Hour 7 Langston Hughes Response In “Salvation” by Langston Hughes‚ Hughes explains how he as a young boy lost faith in his religion. Hughes writes of being about twelve years old and being brought by his aunt to church to try and find Jesus. Hughes is told that he will see Jesus and “something happened to you inside!” When Hughes went to church he and the other children were put at the front of the church and had all the adults pray around them. Many children got up right away signifying that
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. In the book Night by Eliezer Wiesel there were two major literary devices that were used‚ symbolism‚ and irony. Wiesel litters Night with recognizable symbols such as night‚ fire‚ and music so readers can relate to the book. Night was a huge symbol in the book‚ because any traumatic experience Wiesel went through was during the night. Night and darkness symbolize sadness‚ oppression‚ and the absence of God (in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament‚ the first thing God does is create light‚ so
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Readers response The Mortal Immortal was quite different than past assigned readings for several reasons. First‚ it was a short story rather than a long-winded‚ descriptive novel. This appealed to me because that‚ in itself‚ shows a turn to the modern side of literature. Gone are the days of praising the sublime and merely hinting at characters emotions. More presently‚ audiences want to be quickly brought into the action‚ and to experience a high level of energy and enjoyment throughout the entire
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must confront such as living by Hitler’s orders (WW2)‚ having her brother die‚ and having to live in poverty. “The führe’s birthday‚ when she snatched a book from beneath a streaming pile of ashes‚ Liesel was a girl made of darkness” (Zusak.84) Said Death. Death’s words describe Lisel being against Hitler and fighting him back by rescuing a book from the many that was burned.”Her brother was dead” (Zusak.21) Said Death. The story limits the information about Liesel’s little brother‚ Werner but from
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Ahmed Mohammed Dr Agatha Ukata WRI 102 Response Paper Summary The first article by Thomas Frank talks about the introduction of backscatter x-rays‚ a new threat detection technology that cannot visit the inside of a person’s body‚ thus reducing vulnerability to irradiation. Tests conducted show that backscatter x-rays are more efficient that traditional scanners and metal detectors. Joe Sharkey argues that backscatter x-rays will explicit images of travelers. Homeland security justifies the
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Obesity Response In his article‚ Kentucky Town of Manchester Illustrates National Obesity Crisis‚ Wil Haygood talks about the obesity problem among the people of Manchester Kentucky. Haygood observes that Manchester is one of the unhealthiest places in Kentucky. However‚ the people of Manchester are far from eager to discuss or even acknowledge this problem. Haygood places much of the blame for the obesity problem on the local people being uneducated about the risks being obese can pose
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ENG101 Writing Assignment RESPONSE PAPER Prepared by: Abidul Huque ID – 14105019 Section – 12 In his article “Worshipping Celebrities” Joe Harper tries to convince us that celebrities are given more importance than they deserve‚ and act as bad influences on people. The glamorous lifestyles and the unethical habits they get into hardly make celebrities good examples as role models‚ and Harper feels that it is ridiculous for people to have such admiration
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Zahak‚ The Dragon King This Iranian myth entitled: “Zahak‚ the Dragon King” taken from Firdawsi Shahnamehtell’s epic “The Book of Kings” tells us a story about the Persian throne. It begins with a summary of the situation; the ruler of Iran‚ Jamshid is a great leader who has brought numerous technological advancements‚ social structure‚ and health to the people of Iran until one rued day; called Na Ruz‚ when he tells nobles that they should bow to him for he is so great and his thriving kingdom
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Spamalot Response A play about a King on a quest for a magic grail‚ by the sound of that it seems like this is just some ordinary play‚ but no this is Spamalot. Spamalot is a comedy where everything is humorous and light hearted. There are many things I love about this play including the set and costumes‚ these two elements really made the play better to me. However‚ one improvement that could have been made was the lighting in the play. As the curtains of the theater opened up I saw a big
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Response Paper: Saying No to College For many high school students‚ the obvious choice after graduation is going to college. But why has this become the norm? With many students being conditioned at a young to prepare for college‚ there might not seem like any other choice. As college tuitions continues to rise and the job market continues to decline‚ young adults have started to rethink the choice to attend college. After all‚ there have been many successful people who have not graduated
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