and sat down. While she was still shuffling‚ I kept my eyes on the games she was holding and saw my favourite game‚ “Mario Kart”. I reached my hand out to grab ahold of the game‚ but she saw what I was doing‚ and pulled the games away from me. In the past‚ we had already gotten into arguments about which games we wanted to play‚ and as past experience‚ I knew that she didn’t like Mario Kart. I looked at her in the eyes‚ and knew that an argument was coming closer. She protested and said that she wanted
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Natalie Batista English 1A Professor Perales Feb 6‚ 2015 RR#3 Mario Alberto Zambrano’s novel‚ Loteria‚ unfolds the life of a young girl through cards of Loteria. Luz with her father in jail and her older sister in the ICU‚ and she has been taken into the custody of the state. Alone in her room writes in her journal‚ afraid to reveal any information to Julia her counselor‚ that might incriminate her father. She is scared of Julia manipulating her words and using the information against her dad
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My essay will consist of the reasons why we shouldn’t put so much energy into getting rid of illegal immigrants and keeping them out. My inspiration stems from‚ my life as an undocumented immigrant by Jose Antonio Vargas. I also have family who are illegal immigrants and family members who are in the process of becoming citizens. I want to inform readers of the benefits this country receives from illegal immigrants: how it balances our economy‚ additional tax revenue and the cultural diffusion.
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The art of literature will never die. Many people believe that there has been a decline in the reading and writing of literature‚ one of those people Dana Gioia wrote “Why Literature Matters” and she argues that the younger people of america although have had an increase in education their reading of literature has had a steep decline in recent years . Dana begins building her credibility with facts and sources‚ citing convincing facts and statistics‚ and successfully employing emotional appeal
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain is an archetype example of great American literature. Good literature consists of meaningful symbolism‚ clever satire‚ and a dynamic character. Throughout the novel‚ Huck and Jim journey down the Mississippi River. Huck uses the river to avoid his drunken father and becoming civilized while Jim is escaping to the northern states to avoid being sold off to New Orleans. The Mississippi river comes to symbolize freedom‚ specifically the freedom
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Why Do We Read Literature? First‚ Literature Defined: * "The creation of literature is a uniquely human activity‚ born of man’s timeless desire to understand‚ express‚ and finally share experiences." * Literature is "a concrete artifact -- a story‚ a poem‚ or a play" * "The medium of translation‚ of course‚ is language‚ the written and spoken word." * "When we speak of literature‚ however‚ we have in mind a special kind of language that differs from the ordinary discourse with
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CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) was established in 1950. The heirs of Don Carlos Palanca‚ Sr. found it most fitting to commemorate his memory through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. The Palanca Awards aims to help develop Philippine Literature by: 1. Providing incentives for writers to craft their most outstanding literary works. 2. Being a treasury of the Philippine’s literary
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Dana Gioia’s article‚ Why Literature Matters‚ is a very informative article‚ in which Gioia makes the claim that there should be an increase in the amount of literature being read. His main claim is that there is a decrease in literature reading‚ it would have a negative effect on the society. Gioia utilizes many facts to support his claims and a strong conclusion to let his readers wonder if it’s really important to be reading. His facts are mostly legal surveys that have been made‚ as well as
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likely that the unembellished words of printed literature are misinterpreted. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s assertion that "books are the best of things‚ well used; abused‚ among the worst" is perhaps more relevant now than ever. Thanks to social media‚ everything is open to the public. Every erratic twitter user has the ability to voice their opinion on any topic‚ regardless of the level of education or prior knowledge they have on each topic. Literature is no exception. Individuals who have never even
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SIX GRAVES TO MUNICH (1967) MARIO PUZO Mario Puzo’s obsession with the European underworld begins with Munich‚ before he enthralled us with ‘The Sicilian’. Mario Puzo‚ writing as Mario Cleri delivers a straightforward revenge story. The plot is not intense or tight. Compiled a year before he gave us ‘The Godfather’‚ the plot celebrates Michael Rogan‚ the protagonist. Captain Michael Rogan is transferred to Munich to aid the American Intelligence during the Second World War. He is arrested
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