George Orwell’s essay ‘Why I Write?’ is a detailed account of his way towards becoming a writer. He takes the reader on a journey from his first poems and stories to the pieces of writing that make him famous to finally explain the four reasons of writing. Orwell experiments with ‘a mere description of what I was doing and the things I saw’ and naturalistic books before he becomes a political writer. Why a political writer? Well‚ it is the age he lives in that forces him into it. His working
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Late night shows have historically been platforms for political satire. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon proves to be no exception. NBC produces the show and it airs every evening. After President Trump’s first state of the union speech‚ Mr. Fallon and NBC were quick to get in on the comedic action that it revealed. Numerous United States Presidents have been subject to scrutiny by America’s late-night television shows such as Seth Myers‚ Jay Leno‚ and Conan O’Brien. NBC knows that America’s
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For this assignment I attended two on campus events‚ one scholarly and one that was cultural. For my scholarly event‚ I chose to attend a reading of a sexual assault survivor who chronicled the events before‚ during and after her assault. For my cultural event‚ I attended the “Can I Kiss You” lecture‚ as part of the Date Safe Project‚ which was about consent and understanding when you actually have it. These events were both interesting‚ informative and had an impact on my view of the topics discussed
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the speech that contribute to a persuasive‚ antagonistic nature‚ as categorized by Joan Didion. In the essay‚ “Why I Write” Joan Didion‚ confesses to having stole the title from George Orwell‚ due to her appeal of the “I” sound. Immediately following this confession‚ Didion portrays the act of writing as being narcissistic‚ when she states‚ “In many ways writing is the act of saying I‚ of imposing oneself upon other people‚ of saying listen to me‚ see it my way‚ change your mind” (Dision 4). The introduction
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The first line in the poem‚ “Lying in dug-outs‚ joking idly‚ wearily;” I immediately questioned if this poem was even about the war. When I think about war I don’t think of laughter and joking‚ I think about sadness and heartache. As I continued to read I realized that the poem was about how photographs gave the men an escape from war. “Watching the candle guttering in the draught”‚ meaning they watched the candle flame flutter in the cool air. They watched the flame every night as they looked at
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My dad and I passionately walked up to the dart game. I asked him if I could play‚ excitement in my dazzling eyes. “Can I dad?” I asked‚ willingly. He smiled and agreed. But my hesitant body shook‚ throwing the lean dart off its one-sided course. I felt destroyed‚ banished‚ and even regretful. Why didn’t I throw it better‚ can I not aim? Why did I shake‚ was I afraid? I questioned myself‚ gripping my hands into fists. Dad started to play the game‚ trying to win the buffalo for me. I looked up at
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Reading the book‚ “Promises I can keep” by Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas was very touching because I am also a woman and I can understand parts of their few points. To me it is so weird to see that young women are having kids at a really young age and it usually the woman that are poor. “Half of the poor woman who give birth while unmarried have no high school diploma at the time‚ and nearly a third have not worked at all in the last year” (2). That is really sad to see that young woman start to
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Can people change? This is a question many people ask. My opinion is yes‚ people can change‚ but how? The stories I read and the readers theater I read point to many different things. Let’s take a look at what. First‚ I did the reader’s theater. The readers theater was about a safe cracker who went to a bigger city to crack some more safes and get loads more money. When he was strolling down the street‚ he saw a beautiful girl and fell instantly in love. After seeing her‚ he wanted to change for
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Saturday‚ April 3‚ 1990‚ became a day that I could never forget. After a long night’s sleep‚ I started the day with a smile on my face. On that day‚ I planned to be going on a simple bike ride with a friend. First‚ after I awoke‚ I was to call my friend and plan the ride. My friend and I had planned the bike ride to a place in town that we had never seen. Quicker than ever he arrived at my house. Upon arrival‚ we took two Gatorades and headed off on our way. While riding we saw a bike
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West Side Story No 10: Tonight (Ensemble) Maria‚ Tony‚ Anita‚ Riff‚ Bernardo‚ Jets and Sharks In this number‚ all the participants talk about the eventful evening they feel is ahead‚ each with their own thoughts on what will happen. There are three trains of thought: 1 Riff and Bernardo - thinking (in terms of their own gangs) of the fight arranged for later that evening 2 Anita - thinking about her ’nocturnal activities’ with Bernardo after the fight 3 Tony and Maria - more romantic love‚
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