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    Both her work and how she works inspires the minds of many who wish to become an improvement upon society but also reaches out to those who have yet to realize their faults and dreams as well. Jonathan Yardley’s “In a Time of Posturing, Didion Dared ‘Slouching’” praises Joan Didion through his own experiences in reading her work. Yardley describes her as “a clear-eyed observer who declined to be roped in by fads” (Yardley 3) which allows Didion…

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    Homologous Education

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    old days because the schools were finding it hard to deal with the increasing racial, linguistic, cultural, and religious diversity of the student population (Crosby and Owens, 1). In addition to that, an interview of the book, Savage Inequalities, Jonathan Kozol remarked: “Virtually every school system I visit, with a few…

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    In his satirical essay “A Modest Proposal” Jonathan Swift uses cannibalism as a means to mock the English government. As a whole, his essay is shocking and grotesque at first, but it is also important to the direct critique of those who are in power. When Swift wrote this essay, the population of Ireland was suffering from the effects of British Colonization. Those who were in power neglected to help the disempowered, which included the vast majority of Ireland population (Professor Makdisi).…

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    Getting in shape is one of the hardest things to do for a lot of people, including myself. Whether it is just to get healthy or to meet a certain goal for a sport or activity, many individuals do not know where to start or how to find the information they need. Lucky for them, there is a great, local program that can solve all of your problems! With three different locations to access, Finish First Sports Performance is a fantastic choice when it comes to life coaching and physical training.…

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    The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are some of the oldest documents that established freedom and are still in use today. It wouldn’t have been possible to write such an outstanding piece of Literature and law purely based on research. Well recognized ethical speakers and activist such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton experienced inequality in the “American dream and for the most sacred values” (King) in their time of living during segregation. With their…

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    In the late 17th Century, people of political power used to hand out pamphlets in order to spread their own ideas and thought throughout their community. Most of these pamphlets were tossed away and overlooked, but in 1729 Johnathan Swift wrote a “Modest Propasal,” which would later be regarded as one of the greatest works of satire in the English language. In the beginning, the author communicates sensitivity, and has a need for an answer. It sounds like any other experienced politician. The…

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    How does John Steinbeck present the theme of power within the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’? Within John Steinbeck’s novel, ‘Of Mice and Men’, he expresses the theme of power in a variety of ways. Many theorists argue that Steinbeck created these fictional characters to put forward the unfairness of the society; one that banishes the weak and rewards the wealthy. We discover the story of characters that we can relate to, which portray Steinbeck’s growing exasperation towards 20th Century America. As…

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    Throughout his passage, “Just Walk on By”, Brent Staples sends the message that discrimination has affected the lives of many in several negative ways. He particularly uses irony and satire as tools to prove his point, using them almost like a verbal blade to cut through public image and stereotypes, as well as his proficient use of powerful diction and syntax to strike rememberable points into the reader’s mind. Staple’s use of irony is very simple yet effective. His message is that he is not…

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    Voltaire was famous for being a writer, historian, and a philosopher known for his wittiness, his attacks on the Catholic Church, and his support of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. Voltaire is partially famous for his wit and he shows that very well in Candide. Voltaire hated optimism and in a very well manner produces a humorously exaggerated imitation of that through Pangloss, the philosophical optimist, and Candide, the student of Pangloss.…

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    Dracula – Lucy’s case An old saying goes like this: Opposites attract each other. Often it refers to two completely different people finding each other falling in love. In this context, it refers to the main theme of the Bram Stokers novel Dracula from the late 19th century. Love, lust and horror frame the world-known book Dracula, which is about the evil Count Dracula travelling his way to London, England, turning young, beautiful women into vampires and allure them back to Transylvania in the…

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