Stuck: Michael Chabon’s “Wonder Boys” Where do I even start with this book? It is‚ quite honestly‚ one of the best-written books I have ever read‚ ever. I think it took me such a long time to read because the first few pages or so didn’t really attract me‚ in terms of plot‚ but Chabon’s sentences‚ my goodness. His sentences are flawless. I want to marry his sentences. Or‚ in the words of Tracy Jordan‚ I love his sentences so much‚ I want to take them behind the middle school and get them pregnant
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Michael Gove is redefining what Left and Right mean in education policy The terms of the debate on education policy used to be presented as Labour championing equal opportunity while the Conservatives were defenders of priviledge for the minority. Labour attacked the gramar schools on the grounds that the children who failed the 11-plus were "written off." Labour also attacked independent schools - even proposing to outlaw them in their 1983 election manifesto. Given that Labour no longer propose
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Tracking a Text: Spies by Michael Frayn 1: Chapter One: pages 3 – 6 The narrator (Stephen) is disturbed by the smell of a certain shrub every June. It triggers his memory and makes him think of the past. Particularly‚ he thinks of Keith and Keith’s mother. He remembers Keith’s mother‚ her eyes sparkling and her laughter. Then he remembers her crying and he not knowing what to do. He remembers that the whole thing started with six words spoken by Keith. He resolves to go back
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Great Gatsby‚ Jordan Baker and Nick Carraway are implied as
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B -> Prepared Remarks of President Obama: Back to School EventThis speech was held at Wakefield High school in Arlington‚ Virginia by Barack Obama the current president of the United States of America‚ is a speech directed at students‚ which already becomes obvious to us in the title as it states a very everyday phrase we see every year around the time of school start. ”Back to School” is a phrase all of us can relate with‚ as it is very often used in advertising. Obama advised the American children
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Scene 1- Andrew accidentally broke Grace’s crystal horse and replaced it with a wooden horse. This scene shows how Andrew Martin‚ a robot‚ who cared for his “Little Miss.” This scene showed how Andrew was able to feel Grace’s sadness‚ anger‚ and disappointment when he accidentally broke Grace’s horse. We all know that robots aren’t able to feel what others feel because this is something humans have. We have a soul and conscience‚ and they don’t. This scene also showed how he was able to create a
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When I first registered for this class I wasn’t really expecting anything to happen. I thought I would be bored‚ probably not pay any attention‚ and do what I had to in order to pass so that I can graduate. However‚ throughout the semester‚ I found myself enchanted by some of the creativity most of the artist created. I never appreciated art before‚ and a part of me feels disappointed at that thought now‚ because I have learned to appreciate some of the emotional depth and the expression these artists
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Drama is a genre that is deliberately written for performance‚ and therefore‚ the reader’s understanding of the characters and issues is always improved by its staging. "Staging" in Drama means the process or manner of putting a play on stage. This refers to the positioning of the characters and props‚ the way the actors move‚ the way they use their voice and how the character looks. Gore Vidal once said‚ "A talent for Drama is not a talent for writing‚ but an ability to articulate human relationships
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Michael Cassio from Othello Michael Cassio is Othello’s lieutenant and is trusted by Othello for his safety. More than a lieutenant‚ Othello regarded him as his friend. Cassio was the person who approved of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage when no one supported their love. He was the only person trusted by Othello to convey his messages to Desdemona and vice versa. Moreover‚ he was a faithful‚ reliable and capable lieutenant. Michael Cassio was the hinge on which the play turns‚ because he falls
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Dear Michael Leunig‚ I had an interview with a CNN reporter today. Unfortunately‚ the intelligent lady wasn’t intelligent enough to ask me all the relevant questions. Instead of addressing the sinister secrets of the NSA that I had so courageously revealed‚ she concentrated on me as a whistleblower‚ daring to ask questions like “So how are you dealing with all the hate?” Honestly‚ what else could I have expected from a CNN reporter? That’s all this is to these people; a tabloid‚ a piece of gossip
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