languages. It is easy to write off The Hunger Games as merely another trend in young adult fiction‚ but it is much more significant than that. There are many ways to interpret the novel‚ but one aspect of it that is impossible to ignore is its feminism. This is so significant because science fiction has been considered an inherently “masculinist” genre for so long. The main character in the novel‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ is not the type of character typically seen in popular science fiction‚ starting with the
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Out of this Furnace‚ by Thomas Bell‚ tells the story of a multigenerational family of Slovakian immigrants. This family of five generations came to American in the late nineteenth century in search of a better life. One of the first to arrive‚ Djuro Kracha‚ arrived in the New World in the middle of the 1880s. The novel starts off telling of his voyage from the “old country” and the labor he performed to accumulate enough money for his walk to Pennsylvania. He ventured on his journey to Pennsylvania
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ENC 1102 October 10 2014 We Wear the Mask In Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem We Wear the Mask you quickly find out it is one big metaphor. Dunbar’s meaning behind this poem is about people covering up their feelings like someone using a mask to cover their face; as if it’s a big front to hide what is really going on. Dunbar being an African American poet in the late 19th and early 20th century was a harder time on colored people. His poems relate back to the hardships he saw and knew. The poem is
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This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor Author: Susan Wicklund Biology of Women: 1021.01 Book Review 26 September 2013 This Common Secret By: Susan Wicklund Susan‚ the main character‚ grew up in Trade Lake‚ Wisconsin. She has a daughter named Sonja who gave her great-grandma the nickname Flower Grandma. One day‚ Susan went to her Grandma’s house to tell her what kind of doctor she was. Susan was an abortion doctor. This was February of 1992. When Susan
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0004 Topic: We are not sub species Question: “Teenagers deserve more respect than what they are given”‚ Write an article expressing your views on the above statement? Date: 3/12/2013 Deference to teenagers The meaning of the word “teenager” is losing its touch with stereotypical judgments made by adults mostly. The word “teenager” can be defined as someone who is in the ages thirteen to nineteen‚ not for someone to be going under any emotional traumas or identity crisis. By this hackneyed statement
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“Some steps need to be taken alone. It is the only way to really figure out where you need to be‚” Mandy Hale‚ a Yew York best selling author and media influencer‚ once said. Mandy Hale quote and The Alchemist connect. For example‚ Santiago learns a lesson about finding his treasure and figure out where he needs to be to find his treasure. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is there you will find your treasure.” First‚ Santiago is a boy who dreams
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Last session we discussed the importance and the purposes of a liberal education. In class‚ we mentioned that new experiences help us be more intellectuals. In Kendi’s speech he encouraged the students to become intellectuals‚ meaning being open to new ideas and seek for ideas that challenge how they see the world. In order to become intellectual‚ we need a diverse environment with open minded people. He also encouraged the students to study the problems of our world and try to solve them. At the
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have a one hour recess. First off‚ I think that the first rule is a good rule because teachers work very diligently at their job‚ and students kind of take it for granted. Although some might think this is harsh‚ I think that students who violate this rule should get a detention. Students should also give the same respect to students as teachers. This rule will teach students how to respect someone of a higher position than themselves. After implementing this rule‚ students
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Life as we know it‚ is short‚ there are many things that we can comprehend and some that we are not meant to. The human race‚ rich with its diversity of people‚ is coming to an end as we speak of it. Who is to be arraigned of bringing such mobocracy to the human race? We are the ones‚ we have brought this dilemma upon ourselves‚ we invented and innovated technology without thinking of its aftermath. Where do we stand today? In the field that builds and destroys. Almost everything is stereotyped‚
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