“Grandchildren love and respect their grandparents” is the universal theme articulated in numerous art forms‚ including the folk tale “The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” and the poem “Abuelito Who.” Universal themes‚ making an appearance in various sorts of literature‚ are the messages and morals of life that have been handed down from generation to generation‚ because they are messages that can be understood by every person throughout all of history. Some universal themes can be strenuous
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Amelia Lee Freeland 1/2 Who is Holden Caulfield? Many adolescents struggle with finding who they are and how they fit into this world. According to Lewis Judd ’s “The Normal Psychological Development of the American Adolescent‚” adolescents develop a sense of self-concept through the means of experimentation‚ daydreams‚ and in actual or physical activities. Holden Caulfield‚ in The Catcher in the Rye‚ is one such example. Troubled by the early death of his brother‚ Allie‚ and
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Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ formerly known as Kath Walker‚ is an Australian aboriginal poet. Her poems are politically charged and record the aboriginal resistance to White Australian cultural and political domination. Noonuccal’s poetry and activism can be seen as response to the coloniser’s master discourse which marginalises the natives as ‘others.’ Helen Tiffin in her essay “Post-colonial Literatures and Counter-discourse” mentions that “the rereading and rewriting of the European historical and fictional
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Who is considered an American? What does mean to be an American? It is perhaps unsurprising that the traits Americans like to ascribe to themselves are somewhat different from those that foreigners tend to ascribe to them. Indeed‚ if you ask an American to describe his fellow citizens‚ he is likely to tell you that they are affable‚ hardworking and patriotic people; but if you ask some foreign commentators or observers such as a prominent photographer from Switzerland‚ Robert Frank‚ he will have
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‘HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED.’ Chris was about to die‚ but he had finally realized a peaceful point of moderation and homeostasis between both opposite forces in the whirlpool of his mind. He was ready to become the man he was supposed to be‚ and who knows what kind of man he could have been? Would he have gone to Harvard Law like his mother Billie had hoped‚ and saved the poor as an influential lawyer? Would he have written his own account of his
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Who am I My name is Alquin Jo Calisang but my friends refer to me as” Aj”. I am 21 years old and I currently studying Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetic. I was born in the Philippines; I have 3 siblings; one sister and two brother. My parents have very high expectations for me. They would often compare me to other and pick on the things I need to work on. Furthermore‚ throughout my life I have become very competitive and hardworking. At the same time‚ ever since I was a little‚ I have
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Who Constitute the Hispanics? The term ‘Hispanic’ recognizes people whose cultural ancestry lies first in Spain and then in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America which comprises of Mexico‚ Central America and most of South America except Brazil‚ and several Caribbean nations. The term gained wide spread prominence only after the 1960s. (Jorge Iber‚ 2005:6). Spanish and Portuguese explorers and settlers began to arrive in America in the early 1500s. With the intermingling of different communities
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No great hero ever became a hero without a more than a little perseverance. In Perseus’ myth I personally think this moral message perfectly describes him and every other hero. As conveyed throughout Perseus’ journey‚ he seems to maneuver around any strenuous obstacle course. One example‚ was when Perseus was a fetus‚ his father Acrisius‚ sent him and his mom‚ Danae into a wooden ark‚ drifting them away‚ where they did not know where to expect to land. Though‚ once they both reaches an island‚ the
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Margaret Sanger was a strong woman in history who decided to change the unjust laws regarding contraception in a society where a woman was not considered a person. She fought with courage‚ her wit‚ and didn’t back down even when it seemed as if she may get hurt in the process because of the higher powers around her. She was the founder of planned parenthood‚ and a great role model for woman everywhere. Margaret Sanger was born to a family of twelve‚ parents and her ten brothers and sisters
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Euclid of Alexandria To describe him as one of the most influential and most widely read mathematicians of all times would accurately portray Euclid of Alexandria. His fame comes from his writings‚ in particular his masterpiece‚ The Elements‚ the long studied thirteen volume work on geometry and number theory. Except for the Bible‚ no other book has been so widely translated and circulated. It is undoubtedly the best mathematic text ever written and made him known to all as "the father of geometry
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