It Was Written

There could have been a cultural perception of them as each gender’s duty to the state, the men to be warriors, the women to provide future warriors. I recall a story that stated in Sparta, the only way for a man or woman to have their name written upon their grave was for the former to die in battle or the latter to die in…

been New York Times best selling novels. Crank is part of a trilogy that consists of Crank, Glass, and Fallout. Among other books that Hopkins has written that share the same tone and style are Impulse, Burned, Identical, Tricks, Traffick, Perfect, Tilt, and Smoke. Hopkins is a very accomplished author who has won many awards for her work. In 2005 Hopkins was nominated for the Quills award and she has gotten her titles in Book sense Top Ten. As well as became the New York Public Library’s most…

In Chapter 3 symbols, non-material culture, and language are mentioned. All cultures use some kind of language to communicate ideas and general meanings. This language can be oral, written, in symbols, or skillfully planned out with an alphabet and alternate meanings of words. Language is essentially how you express ideas. Your cultural identity is that feeling of belonging when you are in a group of people that share the same religion, generation, or any social group that has its own culture.…

developed in Greece that helped Athens become the first democracy including the polis and new concepts of citizens, trade and colonization, as well as writing and written laws. The first major development in Greece was the introduction of city-states, the polis.…

alike than one would think. These two gentlemen are the male protagonists in two separate stories written by different authors and written years apart. Yet, the fathers in these separate stories are equal in their love for their families, even if their way of showing it is as different as day and night. We will explore the story Fences written by August Wilson in 1985 and discuss the story Killings written by Andres Dubus in 1979. While going over these stories we will compare the male…

holds a ladle and on top of the image the letters “WE CAN’T DIGEST THE SCUM”. The words “WWI, un-American ideas, red flag, bolshevism, the mad notions of Europe, and anarchy” are written in place of food inside the soup pot. On top of that, the World’s melting pot is written in quotations. The date March 4, 1919 is written in the bottom right of the cartoon. These actions represent so many meanings.…

America. The Secretary of War was given the right to remove and relocate citizens to prescribed military areas c) The order clearly states the reason for its acceptance as a prevention of “espionage, sabotage of national-defense material, premises and utilities.” In support of the argument about the injustice of the order, a clear statement of the actions of it will serve as a counter argument of the President’s decision in 1942. 5. Why do you think the document was…

differences. The Declaration of Independence was written July 4th, 1776. While the United States Constitution was written on September 17th, 1787. Following these two major documents was Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists, that was written in 1802. All three documents reference and acknowledge God, but also express the need of separation of church and state. The Declaration of Independence The fact that the Declaration of Independence was written first is very significant…

The theme of human nature that is seen is herd behavior. The text, "The Very Proper Gander" is written about a bird being assumed instead of questioned which eventually leads to violence between animals. The tone that is described in the text is calm towards the start but suddenly changes when the bird is misheard. The topic of herd behavior is described as people's actions being driven by their emotions rather than their thinking about the situation. Herd Behavior explains the ways it can…

showing ancient manuscripts that were used to translate into the Bible and the ways ancient manuscripts were written). The book contains a lot of facts and definitely helps those who are trying to gain a tighter grasp of God’s overall plan and gives the reader a better understanding of the Bible. The book begins as Dr. Lightfoot discusses that in order for Christians to understand how the Bible was given to us, we must be able to analyze how the books were made throughout history. The book then…