more interesting. I did not know what I was in store for. Alice Walker wastes no time to shock the reader right off of the bat. The very first letter describes the rape of the protagonist by her stepfather. Uneducated language is used to bring more depth and realism‚ but also adds a sort of crudeness to it. This is nothing you would expect a first page to consist of. A turn of the page begins with‚ "My mama dead. She die screaming and cussing. She scream at me." No concern with being vivid in unpleasant
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Salman Ismail Chris Evans English 100 08/01/12 A Chance to Start Over Choices‚ decisions and regret all have a deep meaning and reason behind them. When someone has power it does not give them the right to chose for another‚ but we forget sometimes that the person means no harm. There can be many theories behind every wrong choice‚ it can be something we would not like to make‚ but in order for the sake of humanity. We are scared to tell people that they are infected and instead
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country where we’re allowed to do anything‚ be our own person without anybody forcing us. But this‚ public speaking? This isn’t freedom. This is the opposite of what Canada as a country stands for. Even now‚ if you look closely‚ my hands are shaking from fear‚ and I’m looking at my speech through tears. I know many of you must be thinking how everything I’m saying is exaggerated‚ just so I can make a good speech‚ but no. This is really how public speaking is
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Barbara Brown October 24‚ 2013 Black Chicago Paper #2: Black Chicago Renaissance Reader by Darlene Clark Hine A Renaissance is a cultural movement‚ rebirth‚ and reinvention. The Black Chicago Renaissance began in the 1930’s where Chicago experienced a cultural renaissance that lasted into the 1950’s and was in comparison of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s. I don’t believe that the Harlem and Chicago Renaissance should be compared due to the fact that these were two places that were
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psychologist Robert Sternberg‚ love has three constitutive components: intimacy‚ passion‚ and commitment. So‚ the type of love one experiences depends on the relative strengths of these components. The types of love that the main characters of Talking it Over experienced for one another were very diverse since their relationships were based on different components of love. Two men fell in love with the same woman for different reasons‚ and the same woman fell in love with two men at the same time. Is this
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Amanda Dulinky 1/23/13 Reader Response # 1‚ on Alone Together‚ written by Sherry Turkle. Reading the first part of Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together has brought some interesting questions to my mind. I have often joked about friends of mine who play Massively Multi-player Online Games‚ such as World of Warcraft and Second Life‚ being addicted to their “game of choice”. And after reading & discussing this book‚ while also
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Jones Prof. French English 1301 2/11/2013 My Dad Some people might say that the perfect dad does not exist‚ I don’t know what they know‚ but what I surely know is that my dad is perfect for me and he is the greatest grandfather. Everything my dad do is special to me‚ the way he dresses‚ the way he moves‚ the way he behave‚ the way he speaks etc. I just think that it could be greatest thing ever if I could ever meet a man half as great as my dad. My dad is a coach. He is usually wearing tennis
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critic H. c. Mencken argues that the average man does not want to be free he simply wants to be safe‚ more specifically he believes that the main priority of a citizen is safety over the loss of certain rights of freedoms. In my opinion Mencken is right about the average man having more interest or need for safety over freedom . One example which makes this clear is the ratification of the second amendment which provides the citizens of the united states‚ the freedom to bear arms for self protection
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In the song "Over the Mountain" the lyrics tell you how Ozzy feels his life is going at the time that he wrote the song. "Over the mountain take me across the sky‚ Something in my vision‚ something deep inside‚ where did I wander‚ where d’ya think I wandered to‚ I’ve seen life’s magic astral plane I travel through. I heard them tell me that this land of dreams was now; I told them I had ridden shooting stars and I’d show them how. Over and over always tried to get away‚ living
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Fear Over Love Discipline‚ control‚ and authority are required for a government to thrive and in order to obtain these attributes it’s important to instill fear into the citizens. In 1984‚ a dystopian novel by George Orwell‚ the inner party has absolute control over the society and they use the fear of punishment to manipulate their people. As the novel progresses‚ Winston‚ the main character‚ starts to rebel‚ but because of the control and power that the party has obtained‚ they are able to
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