Wertenbaker began writing "Our Country’s Good" (in 1988) convicts and prisoners were looked upon with more shame and distaste than they are today. She set the play in the 19th Century‚ and back then people were executed for stealing a biscuit! She was trying to point out the terrible flaws that occurred back then and she definitely succeeded. This‚ however‚ was not the full aim of the play. I think that the play’s aim was to show convicts in a different light. In "Our Country’s Good"‚ many of the
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what is life? life is suppose to be great and fun and full of fantastic moments. however we always find ourselves missing something and needing things. we work everyday just to make money so we can feed‚ pay teh gas‚ pay teh bills‚ and so on. On top of that teachers always preach about life should be happy but how can school make us happy?????? work‚ stress‚ and club‚ and sports! SO many things we need to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! asdf asd fffffffffffff fadf
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One of the Most Important Moment in My Life. The terrible robbery incident that happened to me and the rest members of my immediate family 14yrs ago occurred In the big house my father has labored to build to his comfort‚ and also ‚ threatened my life‚ and the entire household. Only a few flashback memories of normalcy‚ panic‚ and luck are what are left in my head. It was a normal raining season back in Nigeria‚ West Africa‚ known as summer here in the United States. The month was July and
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kinds of shapes and their properties in our daily life problems. Plane geometry - It is about all kinds of two dimensional shapes such as lines‚ circles and triangles. Solid geometry - It is about all kinds of three dimensional shapes like polygons‚ prisms‚ pyramids‚ sphere‚ cylinder. The word Geometry comes from Greek which means earth and metron. Geometry used in variousobjects such as surveying‚ astronomy‚ navigation and building etc of daily life application. Geometry is actually called
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advancements in all aspects of life whether it be scientifically or creational (creatively). Technology is part of every person’s life and without it we wouldn’t be able to move forward. So why do we want to move back? Although many of us are for technology and the new scientific and social developments that come with it but there are others that are not so fond of it and complain that technology is taking over our lives and some people argue that technology may be the cause of our lack of social skill
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Role Models influence our lives Colby Burns Do role models influence our lives? Every person in this world will have someone in their life that they look up to‚ these people are considered as “role models.” Role models influence our lives by inspiring us to set certain goals and motivating us to achieve them. Also they allow us to develop certain traits or qualities as we strive to be like them. Furthermore‚ they also influence our lives by keeping our spirit up or cheer us up when we are down
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influences as they are used to shape us and guide us on our interactions with others. Diversity is not limited to the primary factors but also the thought‚ feelings and opinions that one forms after experiencing the different cultures. In the same way that our definition of Diversity differs so does the influences that help us to define it. My upbringing and life experiences have played a major role in my ever changing definition of diversity. As life changes and the world becomes more diverse; the experiences
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“Things We See Today” The role of nature in my life has greatly changed in the last five years‚ as well as in the change from adolescence to adulthood. I don’t believe that nature has changed but my perception of nature has and always is‚ from the rising sun over the cityscape of San Francisco as I take the L Train uphill on Taraval Street‚ to watching the quarter-sized‚ glistening diamond‚ snowflakes fall outside my window as I try and stay awake to catch a glimpse of Santa before morning. To
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The Gods and Their Role in the Iliad The gods in the Iliad are characters who seem very human to us. How do their actions propel the story forward? Are they responsible for the events of the Iliad‚ or are other characters? Like normal people‚ the gods have both good and bad qualities‚ their own strengths and weaknesses‚ personal disagreements and struggles. Similarly‚ like many of the other characters‚ the gods have a key role in the determining what happens‚ even from the very beginning. While
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routine parts of the characters’ daily lives in the play? In my opinion‚ I think the reason is that these‚ “boring” essentials that are being placed in the play would definitely affect us if we didn’t have these routines. We wouldn’t be living the life we live today‚ our lives would not be the same‚ and our lives could be something we despise if we didn’t have these common components played in our life. For example‚ brushing your teeth in the morning‚ if we didn’t do that‚ our breaths would smell
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