Mark Twain’s Relevance Today Gary Scharnhorst (University of New Mexico) From the earliest stage of his writing career‚ Mark Twain was more than a literary comedian. From the first‚ his humor had a satirical and sometimes even a bitter edge‚ and throughout his life he repeatedly ridiculed the foolishness and foibles of the “damned human race.” His humor was in fact the basis of his appeal across classes‚ races‚ and nationalities. His social satire is the basis of his relevance today. The secret
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Hernando de Soto was a conquistador that lived in Spain in the 16th century. De Soto explored and helped conquer places like Peru‚ North America‚ and East Asia. Personal background Hernando de Soto was a 16th century explorer that was born 1500 a.d. in Jerez de los Caballeros‚ Spain and died on May 21st‚ 1542 in Ferriday‚ Louisiana. When de Soto was a child he wanted to be a lawyer but his father said he would much rather be an explorer. Hernando was invited by Pedro Arias Dávila on an expedition
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Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 British-American war film coordinated and delivered by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay by Kubrick‚ Michael Herr‚ and Gustav Hasford depended on Hasford’s novel The Short-Timers (1979). The film stars Matthew Modine‚ Adam Baldwin‚ Vincent D’Onofrio‚ R. Lee Ermey‚ Dorian Harewood‚ Arliss Howard‚ Kevyn Major Howard‚ and Ed O’Ross. Its storyline takes after a detachment of U.S. Marines through theirtraining and the encounters of two of the detachment’s Marines in the Tet Offensive
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Sonia Soto Major at this point in her life had accomplished what most Latinos/ Latinas in her time could only dream of. Attending an Ivy League university was a huge deal and still is. She had not realized what an honor it was to be able to attend the prestigious Princeton University. Until it all made sense‚ it hit her‚ she would become a successful woman. But first she would encounter some academic weaknesses that she had found out about herself in order to get ahead and go on to wining some of
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Masculinity in Movies: Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 film which portrays the early careers of U.S. Marine Corps recruits preparing for the Vietnam War. Throughout the movie‚ one recognizes concepts covered in the TV and film analysis film class; specifically the issue of masculinity. The first part of this movie is an accurate representation of recruit training‚ enforcing the well known mantra “tear down then build up.” Present in this leadership style widely
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not something that anyone has a choice of being. That is who you are Black‚ White‚ Hispanic or Asian. In the Voices and Vales‚ book page 41‚ “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas. She was discriminated against for her race. When a teacher said‚ “Marta is Mexican”. Then again for her income. When they put a dollar amount due on the jacket that use to be free for having the best grades‚ so that her family could not afford to pay for it. Racism played a key part in many world wars. There
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June‚ 1541 A bunch of Spanish soldiers knocked on my little hut’s door to tell me about Hernando de Soto’s new expedition to the place called La Florida to get riches beyond any others and hundreds of slaves. If I go‚ I could be able to move back in with you‚ have an adventure‚ and be able to pay for our food. I had no other option but to join the soldier. I walked on a bay where there was a tall man‚ compared to me‚ and he talked about the task of what we are about to do. He was very generous and
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Everywhere Else (1941‚ 2000)‚ Hernando de Soto said‚ “Much of the marginalization of the poor in developing and former communist nations comes from their inability to benefit from the six effect that property provides.” They are: (1) fixing the economic potential of assets‚ (2) integrating dispersed information into one system‚ (3) making people accountable‚ (4) making assets fungibles‚ (5) networking people‚ and (6) protecting transactions (de Soto‚ 2000:49-62). De Soto (2000:62-63) said‚ “The six effect
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They were halcyon days! But‚ were they the best days of my life? For me they were very special. But I think the best days came later‚ as a result of my positive‚ and negative‚ experiences at school. Mr Halley (there he is in his trendy brown jacket – with elbow pads) was my best teacher – he was well dench! Of course that expression hadn’t been coined yet‚ but he was. He made learning fun‚ he made it interesting. Key note speeches often have an icebreaker – I thought I would provide the laughs
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I have been asked to compose a response that explains how the minor characters from both stories‚ “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas and “Zebra” by Chaim Potok are influential to the lives of the protagonists. First‚ I want to explain how the Grandfather of Marta’s in The Scholarship was so influential and helpful throughout the process of her getting the jacket. When Marta was younger her parents didn’t have enough money to raise 8 children so Marta was sent to live with her grandparents
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