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    into the classroom. And argue against those who oppose her proposition by using supportive evidence and to tell you the truth I couldn’t have agree with her argument anymore. Lopez’s article “Funds of Knowledge” displays a strong presentation of key points and argumentative topics. This paper provides a very helpful presentation that’s well written, simple to understand, and provides a well-designed layout…

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    Why would an author or in this case a cartoonist write/draw himself into the story? The use of self-insertion adds to the effectiveness of the writer and in this instance, Art Spiegelman uses the concept of self-insertion to effectively tell the story of the Holocaust and tell the story with a post-memory twist. Primarily, the use of self-insertion creates a sense of ethos with the audience. Rather than acting as a regular character, the cartoonist sits in for the reader herself. Acting as a…

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    and I are friends, so I believe that made us more comfortable in the conversation. We were able to take about her attitude in and out of the class room and also her job and family. There were a few times the conversation got challenging but at some point, we could get back on track and continue the conversation. Moreover, the content of the session was very fulfilling. We had a topic and for the most part up until the end we were able to stick with it. only reason we moved on was because…

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    between users who make 75k or more a year and users who make less than 50k a year (Rainie). At one point these numbers were slowly closing at the turn of the century, but since 2010, the margins have…

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    Risa Ward is undeniably against unwinding and hates everything related to unwinding. Risa is a runaway unwind which means she is supposed to be unwound, but runs away from the cops before they get to her. Risa is captured by the cops and is sent to talk to a middle aged woman. Behind the woman, Risa notices a young male around the age of 16. The male approaches Risa and Risa backs away in her wheelchair. “Her flesh starts to crawl. Get that thing away from me! It’s disgusting! Get it away!”…

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    “Radium City” is a documentary about a once prestigious clock making factory in Ottawa, Illinois. This documentary tells the real life story about the women who fell victim to the over exposure of radium by painting the numbers on clock faces. In the 1920’s, Radium Dial advertised a good paying job for painting luminous numbers on the faces of clocks to teenage girls that were straight out of high school that paid a better wage than what their parents were making every week. To these girls…

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    person omniscient point of view to help develop his theme. It 's written from the perspective of a little boy probably the same age as the ones trapped on the island. Not a boy on the island either but one detached from above. This helps show us how the boys are feeling about each other and how they are perceiving the events on the island. We know that Ralph was good friends with Piggy on the island but it wouldn 't seem that much better if the story was written from a different point of view.…

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    outside of his work station, and he can only hear the commands of his employer. He receives orders without seeing beyond the task. Bartleby is stuck in a confined space and refuses to move because he can not see beyond where he is, nor can he see the point of being where he…

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    In response to the questions posed for this case, we felt Kate and John could not have a normal productive working relationship at this point. We felt that Kate should look to apply for a position in another department within the company or find another job. We did not feel that she would get far with claiming sexual harassment. Ethically she had put her own integrity in question by allowing…

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    soft clothes and buttoned shoes. ” This quote tells what Miss Strangeworth was dong when she woke up from her nap. The author uses words like soft, old, carefully, and sweet to prove the point even more that appearance doesn’t matter. Even a sweet, little old lady can be evil. Another quote that proves this point is, “ Her hand did not shake as she opened the envelope and unfolded the sheet of green paper inside. She began to cry silently for the wickedness of the world when she read the words:…

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