In Maya Angelou’s excerpt‚ “What’s So Funny?” she pointed out that vulgarity and crudeness happens to be the direction in which comedians‚ entertainers‚ and people take their jokes. She explains that behind the obscene profanities‚ are people who are just as vulgar as their jokes. By us laughing with them‚ we are not only stooping down to their level‚ we are also taking part in the humiliation. I agree with Maya Angelou’s point. For example‚ laughing when someone makes a joke towards someone
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English 1301 Week 3 The Descriptive Essay Gwendolyn Wiley The Master Gardener We arrive at First Christian Church and as we approach the large red doors‚ I began to reflect on the days‚ months‚ and years past. A man awaits us just past those huge red doors known as the world’s greatest gardener. As a child‚ I remember this building seeming so large with its tall beautiful painted windows similar to the ones you might find in a Roman Catholic Cathedral. The edifice and structure of the building
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I carry so many things‚ so many insignificant things‚ things that you would never think could hold so much meaning. Chapstick. No‚ I do not carry it for fear of coming across Prince Charming and diving into his arms for the fairy-tale kiss. But I do fear chapped lips; it is more of a phobia (chapped-obia?). I was eight years old in the Alps of France over winter break when no one informed me that chapstick would be a good little soldier in my pocket to defend my lips from the enemy: the cold
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My name is Grace Dee. I believe that chummy‚ outgoing‚ talkative‚ smiley‚ funny‚ and reserved at times describe me. Why? Read to find out. For starter‚ I am chummy. We all choose our friends‚ but me‚ I don’t have intense standards on choosing my friends. I’m not a racist. I’m a good listener with generally a happy disposition. I easily make friends especially on social networking sites. But because of being shy‚ I usually won’t do the first move to get to know someone. So I guess it’s still called
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The poem does not rhyme but the poet has used repetition to slow the poem down and make the reader feel the heaviness of heart that the poet feels. The poet uses similes and metaphors throughout the poem for example when he says ‘I have learned to wear many faces like dresses’ implying different expressions for different occasions. The poet has used a very strong metaphor when he writes that his laugh in the mirror is ‘like a snakes bare fangs’. A snake is commonly used in mythology and fairy tales
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BEGINNING MIDDLE END Fortunato insults Montresor but Montresor doesn’t reply. Montresor bumps into Fortunato and seeks revenge. Montresor leaves Fortunato in the wall under the cave thing. Give details of the insult and how it made Montresor feel. Give detail about where they are and where they are going. How did he leave him in the wall. How was he able to stay there and not able to leave. PART ONE: ENGLISH 3 PART
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THE speaker in this poem reminisces about a time when people were sincere and caring in their dealings with one another; he speaks regretfully about the present time‚ when people are not like before. He seems to feel that people have lost the innocence and openness which he now sees in his young son; he wants to regain that innocence. The poem starts with the well-known words "Once upon a time"‚ suggesting that what the speaker is going to say is a fairy tale‚ something so far-fetched it might not
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This story revolves around a beloved neighbor‚ Mr. Sweet‚ and the many "revivals" a neighboring family participates in to bring him back from the brink of death. The revival consists of the whole family going to visit Mr. Sweet‚ who lay on his deathbed. The children’s father would say‚ "To hell with dying‚ man‚" addressing the dying Mr. Sweet‚ and "These children want Mr. Sweet!" The children would take those words as their cue and would crowd around Mr. Sweet and throw themselves on the bed with
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It was a Friday night. The full moon was shining through the bare branches making scary shadows on our path as we walked. A cool light wind was blowing sending leaves dancing noisily in the forest floor. I remember thinking to myself that the night‚ was the scariest night ever‚ and I wanted to ask Scott to go back and take the long way through the road‚ but I was afraid that he would laugh at me and make jokes about me for being scared of the dark. The path we walked on would take us past the
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Remember that in life you are never all alone. Just when you think you are‚ God sends an angel your way to remind you that he always holds your hand when you need him the most. Praise each day. It truly is a gift from God. Even if you do it only once in your lifetime‚ do make it a point to watch the sunrise at a beach. I guarantee you that it will indeed be an experience of a lifetime that you will never forget. Never EVER lose hope. For example you can create a monthly newsletter reminding others
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