In the poem “The New Colossus‚” Emma Lazarus describes America as a beacon of freedom to those disenfranchised in other nations. Lazarus uses metaphors‚ imagery‚ and allusions to effectively address her message to the audience. Specifically in the quotation‚ “A mighty woman with a torch‚ whose flame / Is the imprisoned lightning”‚ a metaphor is used to show how powerful the woman’s torch is compared to lightning. In addition to the metaphor used‚ imagery is vividly seen in the poem like seen in the
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The New Asylum Watching the documentary‚ the New Asylum opened my eyes a lot. I have heard the saying‚ “prisons are the new asylum” plenty of times‚ but I did not believe it to be true until watching the documentary. Before watching it I always viewed the prison system as a very harsh and coercive place‚ but now I see how much it help people with mental illness. If it wasn’t for the prison system some people would not have a place for treatment. I believe if the government had better funding there
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AIR NEW ZEALAND Introduction： Air New Zealand is the largest flag carrier in New Zealand‚ which is operating scheduled passenger flights to 26 international and 25 domestic. The airline has been a member of the Star Alliance since 1999. Air New Zealand’s route network focuses on Australia and the South Pacific‚ with long-haul services to East Asia and North America. History: Air New Zealand’s history can be traced back to the Tasman Empire Airways Limited (Tasman Empire Airways Limited - TEAL)
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For other traditions of celebrating lunar new year‚ see Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year Lion dancers at Historic Chinatown Gate‚ Chinese New Year‚ Hing Hay Park‚ Seattle‚ Washington (February 3‚ 2011) Also called Lunar New Year‚ Spring Festival‚ New Year Observed by Chinese communities worldwide[1] Type Cultural‚ Religious (Buddhist‚ Taoist‚ Confucian) Significance The first day of the Chinese calendar (lunisolar calendar) 2012 date Monday‚ January 23‚ Dragon 2013 date Sunday‚ February
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were unemployed‚ and many were starving. To solve this problem President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the New Deal to help the economy. The New Deal was a series of government programs designed to help get the nation out of the economic slump‚ and to save people from starving. Although there were many positive thing that came with the new deal there were also many negative things. The New Deal was not a success because it was unfair
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transportation. Reasons for immigration‚ like those for migration‚ are often economic‚ although religious or political factors may be very important. These economic‚ political‚ and social conditions led to the "New" immigration after 1890. Take for instance the political reasons‚ where new immigrants favored democratic America where citizens had a voice in government because European governments were run by upper classes and commoners had no say in political matters. When it comes to social reasons
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Chinese New Year http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/lunar-new-year-celebrations-begin-china 1. How many people celebrate Chinese New Year? 2. Why is the Lion dance danced? 3. How do Chinese people celebrate the festival? 4. What animal is going to be a symbol of this year? 5. According to the Chinese horoscope what kind of children are born this year? Summarize the information about Chinese New Year. Find the information about: 2. When is Chinese New Year celebrated
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systems in America and how some are not safe and need to be replaced. This problem has been focused on the levee system in New Orleans. Many engineers and other people have asked the question whether or not the present levee system in New Orleans could withstand a huge wave or a direct hit from a powerful hurricane. These questions were answered when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans as a Category 3 hurricane which isn’t even the most powerful. After the hurricane hit the levee system failed and
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you can lease a new car to save a lot of money as friends or families advise you? You believe it is more practical to opt for a new car lease because for you‚ there is no logic in having to purchase cars with depreciating values especially when you are aware that the instant a brand new car steps out of the car factory or warehouse‚ it already depreciates by a significant amount? What is more‚ do you get confused and fin it even harder to accept as true that opting for leases or new car leasing is
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de Mayo‚ and for Vietnamese people‚ we celebrate a very important holiday which is the Vietnamese New Year. In my speech today‚ I will inform all of you how the Vietnamese New Year came into being‚ the tradition rituals‚ and how we celebrate the New Year. Vietnam is a country in the Eastern Hemisphere that was influenced by China for over decades. Therefore‚ the Chinese New Year and the Vietnamese New Year‚ which we call Tet‚ have many similarities. It was told that thousand of years ago in a small
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