An explanation in its purest form of “What it’s like to be a Black Girl (for those of you who aren’t)” by Patricia Smith‚ is just that‚ an explanation. From the first three syllables “First of all‚” the author gives a sense of a story being told. She uses jagged sentence structure and strong forceful language to also show the reader the seriousness of her topic. Smiths poem gives the audience an insider’s view into a young black girl’s transition into black woman-hood at a time where both being a
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What Should A Public Place Be Like? A public place usually refers to a place open to all members in the community. Public places have been existing in our society for a long time. In the article “The New Oases”‚ a new public place in modern world is introduced. It is a wonderful place for students and faculty in MIT. The new public place is quite open and flexible‚ inspiring new ideas and boosting communication. The definition and characteristics of a public place varies with time. In today’s world
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Araby James Joyce‚ an icon of the modernist era had many works that were moving away from the classical styles of literature put before him. Joyce is known for leading his characters towards some kind of personal insight and on the surface‚ Araby seems to be only about a boy learning about the truth of capitalism. As you dive deep in to his words and meaning however‚ it is apparent that Joyce’s message is not as black and white as it appears on the surface. This story is also about the relationship
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way people thought about things‚ their personal thoughts were tested and altered to fit the general thoughts of the ones who ruled. In the Middle Ages many thought that life was supposed to be hard‚ growing up thinking that life was nothing but working and war time. In the 1300s‚ people in Italy began to think differently about life when they began to study the writings and works of the Greek and Romans‚ and realized earlier civilizations had lived very much differently. This new way of thinking was
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What Does Character Look Like? Should pretty or ugly decide good or bad? Unfortunately‚ more times than not‚ one’s judgment on the appearance of others can greatly influence or even completely determine his initial treatment of the individual. Recent studies have proved “that physically attractive individuals are thought to possess more sociably desirable personalities and higher moral standards than those who are physically unattractive” (Kong‚ Yan‚ Hong). This very common phenomenon would not
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“Bend like Beckham” is a British-themed film about an 18 year old named Jess Jules who is infatured with playing soccer but her family forbids it because of their religion. Their religion is “Punjabi Siks”. They follow by their customs and want her too as well. Jess is at the top of her league in the soccer team she secretly joins. She does all that she can to make it to her practices and not let her family find out. Until one day her dad follows her and sees that she is actually pretty good at it
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Since 1992‚ almost three hundred people in the United States have been exonerated by the Innocence Project. What this means is that almost three hundred people have been acquitted for a crime that they were falsely convicted of committing and were then released back into society. Many of these false convictions were the result of a lack of technology back in the time of the trials which lead to unvalidated or improper use of forensic science. Some additional reasons that people are wrongfully
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To develop Zurich Ireland as an organization that is dedicated to promoting gender balance at all levels‚ the central issues discovered from the survey need to be addressed. Therefore‚ this section will address the fourth objective which will develop a framework for Zurich Ireland that will enable the organization to support‚ train and develop female leaders. Following analysis of findings from the survey‚ recommendations will be provided in three key priority areas: communications‚ career encouragement
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The poem I selected was “What it’s like to be a Black Girl (For those who don’t know)”. This is a poem written by Patricia Smith. The three elements of the poem that I found to be engaging were the tone‚ the content‚ and the language that the author uses. This poem struck some feelings in me. Therefore I am taking a descriptive approach to my response. As a black woman I felt somewhat belittled by the tone that this author uses in this poem. She speaks about the idea of being a black girl as
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Fast Food Fast food‚ what do you think when you hear that? Probably big macs‚ chicken‚ burgers‚ smoothies‚ and milkshakes. What people don´t think of is salad‚ fruit cups‚ low-fat yogurt‚ and wheat bun products. Caesar Barber a New York maintenance worker eats fast food four or five times a week. This lead to Caesar’s heart attack after he gained 100 pounds. Caesar reacted to his heart attack by trying to sue the restaurants. Caesar has been eating at fast food restaurants for years and consuming
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