I was glad to have Holly Green & Christine Kapral as guest speakers in our class on Tuesday. I felt what they had to share was great for reconnecting what we have been discussing in class (such as the causes of poverty‚ the working poor‚ or raising children in poverty) using firsthand experience as examples. I enjoyed seeing how much effort they both put into the presentation‚ I would have given them my attention regardless but it is nice to have the extra materials and visual elements in a presentation
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Steven Herrick’s work of “By the river” displays a bildungsroman novel in which harry goes on a journey through life‚ facing love and loss. Steven Herrick’s verse novel “By the River” is very successful in conveying the significant ideas about human nature. He uses key themes such as grief‚ environmental influence and coming of age to explore these ideas. To convey the themes Herrick uses multiple techniques such as imagery‚ repetition‚ personification and positive and negative influence throughout
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At The Pitt Rivers While “At The Pitt Rivers” may center around the development and progress of a couple‚ it also speaks to the influence that couple had on the narrator. Although the narrator may seem like just another pair of judgemental eyes‚ they (the gender of the narrator is never actually revealed--therefore could be referred as “they”) are looking at this couple very anthropologically. The narrator notices all the fine details of the way that they interacted: “They stood there looking
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A.K. Ramanujan’s poem “A River Theme The poet levels a scathing criticism against poets‚ both old and new poets‚ who eulogize the external beauty of nature while ignoring the deeper significance or the humanitarian aspect of the floods which destroy life and property. The old and new poets find the violent mood of the river more sensational and exciting and fail to write about the malignant aspect of nature .They are insensitive and callous towards human suffering. He criticizes the attitude of
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The Faith of Jeremiah Land "Peace Like A River"‚ by Leif Enger‚ deals with numerous instances involving Jeremiah’s faith for his family. Without Jeremiah’s faith‚ the Land family would have never made it through their trials and misfortunes. To furnish the well being of his family and find his son‚ Davy‚ Jeremiah Land followed his instincts and faith. Letting God lead the way‚ Jeremiah is able to guide his family through his faith‚ hard work‚ and love. Jeremiah Land loves his children more than
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River in Siddhartha is not only the river which we see as usual. It is not only the river which water flows in the same direction. Siddhartha comes twice to the river‚ he has nothing‚ he wants to change his life. But river itself‚ all the time‚ more and more‚ has awaken him‚ lightened him to the enlightenment. The first time he goes to the river is when he wants to change his path after his awakening. He wants to get through the river. River is like a wall which separate his old life and his
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activities. But the best known and most popular tourist attraction in Ocho Rios and all of Jamaica is amazing Dunns river falls. Dunn’s River Falls & Park is the perfect environment for fun and relaxation for the entire family. Visitors can make the 600 feet climb from the base of the falls‚ hand-in-hand like a human daisy chain‚ guided by competent staff. Guides at Dunn’s River Falls are skilled at leading you up the falls and can use your camera to take your picture as you pose under the many
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All 44 rivers in Kerala are highly polluted due to inflow of untreated domestic‚ industrial wastes and agriculture runoff. Most of the industries are near the thickly populated riversides‚ often near cities and towns. There is no efficient water treatment system in industries and city municipalities. Pollution level in some of the sites is far above permissible limits. Close proximity of increasing numbers of leach pit latrines under varying soil conditions‚ late rite (midland) and sandy soils
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Pearl River delta The Pearl River Delta is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Plans for the area City planners in south China have laid out an ambitious plan to merge together the nine cities that lie around the Pearl River Delta. The "Turn the Pearl River Delta into One" scheme will create a 16‚000 sq mile urban area that is 26 times larger geographically than Greater London‚ or twice the size of Wales. The new mega-city
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In “On the Rainy River”‚ Tim writes about facing the decision to fight in a war he didn’t believe in or flee to canada. In “How to Tell a True War Story” Tim writes about what he believes a true war story is all about. In “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” Rat Kiley tells a story about a woman who gets sent to Vietnam on request of her boyfriend‚ a medic in the war. Each of these stories has instances where there is no right or wrong answer in different ways. “On the Rainy River” deals with Tim’s
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