submissive to their male counterparts. However‚ in “Rain of Gold” written by Victor Villasenor‚ the character of Dona Margarita‚ a wife and a mother‚ possessed strength that was even able to boldly reprimand the character of her husband. Dona Margarita’s strength and support was valued in the book as one of the reason of fulfilling the family’s dreams. She was able to express her anger and frustration on her husband‚ Don Victor‚ when he gambled and got drunk. Her family felt hope when she did not give-up
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Victor Hugo‚ the author of‚ “Les Misérables‚” once said‚ “Change your opinions‚ keep your principles; change your leaves‚ keep intact your roots.” This is a quote that can be reassuring to a person who is going through a rough patch in life or when they are at a stance in their life where they have forgotten who they are. When I read this quote‚ I think about where I come from and how it has shaped me to be the person I am today. One way that my roots have affected me is by my speech communities
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It is a pleasure to nominate Dave Giles for the "Most Outstanding Person" award. He is a former alumni of Carl Sandburg College. My first impression of Dave came in 2012 when he gave hands-down the best speech on the importance of education that I had ever heard. He truly enjoys spending his time helping the community’s youth. He has also continued to live up to that impression of being a passionate man who is optimistic‚ supporting‚ and is as committed to children as he is to bettering our society
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disastrous‚ even deadly. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein focuses on the life of one man‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ who tries to further the current knowledge of alchemy and science by creating life from death. "Shelley sought to explore not the opposition but the relationship between alchemy and science. That‚ in turn‚ was to be followed by an examination of the consequences of that relationship on and in human society." (Buchen) Victor conducts that exact experiment and relationship. His actions displayed the consequences
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Aristotle’s ideas about tragedy were recorded in his book of literary theory titled Poetics. In it‚ he has a great deal to say about the structure‚ purpose‚ and intended effect of tragedy. His ideas have been adopted‚ disputed‚ expanded‚ and discussed for several centuries now. The following is a summary of his basic ideas regarding the tragic hero: 1. The tragic hero is a character of noble stature and has greatness. This should be readily evident in the play. The character must occupy
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Social Control of Youth There are three concepts in regards to social control of youth that have been introduced by different sociologists. One concept is called “governance through crime” by Jonathan Simon. The second concept is Victor Rios’ “youth control complex”. The third concept is “school to prison pipeline” by Aaron Kupchick. All of these concepts are connected. The first concept is “governance through crime” by Simon. This concept states that the justice systems have become more
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What Victor Frankl considered to lie between Stimulus and Response is the freedom to choose. Although we are placed in awkward or bad situations we must not forget that we still have the freedom to choose how we will react. With this being said‚ we have the option to either agree with the person or have our own opinion about things. This is what makes everyone unique in their own way being able to choose what we are going to do or say. Stimulus would be considered the problem or the question
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I walked into my first dual enrollment class of my high school career and there sat 70 kids‚ which in college might seem like your everyday lecture class but in high school‚ it was a little intimidating. The teacher of our astronomy class introduced himself and spent the rest of the day cracking jokes and going over how the year was going to pan out. Little did he know he would turn out to be my favorite teacher. Dr. Albright‚ who now teaches classes at JMU has truly shaped the way that I think about
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Starting at victor harbor primary school. I can remember the day when I first went to school at victor harbor primary school. It was scary because I didn’t know anyone at all. The first couple to of days I was nervous and scared because I didn’t have much friends and I was still trying to settle into the new school. As I got to know a few people I got a bit more confident and started to do more things with the people that helped me around the school and became good friends with them. Their names
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I belong to the ethnic Punjabi community. We are a friendly people‚ known for our resilience‚ love of adventure and good food‚ vibrant music and the pulsating Bhangra dance‚ apart from our ability to work hard and adapt to new situations and immerse in new environments‚ making them ours. My grandparents‚ paternal and maternal‚ moved to Delhi during the mass migration of 1947‚ when India and Pakistan became two sovereign nations. My grandfathers‚ both qualified engineers‚ etched new lives in what
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