“The Mother” Gwendolyn Brooks In the poem “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ she touches on the controversial issues abortion; and the pain that every mother must face in case they choose to get their child aborted. The author gives a broad and general dramatic description on how mothers may feel after the whole situation. Throughout the poem the speaker show signs of grief‚ regret and pain. Also the speaker’s bring us to her emotional state of mind and expresses her point of view. “The Mother” can
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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7‚ 1917 – December 3‚ 2000) was an African-American poet. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950( the first African American to do so) and was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1985. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born on June 7‚ 1917‚ in Topeka‚ Kansas‚ the first child of David Anderson Brooks and Keziah Wims. Her mother was a former school teacher who had chosen that field because
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As a child‚ I was outgoing and talkative‚ but in 4th grade‚ I became more self-conscious and shy. That summer‚ I signed up for The Oak Ridge Otters Summer Swim Team. I was nervous to join because I knew no one. It felt like everyone was judging me for being the new member. A group of teens‚ maybe in middle school at the time‚ noticed that I looked lonely and called me over. They talked to me and introduced kids my age. They made me feel less nervous and excited to continue to swim. This was the
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Brook Farm‚ or properly known as the Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education‚ was just one of multiple utopian communities throughout North American history. Between 1663 and 1858‚ around 138 of these “perfect societies” were established in the continent (“Utopia”). While it is up for debate as to whether Brook Farm succeeded in creating the perfect society‚ it has remained as one of the most well known and preserved entities of the United States’ utopian past. In 1841‚ a man by the
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The Oak Ridges Moraine The Oak Ridges Moraine is one of the most significant landforms on Southern Ontario that was formed 12‚000 years ago by moving glaciers. The moraine is hydrolically and regionally. It forms the northern boundary of the Toronto boreregion. The moraine is the headwaters of 65 river systems‚ and 35 of them are in the GTA. The moraine has numerous streams‚ woodlands‚ wetlands‚ kettle lakes‚ kettle bogs‚ flora and fauna. It is one of the of the few remaining continuous green
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family organization‚ assimilating the family’s language patterns‚ interactive style‚ and commonly used terms—and gaining a sense of family patterns and structures. Minuchin (1974) described himself as acting like a distant relative‚ joining a family system and respectfully accommodating to its style. Through this technique‚ the person feels recognized in a problem area without feeling criticized or guilty or to blame about it. Assessing Family Interactions Assessment is an integral and ongoing
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vehicles which enables them to use two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicles. As a branch of hybrid vehicles‚ hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) are more advanced which combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric system. As HEV is the major focus of our hybrid revolution studying project‚ we should first take a look into the operating principle of it. In general‚ HEV combines the benefits of gasoline engines and electric motors to provide improved fuel
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Analysis of David Brooks “The Abortion Memo” “Without pro-life voters‚ Ronald Reagan never would have been elected. Without the single-issue voters…‚ there would never have been a President Donald Trump” (Brooks). David Brooks‚ author of “The Abortion Memo‚” published in February 1‚ 2018‚ in the New York Times‚ argued that while Democrat leaders are prioritizing late-term abortions‚ Republicans who are pro-life are dominating in the United State more than Democrats. David Brooks had been known
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Stephen Crane and Gwendolyn Brooks “Do Not Weep Maiden for War Is Kind” a poem by Stephen Crane is written in a way that reveals how war is an atrocious creature through verbal irony. In “The Sonnet-Ballad” by Gwendolyn brooks‚ she portrays death as a flirtatious lady. Both of these authors do an extraordinary job in using imagery and irony to sketch their thoughts about death and war. Through the use of imagery Brooks characterizes the coquettish death and how her loved one was fooled into betraying
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SAMPLE ANSWER FORMAT Oak Industries‚ Inc. Case – sample answer 1. Is it unethical for a company to intentionally understate its earnings? Why or why not? Yes‚ it is clearly unethical to intentionally understate earnings since the management makes representations that the financial statements are complete and accurate. It is obvious that intentionally understating earnings is done to allow the company to later overstate earnings by using falsified reserves to cover the inadequate
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