In his essay “When Victims Speak (or‚ what happened when Spielberg added Amistad to his list?)”‚ Steve Lipkin declares that rather simply retelling the injustice slave story‚ Steven Spielberg’s docudrama Amistad takes the confrontation between emotional import of the story and its social and political background to convince audiences with the moral truth of American jurisprudence through the empower voice of enslave. 2) In his essay “When Victims Speak‚ (or‚ what happened when Spielberg added
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Realize that this prologue introduces the Danes‚ not Beowulf or his people the Geats. What was unusual about the way Shield came to be ruler of the Danes? What was his funeral like? What relation is Hrothgar to Shield? Unlike Hrothgar‚ Shield became king because he had the ability to take down the enemies. Hrothgar became king through wealth. When Shield died the Danes buried him and his treasures in the sea. Hrothgar happens to be Shield’s grandson [Heorot is Attacked] (lines 86-188‚ pp. 34-36)
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345 THE TROUBLE WITH TALENT: ARE WE BORN SMART OR DO WE GET SMART? ________________ KATHY SEAL Kathy Seal is a journalist and author who has written about education and psychology since 1985 for such publications as The New York Times‚ Family Circle‚ and Parents. Seal attended Barnard College‚ where she graduated magna cum laude. She is the author of two books: Riches and Fame and I the Pleasures of Sense (1971) and Motivated Minds: Raising Children to Love Learning (2001). "The Trouble with Talent"
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What if somebody asked people on the street if they knew who Zheng He was? Why do people not pay attention to such a huge part of world history? Zheng He was a Chinese fleet commander and was famous for the seven voyages that he made between 1405 to 1433. His voyages should be celebrated for several reasons. Firstly‚ he invented several innovations in nautical architecture. Secondly‚ wherever he went‚ he was always respectful to the native people and did not expel or colonize them. Thirdly‚ Zheng
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Gunfire at sea 1. Summary events and developments: Before 1898: the gun pointer estimated the range of the target and elevated the gun barrel (loop) to a height so that the shell could reach the target at the estimated range‚ done by a small wheel on the gun mount (bevestiging). When the pointer wanted to fire‚ he had to wait until the right moment of the roll and fire a bit earlier to compensate for his firing interval. In 1898 Admiral Sir Percy Scott introduced continuous firing‚ after
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The book When China Ruled the Seas‚ despite horrific points involving main characters‚ is more a tale of diversification then of domination. The massive navel fleet of the Chinese army was meant to be more of a show for the world that Emperor Zuh Di was more then willing to put on as a celebration to his accent to the dragon thrown. This nonlethal way of thinking is something that today even people do not thoroughly grasp‚ a massive army is meant to purely intimidate not celebrate successes of a
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As children‚ there tends to be little to no thought about the type of language we are taught to speak‚ read‚ and write. Far from our thoughts‚ are the long term evolutions from years before and after us that will shape what remaining languages will be in existence‚ and the ones that have gone extinct. In the article‚ “What the World Will Speak in 2115”‚ by John H. McWhorter‚ the reader is presented with the concept that there needs to be an overall common language‚ over time language will become
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the human ability to do so. Oral style refers to how we convey messages through the spoken word. There are three key points speak appropriately‚ speak Cleary‚ speak vividly. When you speak appropriately means that you are using language that adapts to the needs‚ knowledge‚ and attitudes of your listeners and avoidant language that alienates any audience embers. When you speak clearly means that you are using words that convey clear precise meaning on the subject you are explaining to your audience
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Hamlet was the son of a king and prince of Denmark. Earlier in the story of Hamlet‚ his father suddenly passes away. Initially that is what to believe. He was hurt and felt betrayed by his mom especially because she married Cornelius‚ the brother of his father. He was completely enraged and disgusted of the incest that took place between the two. He became even more enraged when he found out some revealing news pertaining the death of his father. Before Hamlet chooses to react to what he has found
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in the state of Denmark” as it a very meaningful quote in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This quotation let’s the reader know that not all is well in Hamlet’s nation and that he know’s this. Knowing that all is not well in Denmark causes Hamlet; its Prince to have to act in a away to fix the problem’s that plague his Country. This will be shown through the analysis of what is rotten in Denmark‚ his traits in which he possess that make him a good politician‚ and how these traits would allow him to
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