Clay as a Metaphor for Life Clay is a very versatile thing much like our lives. Our lives keep on changing much like clay does. As we go through the process of creating something as simple as a pinch-pot we have to mold and refine it. Working with clay is a great creating process for me. I get to control the clay and help make it what I want it to be. In life I get to control my fate in the same sort of way and make sure that it is going to turn out the way I want it to. When I get a piece of clay
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Trial of Isabel Hussey Good Afternoon‚ judge‚ jury‚ and audience members. Today we are here to prove that Isabel Hussey has stolen the priceless painting “ A Lady Writing”. She may seem innocent‚ but appearances can be deceiving‚ her friendly smile‚ long ponytail‚ 6 earrings‚ and laid back look makes her seem innocent‚ but deep down she is a heartless monster. Her slung arm may make you feel sympathy for her‚ but that was because she broke it trying to retrieve the painting from where she
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In the novel ‘We Are Witnesses’ a 13 year old Orthodox Jew by the name of Moshe Flinker is highlighted through his very own diary entries during the holocaust. I personally I thought it was very easy to make a connection to Moshe and his thoughts/writing. One major connection I was able to make was when Moshe stated that he was very keen on the idea of being a Jewish diplomat in a nationalist-all Jew Israel. I to am a big dreamer and very much enjoy thinking about my future and deciding what I should
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The authors of We the People believe that the heaviest influence on the public and policymaking through the media is done through agenda setting‚ framing‚ priming‚ and leaks. Agenda setting is the media’s ability to select certain issues‚ legislation‚ policy‚ etc. and bring it into the public’s eye. The media selects these simply by determining the amount of importance it has on the nation’s public and whether or not they will gain ratings from the presentation of the issue. Once the media is convinced
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In the article‚ “We are the Champions” by David Grazian‚ it discusses the reasons why the society tends to focus on particular issues or topics through the functional approach. The article begins with why the society tends to follow professional sport teams by their team uniforms or mascots. This statement allows the reader to expand on their thinking of why we behave in such a manner in the society and why it has been imbedded into everyday life. Through the functional approach‚ the obsession with
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In Created Equal by Joshua Berman‚ Berman espouses his thesis of “critiquing certain views by exposing their real motives-- in which religion is a self-interested distortion that makes human construction and exercise of power” (17). Berman centers in on the Egalitarian Theology in one of the first chapters of his book. Egalitarianism can be defined as “a movement based on theological viewpoints that favor equality. It encompasses having no gender-based limitations of what functions or role each individual
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English Free Topic Essay #2 ‘’Clay Matthews III’’ Virgilio Henriquez 11-3 Clay Matthews III is an American football linebacker that plays for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He is my favorite NFL player‚ because I‚ myself‚ play as a linebacker in my team‚ so I use Clay Matthews as my inspiration and motivation to become better every day. Even though he doesn’t play in my favorite NFL team‚ I consider him a very good player because of his swiftness‚ strength‚ and
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Just Try Isabel is a young girl. Isabel is a slave. Isabel is a girl who is constantly juggling new problems that are thrown at her. In Laurie Halse Anderson’s book Chains‚ people walk right over Isabel without even a thought. Isabel still gets back up. Three quotes that I think resemble Isabel’s situations are; “Life is tough my darling‚ but so are you”‚ “You have brains in your head‚ feet in your shoes‚ you can steer yourself in any direction you choose”‚ and “Hope
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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende conveys the idea of symbolism with the use of names of the characters along with the act of vampirism. Allende creates‚ for the most part‚ a character’s name to be a hint which helps illustrate an idea of understanding about his or her characteristics or role within the novel. Clara del Valle is a main female character with a significance tied to her name. In Spanish‚ the word “clara” means clear or straightforward. In the story‚ Clara is well-tempered
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Dos Palabras‚ by Isabel Allende is an intimate look at the life of one young girl and her struggle to survive. Words would become her life. Her greatest belief was in herself‚ first by surviving in a desolate‚ harsh world‚ where death was the norm‚ then realizing the area shortcomings and tragedies‚ Belisa ventured out not to conquer the world but to embrace it. A chance encounter with a newspaper scrap started the adventure that would bring her fame throughout the land. She took the little savings
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