Write a letter to David Mitchell responding to his opinions about school and boredom. Include facts and my own reaction. 600 – 800 words. 3-5 options. I agree/disagree with. I don’t need to agree with anything. Give reasons why. Use A FOREST. Dear David‚ I am writing to you in response to your article on school and boredom. Just to say‚ I liked the way you made use of the quote from twelfth night in paragraph two. You give an interesting play on words. I agree with this because some teachers are
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Essay Being a part of a gang meant to have pride‚ at least that is what Andy presumes. Andy‚ a member of the Royals‚ a notorious street gang‚ has been stabbed in an alley by a rival gang‚ the Guardians. Despite this act in Evan Hunter’s “On the Sidewalk‚ Bleeding”‚ Andy proves he is not frightened at the thought of death. Instead is only filled with an overwhelming sadness that his life is coming to a short end. Throughout the novel‚ Andy shows himself as a hopeless‚ regretful‚ loving and depressed
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Romantic poet‚ William Wordsworth‚ and Folk singer-songwriter‚ Joni Mitchell‚ both comment about their respective "worlds" and the way these worlds have been perceived or treated. Although both artists are from a different time in history‚ their work somehow cast off the anchors of their own eras with material that continually remains relevant through generations of listeners and readers. Mitchell’s "Big Yellow Taxi" and William Wordsworth’s "The World is too Much With Us" are perfect examples.
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Being alone affects you in many ways. Sometimes it’s good to be by yourself‚ and other times you need people in your life to help you. There are similarities and differences in the way the characters view being alone. First‚ in the poem‚ “The Sidewalk Racer‚” by Lillian Morrison‚ the author addresses the meaning of being alone by being the one and only single engine human automobile. She compares herself as being the driver and the wheel. The author is telling us that being alone is fun. This
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"Anyway‚ tomorrow is another day‚" is the last sentence that Scarlett says in Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell has encouraged me when I encounter difficulties after I immigrate to the United States. Sometimes when things do not have smooth processes‚ I try to think everything should become fine‚ and do not let frustration make me give up. I have learned it from Scarlett‚ whose daughter dies‚ and her husband leaves her. No matter what she experiences‚ she tries to cheer up a little glimpse
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Toronto Star Volume 67-No. 475-Bronx‚ New York Friday‚ February 20‚ 2004 Royal murdered by Guardian By Hiba Ali The Canadian Press Bronx‚ N.Y.—Sixteen year old‚ Andy Finley‚ was brutally murdered yesterday night. This incident took place in a dark alley near Alfredo’s‚ a regular teen hangout. Andy‚ a royal‚ was murdered around 11:30 p.m.‚ and found at midnight by his girlfriend‚ Laura Smith. Andy had been gashed by a knife just below his rib cage. The
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Sidewalks and Gangs Even though being too friendly isn’t always good‚ because fear is within the community with the gangs and turf wars because of people being territorial‚ and walking on side walks. Unfamiliar people in new places can cause neighbors to become suspicious and worried that someone new is coming into their community. In The Uses of Sidewalks by Jane Jacobs‚ argues “a gang appropriates as its territory certain streets or housing projects or parkers‚ often a combination of the three
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Andy‚ Walter‚ and Kevin are characters that learn various lessons. Andy regrets joining the Royals since it caused his death. His story represents the aftermath of choosing the wrong decisions and joining dangerous gangs. At first‚ Andy is proud of joining the Royals. He had fun at parties‚ with his friend‚ and enjoyed rumbles. After he is stabbed‚ he lays on the cold concrete of the alley reflecting and assessing his situation. He was at first ignorant to the reality that he was slowly but surely
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Timothy Mitchell – Orientalism and the Exhibitionary Order (1989) It is no longer unusual to suggeste that the construction of the colonial order is related to the eloboration of modern forms of representation and knowledge ( This has been examined by critique of Orientalism Best known analysis on Orientalism: Edward Said Orientalist world is defined by: 1. It is understood as the product of unchanging racial / cultural essences/ characteristics 2. These characteristics are always
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Poetry Commentary In the poem “Where the Sidewalk Ends”‚ which poetic techniques does the poet Shel Silverstein use to make the work so moving? The poem “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein signifies the passage of life. The poet uses a sidewalk as an extended metaphor to describe the dark and dreary ways of life. The end of the sidewalk is supposed to represent heaven or the end of the passage. His purpose is to teach the reader about the steady pace in which one walks towards his or
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