I’m not going to lie‚ I was not thrilled to be assigned a summer reading assignment but I thoroughly enjoyed Of Mice and Men. When I first picked up the book I told myself I was going to read the first twenty pages because that’s the type of reader I am and I ended up reading the first seventy-three. I couldn’t put the book down and I don’t know why. It’s not the type of book I would generally pick out‚ but Of Mice and Men stood out to me. One thing that stood out to me was the couple lines on page
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finest works is the play Tartuffe ’ also known as the hypocrite . The play is undeniably one of the most humorous classics . However ‚ there is nothing funny about the message that the author wanted to convey . Moliere wanted for the audience to acknowledge what could be considered a social cancer hypocrisy The narrative was basically about the hypocrite Tartuffe and the gullible Orgon and his family . Tartuffe had introduced himself as a highly religious person . Orson ‚ the main man of the household
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There is a famous quote‚ which states: "Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people." This quote is technically true. But if there are no guns‚ it will be a whole lot more difficult for people to kill people. Sure people could use different weapons such as knives and golf clubs to kill people. But the victim will have a significant better chance of defending him or herself from a weapon other than firearms. I was born in Tokyo‚ Japan and moved to the United States when I was six. I still go
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to refer to the presumed genetic‚ natural‚ heritable characteristics of a group of people‚ normally based on physical attributes such as skin colour‚ eye colour or hair type”. The vast number of races that live in the world make humans unique…so why does racism exist? Racism is the discrimination or mistreatment of racial groups. For many years‚ racism has existed‚ especially due to race being conflated with behavioral issues. These behavioral issues can lead to racial injustice‚ which our planet
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Audio George knows all about the three reasons why authors write. He has been writing short stories and poems since he was in fourth grade. He has written stories intended to inform audiences‚ persuade them‚ and also merely entertain them. He enjoys writing for entertainment the most. With each piece of writing‚ he conveys his purpose differently. For example‚ George has been tasked with writing an article for the front page of the school newspaper. The article gives the details about the upcoming
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scientists have not come to a 100% conclusion on whether it was true or is not true. Thus why it is called a theory and not a law. A theory being not 100% scientifically proven‚ and a law meaning evidence shows that is 100% true. So how did humans come into existence? Was it really natural selection that made humans what they are today? With the evidence provided with research and debates‚ I have a belief that it
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Gun Control POL/215 Gun Control A major public policy issue in today’s society is gun control. Some people feel as if their second amendment rights are being infringed upon and others feel as if the laws are not strict enough. Why is gun control so relevant in today’s society? Are the people’s second amendment rights in danger by new proposed laws and actions or do the laws need to buckle down tighter? In the District of Columbia vs Heller case‚ the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on ownership
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Gilgamesh is an arrogant person. Gilgamesh is full of himself and abuses his rights as king. He has sexual intercourse with the virgins of his town and acts as though he is a god. Although some readers of this classic book may say that Gilgamesh does not change from the beginning of the book‚ it can easily be interpreted the other way. Throughout the book‚ many things cause Gilgamesh to change. He gains a friend‚ he makes a name for himself by killing Humbaba‚ and he tries to become immortal
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Taylor Egner Mrs. Billet Honors English IV Period 8-9 17 January 2013 Symbolism in Animal Farm George Orwell was born in 1903 (“George Orwell”). He joined the Indian Imperial Police force in Burma in 1922 (“George Orwell”). He resigned in 1927 and became a writer (“George Orwell”). He wrote Animal Farm based on Stalin’s betrayal of the Russian Revolution (“George Orwell”). In George Orwell’s 1946 novella‚ Animal Farm‚ a political roman á clef‚ the author disguises farm animals for real people
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What exactly does diversity include? Diversity is not only black and white‚ female and male‚ homosexual and heterosexual‚ Jew and Christian‚ young and old‚ etc.; but the diversity of every individual‚ slow learner and fast learner‚ introvert (shy person) and extrovert (outgoing person)‚ controlling type and people type‚ scholar and sports-person‚ etc. Although it includes gender and racial differences‚ it goes beyond that to touch on the fabric of our everyday lives. The real meaning of diversity
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