greatest presidents that this country has had. Whether it was 1865‚ during the bloodiest war in the history of the US‚ or 1961‚ during the most tense international power struggle that we have ever faced‚ these men were able to do what
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Noticeably‚ the two simplistic looking verses‚ zero punctuation‚ lack of capital letters‚ and bracketed title invite closer inspection. The unusual length‚ and form are true to Post-Modernism’s desire to bring awareness to the prose. In that regard‚ Atwood calculatedly triggers the reader awareness of the poem’s odd form‚ but also provokes a closer look at what’s being said. The figurative language is split with a break between the stanzas‚ to distort the readers interpretation of the first two lines
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can even be applied to our nation’s present state. Margaret Atwood is Canadian‚ and expresses her anti-American sentiments through her poem‚ as she writes about the egocentric and greedy ways of humanity (though many right wing critics consider her to be too “left wing”). The poem focuses on our imperialistic ways‚ and although it was written in the 1970’s about the 1800’s‚ it is still applicable to current events today. Atwood begins the poem with “starspangled cowboy‚” where the word
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Great speeches resonate with an audience because of the powerful and enduring ideas that are expressed in a well crafted oration. Speeches that encompass compelling ideas will remain with an audience for a lifetime‚ continue to dwell in our minds and remain relevant to our present context. The issues of reconciliation between Aborigines and non-ind Australians as well as the issue of how to respond to the past injustices suffered by Aboriginals are two timeless issues explored in Noel Pearson’s
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s speech is to express and convince their audience to follow their ideas and beliefs. The intent of the two speeches is different‚ but their purpose is the same‚ to persuade the audience to follow their ideals. By using strong language the orators appeal to people?s emotions. The use of repetition emphasizes as well as clarifies their point of view. Even though the objectives of the speeches are different‚ the same methods have been applied to attain their goals. Even though the idea behind the speech
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Paul Keating- Unknown Soldier Paul Keating’s eulogy in the Funeral Service of the Unknown Soldier aimed to commemorate all those who died in war for Australia through the symbolic Unknown soldier and examines what Australia has lost and gained in war. Keating utilises anaphora in the first paragraph “we do not know…” to establish a sombre tone. The Unknown Soldier becomes symbolic of the ANZAC spirit of mateship‚ courage and bravery as well as all Australians who serve in war‚ which is evident
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poem‚ Variations on the Word Love‚ Margaret Atwood juxtaposes the connotations and denotations of the word “love” in order to comment on the misrepresentation thereof in our society. In this essay‚ I shall attempt to explore how these connotations and denotations relate to one another‚ how they are sustained as well as how they change throughout the poem. Finally‚ I shall also attempt to explain how this poem may be viewed as a love poem even though Atwood deviates from the conventions of love poetry
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