Linda Pastan questions ethics in her poem "Ethics" Linda Pastan questions ethics in her poem "Ethics" In Linda Pastan’s poem "Ethics‚" the speaker recounts a moral dilemma that her teacher would ask every fall‚ which has been haunting her for a long time. The question was "if there were a fire in a museum / which would you save‚ a Rembrandt painting / or an old woman who hadn’t many / years left anyhow?" and the speaker tells us through the theme that ethics and moral values can be only learned
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A Better Grade Than Expected If Linda Pastan’s “Marks” was told by the point of view of the husband it would have probably gone something like this; I give my wife an A for last night’s supper the ironing will get done tomorrow‚ an A in bed. Our son would give her an A because of what all she does for him. Out daughter would do the same‚ we just have to show our appreciation more. The point of view change in this poem makes you think of how hard she is actually grading herself and how
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Phillip Young‚ interviews his mother‚ Linda young‚ about her life. Phillip Young: When and where you burn what was it like growing up ? How many siblings did you have ? Linda young: i was born June 23‚ 1966 in Shreveport‚ Louisiana. With both parents and 8 brothers and sisters.I was the second youngest out of all my brothers and sisters. I had 5 brothers and 3 sisters not including myself. It was hard growing up we lived on a farm. We had to use the animals on the farm for food. Times were hard
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On September 17‚ 1999 Linda Arndt interview with ABC news Tunnel on what exactly December 26‚ 1999‚ the day Jonbenet body was found. During her interview she uses a great amount of Kairos describing the timeline on that day. She uses a timeline from when she arrived at the Ramsey’s house from when Jonbenet was found. Another rhetorical appeal she used in her ethos is logos‚ because she talks about who she believes killed Jonbenet Ramsey and want to convince the world who she believes killed Jonbenet
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played a major role in organizing new members and establishing many benefits‚ including the largest union-based adult education program in the U.S. During her 17-year tenure with DC 37‚ the union’s ranks skyrocketed from 30‚000 to 120‚000. In 1995‚ Linda Chavez-Thompson of AFL-CIO was elected executive vice president. She was the first person of color to be elected to one of the federation’s three highest offices. She is of Mexican descent and was one of the highest ranking elected woman officers’
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“Fireflies” “Fireflies” is a short story‚ written by Linda Cookson. The short story includes four small stories; these are interrelated in one story. The main character meets a man on a train‚ where we hear the first story. The man tells about his daughter who had jumped out from a tall building in Japan with a roman candle in her hand‚ and committed suicide. Then there is the strange dream happening on the beach‚ where Annie reads Robinson Crusoe aloud for Sophie‚ and the cave‚ the monster and
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I’d like to know why Barnard College was so harsh to Linda LeClair. Yes‚ I know she lied to them‚ but she just wanted to live off campus and do her own thing. Why is that wrong? Plus‚ when she was confronted she openly told them her real name and that she lived off campus. “After five hours of deliberation‚ the committee announced that as punishment for deceiving the administration about where she lived‚ LeClair would be ‘denied the privilege of using the following college facilities: the snack bar
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panels at over 100 scholarly meetings‚ and 26 professional related honors and awards‚ Linda S. Moore is a prestigious‚ accomplished and decorated social worker‚ educator‚ and kind hearted individual. With her extensive education and commitment‚ Mrs. Moore has served numerous roles including social worker‚ professor‚ Chairman of the TCU Social Work department‚ and Director of the TCU Social Work Undergrad program. Linda Moore was able to provide insight concerning her distinguished experience and portray
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THE MURDER OF LINDA ANDERSEN ROMAN WILLIAMS CJ1320 AUGUST 26‚ 2014 Lets Kill Mom The murder of Linda Andersen by her two teenage daughters (Bob Mitchell‚ “The class project” (2014) is a clear example of what started off as not breaking the law‚ but‚ after further review and supported speculation was found that the girls did in fact break the law by murdering their mother for illicit greed‚ motivated by visions of champagne holidays and expanded luxury. Their deviance‚ however‚ has been used in
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Linda Richards Introduction Linda Richards‚ America’s first and professional trained nurse has transformed her profession‚ bringing the work of nursing from menial chores to the great caregiving profession of today. She first got her experience in nursing when she was dealing with her dying mother; which was a very awakening experience to Linda‚ because during this time‚ she cared for her until her death. Linda’s training as a nurse began under the supervision of Doc Currier‚ the family’s
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