Gary Soto speaks to the romantic side of all of us with his poem “Oranges.” In the poem‚ Soto uses the innocence and simplicity of first love‚ combined with symbolism and imagery of colors and light to evoke the feelings we all had on our first date. While the poem reads simply as words about a walk with a girl‚ the use of light and color build into a reflection on the feelings and emotions associated with young love. “Oranges” is written in the past tense‚ as the speaker examines in the first-person
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In the story‚ “Seventh Grade”‚ Gary Soto creates a character that faces challenges with impressing his crush. As Victor tries to win Teresa over with embarrassing tactics his French teacher helps him to not embarrass himself in front of Teresa. So does Victor actually learn from his experience? Does he have responsibility in the problem he has caused? In the beginning of the story Victor decides that in his seventh grade year he is going to get a girl named Teresa. Victor soon discovers
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At one point in your life you probably created a huge problem for yourself. However‚ you most likely did not solve that problem without seeking help. “La Bamba” written by Gary Soto is a rare case. The story features a boy named Manuel who decides to sing in his school’s talent show. Unfortunately‚ during his moment the record sticks to one verse and Manuel is forced to sing along. The performance was embarrassing‚ but he became popular. This story shows how one character archetype can solve a problem
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Smalley personality profile test: Smalley personality profile test is based on Gary samlleys system‚ It’s an objective test much into the personality of ourselves. This can be done in four segments in which each segment is indicated with an animal such as Lion‚ Bearer‚ Otter‚ and Golden Retriever. Every segment is listed out with 20 personality traits‚ qualities‚ charactaristics‚ e.t.c We gave to go through the lists and select the matchings. Count the selected in each of the four segments and double
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Name: Module 5 Exercises: Deductive Reasoning 5A. In Dirty Politics: Deception‚ Distraction and Democracy‚ Kathleen Hall Jamieson surveys American presidential elections from 1960 to 1988. One conclusion she draws is the 1960 and 1980 elections stand out from the others in that they showed an increased level of “engagement” on the part of the public and the press. She writes: Asking what it was about the 1960 and 1980 campaigns that produced engagement on policy and useful governance is instructive
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One of the most important military techniques used in World War 1 was the use of trench warfare. In the movie‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ both the positive and the negative aspects of trench warfare are highlighted. The movie begins with German men hiding behind the trenches as the French Army approaches. As the French march closer‚ the Germans are able to shoot at them‚ but avoid being shot themselves by ducking down in the trenches. This is particularly helpful because it saved lives while
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Have you ever caught a 7 ½ pound bass? If you haven’t I’ll tell you it’s a gigantic fish. Me and my dad where at Gary Yamamoto’s Ranch fishing‚the whole day dad and I didn’t catch much‚we caught 6‚3 pound bass‚and one 4 pounder. A very nice woman named Megen Farley worked at Gary Yamamoto’s Ranch. Since me and my dad weren’t catching much we were thinking about going home.Megan asked us‚” If we wanted to fish with live bait.”We said yes and she helped us catch the bait. After that we caught a catfish
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Caroline Castro‚ AP Language and Composition Gary Soto Essay- A Summer Life February 3‚ 2012 In the well-written autobiographical narrative A Summer Life (1990)‚ Gary Soto delivers an original assembly of aspects from himself as a six-year-old child. Soto asserts the scary realization of wants triumphing over what is ethical and he uses many examples of imagery‚ repetition and a chosen vocabulary to sketch out the ignorance that is evident in a child’s mind. Soto’s purpose is to selectively
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Forbidden Island REFLECTION PAPER BACKGROUND When our group was randomly assigned‚ by chance‚ three of our members were already working closely together on an intense project in another class. Luckily‚ they had already had positive relationships and myself and the other new member fit right in. The result was a significant kick-start‚ and we were able to maintain the momentum through to completion. Overall our experience working together as group was a positive one‚ with great group dynamics‚
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Throughout the documentary Objectified by Gary Hustwit the idea that objects have a huge impact and role in our daily lives is express through the opinions and stories of multiple different designers. They explain the thought process and the trial and error that goes into everything that is designed‚ from the toothbrush in your bathroom to the cars on the street. Design was first created by the Emperor of China. In the beginning‚ soldiers use to make their own arrows‚ this meant they only worked
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