Assignments Week 11 10/23/2017 Assignments Week 11 1. “We Real Cool” Paraphrase: The overall message of the poem “We Real Cool” is stating that the subjects are‚ in simple terms‚ are losers. For example‚ the poem starts with‚ “We real cool. We Left school.” The poem proceeds to say that these men are staying out late‚ drinking gin‚ and playing pool. To further show the reader that the subjects are losers in the last two lines Gwendolyn writes‚ “Jazz June. We Die Soon.” The author is trying to tell us that
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“We Real Cool: Stay in School” It was a Wednesday on the final week of senior year and the only thing happening in my classes was the exchanging of yearbooks. I had already gotten signatures from all of my closest friends‚ except one who hadn’t been at school the past two days; his name was Frank Gerrity. He was a childhood friend who was always known for being a trouble maker‚ so it wasn’t unusual for him to ditch. After not having seen him in any of the classes we had together‚ I decided to pay
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Text Response 3 The poem “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks describes the frailty of life from the point of view of a few guys playing pool. They know that the choices they make will affect them in far greater ways in the future‚ yet they still wish to do what they do because life will end no matter what.. For some inconsequential reason the guys continue to “[l]urk late… [s]ing sin… [t]hin gin… [and j]azz June” (Brooks 3-7). They know that what they are doing is wrong‚ because of the fact that
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elongate or shorten their lives. Brooks’ “ We Real Cool ” describes seven friends and the results their choices induce after leaving school and escaping the norms that show liberation. The poem exudes a jazzy rhythm and mood which accentuates the players and scene. In “ We Real Cool” the author is able to show‚ the theme of pride and the consequences of the choices people make with his utilization of irony and repetition. The repetition and utilization of “ We” shows the theme of pride by relating
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“The Prince of Tides” is an article describing the unexpected yet astronomical rise of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan to stardom. The article‚ written by Piyush Roy‚ was first published in Stardust Icon in 2010. The article written is intended at readers of celebrity magazines. To be more specific‚ it was written with the fans of Saif Ali Khan in mind. The author of the article was keen to draw the attention of the reader and achieved this by pairing the text with a dashing picture of Saif Ali Khan
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Honors 1-18-12 Relative Solubility of Transition Elements Introduction: In this lab we evaluate the solubility of compounds of iron‚ copper‚ zinc‚ and mercury in both water and acid. Coming into the lab we know that iron‚ copper‚ and zinc are all found in the the same row of the periodic table‚ while zinc and mercury are found in the same column. The transition metals are found in groups 3 to 12 and periods 4 to 6. Rows are known as periods and columns are known as groups. They share characteristics
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What exactly is cool? While some slang words die the day after they are conceived‚ or can only be applied to a specific culture and geographical setting‚ cool is an ever expanding word that knows no bounds. You can find it describing the temperature of the water that comes from the right side of the faucet‚ or explaining why a product is something that everyone should own. It can describe the genre of music being listened to or a glance into someone’s personality. Not only has it been used in a multitude
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English 100 November 25‚ 2012 Media Manipulation of Teenage Culture In the PBS program The Merchants of Cool ‚ Douglas Rushkoff explores "the giant feedback loop" which shows how the big media corporations use teenagers as resources to discover what will make teenagers watch their shows. He also investigates the tactics and techniques used by the major corporations to stay just ahead of the cool curve and the cultural ramifications that their shows have on teenagers. When MTV aired shows presenting
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The Merchants of Cool is a movie that gimmicks the life of youngsters from an efficient‚ social‚ cultural‚ political‚ and environmental perspective. Essentially this feature depicts the individuals who configuration marketing fights equipped towards American teenagers. The purchasers of cool are teenagers in America. In a given year‚ teenagers burn through 100 billion dollars they could call their own cash and impact their parents to spend an extra 50 billion dollars. The film contemplates this relationship
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reason for it was to solve some problems a printer was having with papers in the summer (“Title” 1). Air conditioners and refrigerators worked the same way. Instead of cooling just the small‚ insulated space inside of a refrigerator‚ an air conditioner cools a room‚ whole house‚ and/or entire business. Air conditioners use chemicals that easily convert gas to a liquid and back again. Extreme heat has a clear negative impact on the intellect and on physical activity and the use of air conditioning
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