Samantha Delia Professor Swint ENGL 1102 15 April 2014 “Unashamedly Middle Class” Poems can often be so personal that people either strongly love or dislike them. I have never been a huge fan of poetry‚ for the simple reason that most poetry I have read has been assigned to me in an English class or something similar. For the most part poems have always seemed so dense to me‚ like a puzzle you’ve got to decipher. In fewer words‚ poems have always intimidated me. That is most definitely the
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think of a stranger jumping out of a shadowy place and sexually attacking someone. But in fact there different forms of sexual assault. Acquaintance Rape also known as date rape‚ is one of the most common among female adolescents and college students. About 60% of all reported rapes are committed by someone the victim knew. Rape is a crime of violence‚ and you can be arrested‚ prosecuted and properly punished by the law. There are ways to try to prevent date rape. The most common way to get into trouble
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“Oh the places you’ll go‚” (Dr.Suess). In 6th grade‚ it may be tough at first‚ but it will become easier as you go. Since I have become the 6th grade‚ I have become more responsible‚ gained more friends‚ and gained more homework. In 6th grade‚ I have way more responsibilities than in 5th grade. I need to get to class on time or I’ll get a tardy and if I get 4 or more I’ll have to go to lunch detention and trust me that’s not fun. I also have to be prepared or I’ll get a tardy and with
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to Great Places! You’re off and away." These opening lines mark the commencement of the imaginative journey through the world created by Dr. Seuss in his picture book‚ ""Oh the Places You’ll go!" ‚an allegory of Life and its possibilities. Robert Frost also explores the same concept in his poem The Road not Taken. It is clear from both texts a journey of the imagination influences and shapes one’s perspective of the world and often results in transformation. "Oh the Places you’ll Go" motivates
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For the final paper‚ the reading selected will be‚ “Oh! The places you’ll go!” by Dr. Seuss. This reading was selected for many reasons. One of the many‚ is that Dr. Seuss is a huge part of many college students childhood. Personally‚ Dr. Seuss was one of my favorite’s! This poem speaks out to me personally in a way because for college students‚ this is our first adventure on our own. Here‚ we are thrown into the world expected to grasp life and be able to maintain and handle it. College is our final
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A Handful of Dates Children like to copy their favorite character. They imagine themselves to be like that person when they get big. Like this‚ a young boy ‚ the main character of the story‚ “A Handful of Dates”‚ by Tayeb Saleh‚ imagine himself to be like his grandfather‚ when he get big. The story describes the childhood of a young boy‚ who does the things children typically do‚ go to school‚ attend religious services
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Oh the Places You’ll Go Reflection September 7‚ 2012 It’s a person’s choice of which path they want to take in the future but without help they can choose the wrong path. As Dr. Seuss said in his poem" I’m sorry to say so but‚ sadly‚ it’s true and Hang-ups can happen to you." My Perspective is that careers is a very important course in high school because it helps students discover their skills and choose the
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My wife and I had a house and it had and still has a very special place in my heart. I had lived with my love for many years‚ together since we were oh so very young. The house was white with black trimming‚ but most of the paint was chipped away on the back porch. Our house always seemed to have something about it that set it apart from all the rest. As you walk into the front door of the house you notice a long‚ slender stairway that led up into the main hallway of the house. The strong smell of
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The Places You’ll Go I think Dr.Seuss said it best when he said “The more you read‚ the more things you will know‚ the more that you learn‚ the more places you’ll go.” My introduction to literature started as many other childrens’ did. My day would begin with an enthusiastic high pitched red muppet‚ otherwise known as Elmo‚ teaching me the ABC’s and end shortly after sunset with my mother reading me fairy tales about princesses and talking animals. By nightfall‚ the princess always ended up with
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Seuss in his book “Oh the Places You’ll Go!”‚ “You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space‚headed‚ I fear‚ toward a most useless place: The Waiting Place...”‚ in which people idle‚ doing nothing but waiting for events to occur in vain. Up until a couple of years ago I was‚ in essence‚ one of the unfortunate people stuck in the “waiting place”. I didn’t feel like doing
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