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    sound (2. 165). Creating a beautiful soft cadence, these sounds contrast the harsh rhythms of the beginning. For example, in the poem's first stanza, Milton writes "I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude/And with forced fingers rude" (2. 3-4). Compared to the w's, this line uses hard consonants that pack a punch when said. This is intended to scare readers with the idea of looming mortality. On the other hand, the delicate whispering effect in line 165 is comforting. Milton is now trying…

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    Judas” itself . Porter says:“Braggioni has become a symbol of her many disillusions, for a revolutionist should be lean, animated by heroic faith, a vessel of abstract values. This is nonsense, she knows it now and is ashamed of it. Revolutions must have leaders , and leadership is a career for energetic men.”(Porter 311).This means that Laura sees Braggion as personification of all that she finds wrong…

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    nature of such slurs. This essay calls the readers to stand against such remarks. In this society prejudice is very real and it is apparent in many different situations. Being able to stand up in these situations makes more of a difference than anyone could ever know. But, learning to respond quickly and effectively is an important tool which helps decrease the amount of unfiltered, unintentional criticism. Prejudice shows itself in many different forms and fashions. It come from coworkers,…

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    How Time Fly’s For me, it has always been easy to loose myself in a drawing. Almost similar to a scavenger hunt I search for every detail to make the drawing come to life. Often I will lose track of time that seems to pass around me in a flash. For the past few years I have been working diligently to improve my art skills. So far I have noticed numerous growth, but I’m not content. The biggest competition I had known at the time has been at the Washington Parish Free Fair, an annual event of…

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    “Behind every argument is someone’s ignorance.” (Author Unknown) This statement speaks on how the bases of an argument usually comes from the mind of a person who is unknowledgeable on a particular subject. However in some cases, both parties may be educated in their reasoning, but they do not know how to express both opinions effectively to each other thus it ends in a screaming match solving nothing. On the contrary, there is a way to for two parties to communicate their different point of…

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    Today’s world is surrounded by ever-changing technological advances. The way in which we utilize them includes; hobbies, recreational activities, career reasons and social reasons. In the passage presented in class we discussed how Paumgarten believed that the GoPro, such as other technologies, were truly taking away from personal experience and causing a strong sense of narcissism. Personally, I believe that, much like many of our technologies, these advances are a positive outcome of what we…

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    Between 1965 and 1914, realism was the prominent way of writing in America, and was largely read and published. There were many famous authors in this time period who began to help form this genre, and to pave the way for future American authors and their creativity. Some prominent figures of this time were, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, William Dean Howells, Kate Chopin, Mark Twain, and many other writers. Each of these individuals added their own flair to the mix and constructed a many tales…

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    survive on the streets without taking the easy way out with drugs. Dylan settles outside two office towers and begs for money from passersby. This is where he meets Glen, a young employee at one of the office buildings. Another homeless teen named Jenna, works on the street across from him, in front of a church. She is an 'employee' for Brendan, who takes street kids under his wing. Dylan goes home to see his brothers and meets his mom's new boyfriend, Dan. This makes him feel replaced. To add…

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    Each morning we wake up to a future that is about to happen but yet is out of reach by default, unpredictable by nature. Are we ever ready for what’s ahead? We try to keep up but are clumsy at best in being present with all that comes our way. A while back we buried a friend. He had been sick, but his death came sooner than expected. We were barely able to keep up with the harsh pace of his illness and still struggle with his passing. Around the same time, I found a little kitten on the street,…

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    (Winston, 1998, p. 388). While they have not yet perfected this craft, sometime in the near future, these images will start breaking into the scene. Technology is always advancing. Since its beginning, the media has made great strides to get to where it is today. Because of the progress that has been made, society in American has changed drastically. Over time, the media has developed and advanced to impact American culture in distinct ways. Because media is such a large part of today’s…

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