Written response to “Merchants of Cool” Honors Language and Composition Mrs. Hyatt Respond to one of these prompts in a thoughtful typed one to two pages. If you would like full credit: I am looking for clarity and depth of thought‚ analysis‚ clear and concise composition‚ organization and focus‚ and a use of rhetorical strategies to help support your ideas. Due: ______________ 25 points • Does the restrictive structure of MTV‚ which limits exposure to a small percentage of
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aware of it‚ each of us is faced with an abundance of conflict each and every day. From the division of chores within a household‚ to asking one’s boss for a raise‚ we’ve all learned the basic skills of negotiation. A national bestseller‚ Getting to Yes‚ introduces the method of principled negotiation‚ a form of alternative dispute resolutions as opposed to the common method of positional bargaining. Within the book‚ four basic elements of principled negotiation are stressed; separate the people from
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The Merchant of Venice Movie Production Matt Bomer as Antonio Matthew Bomer has an impressive and aristocratic bearing. No matter how tall he is‚ Matthew appears noble and upright. He is very much in control of the image he sends out to others. Bomer is elegant‚ graceful‚ and charismatic. He can take the role as a rather lackluster character. He can act as a hopeless depressive man‚ someone who cannot name the source of his melancholy such
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The Merchant of Venice "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare is a captivating play about revenge‚ justice‚ deception and friendship. Held within the brutal time of the 16th century‚ the play is about a pronounced character known as Shylock‚ who is a reasonably wealthy Jew‚ lending one of his enemies‚ Antonio‚ three thousand ducats. The play gives you a glance of how bad and unbearable life was for non-Christians‚ especially Jews. Shakespeare does an impeccable job of conveying the
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I believe that Bassanio from the play The Merchant of Venice By William Shakespeare is portrayed as a determined‚ loyal and materialistic character throughout the play. Bassanio shows his determined side when he first become accosted with the idea to court Portia‚ he doesn’t let the small problem of not having sufficient funds stand in his way as he uses his determination to drive his convincing argument to Antonio “ but if you please to shoot another arrow that self way…”But part of the reason
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THE MERCHANTS OF COOL 1) Is the "mook" (the stereotypically crude‚ adolescent male) real‚ or just a media construction? How about the "midriff" (the girl as sex symbol)? Do you know any "mooks" or "midriffs"? Do you think you or your friends are influenced by the MTV standard of "cool"? If so‚ how? Are there ways to be "cool" without copying media? How do the "mook" and "midriff" stereotypes relate to the corporate interests of the media outlets that perpetuate them (in other words‚ why these
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people do not show any mercy because they have no room for mercy or has very little while others give mercy to many a lot. To imagine such a world where mercy is not shown and just being caught by doing one sin would be the death penalty. In The Merchant of Venice‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare reveals the idea of mercy through the different scenes in a exciting and interesting way for the readers to keep reading on. Mercy depends on the person and how their characteristic is and also how they
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Yes‚ he could Democrat Barack Obama has become the first African-American to win the White House. During the election campaign for the presidency‚ Obama made a key speech‚ which became known as the “Yes we can” speech because of the way the phrase was repeated at key moments. The power of his victory speech left a mark on its listeners. During those twenty minutes‚ Americans could merge into “one nation‚ one people” but also each individual‚ even the enemies‚ felt they had a place in his speech
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of the idea of love that appears in the play’s subplots. Examines how love exists in many forms‚ and looks at how Shakespeare clarifies the importance of romantic vows and the nature of the marital relationship. The sentimental storylines in The Merchant of Venice often get lost amid the play’s more prominent themes. Although the idea of love appears only through the play’s subplots‚ Shakespeare does make the theme prevalent enough to warrant attention. The play demonstrates that love exists in many
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Even though teenagers are stubborn‚ as said before‚ they are also in a confused stage of their life where they deal with body and emotional changes. Teenagers are known to be very hormonal. When the media outlets keep projecting sex symbols such as famous Britney Spears or other known women in crop t-shirts this gives out a message that in order to be successful or famous this is what a girl needs to do. The media focuses on the physical appearance which makes girls‚ like the one in the documentary
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