Let It Be

Mike Davis begins his argument, Let Malibu Burn: A Political History of the Fire Coast, with strong imagery: “consuming hundreds of homes in an inexorable march across the mountains to the sea” (par 1). Davis then constructs a premise that wildfires will continue to cause immense damage as long as private residential homes continue to exist in the Santa Monicas. He rebuts this premise by offering numerous historical examples such as the wildfire in 1835 in Jose Tapia's Rancho Topanga Malibu…

Robert Hall Weir’s song, “Let it Grow” and Pearl S. Buck's book, The Good Earth are amazing pieces that center around the theme of nature. Both authors apply different types of literary devices to express the relationship of the earth to the characters in the poem and the song. Such include figurative language and figures of speech. By using a variety of these writing techniques, readers can better understand and interpret what the author is trying to inform us. One component that is shared is…

Let Her Sing Shirin Neshat is an Iranian visual artist, who is known for her work in photography, video and film. Neshat shines a light on religious, cultural and social problems in her work by visually and conceptually focusing on oppositions such as men and women, rebellion and conformism, black and white… She frequently does that by juxtaposing two films next to each other such as in her work “Turbulent”. “Turbulent” is a 9 minute two-screen video installation that features two singers:…

The topic of darkness is an often overlooked one, but in Paul Bogard’s article “Let there be dark” Bogard tells the reader some reasons that one should appreciate natural darkness, and why society should make sure that we make sure we do not lose it. Bogard uses a various number of techniques to make this statement, including facts and personal stories. According to Bogard, darkness should be preserved in that it is beneficial for our health, the environment and provides us with knowledge.…

The essay “Let Steroids Into the Hall of Fame” written by Zev Chafets was written for the New York Times shortly after the Major League Baseball Association had placed a ban on the use of steroids or any performance enhancement drugs. Chafets depicts how the use of steroids and performance enhancements are viewed by the league and how it pertains to the integrity, honesty, or professionalism within the game. The content is viable to any sports enthusiast or fanatic that could possible get their…

In McCann’s novel Let the Great World Spin, the lives of two brothers during a tumultuous time in US history are narrated. The twin towers were still extremely controversial in their existence and immigrants were coming in droves throughout the 1970s. I believe that McCann made the decision to have Ciaran, the younger child, tell his brother’s story because he wanted the effect of a second party looking into the situation that Corrigan was in. Although Ciaran wasn’t necessarily an unbiased…

In the poem “ Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes talks about how the vision of why America was build in the first place is now slowly fading or if not gone already. The idea Hughe brings up about not being the America dream that people pursuit in this country, is far much more than a fading dream. This feeling when reading this poem makes you wonder, do people matter in America? All the stereotypes he describe and racist that happens in America makes us wonder is this what this…

In the story of Never Let Me Go, the characters are not real people. They are clones for other people. Their purpose is to be grown up healthy and not have an idea of the real world. They are basically harvested for their organs. This is not very fair for these kids. Like all children, the Hailsham kids have hopes and dreams, are not to be denied of those. It is one of the great things about being a little kid, you do not know any better than to dream to be a superhero. As they get older,…

In the excerpt, “Let There be Dark” the author, Paul Bogard, clearly states his viewpoint that [darkness is an irreplaceable value]. Bogard uses real world examples, rhetorical questioning as well as figurative diction to stress to his audience his strong belief that natural darkness should be preserved. Towards the middle of the excerpt, Bogard includes a rhetorical question that persuades his readers to also value darkness as much as he does. “In a world awash with electric light...how…

The researchers Christopher T. Barry, Hannah Doucette, Della C. Loflin, Nicole Rivera-Hudson, and Lacey L.Herrington in the study, “‘Let Me Take a Selfie’: Associations Between Self-Photography, Narcissism, and Self-Esteem,” conducted a pilot study that examined the associations of narcissism and self-esteem in regards to posting selfies on the social media platform Instagram. The selfies were coded according to their frequency in relation to the participants’ nonselfie posts. There was a…