“Two American Families” The PBS Frontline documentary “Two American Families”‚ produced by Bill Moyers‚ follows two middle class families in Milwaukie‚ one black and one white‚ for over a decade as they struggle to achieve the “American Dream”. This documentary mirrors the struggle of so many American families who work hard and play by the rules‚ yet fall victim in a struggling economy to a series of policy decisions made. The hand of policy ineffectively steered the lives of the two families
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After Norman gets his job offer letter from the University of Chicago‚ he goes into the house to find his father reading aloud in his study. Norman and Reverend John Maclean recite various excerpts strung together from the poem "Ode: Intimations of Immortality" by William Wordsworth: (Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting The Soul that rises with us‚ our life’s Star‚) Hath had elsewhere its setting‚ And cometh from afar: Not in entire forgetfulness‚ And not in utter nakedness‚ But
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Two Kinds Some people go through hurt to find happiness. That is the main theme of the story “Two Kinds by Amy Tan”. The story is about a girl named Nikan who doesn’t believe she’s good at anything and doesn’t believe in herself. Her mother tries to help her out with that but it didn’t work throughout the story since she doesn’t believe in herself she fails time and time again. Nikan goes through her life believing she can’t do anything‚ and she sabotages herself because of her fixed mindset and
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something familiar to understand something less familiar. For instance‚ if a news report says "unemployment went down this month‚" the familiar feeling of "going down" helps everyone to understand that the number of people looking for work has reduced. Metaphors are more common than many people think. If you look up the origin of almost any word in the dictionary‚ you will find a metaphor if you go back far enough. Some psychologists suggest that all of our thinking comes from metaphors‚ based on how
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To write a comparative poem between two poems Limbo and Caged Bird are two very similar poems. They are mainly about one matter-freedom of captivity. Freedom is what the poems characters desire and hope to have. Freedom is their need and wants to be joyful and happy. I have picked these two poems‚ which link in many different ways‚ because they have interesting descriptions of the scene and tell us what the atmosphere is like. Furthermore‚ the authors‚ Braithwaite and Maya Angelou have used different
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There Are Now Two Americas. My Country is a Horror Show1 by David Simon America is a country that is now utterly divided when it comes to its society‚ its economy‚ its politics. There are definitely two Americas. I live in one‚ on one block in Baltimore that is part of the viable America‚ the America that is connected to its own economy‚ where there is a plausible future for the people born into it. About 20 blocks away is another America entirely. It’s astonishing how little we have to do with each
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Two Gallants A short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. Two men‚ Lenehan and Corley‚ are walking the streets of central Dublin on a Sunday evening. Corley dominates the conversation telling Lenehan about a girl he has recently seduced‚ a maid who works for a wealthy family. He brags about how the girl supplies him with cigars and cigarettes‚ which she steals from the family. Corley considers his relationship with this girl superior compared to when he used
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Living in Two Worlds Like every coin has two side‚ there are always two aspects in every human life. You can’t just experience good and happy lifestyle. Like other people I also experienced ups and down in my life. After reading Kim Hoang’s “Chinese in America‚ American in China‚” I feel that the necessity of immigrants to adapt or not adapt to American Culture‚ including speaking English‚ is on the highest level‚ for vocational‚ relational‚ and mental health reasons. For instance‚ the important
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Korah Agre January 26‚ 2011 EN130-3 Two Angles of Vision Part A: Positive Description As I sit here staring at these whites walls‚ I find it very easy to ponder with my artistic thoughts. They look as though they are waiting to be filled with memories and creative ideas. The strangely arranged area shows the unique‚ fun‚ and creative personalities of the beings that live in this enclosed room; it’s almost as if a burst of happiness blew up in here the night before today. Ryan Sheckler‚ taking
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MS 403 Engineering Entrepreneurship Case Study: Electric Two-wheelers: Suzhou‚ China versus India Sumit Deshmukh Prashant Patel For the present case study‚ we have taken 2 generic products – TVS Scooty Pep+ - a petrol powered bike and Hero Electric E-Sprint - an electrical 2 wheeler for quantitative cost analysis. Market prices and power rating of these bikes are comparable and hence gives us a more realistic account. TVS Scooty Pep Cost (Rs.) Max. Speed (kmph) km/unit Fuel price/unit
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