for the city writing contest. After a few hours of thinking‚ he decided to write about the murder near Saxon’s Lake. When Cory was done with the story‚ he asked his dad to read it. Tom was surprised when he read the story because he knew that Cory did not usually write about real experiences. Tom then expressed regret for trying to save the murdered man at the bottom of the Saxon’s Lake and explained that every night he was being haunted by nightmares. He explained to Cory that he could never understand
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A portrait of Toronto art community: Review of Michal Lexier’s “More Than Two” exhibition VISA 1000 Critical Issues in the studio Professor Brandon Vickerd November 21‚ 2013 For the exhibition review project‚ I went to the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery for the One‚ and Two‚ and More Than Two exhibition‚ which is curated by Toronto-based artist Micah Lexier. The show has been divided into three parts‚ “One” and “Two” reviewed “Lexier’s
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Florida is a fragmented block of land‚ not by water or mountains as some states‚ instead by values and history. The old saying of “the more South you go in Florida the more North you are” has never been more true than in today’s world. But‚ it was not always like this‚ during Florida’s early years and beginner start of statehood the concentration of its people was far more North. The central areas were nothing but country‚ and the south was untamed swamp and marsh. The old North versus South was actually
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Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan and The Giver by Lois Lowry have two main characters. Jameela from Wanting Mor and Jonas from The Giver. These two novels are an adaption of emotional and physical oppression impacting these two young kids. They are oppressed by society‚ by their community‚ and by their own family. Jonas is part of a community with no climate‚ no emotion‚ no choices‚ and no memories. Imagine a world with no fear‚ pain‚ warfare‚ poverty‚ hunger‚ or terror. It almost sounds perfect. But
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Commericals and ads encouraging people to buy more products and bigger homes are everywhere in the world and are impossible to ignore. Many people have questioned whether owning more items and bigger homes actually increases a person’s happiness. Some go to the extremes to make themselves happier such as being a minimalist living in a tiny apartment to owning a mansion with more stuff than they know what to do with. Graham Hill in his TED talk‚ Less Stuff‚ More Happiness‚ talks about this very issue. He
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“5 More Minutes” by Scotty McCreery talks about how sometimes you just love a moment or a person so much that you wish you could have little more time where you were‚ what you were doing with‚ and who you’re with. Starting when he’s eight and he’s fishing then his mom wants him to come in and eat supper. He wants five more minutes to keep fishing because it’s their version of “the good stuff” or “the good times.” Throughout the song‚ time progresses all the way until he’s in the hospital with grandpa
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In “The More Factor‚” Laurence Shames tells that Americans are “running out of more”(59) that was so abundant during the expansion of the United States. This essay was written in the context of the growing idea of the American dream throughout the history of the United States‚ and its effect on the economy. Shames intended audience for this essay is towards people with a higher education level or to anyone who is interested in the ideas of the foundation of the U.S. One purpose of this essay is
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In 2008‚ then Senator and later President Barack Obama presented a moving speech entitled‚ “A More Perfect Union.” He spoke mostly about race‚ but also talked about religion‚ gender‚ and other qualities that make the American population so unique and diverse. In this presentation‚ Obama used many literary devices to make his speech convincing and moving. One of these devices that reoccurs is a propaganda technique called Card Stacking. This is when an author slants a message in some form or another
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Imagine if you could become cooler with the help of a computer. Would you take the opportunity? What would be the consequences? That’s what the Be More Chill cast album explores. Set in modern day‚ the story focuses on Jeremy Heere‚ a below-average teen. Desperate to be cooler‚ he gets a SQUIP‚ a quantum computer programmed to complete any given goal‚ no matter the cost. As the musical progresses‚ the audience and the characters learn if being popular is worth the cost. In order to create a continuous
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The article I chose: Silent No More: French Women Speak Out Against Pattern Of Sexism is from May‚ 2016 and was written by Camila Domonoske for NPR. This article address sexism and sexual harassment in France. Seventeen women who are former members of the French Parliament have put aside their differing political views to come together and bring to light the sexism and sexual harassment that is entrenched in the political culture of France (Domonoske‚ 2016). A major focus of the article is the
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