Douglas Stewart’s radio play‚ The Fire On The Snow‚ first performed in 1941‚ presents the story of Captain Falcon Robert Scott’s tragic expedition to the South Pole. In the radio play‚ Stewart skilfully positions the audience to accept the dominant reading of the play by showing the dominant discourse: that heroes’ nobility depends on their action and ordinary people can become heroes too. Stewart also positions the audience by using the role of the Announcer as a mask for himself to give comments
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Josie Trevle Ms. Blanche English 8992 29 November 2011 Not So Satisfying Frozen yogurt shops have exploded all over America and have become one of the most popular choices for dessert. When craving a mouth watering sweet dessert‚ you want to visit a place that goes beyond your expectations. One may consider the quality‚ the service provided‚ and cleanliness. However‚ if you choose to visit the "self serve" Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt‚ those expectations may remain unmet. When walking into Orange
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The Snow Leopards Are Endangered Did you know that snow leopards are in the endangered species list. The endangered species list is a list of animals‚ plants‚ and other organism that are about to be extinct. In other words there aren’t many of them left. I will be talking about the snow leopard’s and why they‘re going extinct. As you know the snow leopards are in the endangered list because of people selling their skin. The problem is that there are people from Central Asia‚ Eastern Europe and
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The Snow Leopard is an almost mythical animal. It is rarely seen and people believe that it is the guardian of the mountains. It is a symbol for some countries and it is often regarded as one of the most beautiful creatures that grace the earth. In the wild there are between 3‚500 and 7‚000. (Bailey‚ Jill) This number is not exact because Snow Leopards are very elusive and live in remote‚ harsh environments. In the zoos across the world there are about 600 Snow Leopards. (Bailey‚ Jill) The Snow Leopard
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where you don’t have to go to school‚ a snow day! Waking up‚ I slowly rubbed my sleepy‚ crusted eyes from the long nights sleep and opened the curtains to see the glory of outside. All I could see was the pure crystal white snow covering everything in sight. I saw the streets which looked as if someone had come overnight and poured milk on them; it had been snowing all night. The snow had brought some light to my day. It was a perfectly placed sheet of snow making it a winter wonderland. You cannot
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The two stories of my choice are ‘Snow‚’ by Julia Alvarez and ‘Gryphon‚’ by Charles Baxter. What intrigued me about these two stories are the similarities of how they both take place in classrooms; both stories are dealing with elementary school kids and in both stories‚ a kid was frightened by what they saw based on what the teacher told them. The little girl in Snow was frightened when‚ for the first time‚ she saw snowfall and because of the teacher’s description of fallout from a nuclear explosion
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Portland sees snow‚ but when we do the whole city pauses. Schools are closed‚ roads are treated and somebody‚ somebody always gets into an accident. Sometimes the snow melts just as quickly as it falls and other times it leaves you wondering if there will ever be an end in sight. On a scale of zero to ten in snow preparedness‚ Portland is probably at a two or three. Still‚ everyone loves a snow day and and its promise of a break. Do not be disillusioned though‚ as one’s love for snow can just as quickly
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actual writer. Alice Walker was born on February 9‚ 1944‚ in Eatonton‚ Georgia. She is the youngest of the eight children of Willie Lee and Minnie Walker. Her parents were poor sharecroppers who instilled in her the value of hard work. When Walker was eight‚ she was shot in the eye with a BB gun causing her to become partially blind. Although her blindness was seen as a setback‚ it allowed her to attend Spelman College on a scholarship for the handicapped. At Spelman‚ Walker became involved as an
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Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23‚ 1867 on a Louisiana plantation‚Walker transformed herself from an uneducated farm worker of the twentieth century’s most successful‚ self-made women entrepreneurs. Orphaned at age seven‚ she often said‚ "I got my start by giving myself a start." She and her older sister‚ Louvenia‚ survived by working in the cotton fields of Vicksburg‚ Mississippi. At 14‚ she married Moses McWilliams to escape abuse from her cruel brother-in-law‚ Jesse Powell. During the
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underscore Walker’s implied argument about sexual politics via symbolism and irony. The 1950s-conservative atmosphere silenced the voice of the groups on the lower rungs of the patriarchal hierarchy‚ sheltering women behind absurd double standards. Walker sets the stage for sexual politics through the tense and limited dialogue between ‘Mrs. Hill’ and Meridian regarding the wonders of life. The protagonist’s lack of sexual knowledge beyond her mother’s vaguely
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