Nguyen 11/14/14 English 11-Block A Ms. McGrath The Firing Squad In the short story “The Firing Squad”‚ by Colin McDougall‚ many characters can be compared of those in “The Book of Genesis” from the Bible. The main character from The Firing Squad‚ Captain John Adam‚ resembles Adam from the Garden of Eden because of the confusion and temptation both characters are put throughout the course of the story. Similarly‚ the antagonist of The Firing Squad‚ Captain Brigadier Hatfield reminds the reader of the
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Freaks or Norms: A Rhetorical Analysis of Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love In Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love‚ the main characters are separated into two categories‚ the norms and the freaks. The narrative creates a world where all the freakish things are defined as normal and tells how all the characters can switch from one category to another. All these plots come out with Al’s one thought‚ “how the oddity of them was beautiful and how that oddity was contrived to give them value. [...] He realized that
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In the novel A Visit from the Goon Squad‚ by Jennifer Egan‚ characters are faced with their own goon they have to confront. These goons cause their lives to be drastically altered and they end up with outcomes they would never have imagined. Within the chapter‚ “The Gold Cure”‚ it suggests that individuals have a firm desire for their past. Contrary to this‚ the chapter “Good-bye‚ My Love” suggests that individuals desire a life they don’t possess. In “The Gold Cure”‚ Bennie desperately scrambles
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Even though there is still a lack of diversity in the STEM field and nerd culture‚ there have been efforts to diversify them. For example‚ in the article “Revenge of the Nerds: How Barbie Got Her Geek On” Ann Zimmerman discusses how women in the STEM field tried and succeed to get representation through Barbie. Mattel Inc.‚ opened a poll to let the people vote on what Barbie’s next career was. The options were: “architect‚ anchorwoman‚ computer engineer‚ environmentalist and surgeon.” Zimmerman writes
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Binta Kinteh Psyc 102 Instructor: Katleen February 28th‚ 2013 Conflict between BOPE Officers and Drug Gang Members in Elite Squad. The Elite Squad is film about Captain Roberto Nascimento‚ a BOPE (Special Operation Police Squad) captain of Rio de Janeiro‚ who has to find a replacement‚ because he was going to be a father‚ while he and this team are “cleaning up” one of the most notorious favelas off drug gangs in Rio before the arrival of the Pope. This created a conflict between the BOPE
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out to be totally different. As the years progressed and I reached middle school‚ I started cheering for the Harrisburg Cougars. Cheering for the Cougars was nothing like cheering for the Packers. Games were twice as crowded and the cheerleading squad was filled with plenty of girls. Everyone had to
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fraudulent cheers and ask their opinion on the next course of action. Courtney‚ a cheerleader on the team says‚ “Look‚ I hate to be predictable‚ but I don’t give a shit. We learned that routine fair and square. We logged the man-hours. Don’t punish the squad for Big Red’s mistake. This isn’t about cheating. This is about winning”. After saying this the rest of the team voted on whether or not to continue with the stolen cheers and the vast majority decided to proceed. The team had a tough decision to
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I’m very passionate about sports but mostly I have love for the game of football. I have been playing football for about six years and it is the best decision that I have done with my life. While I was in football I learn leadership to think before others needs then myself‚ to be selfless. Football taught me many things but most of all I could do anything if I put enough sweet and tears of hard work into something I can do it‚ even though it might seem impossible. After years of being a Vista football
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By definition‚ cheerleading is a sport involving the performance of organized cheering‚ chanting‚ and dancing in support of a sports team at games. To me cheerleading isn’t just a sport‚ it’s a lifestyle. It takes more than just cheering on the football team during Friday night games. It is a lot of hard work and dedication. When competition season starts‚ my life revolves around cheer. Cheerleading has always been a part of me‚ ever since I was a little girl. I grew up hearing my mom
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pom-poms in the air in short and skimpy shorts. Well‚ its true. All cheerleaders are meant to do is help get the fans more into the basketball and football game. So‚ what’s the purpose of these dumb blondes? Absolutely nothing. To make it onto this squad you need only a few credentials: you must be close to failing (actually failing will get you kicked off by the administration)‚ dye your hair blonde‚ wear your skirt half way up your ass‚ and have a positive eating disorder (any to make you skinny)
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