Samurai’s Garden Reading fiction is not my thing. Sure‚ a good fictional work is often more than good. For me‚ this almost always means that the book isn’t just a good story‚ but is using the story to ask us a bigger philosophical question‚ or impart a greater truth of life to us (I’m thinking here of books like Orwell’s 1984‚ Kerouac’sDharma Bums‚ even Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamozov- that’s my kind of fiction!). In this same vein‚ there’s Gail Tsukiyama’s The Samurai’s Garden. Not only does this
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Study questions for The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser cx101127鍾樂瑤 1. Who are Gloriana (Book 1‚ Stanza 4‚ Canto 1‚ stanza 3)? Please discuss Gloriana as an allegorical figure? Gloriana‚ the Faerie Queene‚ an idealized portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Although she does not appear in the extant portion of the poem‚ many of the knights set out on their quests from her court‚ and they often praise her virtue and splendor. 2. Who is Una? What kind of lady is she? Please discuss Una as an allegorical figure
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The Secret Garden By: Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Hodgson Burnet Frances Hodgson Burnett | | | | | Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children’s stories‚ in particular The Secret Garden (winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959)‚ A Little Princess‚ and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Born Frances Eliza Hodgson‚ she lived in Cheetham Hill‚ Manchester. When
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The question of whether or not it is ethical to change the genes of a child before they are born‚ to rid them of a family disease or just simply to be able to pick their traits‚ has been going on for years now. Every year humans as a whole are getting closer and closer to minimizing the major health concerns‚ so gene therapy can be done safely. It has been done on people in the past‚ but very few have received an effective treatment. But this doesn’t mean gene therapy is impossible‚ it just means
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(Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ 2014). This was first tested on crops‚ but scientists have now fathomed the idea of genetically modifying embryos to make the “perfect child.” Thus known as a “designer baby.” This new gene tampering experimentation has raised many questions. The most important being‚ “is predetermining your child’s genetic makeup unethical?” I believe ethics plays a vital part when deciding how far is too far with genetic engineering. I do not believe it is unethical to use these technologies in certain
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Go Ask Alice is about the diary of a fifteen year old girl in the 1960’s named Alice documenting her struggles to overcome her dependency on drugs. In the beginning‚ Alice starts her diary out as a typical teenager just struggling to fit in at school. Her father gets a new job forcing Alice and her family to move all the way across the country. At first‚ she hated her new life and was having an even harder time making friends‚ but eventually befriends a Jewish girl named Beth. That summer‚ she
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really had the freedom to express themselves because the state controlled everything. The writers of the U.S Constitution criticized the idea of democracy because they doubted the ability of ordinary American’s to make informed judgments about what the government should do. (Edwards‚ G. C.‚ III‚ Wattenberg‚ M. P‚ and Lineberry R. L. (2008). Government in America: People‚ politics‚ and policy (brief 9th ed.). New York‚ NY: Pearson Education.) Others believe democracy creates political
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How does America define freedom? In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech‚ “The Four Freedoms”‚ he defines freedom as the “supremacy of human rights everywhere” (Roosevelt 45). A type of freedom that Americans have is expressing their religion. In America‚ there
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Arturo’s Attitude In the novel Ask the Dust by John Fante‚ the main character‚ Arturo Bandini‚ lacks the ability to have a true and sincere identity. He traveled to California in hopes of becoming a successful writer. Arturo’s journey to become a successful white American male fuels his hypocritical and contradicting lifestyle. His move to California influenced his self attitude‚ racial viewpoints‚ and perspective towards love. Arturo has a very strange relationship with women‚ whether it be
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becomes as complex as the pearl he found. Of the many symbols in the book‚ the most important three are best represented in the things Kino loved the most‚ the pearl‚ his family‚ and a fancied rifle. Let’s start off with the item that made the story what it is‚ the pearl itself. The pearl of the world is a symbol of how hopes and dreams can turn into ashes in a very short amount of time. For example‚ when Kino finds the pearl‚ he howls in excitement. He has the opportunity
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