Steven Castellano PR-425-01 Dr. Corey Dzenko September 29‚ 2016 Mary Flanagan’s story “Playing House‚” clarifies how artists deployed numerous representations in their games. In other words‚ her main argument focuses on materials that layout rambling patterns. After reading this story‚ the three topics I thought were the most helpful in understanding Flanagan’s argument are Looking at Games‚ Shifts in Perspective‚ and A New Focus on Play. In this paper I will reveal the three headings as well
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Kenderian was a distinguished individual with moral strengths and high spirits. These qualities helped him endure‚ when he knew that each day could have been his last when living through the Armenian Genocide. In the beginning of the novel “Forgotten Fire”‚ Vahan is described as the youngest child of a wealthy‚ Armenian family. He was very careless and would always need guidance from his family who was afraid of Vahan’s lack of character and discipline. When the Armenian Genocide began‚ Vahan’s personality
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A Wall of Fire Rising An image that was prevalent in this story was the hot air balloon. The hot air balloon represented freedom for Guy‚ who was trying to escape the unfair poverty that his family was experiencing. This symbol of freedom is first introduced to the reader when Guy‚ his wife Lili‚ and their son all go down to the sugar mill to hear the evening news that is displayed for them. This is a little place of enjoyment that they have found since they don’t go and sit with everyone else
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Today we were doing a role playing exercise‚ I was assigned the role of helper and my partner Edwin was assigned the role of client. We opened up our session with Edwin explaining to me that he was having problems at home and was not getting along with his father. Edwin also expressed the need of having to address other issues such as his OCD which he felt was the underlying source of the problem. I listened intently as Edwin began to relay his story to me in detail‚ he was very detailed in laying
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During class‚ we have had several discussions about courage‚ specifically as one of the major themes of Gates of Fire. In our discussions‚ we have mentioned that there are‚ in fact‚ different types of courage. We mentioned courage in men‚ in women‚ and false courage or pseudoandreia; this idea of different types or grades of courage lead me to this page about developing courage: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2009/02/08/developing-manly-courage/ The website outlines four distinct types of (manly)
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Lit Circle - Culture Commentator In the novel‚ Forgotten Fire‚ written by Adam Bagdasarian‚ the main culture presented to the reader is the oppressive Turkish culture. The idea of this culture being dominant can be identified through the distinctly negative behavior towards Armenians. The culture affects the plot of the story by impeding Vahan’s goal to survive properly. Within the novel‚ the Armenians in the novel struggle to survive in this state of oppression from the Turkish. The Turkish
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The claim of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by author Susannah Cahalan is that even ruthless illnesses can be overcome. This is shown when a nurse asks her mother “Has she always been so slow?”(Ch 24 pg 120); when her therapist questions how she’s feeling‚ “‘I’ll ask you again. How do you feel out of 100?’… ‘100‚’… My mom finally agreed with my own assessment.” Susannah also used different structures to support her claim. In chapter 32 she uses problem/solution show us she tells us how the doctor
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I had just finished my freshman year of high school‚ now playing on my school’s summer baseball team. It was a perfect summer night on the baseball field; playing against one of the teams I disliked the most‚ Ava. It was always a close game playing them; they had good players who always played hard. Going into the 7th inning the game was tied‚ three to three. I came up to the plate wanting to help my team win the game. As the pitch came in my eyes lit up‚ it was a fastball right down the middle.
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played by children of all ages. Some start playing for Pop Warner leagues as early as six years old. More children are playing the high impact sport; which requires aggressive hitting and tackling. This puts them at risks of several injuries‚ including injuries to the brain. Children should not be permitted to play football before their brain fully develops; in order to reduce the risks of permanent damages to their brain. The risks associated with playing football can be severe for an under developed
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Theme: Greek Military The themes represented throughout Gates of Fire‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ give us an idea as to how Greek society operated and what they valued. History comes alive when Pressfield discusses the battles and city-states of ancient Greece. With this fictitious account of real events we are able to relate to characters living during a different time‚ in a different place. We can try and understand‚ through history and Pressfield‚ how and why the Greeks fought and died. The Greeks
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