«Up the Down Staircase» The text under analysis is a fragment from the novel «Up the Down Staircase»‚ written by Bel Kaufman‚ an outstanding American writer. She worked as a teacher of the English language and literature in a New York high school for many years. She is best-known for her novel «Up the Down Staircase»‚ which was published in 1965. The book deals with the experience of a young high school teacher. So‚ it’s rather obvious that the novel comprises some autobiographical episodes. The
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“Let’s Shut Them Down’ by Michael Crowley he argues about web technology and the first amendment begin used wrongly. Crowley used 69-year-old New York citizen John Young as a perfect example using the web in an irresponsible way. Young believed that if people knew the government secrets they would be safer. He would post information on his website of government officials making the information available to anyone to see. As many government official wanted to shut the sites downs‚ people like Young
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novels are the same. All of their stories fit the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest. A heroic quest consists of twelve steps that the hero completes throughout his or her journey. In this essay‚ I will be explaining the parallels between Watership Down by Richard Adams and the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest; as well as the parallels between Hazel and the archetype of a hero. In the first step of a heroic quest‚ The Ordinary World‚ the hero who is uneasy and unaware is introduced in a way
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Citing Monnica Williams‚ a clinical psychologist‚ Downs details the symptoms of watching these videos in the context of the black community‚ which are remarkably similar to that of PTSD‚ and refers to this phenomenon as racial trauma. This trauma can lead to numerous ailments‚ such as depression and psychosis‚ and exacerbate already present conditions‚ like high blood pressure. Furthermore‚ Downs describes how many therapists may lack the cultural understanding in order to
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The Analysis of the Text “Up The Down Staircase” 1. The extract called «Up the down staircase» is written by Bel Kaufman‚ who is an American professor and writer. She is best known for this novel. The semi-autobiographical novel is about an idealistic young teacher. 2. The subject matter of this extract is school life. 3. The events happen in the middle of the 20th century‚ in the US Public School The plot is developed on the basis of the conflict between different sets of values.
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Black Hawk Down On 24April 1992‚ the U.S. government led by President George H.W. Bush wishing to help the situation in Somalia approved Resolution 751. This resolution authorized the U.S. to provide humanitarian relief while establishing the United Nations’ operation in Somalia called UNOSOM. While there was progress in some cities it was apparent that much of the supplies that were intended to make it to the interior were hijacked by different local clans. With the failed attempts to feed the
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In the book‚ All Fall Down by Ally Carter‚ Grace‚ a sixteen-year-old girl‚ had just jumped off a cliff into the ocean in order to retrieve a scarf with the Israeli flag on it that got stuck on the flagpole of the old Iran embassy. After taking a plunge into the cool‚ dark water Grace swam to the beach and headed toward the Iran embassy. Once Grace had passed the no trespassing sign and climbed under the wooden fence‚ she could finally see the whole house. At the top of the four story embassy was
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1. Which foreign corporations own a) Labatt‚ b) Molson’s‚ c) Sleeman. Where are these corporations from? 2. Should the government allow Canadian companies to be purchased by foreign corporations? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages to foreign ownership of Canadian companies‚ including beer-makers? 1) Labatt – Sold to InBev SA located in Belgium. Molson’s – Sold to Adolph Coors Co. with headquarters at Golden‚ Colorado U.S. Sleeman – Sold to Sapporo which is located in
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And the Walls Came Tumbling Down Poe’s style of writing is creepy‚ spooky and eerie‚ but with this style it is effective in creating a dramatic atmosphere in the story that makes the reader tremble‚ but want to keep reading. The first example I saw of this was “with the first glimpse of the building‚ a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit” (Poe 708). Another example of this overly dramatic writing is the passage where they both hear her described by Poe as “as I placed hand upon his shoulder
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The central idea of the article “Down and Dirty” is regarding the understanding of how men and women perceive cleanliness. According to the article men and women have different advantages and perceptions with different things within the world’s society. The conclusion that women are cleaner than men are. 1.According to a study of researchers examined 450 samples of bacteria taken from offices in New York City‚ San Francisco‚ and Tucson. findings were various‚ but one of them was this: In the workspaces
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