Charlemagne R. Geronimo BSEDEN 3-1D A Literary Analysis on Welostit by Romina Gonzalez Welostit (We Lost It) is a sad-funny story made by one of the Philippines renowned author‚ Romina Gonzalez. It won the 1997 Palanca Awards (3rd Prize for the short story category). The story is about a love affair between a 35 years old woman who fell in love into his favorite teen-aged nephew’s best friend (Mike) that happened on the early 90’s were EDSA Revolution already happened. Their age gap caused
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Call of the Wild BUCK‚ A POWERFUL DOG‚ half St. Bernard and half sheepdog‚ lives on Judge Miller’s estate in California’s Santa Clara Valley. He leads a comfortable life there‚ but it comes to an end when men discover gold in the Klondike region of Canada and a great demand arises for strong dogs to pull sleds. Buck is kidnapped by a gardener on the Miller estate and sold to dog traders‚ who teach Buck to obey by beating him with a club and‚ subsequently‚ ship him north to the Klondike. Arriving
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A Child Called It was about the struggles of a young boy named Dave Pelzer. Dave was put through hard times and at some point lost hope in his dreams and doubted the humanity of mankind‚ but in the end because of his strong will he was able to overcome his problems and make a better life for himself. When Dave was younger him and his brothers‚ Ronald and Stan were happy in a normal family with a loving mom and dad‚ but as years passed things started to change. Dave’s parents became alcoholics
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Jane Eyre 1.)“Do you think I am an automaton? — a machine without feelings? and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips‚ and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think‚ because I am poor‚ obscure‚ plain‚ and little‚ I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! — I have as much soul as you — and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth‚ I should have made it as hard for you to leave me‚ as it is now for me to leave you. I am not
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Savage Inequalities: Essay on Chapters 1-4 Chris Hendrick Mayer‚ PHIL 1200-100 In chapter one of Savage Inequalities‚ by Jonathan Kozol‚ he speaks of the disastrous state of East St. Louis. He describes in horrific detail‚ the condition that many school children from grades K-12 are forced to learn in. East St. Louis is one of the worst ghettos in Illinois‚ and Kozol goes into great detail about the multitude of
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The Yellow Wall-Paper By Charlotte Perkins Gilman In “The Yellow Wall-Paper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ a mother with post partum depression is stuck in between four walls and can only vent through pen and paper. Her writing styles throughout her diary entries become more and more dramatic and vivid‚ and everything that the narrator does means something. Catherine Golden‚ author of “The Writing of ’The Yellow Wallpaper: A Double Palimpsest” writes about how the narrator‚ possibly Jane‚
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Legacies are not for today‚ however they start today. Each day of life is a brand new opportunity to impact the life of another being. The Gift of Years (pages 215-222) by Joan Chittister is a surprisingly‚ interesting read about aging gracefully and spiritually. The insert supports my own thoughts and beliefs more than rejects them. Through the reading‚ I was checking myself. How will my loved ones remember me? Would I be thought of as someone who touched their lives in a positive way? Did I have
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A2 Latin Propertius Elegies 3 A question of style (and who’s got it……) transeat hic sine nube dies‚ stent aere venti‚ ponat et in sicco molliter unda minax. aspiciam nullos hodierna luce dolentis‚ et Niobae lacrimas supprimat ipse lapis; alcyonum positis requiescant ora querelis; increpet absumptum nec sua mater Ityn. tuque‚ o cara mihi‚ felicibus edita pennis‚ surge et poscentis iusta precare deos. at primum pura somnum tibi discute lympha‚ et nitidas presso pollice
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Stories can provide connections‚ different perspectives‚ and morals/lessons; despite its capacity for serving good and evil‚ telling stories is proven to be the redeeming quality of human beings. The story of “The Word Shaker” is Max’s version of a fairy tale‚ including both Liesel and himself into all of it. Its dedicated to the power Liesel’s words have had over Max’s life. It’s a tale of how words can save people just as much as they can harm them. As Max states‚ "the best word shakers were
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The Stone Boy The story is about a boy called Arnold‚ he is 9 years old. It says in the text “Arnold went into the barn” which makes me think that he has grown up on a farm‚ he lives there with his parents‚ and his bigger brother Eugene. Arnold is a normal boy‚ with an interest in weapons‚ like many boys have. I’m guessing Arnold sees his brother like quite an idol‚ because in the beginning of the text‚ he is so eager for his brother to go pick peas with him (“get up‚ you said you’d pick peas with
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