As part of the summer reading assignment this year‚ I read the book Amazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol. In this documentary-style book‚ he told about the horrible yet completely realistic conditions of the most poor‚ rundown neighborhoods and districts in New York City. Kozol wrote the book for the purpose of telling the stories of the children who lived in these parts of the city. He dedicated his work to those children and it was his goal to inform readers that slums were in fact in existence and
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Amazing grace is a good book to read. After reading this book‚ I think the author wants to tell us a big problem is the segregation of poor social class in South Bronx. He tries to explain the living condition of these poor people‚ and the inequality between them. On top of this‚ he also described that the public administration tried to abandoned this neighborhood. Kozol divided the book into six chapters. The whole book organized through interview and interaction with children‚ teacher and others
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Amazing Grace – YouTube Comparison The words to Amazing Grace were written by John Newton (Ferris and Worster). The piece is played in triple meter (Ferris and Worster). It is usually performed slow (adagio)‚ with the volume falling somewhere between moderately soft (mezzopiano) and moderately loud (mezzoforte). The combination tends to give the piece a somber‚ and yet comforting‚ quality. According to our text book‚ Music: The art of listening‚ the melody uses a pentatonic scale‚ which
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Conflicting Perspectives Essay Composers deliberately manipulate conflicting perspectives in order to achieve their purpose. This may be a unanimous truth amongst composers whether it is to attract sympathy‚ inform the responder‚ or to make a comment on the functioning and morality of society. In order to achieve their purpose‚ composers deliberately manipulate responder’s conflicting perspectives so that they will have the same perspective as them. Ted Hughes utilises the subjective nature of
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agenda into the reader by persuading them to accept their perspective on key events‚ personalities and/or situations. Through the manipulation of various textual forms‚ structures and language composers persuade their audience to adopt their perspective. Composers often decide to present conflicting perspectives to truly engage their audience. By demonstrating the concept of conflicting perspectives the composer is able to glorify their perspective in contrast to another to enforce their agenda‚ they
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The concept of conflicting perspectives is consistently present in Harper Lees’ novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The text asks questions about current trends in society and the attitudes that cause people to ‘act like sheep” and conform while also expressing the need for individuality. It also brings into question the way the judicial system should be beyond reproach no matter what man is on trial‚ whether they be white or black. In a similar manner it also shows changing attitudes in regards to racism
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We just finished reading “Amazing Grace” by Jonathan Kozol. Kozol went to the South Bronx and met a little boy named Cliffie. Kozol was taken by Cliffie on a walk in the neighborhood. He learnt that this city is harsh. There are lots of meanings in this story‚ this story shows that everyone struggles with something in their life right now. Everyone struggles‚ therefore sometimes people are sad and stressed. In Amazing Grace Cliffie was telling to Kozol how once he gave homeless man his pizza‚
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Conflicting perspectives are the direct result of bias or self-interest as people are always quick to enforce the correctness of their perspective over those of others‚ by contrasting their perspectives with others‚ they seek to advantage their own point of view opposed to the viewpoints of others. Conflicting perspectives are caused by bias‚ or prejudice‚ and self-interest from a person‚ event or situation that is encountered. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Philadelphia (1993)‚ written
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throughout history‚ we have been shrouded in conflicting perspectives. Everybody has a different point of view‚ a unique perspective and this is reflected heavily throughout most if not all literature. Further more‚ the conflicting perspectives often supply the text’s main interest and drama. ‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Saving Private Ryan’ directed by Steven Spielberg are superlative examples of this‚ being riddled with conflicting perspectives and ideals. By using techniques such as
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Closing Prayer: Dedication and Commitment Benediction Response: Amen‚ Amen‚ Amen Amazing Grace Christian Learning Center Fermina Compd.‚ Brgy. Sta Ana‚ Taytay ‚ Rizal Tel. no. 658-2821 Chapel Service THEME: VALUING GOD’S GIFT SUB-THEME: God Gave Me a Special Book AUGUST 5‚ 2013 8:00 AM Prelude Lighting of candle Opening the bible *Call of Worship Leader: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. People: He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters
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