José A. Lorenzo Matos INGL 3104 – L91 1/29/15 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH PROF. GLADYS CRUZ‚ ENGLISH 3104 “Doing Time in the Thirteenth Chair” - Scott Russell Sanders Legal Terms/Vocabulary 1. Prosecutor - a person instigating prosecution (carrying on legal proceedings against a person) in a criminal proceeding. 2. Juror - one of a group of persons sworn to deliver a verdict in a case submitted to them; member of a jury. 3. Defendant - the attorney representing the defendant in a lawsuit or criminal
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Workaholics and alcoholics have few differences‚ but are similar in many ways. In Scott Russell Sander ’s essay‚ "Under the Influence"‚ he shows how children of alcoholic parents suffer from self-blame and how such blame can affect them for the rest of their life. Sanders illustrates the troubles he experienced as a young boy due to his fathers drinking problem. Scott blamed himself for his father ’s addiction to alcohol. Whenever Scott became older‚ he then dealt with an addiction to work‚ as his father had
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Influence” by Scott Russell Sanders Scott Russell Sanders’ narrative essay “Under the Influence” is a piece about his experiences with his alcoholic father. To describe these experiences‚ Sanders uses animalistic diction‚ asyndeton‚ and explains how his father’s disease creates insecurities in himself. Sanders’ purpose is to describe life with an alcoholic in order to demonstrate the effects and devastation in correlation with the “disease”. Using negative connotation‚ Sanders creates animal-like
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A feminist is a theory of the political‚ economic‚ and social equality of the sexes. Russell Scott Sanders‚ “The Men We Carry in Our Minds‚” discusses his personal observation of the conflict of gender equality that grew in his mind after seeing the harsh lives of his surrounding class of people. It deals with the problems that exist between sex and social class issues. He reveals that the men in this class had no choice over their own destiny in life. Their only ways of making money to barely survive
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Scott Russell Sanders in his essay "looking at Women" has his views shaped by the people he is surrounded by. This trend is apparent even in his early child hood. He continues this trend thru early adulthood. Well into adult hood this trend show it self through his actions‚ and through the quotes that he chooses. Sanders forms his opinions from the opinions of others in this essay‚ and demonstrates thoroughly. Two people‚ the first of which is a friend‚ affect Sanders first realization of sexuality
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Minds‚ Scott Sanders explains his thoughts on gender equality as a boy‚ and how his views change when he realizes the problem is not with gender inequality but about problems with social class. In a conversation with a friend‚ Sander believes that women have a harder life than men because women are trying to prove their equality. This conversation makes Sanders think about the men he knew as a young boy‚ they worked back-breaking jobs and died young because they were worn out. As a child Sanders was
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from the constant hassle of society. These people wish to roam incognito without having to be responsible for anyone but themselves. This divorce from human relationship can become dangerous for the person as well as the surrounding people. Scott Russell Sanders makes a good point that‚ “...if we make a career of being unaccountable‚ we have lost something essential to our humanity‚ and we may well become a burden or threat to those around us.” The nicest thing about getting away from it all is
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The Thirteenth Amendment Nina Al Qoreishy Ms.Potina English IV6 March 28‚ 2013 The 13th amendment was one of the most influential Amendments to have ever passed in the U.S. The passing of this Amendment started its transition in the south in the 1963 and lasted for two years ending 1965
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positives elements if occurs within limits because women feel that are attracted and that boost their self-confidence. Scott Russell Sanders in his article “Looking at Women” analyzes this phenomenon and indicates why this happens‚ also makes clear that he doesn’t agree with it. Sanders start the article with an illustration. He creates a descriptive visual picture about the first time he saw a woman in his early teens. As an innocent 11 years old boy he couldn’t understand what this sweet pain in his
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