Adrienne Rich, born in 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland, died in 2012, was an influential poet and essayist, as well as feminist and political activist. Rich was the eldest of two daughters, and was largely influenced by her parents. Her father, Arnold Rice Rich was the Chairman of Pathology at Johns Hopkins, and always encouraged Adrienne to read and write her own poetry as much as possible. Her early influences include Arnold, Blake, Keats, and Tennyson. Her mother was a concert pianist and composer, another influence on her artistic abilities. Her parents wanted to raise a prodigy, and Rich worked hard to achieve this (Doc 1). She went to college at Radcliffe College, focusing on poetry and writing craft. College was one of the first major experiences in her life that involved gender inequality, in…
Valparaiso Zacatecas , Mexico a city where violence was seen everywhere , where children’s future did not exist , only for a few which were considered ‘the rich kids”. The rich kids tend to be successful because of their wealth , they had the money to pay for school and the security to stay safe. I was in the lower class group where school wasn’t taken seriously and it wasn’t important to children and some parents. It wasn’t rare to see kids out of school because of lack of money and some had to…
“Rabbit Run” was written by John Updike. The decisions that a person makes in life can either a positive or negative implications. The implications don’t just affect an individual, but can also affect people around them. Every day we make decisions that can affect people around us. Before making a rush decision, you need to think things through so you can prevent any future regrets. It illustrates how the decisions made by a young man in his life affect the people that surround him. The novel…
unintelligent. The communities view on the Socs is that they are rich,smart and have a care free life. This stereotype often covered up the truth behind the Socs and the challenged they struggled in their everyday life. Even though they had fancy cars and everything they wanted they still couldn't find their happiness. The community often focuses on the Socs being rich because that what they like to flaunt, they flaunt their new cars and expensive things yet they show no emotion. They pretend…
What rank are you applying for? Helper How young are you? 13 Are you a Boy or Girl? boy What country do you live in? England Do you have a YouTube or Twitch channel? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCujp_-t9LQ0Sif4sjOUKiqA Do you have a microphone/headset? yes Why do you want this rank? I would like this rank because I am a reliable , trustworthy, mature person who I believe can help this server grow. The second reason is because I am very active on Teamspeak, Skype meaning I am very accessible…
fighting because if I knew I was giving up then there was a way of fighting it. I fought my frustration and I fought not to give up, hours later I got the beat, I had done what I thought was nearly impossible for me to do because I believed and fought. I was so happy when this happened that I went straight to my mom and told her that I’m going to become a drummer one day and I showed her what I was working on for about a week. She looked surprised, I was a little off at times and off beat, but…
“Rich people plan for three generations Poor people plan for Saturday night”(Leigh Taylor). The “Greasers” or also known as poor kids have more struggles than the “Socs” which are the rich kids. There is more evidence that the “Greasers” struggle more because of the sacrifices and the violence they were exposed to. The “Greasers” struggle because they are exposed to things they have never seen and the “Socs” have an lot to expect from. Because of the sacrifices they made and the violence they…
walking from class to class or the avoidance of eye contact with others on the street, it may be discouraging for one to find a place on campus where he feels comfortable enough to talk to others. The dining hall serves as an environment where opportunities to meet different people are present; however, many people do not take advantage of the benefits it possesses. Although the Louis J. Esposito dining hall is considered a cosmopolitan canopy due to the rich diversity that it attracts, it is…
Occupying substantial areas of land, the massive reservoirs, or barays, of Angkor have much debated purposes. One such debate paints the Khmer capital as a hydraulic city, in which the barays, along with other waterworks, were a part of an extensive, meticulously planned, and utilitarian water management network built primarily for the purpose of irrigation. Acker points to four roots of the hydraulic debate and the argument for rice agriculture in Angkor (1998:12-13). The first root is inspired…
No More Mr. Rice-Guy: Handling Pests and Selling Rice In a dream world maybe everyone lives in a castle or people can fly, dragons exist or wizards are real, or maybe rice crops would never be devoured by pests or attacked by disease. This miracle dream world may vary by age, whether you are a 2nd grader hopped up on sugar or a farmer with a good imagination and high hopes. However, for the farmer the only part of their dream that is so far fetched is ‘never’ because there are ways to handle…