Junot Diaz once said‚ “If you want to make a human being into a monster‚ deny them at the cultural level‚ any reflection of themselves” (“Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Junot Diaz Tells Students His Story‚”2009). Does Diaz’ sentiment exude love and compassion? The answer to this would probably be highly contentious. Interestingly‚ in Moshin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist‚ the narrator‚ Changez‚ echoes a similar sentiment when he says‚ “ It seemed to me- then- and to be honest‚ sir‚ seems to me
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Argumentative “Cold” Essay Rewrite Television has evolved tremendously through time. It has become a go-to source for most Americans. In the passage‚ “The Worst Years of Our Lives”‚ by Barbara Ehrenreich‚ she considers modern people as “couch potatoes” and that television has turned us into “root vegetables.” Ehrenreich does make a point about American people becoming lazy; however‚ comparing us to fictional characters on TV is questionable. In this era‚ television has become an even bigger source
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Eco-feminism traces its beginning from the feminist movements such as the abolition of slavery and restraint for championing the rights of women. Barbara Kingsolver is a contemporary American author. Kingsolver dedicated herself into political and social activism. She also believes in writing that promotes social change in society. Barbara Kingsolver novel The Bean Trees reflects this commitment. The Bean Trees concerns Taylor Greer‚ a young woman who leaves her small hometown in Kentucky to search
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In his poetry‚ Wilfred Owen confronted horrific realities of war‚ while many of his contemporaries chose not to address this issue due to the heroic label attached to soldiers who enlisted. Through an array of literary techniques‚ Owen explores the raw experience of war and its connection to patriotism and irony. Both Poems ‘Mental Cases’ and ‘Dulce et Decorum est.’ employ very similar literary techniques which convey the vivid and challenging themes of War. Through this‚ Owen gives the reader a
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A Crime of Compassion & The Quality of Mercy Killing Barbara Huttmann & Roger Rosenblatt 15/3/14 “The quality of mercy killing by Roger Rosenblatt” and “A crime of compassion by Barbara Huttmann” are well written. However‚ I feel Rosenblatt’s quality of mercy killing has a better purpose and is a stronger argument and more effective than Huttmann’s Crime of Compassion. In the quality of mercy killing‚ Rosenblatt makes a powerful case for passion and understanding in such tragic
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I found the readings from the textbook Renaissance Women in Science about Barbara McClintock and Rosalind E. Franklin to be very interesting to read about. Neither Franklin or McClintock had the full support of their families; McClintock’s mother not fully understanding her and Franklins father wanting her to be “normal” and get married and only work when necessary‚ or getting the notoriety that they both deserved in their fields of study. I was thrown off; a little confused as to why McClintock
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The Vietnam War was the U.S’ longest and most exhausting war- the only war the U.S had ever lost‚ had far-reaching consequences and impact on most American life from the economy‚ culture to domestic politics and foreign policy- some of which continue to do so today. The American military had entered Vietnam as a world superpower from World War 2 but left Vietnam with a humiliating defeat‚ shockingly high casualties‚ the American public sharply divided and its leaders uncertain of who to trust with
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Despite Huck’s original intentions‚ by the time he finds a person and is about to turn Jim in he realizes that he can’t do it (Twain 112). Jim is never aware of how much of his future Huck controls. In this way Jim is portrayed as the average ignorant slave that most Americans would have expected at that time. Twain also gives Jim some other roles like that of a freedom‚ fearing slave‚ to combat the expectations of that time (Hyejin 2). Growing up in the South‚ surrounded by the everyday use of
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In the 1920s‚ most of the citizens in the United States were having the best time of their lives. It was even dubbed the Roaring Twenties because of its successfulness. Many would not hesitate to spend their money on buying the latest item or stock credits. In the midst of this‚ Republicans were also elected to become the President for the next few terms since they were praised for bringing the economy up. Consequently‚ Herbert Hoover became the President after Calvin Coolidge. Everything was going
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Her Own Kind The story Gryphon is from a student’s point of view. The student ends up losing their teacher because of a sickness. So then a substitute teacher is assigned to their classroom. Miss Ferenczi is a substitute that does not teacher like the narrator is used to teaching compared to a “normal substitute.” The teacher does this by the first appearance the students see when they walk in. When Miss Ferenzci is in the classroom the students noticed that she was drawing a tree on the chalkboard
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