The stories “Clearing Paths to the Past” and “To Be of Use” both are similar in ways of their themes being similar. The theme of the two stories is‚” Doing the right thing can go a long way.” The theme from the stories can help the reader learn an important lesson about life.An example of this occurring in the story “Clearing Paths to the Past” would be when the main character talks about spending hours on end shoveling snow for the people who used his sidewalks. The main character feels it is an
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It was a good few weeks into the summer holidays of three years ago‚ and I was eleven years of age. I was with my family on a vacation in North Wales‚ situated right near the sunny beaches of a town called "Pwllheli". That summer we had rented out a wooden lodge from a dear friend of my mothers and we couldn’t have been staying in a more beautiful place. Around the lodge were towering trees with the hot‚ glorious sunshine creeping through the brittle branches and elegant little flowers swaying in
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Baseball: An African – American past time? Most baseball fans would likely say that they pay little to no attention to which ethnic groups make up their favorite sports teams‚ but it is interesting to watch how ethnic groups (specifically African - Americans) have faded in and out throughout the history of baseball. I believe that the rise and fall of African – Americans’ presence in baseball is due more to socioeconomic influences than it is to physiological differences. Baseball is commonly
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Summary and Response Essay Is Cursive Writing A Thing of the Past? How often do we actually use cursive writing these days? And if we don’t write incursive‚ should we continue to teach our children how to? This is one of the biggest questions in our education system today. Many states are eliminating this practice‚ while others are trying to preserve this slowing fading art. Dr. Vi Supon‚ tells us is in the article‚ Cursive Writing: Are It’s Last Days approaching?‚ “Indicators are that technological
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Policing - Past and Present Policing - Past and Present It has been said that to understand the world of today‚ one must understand the world of yesterday‚ police and police agencies are no different. The history of policing ranges all the way from citizens attempting to protect their community to today’s world of technology based policing. A recent development in policing stems from the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001 which resulted in the created of the Department of Homeland Security
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Whitney Smith May 30‚ 2013 English 3 Word Count: 900 The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby tries to “repeat the past” with tragic results. The novels narrator Nick Carraway tries to explain to Gatsby that he can’t repeat the past‚ but Gatsby states‚ “of course you can‚ old sport” (Fitzgerald). Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby met in Louisville. Before he left to fight in World War I he fell in love with Daisy. Right before he left Daisy promised to wait for
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the novel Beloved‚ Paul D’s struggle to overcome the power his past has on him reflects Morrison’s message that only by accepting and confronting your past can you overcome it and move on to a better future. Topic Sentences: • The past’s power over Paul D is symbolized by his “tin tobacco box”‚ in which he locks away his emotions thereby succumbing to the chains of his past. • Paul D’s complete acceptance of the power of the past is paralleled by his acceptance of Beloved’s power over him‚ when
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THE DIFFRENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN THE PAST The passing of time has a lot of effects on women and how they act. It is interesting to look at how time may have changed their personality‚ interests‚ and their lives. In the 1920s‚ men had a lot of choices in regards to the job he could do; he could do whatever he wanted to. Women did not have that many choices. She could be a homemaker‚ a cook‚ or a tailor; women were seen as not needing an advanced education. She needed to learn to read and
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sides to the story. Many people you can say they are afraid’ scared‚ or just do not like or want change. In the play Thunder on Sycamore Street by Reginald Rose‚ some people are not willing to give chance. They just criticize someone based on their past. In the short story “War Party” and in the play Thunder on Sycamore Street they are alike in many ways because it is all about not seeing how would that person feel and that some people do not care. It is really kind of just about them and them only
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Why Should We Study the Past? Pearl S. Buck once said‚ “If you want to understand today‚ you have to search yesterday.” In order for us as a people to know where we are going in life‚ we must study the past of our ancestors to find out where we have been. The human animal by its very nature is curious. We must know the answers to‚ who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. We cannot help ourselves from asking these questions‚ and we cannot stop ourselves from going in search of the answers. We have
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