Stephanie Santos Professor Dievler English 14/ 008 December 5‚ 2007 Novel Essay “That’s what it was always about. Shedding your past. Creating yourself from nothing‚ Now I realize that that’s what attracted me to Willie Bodega. Willie Bodega didn’t just change me and Blanca’s life‚ but the entire landscape of the neighborhood. Bodega would go down as a representation of all the ugliness in Spanish Harlem and also all the good it was capable of being. Bodega placed a mirror in front of
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The American Dream is a romanticized concept. At the time of its origin‚ it symbolized the cherished qualities of hard work and achievement. Originally available only to landowning white males‚ the American Dream has expanded over the years to fit the variety of the American population‚ and it is still growing. Education has provided tools for advancement in the economic hierarchy and has allowed our views on justice and morality to evolve as our awareness of the world around us increases. The
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Consequently‚ those who never seek gratitude silently give love to all they have. In “Those Winter Sundays” the author‚ Robert Hayden‚ depicts a child looking back on a frigid morning and becoming aware of his father’s daily acts of affection. The poem’s narrator is a child who is not clearly classified as male or female‚ but can be assumed to be the father’s son. The poem begins by illustrating a father rising at dawn on a bitterly cool weekend‚ a day of rest. Although his hands are worn down and
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”Winter on 5th avenue” The photography is shot by Alfred Stieglitz in New York on 5th avenue‚ 1893 Objective Analysis In the picture we see 5th avenue‚ covered in a vicious snowstorm. There are two carriages on the road‚ a few people on the sidewalk and in the background we see some buildings. The road is all covered in brown and filthy now‚ yet to get even more filthy as the carriages are about to pass through. The sky is completely grey and almost looks like a giant cover of darkness‚
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Yes‚ I remember that morning. That freezing‚ icy winter morning. I woke up sprawled across my lounge-room floor‚ slowly forcing my eyes to open. Upon the dreaded realisation that the world hadn’t changed‚ I thought "Damn. Life sucks." Slowly rising from the carpet‚ I checked my clock - which told me that it had been 48 hours since I had been fired from work. My girlfriend‚ on hearing this news‚ had taken all my remaining money and zipped off with my boss. So here I was in Hammerley‚ my home town
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"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden is a poem about a how the author is recalling how his father would wake up early on Sundays‚ a day which is usually a reserved as a day of rest by many‚ to fix a fire for his family. The mood of this poem is a bit sad. It portrays a father‚ who deeply cares for his family but doesn’t seem to show it by emotions‚ words‚ or touching. It also describes a home that isn’t very warm in feelings as well as the title" Those Winter Sundays" The author describes the
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Hamada. A Hamada Writing Lab Mr. Michael 25/11/13 The American Dream The American Dream limns an apotheosis of optimism and faith that glisters a beam of light onward to the contentment of human aspirations and desires. The “American Dream” was quantified by James Truslow Adams and that these needs were vented in Thomas Jefferson ’s Declaration of Independence in 1776‚ where it was avowed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their
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In the three poems about parenthood in the eyes of children‚ they all share one common characteristic. They demonstrate the difference of attitude towards their parents as they get older all the while giving an insight to parenthood. The poems are be based around a reflection of their past and speak indirectly to their father in different tones. The authors address how hard parenthood for a father is and how they now understand the things their father had done for them. They later realize at an older
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Winter Park Hotel Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Introduction Donna Shader‚ manager of Winter Park Hotel‚ is considering how to restructure the front desk to reach an optimum level of staff efficiency and guest service. At present‚ the hotel has five clerks on duty‚ each with a separate waiting line‚ during the peak check-in time of 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Observations of arrivals during this time showed that an average of 90 guest arrived each hour (although there is no upward limit on the number
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Winter Syntax by Billy Collins In the poem‚ "Winter Syntax"‚ Billy Collins writes about the difficulties of writing literature through the representation of a "lone traveler" and his adventures through a blizzard. Collins talks about the important aspects of good writing. He starts off the poem emphasizing the importance of the first sentence and how it is analogous to a lone traveler going through a tough blizzard. By using the analogy of the traveler‚ Collins allows readers to vicariously imagine
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