Urinetown Response Coming into this show I knew exactly who I wanted to observe/analyze‚ John Watkins. He played the character of Cladwell and I was really excited to analyze him since last semester I wasn’t allowed to. I believe his work on stage definitely helped the given circumstances of the show. He seemed to understand what it meant to be a powerful business man who was exploiting the resources of the poor during the water shortage. I could feel his presence as an audience member whenever
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A Response to “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” Everyday millions of children around the world fight for survival due to starvation‚ lack of shelter‚ and proper healthcare. World poverty increases significantly daily‚ and innocent children lives are being affected and destroyed. The fact that the child cannot address their world poverty issue hands on‚ should encourage people to give back to communities that are less fortunate. In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” Peter Singers argues
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Summary of "The Back of The Bus" In the essay‚ "The Back of The Bus‚” author Mary Mebane shares an usual ride in a bus on a Saturday morning she had which inspires her. The purpose of writing this essay is using her personal experience to demonstrate what it was like and how people were able to overcome their struggle for equal rights under legal segregation. To start with‚ the author indicates the stage of her life situation. Her lifetime
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A Response to “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” Overall‚ I found the argument presented in “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” interesting and informative. Author Greg Graffin presents a clear thesis and supports it well with logical examples and sound reasoning. However‚ I also found parts of the essay confusing which makes me wonder about the intended audience of the piece. “ Anarchy in the Tenth Grade” examines how people can relate to being alienated from certain groups‚ and how the author found his
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Response Essay 1: Annotation of a Poem Poem: Elegy by Chidiock Tichborne Four Items: 1. The time period which it was written 2. Tichborne died the year it was written 3. The commas that create a pause within each line 4. The title Words for Annotation: 1. “prime” – the peak of quality at a certain time Prime is used as a point in Tichborne’s life that is supposed to be fun and adventurous when it seems to only be a “frost of cares”. 2. “tares” – a poisonous plant used in the Bible that
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CRITICAL RESPONSE: “MOBILE PHONES AND LITERACY” by Samuel Tsung AND “TEXT MESSAGES AND THE DECLINE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE” by Louise Dite As SMS messages has brought significant changes to our lives by revolutionizing the way people communicate‚ using abbreviations in texting has become more popular than ever as a quick and convenient choice to exchange information. Yet‚ there remains some disagreement as to whether this useful and powerful tool of communication has been positive or negative
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Gregor had alienated himself long before his metamorphosis into a beetle. His obsession with his job had dehumanized him‚ made him less personal and more mechanical. While on business trips‚ he began to lock his doors at night in the hotels. He carried this action back to his homelife. His family did not know him anymore partially because they took him for granted for making their money for them and partially because that was simply how he wanted in to be. Gregor’s metamorphosis into a beetle only
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Response #4 Yayati was a peculiar story that I’ve encountered so far in this book‚ it doesn’t talk about war nor does it talk about women wanting to have freedom. Instead Yayati talks about how Yayati‚ Prince of ruling and fighting class‚ gets married‚ but gets punished due to this actions. To give a little background about this story; gods would always lose to demons led by Indra and the Asuras (anti gods). One difference between gods and demons is that once a god gets killed‚ a god will automatically
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Karen Plemel English 242 D Leisl Sackschewsky 5/18/14 Reading Response #4 A theme is the string that ties to entire story together. It is constant throughout the entire plot and connects the concepts to a bigger idea. However‚ the theme can do more than just that. Themes have the power to make a statement about a greater idea. It allows the story to be applied to some type of real world scenario. In “Mrs. Sen’s” by Jhumpa Lahiri the theme is able to be applied to a larger scenario regarding
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Crime and Response 12/17/12 Today I am bringing you to read this proposal I bring to you today as store owners. Recently‚ the stores have become worried because this mall is now the hotspot for teenagers and gangs‚ because of this‚ both violent and property crimes have increased 150%. The parking lot robberies are at an all-time high‚ and shrinkage reports indicate that merchandise theft is 20 times that of the previous year. Some of the things that will be discussed in this proposal to you
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