In his article‚ "A Spirit Reborn‚" Safire reminded me of the things that we really should be considering today. We should be thinking of our unfinished work as citizens and students of the world. We should be thinking of the tasks that remain before us if we believe in the freedom our parents and ancestors died to protect. Now‚ in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address‚ I wish to use this occasion as an opportunity to call attention once again to what our 16th President reminded
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William Safire: Abolish the Penny William Safire writes a fine argumentative piece on why America no longer has any need for a bothersome coin of copper that “costs more in employee-hours‚” than it is actually worth. Safire uses compelling evidence and real life scenarios to convince his audience that we need to rid our lives of this‚ “outdated‚ almost worthless‚ bothersome and wasteful penny.” If the reader is able to read between the lines and use some analytical processes‚ they will come to
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Safire Wood James Wood’s essay Victory Speech and William Safire essay A Spirit Reborn were written about two of our country’s presidential speeches. Both Wood and Safire have distinctive opinions and different viewpoints; however‚ they do have resembling writing techniques. In A Spirit Reborn‚ Safire discusses the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 and analyzes the Gettysburg Address in great detail. Wood’s “Victory Speech” demonstrates how President Obama flowed through different ideas
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Dee Martin William Jordan English 101 19 June 2013 Compare & Contrast William Safire and James Woods are two totally different people‚ with different views and ideas‚ but share similar writing styles. In William Safire’s “A Spirit Reborn” he talks about the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 while also analyzing the Gettysburg Address in more depth and as a purpose for writing his article. On the other hand in “Victory Speech” by James Woods he talks about President Obama and how
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Pajama Day‚ Twin Day‚ 80’s Day‚ Geek Day and Sport Team Day are just a few of the typical activities that Student Council members present for approval by the administration team of spirit week. Spirit Week is connected typically to a schools Homecoming activities. Therefore‚ when Mr. Daniels presented the purposed days to the administration team everyone seem to agree except for myself. However‚ I did not disagree with all the days just one day in particular: All Color Day. All Color Day is where
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essential to the story: Transito Soto‚ Pancha Garcia‚ Old Pedro Garcia‚ Amanda. Often‚ stories include many minor characters that start out seeming unimportant but soon are realized to be an extremely essential part of the story. In The House of Spirits‚ there are multiple minor characters that have a great impact on the outcome of certain events in the story. One that seemed to have the greatest effect on the entire story was Transito Soto‚ a local whore that Esteban used. Near the beginning of
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William Safire and James Wood are two different people‚ with different ideas‚ different views‚ but do have similar writing styles. In William Safire’s “A Spirit Reborn” he talks about the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 and he also analyzes the Gettysburg Address in more depth and has a specific purpose for writing his article. On the other hand in James Wood’s “Victory Speech” he talks about how President Obama flowed through different things‚ Wood also analyzes certain details of Obama’s
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The psychological service where I met Mr Williams (identifiable information have been changed/omitted to maintain anonymity) is an IAPT service in South-East London. It delivers step 3 primary care‚ offering short-term therapy to clients who are often referred by their GP or may have self-referred. Treatment duration is limited to 8‚ although this may be extended up to 24 session based on client’s needs/recovery. Mr Williams had self-referred and following two telephone assessments (step 2 and
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“Reborn‚” written by Allison Vu‚ paints a picture that growing up is confusing‚ but it’s for a better person. In “Reborn‚” there are many symbols that help paint the theme. Vu writes “My string turned golden” (5) and “The door opens to a light” (7). The string represents the speaker’s life and the gold shows that the speaker’s life is turning pure and beautiful. The door represents the stage into adulthood and the light represents the new feelings adulthood produces. In addition to symbolism‚ the
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Kevin Piechocinski Dr. Benjamin Wood Religion-2112-02 November 14‚ 2015 Summary and Reflection on Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams lecture Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams is an ordained Zen priest and author. From her childhood‚ she found Christianity to be of irrelevance to her take on religion‚ leading to her discovery of Buddhism. As for her lecture on her life and perceptions‚ I can say that I agree with her views on religion and I think they should be taught to
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