Photography is not just used to show an event; photography is used to capture the details‚ feelings‚ and thoughts of something – it provides a compelling representation of the author’s view. All this is done by Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives‚ where the reader is informed about the hideous conditions that the poor had to face in New York City. Riis uses detailed images‚ facts with statistics‚ and examples to create an image to the reader of what these people go through in their everyday lives
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An Important Lesson “Tuesday of the Other June” by Norma Fox Mazer is a short story with many life lessons about a girl named June and her mom. When another June comes into the good Junes life‚ she starts hurting and tormenting her. In the beginning it’s just June and her mother‚ they know no trouble‚ June has a normal life. She goes to school‚ she has very few friends but she is living in a normal life. Soon another June comes into our good Junes life and starts hurting her and getting her
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affects everyone’s values‚ behaviors‚ and perceptions. Culture is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. That basically means culture is your background. Cultural identity is knowing your culture and what your culture is. For example‚ my cultural identity is Filipino and American. Knowing your culture is very important. Some people
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and Other Lies They Told You: Busting Myths About Human Nature by an anthropologist by the name of Augustin Fuentes‚ outlines three major ideologies within the constructs of our species: humans can be sorted into biological groups or races‚ we are a violent species when culture is absent‚ and there are significant differences between men and women. The underlying principles of these notions change the way we view the world as well as the way we view ourselves and interact with each other. Fuentes
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Dinner consist of turkey‚ ham‚ cranberry‚ mash potatoes‚ veggies‚ bread rolls + more and many bake goods – we decorate our home with wreaths‚ lights‚ stockings‚ candy canes and much more. Three Kings Day = Celebrated over Latin America‚ Spain and other parts of Europe - On the 12th day after Christmas we believe they visit our house and bring gifts - One Shoe‚ gifts are left in shoes - Six Walnuts and buckets of water are left for The Wise Men camels – Piece of Coal left in shoes if children were
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been wondering if elephants could feel emotions. In the three articles‚ “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk‚” by Virginia Morell‚ “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task” by Joshua Plotnik and‚ “Elephants Console Each Other‚” by Virginia Morell. All of the authors used information to get their message across and to explain the author’s purpose. In the first passage‚ “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk‚” by Virginia Morell‚ Virginia used information to inform you about
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In elementary school‚ my classmates and I would treat each other equally despite our different ethnic backgrounds. We distinguish each other by personalities as a whole rather than the color of our skin or ethnicity. In fact‚ according to studies by the Huffington Post‚ by 2042 the racial minorities will become the majorities of the United States population. In Richard Rodriguez’s article‚ “Blaxicans and Other Reinvented Americans”‚ he states how immigrants aren’t getting the credit for what they
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Recently I was inspired to paint the goddess Bast‚ after reading the ‘Tale of The Cat’ by Von Franz (a Jungian Analyst). In this Romanian fairytale he interprets the meaning behind every detail of this dreamlike story. I don’t want to give away too many spoilers. So I will simply give you a taste of how it starts; The Emperor grows bored of his Wife and sends her away on a boat‚ telling her that upon returning from her journey she must be pregnant. The women goes on her way‚ eventually finding a
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\~1~/ Ethros‚ the supreme ruler of all other gods of the Earth‚sat on his throne‚ counting the days as time ticked by‚ wondering when the time would come for him to leave his throne to his son and daughter. Every couple new mornings in the mortal world‚ he’d ask‚ “How many years has it been?” Most would expect him to know right away. After all‚ to the mortals and his surrounding gods‚ he was the lord almighty‚ commanding heaven. What most didn’t know‚ was that heaven was right in their sun.
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How the Other Half Lives a novel written by an immigrant from Denmark‚ Jacob Riis. In this novel Riis tells about the living conditions of multiple ethnic groups‚ known as the Jewish‚ Chinese and Italians. Each group had their own way to living life in the late 18th century‚ even though they were all living in New York. All of the groups came to America to pursue their vision of finding what in their minds was the “American Dream” but yet it was a different experience for everyone. Without a doubt
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