Filippova Maria Group 505 Analysis of the text “Up the down staircase” By Bel Kaufman Bella "Bel" Kaufman (born May 10‚ 1911) is a Russian-American professor and author‚ best known for writing the 1965 best-seller Up the Down Staircase. Kaufman was born in Berlin‚ Germany‚ where her father was studying medicine. Although born in Germany‚ her native language was Russian. She was raised in Odessa. She emigrated to the United States in 1923 at the age of 12 with her parents‚ moving to New York
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1. What brought about the Red scare in the US? What effect did it have? * Fears still existed of red Russia years after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 * Started a Communist party in America * At the end of the war an epidemic of strikes resulted in high prices and frustrated union organizing drives * People jumped to the conclusion that labor troubles were formented by bomb and whisker Bolsheviks * US had a great fear that communism could spread throughout the country *
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war with his books Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War‚ Our Finest Day: D-Day‚ Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam‚ and The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden. Many people enjoy his style of writing with these books because they are very accurate on the accounts and he tells the story in the point of view of one soldier and makes it seem like you are in the battle and are fighting along with the soldier. In black hawk down the main soldier that you follow
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Cutting down the Brazilian rainforest is not a morally just thing to do. Not only does leave the soil sterile and cut the land used for crops ’ life in half‚ but it also eliminates the opportunity for new medicines to be found‚ new plants to use for treatment in the medical field‚ and petroleum substitutes to be collected and used‚ just to name a few. In addition‚ the presence of the rainforest helps protect us from global warming and keeps some of the rarest and beneficial animals and their homes
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Movie Review: Black Hawk Down I selected the movie Black Hawk Down‚ because I really respect the soldiers who fight to keep all of us safe. Also‚ my mother told me that she had a personal connection with this movie because her mentor’s son was one of the Army Rangers that participated in this battle. On October 3‚ 1993‚ a group of U.S. Elite Forces consisting of more than 100 Delta Force soldiers and Army Rangers‚ who were part of a larger United Nations peacekeeping force‚ were dropped into
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come through the music of rock and roll. Which brought to light the height of the problem at the time. Artists of the genre felt responsible to take action and start the conversation. They relayed a powerful message to the people listening. The article says that “Rock n roll pulls the white man down to the level of the “negro”” as it was very pro integration. Councilwoman Asa Carter spoke against the messages of Rock N Roll. Proclaiming that it brought down the morals of the Youth. Her thoughts remind
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Drama Down Under Campaign The Drama Down Under Campaign aims at raising awarness about gay mens sexual health and to help encourage regular sexual health checkups. The campaign is aimed at homosexual or bi-sexual men who may be at risk of STI’s and who hav not been tested for sexual health within the last 12 months. The main strategy used to promote this campaign is by the use of its website http://www.thedramadownunder.info but also uses aditional products to promote awarness. The website provides
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Literary Devices Plot Devices A Literary Device is a technique that shapes narrative to produce an effect on the reader A plot device is an object‚ a character or a concept introduced into the story by the author to advance its plot. A Plot Twist is any unexpected turn of the story that gives a new view on its entire topic. A plot twist at the end of the story is called a twist ending. A Flashing Arrow is a technique used to focus the reader’s‚ but not the characters’‚ attention on an object or a
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continues on when using words that others find offensive. In an article by Patricia E. Bauer‚ she explains that the word retard or retarded should be banned in media and should not be used among individuals in daily conversations. Bauer’s daughter has down syndrome‚ an intellectual disability. What inspired her to write a lengthy blog post was when she and her daughter overheard someone using the word retard at the movies. She immediately cringed as many people would had if they take offense to the word
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Superman was knocking down a door and that very action inspired Alexie. Superman who was in a fictional book gave Alexie the mindset to knock down any obstacle that will block his way to survive. Many individuals perceives Indians to be uneducated and is unlikely to success in life. Alexie proved them wronged by self teaching himself to read by first comprehending superman’s action in the comic books to advancing to “Grape of Wrath” in the kindergarten. Alexie was trying to convey a message that
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