Who Are You

Maila Rose Julian 20160331 Farrington High School Govs Guard Battalion Those Who Served Before You The United States wanted to limit the world from falling into the hands of the Communist influence. Eventually, the French appealed to the United States for aid in an effort to avoid its investment from being lost. The Vietnam War (1954-1975) was a long-lasting conflict between the communists of North Vietnam and its ally, the Viet Cong against the government of South Vietnam and its ally, the…

In the article “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?” The author, Mark Edmundson, writes about the American education system and why it’s so important that everyone fights for the chance to get the best education they can possibly receive . The author explains, when he was going to college his father told him to study whatever he wants and not what he thinks he should study. Edmundson’s father just wanted his children to be happy and to understand that it doesn 't matter what others say or…

proper brace that he needed. It seemed like a very ordinary procedure that I am sure many people have been through. As he was about to leave, the patient mentioned how surprised he was that the doctor touched his foot. He stated, “the previous doctor who checked it did not even touch my foot. I feel so much more at ease…

young girl. “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish,” (Bradstreet). I feel this quote by Ann Bradstreet relates to the doctor in this story. Im not saying the doctor is a stupid guy, but simply a man who made some unwise decisions which led to a constant struggle making his whole visit at the Olson home and messy visit. This story is surrounded around “Force and Manipulation.” To what extant of force is to much? Was Mathilda’s fight a sign of…

The portrayal of sorrow in ‘’The Last Night’’ and ‘’Refugee Blues’’ varies between each piece. In Refugee Blues it describes how the Jewish were treated and rejected even when they are in times of hardship. Similarly the Last Night also focuses on the innocence of the Jews; it portrays the Jewish people in their last glimpse of freedom before they reach the concentration camps, and compels the dehumanisation of the children as well as the adults. The portrayal of rejection and how they were…

I know it’s a cliché for people to say, but where were you on nine eleven? This question for many brings up the raw emotion of that day. Some were at work, some at school, but most were effected this event for the rest of their life’s. For me, I remember very vaguely eating breakfast at my grandparent’s house. We were about to change the channel when we saw the first plane hit. My grandfather who just retired from the FBI knew of the seriousness of the event. He remarked “this was no…

In Walter Buchignani’s “Tell No One Who You Are”, the main character Regine Miller is put face to face with the consequences of war. In this book the main character experiences lots of individual vs self conflicts.In Walter Buchignani’s “Tell No One Who You Are”, the main character Regine Miller is put face to face with the consequences of war. In this book the main character experiences lots of individual vs self. After Regine’s brother is sent away, her parents fear she might be next so they…

In 2005, Yayoi Kusama created You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies. Created in the 2005 addition to The Phoenix Museum of Art – it has become a popular work of art in the collection. Using mixed media, the room is made up of mirrors on the ceiling, floor, and walls that reflect the glow of the tiny LED’s hanging in the room by small strings. In this work of art, You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies, Kusama helps us see the world in new…

Has there ever been a time were you just need someone else's thoughts well in these two excerpts “Who Are You Maria? From Call Me Maria by Judith O. Cofer and The Watcher by James Howe”. Words make a difference in Maria a conversation occurs between her grandmother that is a powerful set of words, while in The Watcher the set of words can be heard in a different way. In both of these passages there's powerful dialogue given by the elders that does help the characters in both scenarios they are…

Emily Dickinson and Ted Kooser were experts at creating poetry that could connect to multitudes of people. This paper will analyze two of their poems, “I am Nobody! Who are you?” and “Abandoned Farmhouse,” and then compare and contrast them. “I am Nobody! Who are you?” by Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson’s “I am Nobody! Who are you?” was published in 1891, five years after her death. All of Dickinson’s work was published posthumously, so she was never recognized as a poet during her lifetime,…