ENG-101-W03 “Death by Landscape” by Margaret Atwood 23 January 2013 Reading Response 1 “Death by Landscape” by Margaret Atwood is a short story about a trauma that had a tremendous effect on the life of a young girl named Lois. The story begins with Lois living alone in an apartment. She is a widow with two grown children. Lois collects paintings of landscapes and she likes her apartment because they all fit on the walls. I do not believe that Lois likes the paintings‚ but she seems to need
Premium Science fiction Feeling Fiction
Response to Death Be Not Proud of John Donne The poem Death Be Not Proud‚ by John Donne‚ is a typical “Holly Sonnet”. In these poems‚ he spent a lot of effort in looking into his “inner self”‚ expressing his attitude towards religion and life. In this poem‚ Donne stresses man’s superior over death in particular by using a series of poetic elements. The sonnet is written in Petrarchan sonnet form with fourteen lines iambic pentameter; the first eight lines are octave‚ while others are sestet. It
Free Sonnet Poetry Poetic form
English 112 20 February 2013 If I were a poor black kid Gene Marks is a contributor to Forbes and the author of the article‚ “If I were a poor black kid.” In the beginning of his article he agrees with Mr. Obama and quotes the president’s statement‚ “This is the defining issue of our time…This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class‚ and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class. Because what’s at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn
Premium Social class Working class Middle class
Death of a Salesman Response The Loman family is a family that people can easily relate to. The two sons‚ Billy and Happy‚ face a decision that many teens have to face. This decision is to choose their future jobs. As a teenager myself I know how tough it is to choose between doing what you like and doing what society or your parents approve‚ or what has a good income‚ etc. Willy is a salesman and he wants his sons to become business guys‚ however Billy does not like the business life‚ he’d rather
Premium Adolescence Failure Family
Slaves were acquired in a few different ways. Sometimes the capturers would simply hide out and wait for a passer-by. Some traded for goods‚ as mentioned above‚ and other Africans who would receive pay captured some. However acquired‚ their fate would depend on physical and mental toughness. In order to survive what lay ahead these two qualities were essential for survival. Many Africans believed they were going to be eaten by the Europeans. This was a rumor that traveled among the captive slaves
Premium Slavery Starvation Malnutrition
The Crusades were a long series of battles between Christians and Muslims during the middle ages. The wars started around 1096 and lasted through 1300. The Muslims had taken Christian holy lands and were continuing to spread across Europe. The first Crusade was meant to retake Jerusalem from Islamic territory. The crusade wars had an extremely high impact on the economy of Europe. Joining a crusade came with a high price; men were required to travel in groups‚ and were supposed to pay for their own
Premium Crusades Christianity First Crusade
When you were little‚ did you understand why black people weren’t treated fairly? When I was a young child I couldn’t understand why black people weren’t treated fairly. When I got older and I seen why black people weren’t being treated fairly I didn’t feel good about it. How do you feel about the way black Americans used to be treated? I would always feel bad about how we were treated. I always believed that we should of been treated the same as white‚ like going to the same school‚ or have
Premium Race Black people White American
At the outset‚ let me greet you Assalamu Alaikom‚ a Muslim’s way to wish an everlasting peace be upon us all. Eight years ago‚ I asked my father a question that aroused from my curiosity. I said‚ “Amacolay‚ what makes us different from them who you call Christians?” My mother was out there too listening to our conversation and all I’ve got was a stare from both of them. It took some while before they have come up with an answer to give me. Papa then said‚ “That piece of clothing covering your
Premium Islam Philippines Mindanao
Development and Condition of Muslim Women Prevailing Laws and Traditions for Muslim Women The Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) is a human right treaty for women. The basic structure of the organization is based upon three principles: equality‚ non-discrimination and state obligation. This organization has set some rules to eliminate discrimination against women. This organization set some specific rules which the state has to agree with and implement
Premium United Arab Emirates Iraq Kuwait
p Christian Spirituality Essay Question: 1. How significant is prayer to the Christian life? What lessons can we learn from Jesus’ practice of prayer? In beginning this essay‚ I think it is only sensible to get the the root of the question. To start with‚ what exactly do we mean by “prayer”? The Oxford English Dictionary defines “prayer” as: “1) a request for help or an expression of thanks made to God.”[1] Other dictionary definitions follow the spirit of this definition: “a solemn
Premium Christianity Jesus Gospel of Matthew