Walden Summer Assignment Background: 1. Henry David Thoreau was many things‚ but the most important were him being a philosopher‚ a naturalist‚ abolitionist‚ and a poet. He was born in Concord Massachusetts‚ into a modest family with his two older siblings Helen and John Jr. as well as his younger sister Sophia. He went to Harvard College in 1833 to 1837. He took courses in philosophy mathematics‚ and science. He wasn’t satisfied with the traditional professions for college graduates so he
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One Crazy Summer The book I read was One Crazy Summer‚ this is a historical fiction book‚ which took place in 1968 when America was in an uproar toward the African Americans. This book is about 3 African American ittle girls named‚ Delphine‚ Vonetta‚ and Fern‚ who live with their grandparents. The 3 girls have arranged to go see their mother‚ Cecile in Oakland‚ California‚ who abandoned them as babies. As they arrived in Oakland‚ California‚ and see their mother for the first time‚ they are very
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Girl‚ Interrupted The name of the movie that I watched was called “Girl‚ Interrupted.” There are a lot of important characters in the movie but the main character is 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen. The actress that plays Susanna in the movie is Winona Ryder. Susanna decided to admit herself into McLean Hospital‚ in Belmont‚ Massachusetts‚ after attempting suicide by overdosing on pills. Susanna plans on staying at mental hospital for only a couple weeks‚ but ended up staying there a couple years.
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5. This article differs from articles we have read so far because it is an investigative piece. It is the raw truth about something extremely unfortunate that happened. DeGregory gives both sides of the story but you always feel bad for the poor girl. 6. Qualities that this piece shares with others that we have read is the amount of detail and descriptiveness in the writing. 7. Tone and mood were two techniques that were utilized in this piece. DeGregory did a great job of using tone
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Golden Girl Gordon Lee McCallum’s perspective The drive to the school was quite smooth; the weather was nice‚ and there were no traffic. As I approached the school‚ I began to recognize a few of my colleagues’ cars. After having parked my car‚ as I got out‚ I noticed Miss Grainger‚ from the corner of my eye‚ waving at me. I waived back‚ and quickly joined her. She greeted me enthusiastically‚ and led me to the dance. Just
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In her slave narrative‚ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ Harriet Jacobs makes the case that “[slavery] is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.” (Jacobs #) According to female slave narratives like Incidents and The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave‚ it is worse to be a female slave because‚ in addition to the brutalities endured by all slaves‚ enslaved women are also victims of a sexist and patriarchal society where they are victims of sexual abuse and exploitation
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The short story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury shows how jealousy can cloud someone’s sense of good judgement. There are lots of examples of actions caused by jealousy my Margot’s classmates. Margot’s classmates let jealousy overcome them. There are lots of different claims that could be said about All Summer in a Day Cherishing what you have before it’s gone can also be said about the story. The kids let jealousy cloud their better judgement. When they locked her in the closet they were taken
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CASE APPLICATION: GOSSIP GIRLS: How many times a day do you gossip . . . .Either as a sender or receiver? Although you may think gossip is harmless‚ it can have some pretty serious consequences. It did for four former employees of the town of Hooksett‚ Mew Hampshire‚ who were fired by the city council for gossiping about their boss. They learned the hard way that the gossip can cost you your job. The longtime employees were fired because one of the woman had used derogatory terms to describe
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500 days of summer‚ a romantic comedy‚ written by Scott Neustadter and Michael h weber‚ puts us in the life of a man named Tom Hansen in his mid-twenties‚ who meets a girl named summer Finn‚ who he believes is the love of his life. during their time together she gets him out of his comfort zone and gives him a different perspective on life. Summer becomes close with Tom‚ but in the process takes him on a roller coaster of emotions‚ and makes him question everything he thought about love‚ life‚ and
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For the Final assignment‚ the image I chose to analyze and critique was Girl with a Kitten by Lucian Freud. My first impression of this piece was that it was pretty perplexing. There is not much happening in it besides a woman who seems to be strangling a little kitten without what seems to be any remorse for doing so—so‚ naturally‚ I immediately had questions regarding what exactly is happening in this work. Though there is still so much to understand and comprehend about it‚ I initially
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