The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe‚ Response Journal #1‚ pp. 1-159 Question - Possible themes and issues: survival‚ sacrifices‚ power‚ reality vs. appearances‚ pain‚ and inner conflict. Which character do you relate to the most and why? Which character is your complete opposite and why? Megan Crewe’s The Way We Fall is set in a geographically isolated island in Canada that has about a handful of citizens in it who are plagued with a mutated virus. The virus ‘starts with an itch you just can’t shake’
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rarely do I think lying’s the best [for any situation]." But what if he knew how lying is inevitable in our everyday lives and how they could be of use in certain situations‚ like Ericsson’s Vietnam veteran example? In "The Ways We Lie"‚ Ericsson covers on the many ways we lie in our daily lives‚ besides the typical deceptive statements. Some include the notorious ’white lies’‚ omission‚ delusion‚ facades‚ and groupthink scenarios. Lies are mostly devices for selfish motives or self-promotion (though
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Lewis’s controversial argument in his essay We have no “Right To Happiness” he begins by bringing up a quote by a character named Clare who says‚ “After all‚ they had a right to happiness.” He then proceeds to describe a situation in which a husband abandons his wife in exchange for another women. The events that unfold involve his ex-wife committing suicide after devoting and consuming herself to her earlier married life. The man justifies his decision and shies away from feeling any guilt by‚
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Telling others to live up to their dreams. Is it really that easy? What if your life was drastically turned around because of those hopes? Fighting with your every breath. My biggest fear was trying to untangle the twisted knots deep within me‚ and let the air resurface through my lungs. Everyone told me that I was abnormal and inhumane because I was lonely and that my only friend was the darkness that surrounded me. I was lost in this world; I had no place to call home as I was abandoned the
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Let’s Face it! We are at war with the Nazi Germany. Today‚ we have listened with patience when the King was giving his speech on the radio to millions of listeners in the British Empire. Our country wanted to find a peaceful way out of the conflict with the enemies‚ but it is unbearable. According to the news‚ the Nazi Germany had already invaded Poland. The ambassador of our country had handed a final note to the government of Germany‚ informing them that a state of war would exist between us
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they were beating on was unarmed and the police officers didn’t even report hitting the victim‚ it may waver your trust in the police. Even though police work can be violent‚ we need to limit the needless brutality through relatively easy fixes so police officers can’t get away with hurting innocent people. In the book‚ We are Called to Rise‚ Avis a middle-aged woman goes through the motions as her son‚ a war vet and now cop‚ shoots and kills the mom of a little boy in a routine traffic stop. Due
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Should We Abandon Louisiana explains the disdain that the people of Louisiana feel towards media coverage‚ the rest of America‚ as well as for relief agencies and their lack of contribution towards the rebuilding of the state after natural disasters. The author states multiple times that due to media outlets not covering the flooding of his state‚ many Americans did not know about the natural disaster. The people of Louisiana feel that because of natural disasters occurring frequently‚ cable news
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this work of writing‚ such as; “We but half express ourselves”‚ “Imitation is suicide” and “Trust they self; every heart vibrates to the iron song”. These concepts are relatable to people in the 21st century. It is encouraged that individuals take a stand for their beliefs. Emerson opines “We but half express ourselves” (pg.1). Colin Kaepernick‚ quarterback for the 49ers‚ uses the platform that being an NFL player presents him to protest police brutality and other issues that African American’s face
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talking about. The meaning that is under these 2 poems is what really matters and what other people think about it is amazing because we can all see these 2 poems in different views. What the speaker in Dickinson’s poems really meant about sight is that one doesn’t know something without someone telling them and get them thinking deeper than what the surface of what they it thought was. `In the first poem‚ “We grow accustomed to the Dark” the speaker speaks about someone holding out a lamp that
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“Is it Ok for a Man to Cry Infront of Others” Gentlemen‚ physically speaking they they are strong and masculine‚ they are defined that way. Men are known as less shallow than women. They are putting their identity having a heavier job. Example the work of a soldier. Did you heared in the news broadcasting “A battalion of women women soldier died because they fight against the terrorist”? I think none. Remembering the death of the soldiers in Marawi more than 100 soldiers died from the battle
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