Friar Lawrence Friar Lawrence Cell‚ Verona‚ Italy Prince Escalus Royal Palace‚ Verona‚ Italy March 22‚ 2013 Dear Prince Escalus‚ Good day‚ your highness. I am writing this letter to seek for your assistance. You may have known that the Capulets and the Montagues have a long-standing feud. As time passes by‚ this feud is getting worse. Many innocent civilians got affected and lost their lives. For the citizens of Verona to live a peaceful life‚ this has to end. I believe we should
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Alison Bechdel records her unusual relationship with her late father Bruce Bechdel and reveals her family secrets. Throughout Chapter Three‚ she speculates about the cause of her father’s death after first knowing this catastrophe and makes a comparison between F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous character Jay Gatsby and her father. In this allusion‚ Bechdel highlights the deep influence of Fitzgerald on her father‚ in that Bruce was fascinated by Fitzgerald’s lifestyle and sentiment. She then shifts to the
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In Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All‚” she addresses how society’s stigma on the workplace and inflexible‚ hefty workloads keep women from having their dream life. She explains how the extensive hours at her job took away from her time spent in her teenage boys’ lives. Slaughter highlights on the decisions that women have to make more so than their male counterparts and on the perceived notion that choosing parenthood over work is for the faint of heart. With recent debate
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Dreams from My Father In the book Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama‚ he witnesses and experiences racism when he was in schools in the United States. One time in high school‚ a white classmate came and greeted Roy and Obama. Obama was angry because he knew that the white classmate was pretending to be friendly. Obama confronted the issue with Roy. Roy responded that "we" have to live under the white men rules and if they are friendly then don’t push them away. Obama could not accept
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Encounters: Journal Entry #1 Othello 02/10/2011 “Why did I marry?” Lies‚ insecurity and perhaps self-esteem are a driving force for Othello to question his reality. Othello’s judgment seems to be clouded by self doubt‚ for example‚ “By the world‚ I think my wife be honest and think she is not. I think that thou art just and think thou art not” (Act 3‚ 395). He knows that his wife is faithful but he is uncertain of that fact. This suggests that perhaps Othello is not as confident or perfect as
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to write” regarding the current state of literacy? How would we know which opinion to trust? Articles “Why Johnny Can’t Write” and “Clive Thompson On The New Literacy” may seem to project from how positive an article may be or may not be‚ According to “Why Johnny Can’t Write” on page 58‚ the ability “to write ordinary‚ expository English with any real degree of structure and lucidity” differs from the definition on Clive’s Perspective “Assessing their audience and adapting their tone and technique
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Furthermore‚ Connie had very little respect for her parents. She would disobey her mother more than her father‚ for he spent all his time at work. Connie’s mother would ask her to do simple tasks‚ such as carrying herself in a specific way‚ keeping her room clean‚ and going particular places with the family. For example‚ here’s a line from the text when her mother asks her to obey her wishes: "Why don’t you keep your room clean like your sister? How’ve you got your hair fixed—what the hell stinks
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Why I prefer to marry late For me‚ marriage is a promise. A promise that we give‚ without wanting to receive the equivalent reward. Hence‚ we must have enough ability to maintain this relationship. The salient characteristic of many traditional marriage systems is that women‚ seem to have little independence‚ because of education and income. In South Asia‚ brides are even taken to groom`s family as soon they move into property. In this case‚ marrying late can provide us opportunities to fulfill
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ENG 105‚ Sample Student Critical Summaries Summary of “Why Multiculturalism Can’t End Racism” In the article “Why Multiculturalism Can’t End Racism‚” Marlene Nourbese Philip discusses how multiculturalism promotes discrimination opposed to stopping it. Philip explains that there is inequality between different cultures and races in Canada; the Canadian government only recognizes the French and English in the constitution. Examples of genocidal practices against natives‚ past treatment of Chinese
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Why is Romeo and Juliet a tragedy? Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story. There are many reasons why it is a tragedy. The tragic ending of the story could be avoided if people reacted to others appropriately and thoughtfully. If the Montague and the Capulet were not enemies‚ the incidents‚ banishment of Romeo and deaths of five young people can be prevented. The characters in this play were all impetuous. Their emotions cloud logic. For example‚ the main character‚ Romeo in the beginning
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