Stephanie Gannaway EDUC 2301 Article Review #1 Fall‚ 2015 Shafto‚ E. (2011‚ September). Letters to my younger self. Educational Leadership What would you say if you could go back in time and speak to your younger self‚ especially at a critical period of development? In Letters to My Younger Self‚ the author thinks back to her painful struggles with timed mathematics tests during her second grade year‚ and the teacher’s response to those struggles. The trigger for these distressing memories is walking
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woman during these times faced many obstacles‚ and it was increasingly difficult to pursue her dreams. Lorraine Hansberry’s drama‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ focuses on the conflicts that the Younger family face due to a $10‚000 insurance check that has the potential to improve their lives immensely. For Beneatha Younger‚ this check is the key to moving forward and achieving her dream of becoming a doctor. Beneatha‚ being a confident and independent young woman‚ denies all aspects of “assimilationism” and
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A Jungian and Existential Analysis of Walter White Nick Willits Dr. Martin PS 440-01W 04/25/13 Walter White‚ played by Bryan Cranston‚ is the main character of AMC’s hit drama Breaking Bad. The massively popular show first aired in 2008 and has since completed five seasons with more to come. Cranston was previously very well-known for his role as the father on the comedy Malcolm in the Middle‚ a very different role from this. Other recognized members of the cast include creator Vince Gilligan
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Lia Lee was the first of her siblings to be born in not only the United States‚ but also was the first to be born in a hospital. Her parents‚ Nao Kao and Foua‚ were Hmong immigrants who fled to the United States. This story is a journey of the family’s struggle‚ with their special daughter Lia‚ and also the doctors who played an important role in their lives. The biggest struggle‚ however‚ was the conflicting views and beliefs of these two parties. To understand this conflict the reader must first
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“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” depicts the inner monologue of an aging man as his mind drifts in and out of fantasies as he completes his routine tasks on an otherwise routine day. Walter Mitty represents the aging of era which defined the current age. They experienced so much in one era and yet were still caught by the hands of time. This adventure through an aging mind gives great insight into not only the character of Walter Mitty‚ but the character of a generation. Walter Mitty represents
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THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY The Secret Life of Walter Mitty “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is a story about an individual that constantly seems to be caught up in numerous daydreams and thoughts that have nothing to do with everyday matters. James Thurber treats Mitty’s actions very entertaining‚ and at the same time his humor catches our attention to the need of communication and the importance of human relationships. In marriage relationships is critical that we know
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Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber is a story of a man who wishes for more then he has in life. By looking inside himself and using his imagination he is able to escape from every day life. His real life is mundane and repetitive‚ but by using his imagination he can experience things that few people ever get the chance to. People in the modern world do not have classic opportunities to be heroic; they often turn to living vicariously through characters in cinema. Walter Mitty’s life
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Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was a battlefield commander who graduated from WestPoint academy and‚ became commander of the Virginia forces during the civil war. He was eventually became commander of the confederate forces during the civil war and won many of his battle the most famous of them being the second battle of bull run. Unfortunately‚ he surrendered the last major confederate force to union leader Ulysses S. Grant at the battle of Appomattox Court House. January 31st 1865 Robert E
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occupied by the Japanese. * The Hong Kong neighborhood Lee grew up in became over-crowded‚ dangerous‚ and full of gang rivalries it was a tough place to grow up. Gangs ruled the city streets and Lee was often forced to fight them. Bruce’s street fighting began to escalate * Eventually‚ Lee’s father decided for him to leave Hong Kong to pursue a safer and healthier avenue in the United States New Life in America * While in the United Lee abandoned thoughts of a film career in favor of pursuing
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Civil War‚ Robert Edward Lee was born January 19‚ 1807‚ in Stratford Hall‚ Virginia. Lee was cut from Virginia aristocracy. His extended family members included a president‚ a chief justice of the United States‚ and signers of the Declaration of Independence. His father‚ Colonel Henry Lee‚ also known as "Light-Horse Harry‚" had served as a cavalry leader during the Revolutionary War and gone on to become one of the war’s heroes‚ winning praise from GeneralGeorge Washington. Lee saw himself as an extension
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