Assignment: After reading Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal‚” write your own half-serious satirical solution to a problem in modern American society. Some specifics: Your final product should be at least five paragraphs long. It should have a structure similar to Swift’s essay‚ should contain a similarly sarcastic tone‚ and should implement some (if not all) of the four major satirical techniques: exaggeration‚ incongruity‚ parody‚ and reversal. Process: 1. Read and analyze Jonathan Swift’s
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Choose Your Own Religion (But Not That One) Freedom of religion has been a principle in the United States since it became a country. However‚ just because it is written in the United States Constitution does not mean everyone will follow it. Too many times have people in America been shunned for their personal beliefs. Freedom of religion includes the freedom to worship any god‚ freedom to not following any religion‚ and the freedom to not believe in any god at all. In today ’s society there is
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himself can prove to be the toughest to overcome. This is because one can only rely on himself to solve the problem. In “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor‚ the major conflicts resides within Mr. Shiftlet. This man vs. self conflict involves the struggle in which Mr. Shiftlet tries to overcome his evil ways‚ but continues to fail in the shadows of his own selfishness. He attempts to undertake good deeds to help others‚ such as the Craters with their housework and the wandering boy
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“The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor 1. Explain the significance of the name Shiftlet. The name Crater. Shiftlet suggests he is a sketchy character or that he will change. Crater is an empty space or hole‚ indicating that she is in want/need of something 2. Underline any positive references to nature. Explain the significance of these references. At what point in the story does nature change/darken? Why? Nature begins as a beautiful sunset that represents Shiftlet as
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Coming of Age In Danielle Evans book‚ Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self ‚ three African-american girls find their true identity within their faults and experiences struggling with modern day issues such as sexism‚ racism‚ and differences of age amongst the characters. It is expected as young girls to follow society’s rules that is in the environment to which they live and belong to. Each girl attempts to be and do things that are not of their own natural state of character. All not entirely
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A public schools’ job is to create a standardized environment for students of the general population; however‚ public schools don’t always meet the needs of the students. Charter schools exist to meet the needs of the students and are more open to parental involvement and local control over state and bureaucracies’ control. However‚ “charter schools may deter some minority‚ poor‚ and working families from seeking enrollment by requiring them to complete volunteer hours and failing to provide transportation
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In the short essay‚ “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” David Zinczenko argues that fast food companies should hold responsibility for the growing problem of child obesity and diabetes. In contrast‚ Radley Balko‚ in his article “What You Eat is Your Business‚” argues that we as should be responsible for what we put into our bodies. Both authors are discussing their views on the issue of obesity in America. With regards to the theme of corpulence‚ the greater part of us will promptly concur that something must
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Introduction: To further my tertiary education ‚ studying professional accountancy in CUHK is always the ideal destination for me as I admire the culture of the school and I think I am suitable for studying accounting due to my personal ability and interests .Therefore‚ I have targeted studying professional accountancy in CUHK since I was in secondary school. Now my major in CUHK is professional accountancy and lucky I got the precious chance to become the committee member of the society of accountancy
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Religion of Generosity 7/13/12 My religion would be very similar to the one that I already hold‚ but with a small changes in it. There would be one god‚ who is the greatest being among all beings alive on earth‚ and everything else. One adjustment to my current religion would be that; some selected people would be able to communicate with god by actually seeing him. This special privilege would be given only to saint people selected by god‚ who he would know very well and trust them. The
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Staff Members: Dr. Miniskoro- This professor’s area of expertise is focused on the Greenhouse effect. He has single-handedly developed alternatives for factories to reduce pollution output. He has won many awards for his research‚ Motto: “Keep the mind open to possibilities.” Dr. Risowski- This professor specializes in the research and development of generator ozone equipment. While the research is not complete‚ he teaches classes that further the development of this type of equipment
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