Critical Lens Essay “Good people... are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure”. This quote from William Saroyan means that wise people acquire their insight from experiences‚ especially unsuccessful ones. I agree with the quote and the idea of people being knowledgeable because of the hardships and journeys they had endured. The two novels Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger both support the idea of gaining wisdom through
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Should We Bring Back Flogging? In the article “Bring Back Flogging”‚ Jeff Jacoby talks about why he feels that flogging should be brought back into the court system. He gives enough facts to peek the interest of a person to look into bringing back this form of punishment for crimes that are not as severe as murder. His argument is that our justice system chooses to incarcerate one-time offenders instead of other forms of punishment and it is costing the states government a lot of money and
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L.M. Montgomery once stated “..we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world..”. In other words Montgomery is saying that the choices we make in life‚ whether they be good or bad‚ always have consequences. Two literary works that help support this quote is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The author uses conflict in To Kill A Mockingbird to help support the quote. Conflict is a confrontation or struggle between opposing forces. After hearing
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Michelle Veliz Period 7 4/27/12 Critical Lens Essay A famous author named Richard Wright once said‚ “All literature is a protest”. In simpler terms‚ books have been written to raise awareness about problems in order for humans to find solutions for them. This quote is true because in most works of literature the author makes their characters go through difficult obstacles to overcome that not everyday people go through. The book Night was written to protest against anti-Semitism‚ which means
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Critical Lens Essay Somebody once said‚ “In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers”. Both The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and The Color Purple by Alice Walker prove this quote true. Throughout The Lovely Bones‚ a family struggles with the dreadful murder and rape of a family member. The book demonstrates how the family only got stronger with the passage of time. Their success in moving forward in life regardless of their encounter with such an evil act emphasizes the victory of good
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Speech: Why We Should Not Compare Ourselves With Others? A very good morning to our teacher ‚Madam Teoh Ai Leng and my fellow classmate .I am very honoured this morning to be given this opportunity to speak on a very important and interesting subject entitled‚ “Why We Should Not Compare Ourselves With Others?”. As you know‚ a lot of times people advise us to compare ourselves with others but this is not always the best way of thinking. There are many reasons to change this way of thinking and
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“Have we surrendered ourselves to the power of media?” If you want to tell someone a secret‚ you whisper in that person’s ear. But how would you tell vast numbers of people some information? Would you shout it at the top of your lungs? Probably not. You probably would turn to one or more forms of mass communication‚ which include newspapers‚ magazines‚ TV‚ and radio. Using these to distribute information is far more efficient than shouting.
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Celie had to grow up being beaten by these men and acting like their slave‚ she decided that she hated men. Instead she liked Shug‚ a famous singer‚ and they became really great friends. Shug helped her get away from Mr.____. This connects to the lens because at first Celie was not strong at all‚ but when she went with Shug to Tennessee‚ she gained confidence and started her own business sewing pants. Throughout the book‚ there has also been a theme of sexism. When Celie is living with Mr.____
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Through Others We Become Ourselves Rachel Sealy-Fisher In this essay‚ I will be discussing how people create identities for others through propaganda and language usage‚ perceptions and first impressions and how we accept these identities because of fear. I will use the films: Avatar and Memoirs of a Geisha as well as the novel: We Shall Not Weep by Johnny Masilela as references. Everyone creates identities for others. Often this is sub-conscious or unintended. We sometimes create these identities
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Grief Hurts Maria Becerra COM/150 May 6‚ 2012 Cheryl Eniero Grief Hurts The grieving process is a painful life experience in which individuals cope in various ways. These people can go thru a stage where they don’t want to see or speak to anyone. For some obtaining counseling thru professional help or sharing their experience relieves the ache‚ and for others just by reminiscing is sufficient to grief. The human body is not immortal and for that reason we all experience
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