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    Media Spin

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    Halili 1 Meer Halili Mrs. Grant English February 11‚ 2013 We are free to be you‚ me‚ stupid and dead The Free-speech Follies For my english class‚ we are discussing‚ how far does the First Amendment let us go and how do people use it to get out of theMrs. Grantir situations? Based on my reading of two different essays issued with The First Amendment rights‚ i read: an essay tittled‚ "We Are Free to Be You‚ Me‚ Stupid‚ and Dead"‚ that comes from Roger Rosenblatt’s essay collection called

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    While Josephine Baker was a bit scandalous‚ her importance should not be overlooked because she did much more than perform. She was awarded military honors‚ served in World War II‚ and was an advocate for equality and peace. Josephine Baker was born on June 3rd‚ 1906‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her real name was Freda Josephine McDonald‚ which she changed when she married Willie Baker‚ whose last name she kept for the rest of her life‚ even when she got divorced. Her father left‚ and in order to support

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    child-rearing practices. b. credits against one’s sins. c. the 95 theses of Martin Luther. d. the rules of the Council of Trent. Answer: b 5. Which of the following correctly matches artist with work? a. Parmigianino – allegory called Venus‚ Cupid‚ Folly‚ and Time b. Bronzino – Madonna of the Long Neck c. Cellini – saltcellar of Francis I d. Giambologna – Palazzo del Tè Answer: c 6. Who wrote “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror”? a. Parmigianino b. Ashbery c. Clement VII d. Carlo Ridolfi Answer:

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    Vices of Human Nature

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    The first five minutes before exercising are crucial as they are used to stretch and warm up. It is pure folly to start running without warming up‚ improvement will never be made‚ yet it is a commonality in many people’s lives. In order to make improvement in life‚ common and unnecessary vices‚ such as not warming up‚ must be removed. Among satirists‚ it is a common goal to change society from its flaws. Cortney Keim‚ Jessica Mitford‚ and George Carlin satirize common paths of vice hoping to

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    miserable wreck presented an imagine of his model a thousand times more faithful‚ more worthy and more convincing than the unlikely bald fruiter who‚ seated beside him‚ was examining him with such amassment. Thomas asserts the novella exposes the folly of hero worship; this is shown amply throughout the text. The vanity of Napoleon’s schemes is illustrated and the divide between the real Napoleon and the mythic Napoleon is displayed. With this in head‚ Leys presents Napoleon into three individualistic

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    family members‚ but is instead able to give out smaller sums to more people that will intern have a greater lasting affect than one lump sum. It is also brought up that is important for this person to live a moderate lifestyle in order to avoid the folly that comes from the accumulation of too much wealth‚ even if it is earned through hard work. The one thing that one must pay careful attention to is that the

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    The idea of a female protector standing in for men is apparent in Much Ado About Nothing‚ where Beatrice takes on a similar role to Paulina. How ever emphatic her words are in defence of Hero‚ Beatrice understands that as a women she is severely limited in her influence. ‘If I were a man’‚ she says‚ ‘I would eat his [Claudio’s] heart in the marketplace’‚ but as it is‚ she can ultimately do little directly in support of her cousin except ‘die a woman grieving’ (4.1.321). Once again‚ the heroine is

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    Cronon Only Connect

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    “Only Connect…” The Goals of a Liberal Education William Cronon What does it mean to be a liberally educated person? It seems such a simple question‚ especially given the frequency with which colleges and universities genuflect toward this wellworn phrase as the central icon of their institutional missions. Mantra-like‚ the words are endlessly repeated‚ starting in the glossy admissions brochures that high school students receive by the hundreds in their mailboxes and continuing right down to the

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    Satire in Gulivers Travels

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    Satire in Gulliver’s Travels Satire is a literary genre of Greek origin (satyr)‚ in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn‚ derision‚ or ridicule. Although satire is usually meant to be funny‚ its purpose is often irony or sarcasm‚ ideally with the intent of shaming individuals‚ religion‚ and communities themselves‚ into improvement. In Gulliver’s Travels‚ satire is shown through narration‚ setting‚ character‚ and plot. Jonathan Swift uses utopia and dystopia as elements of setting‚ and

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    Poor Richard's Almanack

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    Poor Richard’s Almanack Benjamin Franklin Rocket Edition by Jon Craft HTML conversion Sep 1999 Poor Richard’s Almanack 1733 Poor Richard 1734 Poor Richard 1735 Poor Richard 1736 Poor Richard 1737 Poor Richard 1738 Poor Richard 1739 Poor Richard 1740 Poor Richard 1741 Poor Richard 1742 Poor Richard 1743 Poor Richard 1744 Poor Richard 1745 Poor Richard 1746 Poor Richard 1747 Poor Richard Improved 1748 Poor Richard Improved 1749 Page 1 Poor Richard Improved 1750 Poor

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