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Maybe Not So Dirty, Harry The 70s were a period of confusion and turmoil. The era was rearing the end of the second Indochina war, and the Antiwar Movement was increasingly prevalent. Nixon’s questionable invasion of Cambodia in 1970 on top of violence at the home front—several student deaths during protests at the hands of state officials—disturbed America’s short-lived tranquility. Violence was afoot, and hostility knocked at the back of every American’s conscious. The rising violence and…

Nowadays, for Aboriginal Culture to still be known as an important part of Australia’s cultural heritage it is vital that children from a young age are thoroughly educated on this significant part of Australian history. The book “Maybe Tomorrow” narrated by Boori Pryor with Meme McDonald is recognised as a powerful and moving text that tells the the incredible story of an Aboriginal male growing up in the 1950’s where white culture was dominant. This book in detail explains the high and lows,…

Texting Language Can Get Stuck in Your Head? The article “F in Grammar? Maybe It’s Your Phone’s Fault” by Alessandra Potenza basically talks about how using informal IM-ing language that you would normally use to communicate with friends, family, and others. According to Amanda Lenhart, “If you are using a particular slang term, or a particular shortcut or abbreviation it may not be surprising that it ends up in your school work” (qtd in Potenza 23). Furthermore, from Gena Babineaux “If you…

For this week’s assignment, I decided to read a few of the short stories located on the Bitter Southerner website. I began with the short story, “Maybe She Was”, by Jacob Melvin. Jacob described his experience of witnessing a seemly transgendered woman being picked on in an Alabama mall. A young teenager was dared by his friends to walk up to the woman and take a selfie with her. Everyone in the food court stared in disbelief. Jacob decided to approach the woman and tell her how brave and…

differ from ours. Born and raised into this lifestyle, how are they to know different? Some children lose parents, siblings, cousins, in these constant fights and are seeking to avenge. Or maybe they have yet to lose someone in the battle, but are simply following their family. In the article “Maybe We Live and Maybe We Die” it gives us a perfect example. It states, “Many [children] followed their relatives or friends. Others lived in a battle zone without open schools, participated in public…

Maybe Colin Kaepernick Is Just Not That Good, By: Colin Fleming In the article Maybe Colin Kaepernick Is Just Not That Good by Colin Fleming, the author discusses Kaepernick’s issues within the NFL. Fleming goes on to address his protests against racism and police brutality, refusal to stand for the national anthem in addition to his outspoken nature. Later Fleming criticizes Kaepernick’s football playing ability and skill, hence the title “Maybe Colin Kaepernick Is Just Not That Good.” Why is…

Many books have many different archetypes and they can vary from each one but in the book “Love? Maybe.” by Heather Hepler, the character Claire is definitely the innocent/outcast archetype. Even though she isn’t the main character she is still a big part of the story. Claire can be described as the Innocent/outcast archetype for many reasons. This is because she always has a positive outlook on a situation, she is also very gentle and caring toward many people. But she can also be described as…

Mark My Words. Maybe. by Leslie Jamison encompasses the relationship between tattoos and one’s identity and how a tattoo can be a meaningful way to “mark a new era” (Jamison 458). This piece demonstrates how Jamison confidently got her tattoo reading: “I am human: nothing human is alien to me,” but over the course of the story, she realizes what the tattoo really means to her. Many people tell their stories and express their individuality through the permanence of tattoos. The story describes…

people with a handicap differently. People ask all the time "Why can we all not be treated equal?" People still have a chance to change their life and do what is right. Yet there are some people that choose not too. In the story "The Life You Save Maybe Your Own," written by Flannery O'Connor, she uses insights, powerful moral messages, and a sense of tragic realities of modern life. She uses her writing to try to and point out spiritual feelings of the modern world. She highlights character…

In the article, “Maybe You Should Have Gone to Trade School,” Rachel Ryan effectively argues her ideas by engaging the reader, using reliable data to support her claims, and addressing diverse perspectives. Throughout the article, Ryan uses different methods to keep the readers interested. "Culturally, college has long been regarded as the time when it's socially acceptable to drink yourself into promiscuous oblivion for four years. We've all seen Animal House" (Ryan 2). By referencing this film…