Otherness in a nutshell is a feeling like one does not fit in for any number of reasons. Race‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ religion and appearance are just a few of the reasons. This is felt throughout life from childhood to adulthood. When you are in school it may be something as silly as your brand of shoes‚ you may not have the cool ones because your parents cannot afford them‚ so you get made fun of. Then here you are as an adult and it may be the car you drive or neighborhood you live in that
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contempt towards Thomas. Almost at the finish of the story “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ Sherman Alexie portrays Victor as being kind and friendly to Thomas. Victor feels the urge that he owes something to Thomas and ends up offering to Mr. Builds-the-Fire the precious ash remains of his recently deceased father. As kind as he was to do that‚ Victor immediately afterwards talks to Thomas in an underlying mean way. Thomas graciously turns down Victor’s offer‚ and in the process
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Some people believe that a hero should be strong‚ brave‚ and smart. Others believe that a hero should be someone who gives back to the community. I believe that my mom fits the criteria for a hero because she is a moral person who is exceptional at her obligations. I admire my mom because of her caring nature for my sister and me‚ her hard work ethic‚ and her outgoing and friendly personality. My mom cares for my sister and me by cooking and serving dinner‚ enforcing house rules‚ and doing the
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Heraclitus is known to have said “you can’t step in the same river twice”. In my opinion‚ this means that change is so constant‚ that no specific event or action could ever occur more than once in a person’s life. This phrase can be translated meaningfully in my life in a number of ways. One experience‚ in particular‚ comes to mind; The way I fell in love. Falling in love at first sight tends to be regarded as a cliche way of thinking‚ but I truly believe that had I not been paying attention to
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“This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie‚ presented a story based on the Native American culture‚ traditions‚ and social-economic problems. The author organized the events illustrated in this short story in chronological order with the incorporation of flashback throughout the story which helps to comprehend much better the relationship in between characters‚ potential conflicts‚ settings‚ and other elements of the story. The central element of the story is the trip that
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Mnemonic devices are those handy verbal tools that help people remember the names or patterns of larger data items. A classic example of such a device is the little ditty most of us were taught as children‚ the one that begins “Thirty days hath September…” That’s a simple way to remember the lengths of the months‚ one that manages to stick with us well into adulthood. I don’t know about you‚ but the phrase “…all the rest have thirty-one…” still comes in handy many decades after I learned that song;
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“This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ is a story that focuses on the relationship between two Native American men‚ Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire‚ who have grown up together one the Spokane Indian Reservation. The leading cause of the central action of the story was the death of Victor’s father in Phoenix‚ Arizona. Having just lost his job and unable to financially travel alone with the one hundred dollars given to him by the Tribal Council‚ Victor happens to run into Thomas Builds-The-Fire
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original paragraph exemplifies that slavery is wrong and is not morally correct. Similarly‚ by the diction and the connotation of the words shows that slavery should terminate and slaves should be treated as the human being they are. Nevertheless‚ what makes the declaration of independence hypocritical is Jefferson and the other officials in the congressional convention knew that slavery was wrong and instead of allowing the passage to be included in the declaration of independence‚ they opt for
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HI or Hi may refer to: Hello‚ a greeting in the English language Hi and Lois‚ a comic strip Hi (kana)‚ Japanese character Hi (magazine)‚ teen lifestyle publication Hi Records‚ in music‚ a Memphis soul and rockabilly label Hi River‚ Ili River Hi territory‚ Yining City Hi‚ mobile phone brand of Dutch company KPN Hindi‚ an Indo-Aryan language (see list of ISO 639-1 codes) Hydrogen Index‚ the ratio hydrogen/carbon used in Van Krevelen diagrams by petroleum geologists for the assessment of kerogen
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TESTS AND MEASURES: Ambulation: 22 feet once on level surface with wheeled walker. She is weight bearing as tolerated right lower extremity. Only puts half of her weight through her right leg because of pain. Needs min assistance of 1 person for balance. Too tired to ambulate further. Deviations with ambulation: decreased cadence‚ decreased step length‚ decreased stance time right lower extremity; decreased lateral weight shift to right lower extremity in stance phase‚ decreased right hip & knee
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