Hi Everyone‚ I read the story called "My father’s head" by Okwiri Oduor‚ this story is colorful and a little complex. For me‚ it has a lot of lingoes that made the reading difficult. It’s about a woman called Simbi that seems to works as a maid in a retirement home‚ along with her friend Bwibo. The story begins with Simbi describing what looks like a church service conducted by a priest called Ignatius‚ during the service the priest talked about love among relatives‚ and neighbors; this made her
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The main character in Mildred D. Taylor’s short story “Song of the Trees” is Cassie Logan who lives on Logan land in Mississippi during the Great Depression. The problem this character faces is that her family is being racially discriminated by a white man named Mr. Andersen. He threatens to chop down trees on the Logan land that have sentimental value to Cassie and the family. During the course of the story‚ Cassie must fight for her family‚ land‚ and dignity. Since Cassie loves her family and pictures
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satire are preset in our world today. A few famous satirists are Jonathan Swift‚ Jon Stewart‚ and Mark Twain and are prime examples of the different ages of satire. Jonathan Swift was an Irishman who wrote satire about the failing condition of his nation. In the time of Swift‚ his nation was suffering from poverty‚ famine and disease‚ all of which‚ he said‚ could be prevented. In his satire titled‚ "A Modest Proposal"‚ Swift explains how
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What is the purpose of the Educational System? Should mankind really be oppressed by the predisposed standards that previous generations have set for the coming ones? Is it logical and fair to give children a set standard of 12 years of school‚ 6 classes a day‚ and five days a week? After all‚ weren’t some of the most successful people throughout history non-graduates of merely secondary schools? According to Gatto’s three-fold purpose of schooling‚ the main reasons are due to 1) To make good people
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Introduction: For a corporate‚ there are many factors can influence it. Such as teamwork‚ leadership and trust of a leader. Acme Minerals Extraction Company in order to solve the problem which is morale and productivity. Suzanne Howard hired Donald Peterson to implement in the first plant. The outcome was good because Donald Peterson was the employee of the company. People in the company trusted him and respected him. With the assistant of Donald Peterson‚ the process went well. However‚ in the
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argument. Some of these methods are more effective at showing others that your way is the right way. Let us take‚ for example‚ two pieces of literature‚ The Declaration of Independence‚ written by Thomas Jefferson‚ and A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift. Which one has had more of an influence on society? The obvious answer is The Declaration of Independence‚ because it is what we now live our lives by and changed an entire nation. Let’s take a closer look at why I believe the Declaration of Independence
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fascination of the tale lies in the fact that although every phase seems immediately comprehensible‚ the whole subject matter is endlessly complex. The novel offers a clear parody of colonialism and it’s working against what is conventionally known. Swift takes up the different ideas surrounding the working of colonialism and gradually debunks them by offering a reversal of scales. He redirects the tropes of colonial discourse and turns them against the masters in a very adroit manner. And interestingly
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What kind of academy can be called scientific when they try and turn poop into food or extract sunlight from cucumbers. In Gulliver’s Travels‚ by Jonathan Swift‚ Gulliver visits this academy while traveling around the world meeting many different peoples and places. Swift uses satire to criticize different features of eighteenth century England‚ including the royal academy and partisan politics‚ by using different symbols and illusions on all of the islands showing all of the negative aspects of
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educated but usually have not obtained any higher schooling than a high school diploma‚ if that. Abraham Lincoln‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ Thomas Edison‚ Steve Jobs‚ and Bill Gates are just a few examples of educated but‚ not necessarily schooled people. In John Taylor Gatto’s 2003 article‚ “Against School”‚ Gatto makes his position very clear that he is personally against America’s public school system. Personally‚ I agree with Gatto’s key points in his article. The robust and strict environments that public schools
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judgement or that it is their fault. The rape culture that has been created in our society makes it difficult for any person to come forward because we silence the survivor and culturally accept the actions of the perpetrator. The first thing that Taylor did that many survivors do is question how her identity and the identity of her perpetrator will affect how people believe her. She notes her identity as a black woman‚ and he as a white older man‚ a coach assured to be respected in their community
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