... study for the exams and will be the key to succeeding on the tests. I also learned that it is impossible for me to sit in my room at night and expect to get my work done. There are too many distractions and it is impossible to get my work done with friends coming in and out of my room. I realized that I needed to go to the library where it is quiet and there are no distractions. I get much more of my work done now that I actually go to the library and concentrate. I am glad that we covered the subject of giving oral presentations. This is a skill that is difficult for almost any one to master. During our years here at Bentley College we will need to give man ...
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... cultures indeed inevitable? The goal of cultural pluralism as stated by Boxill are to establish pride in one's own race, to maintain the authenticity of one's own culture, and finally to benefit the world populace. Through pride, the disdain of inferiorities along with self respect, one adopts an attitude of self- segregation. Boxill argues for pride as a means of preserving one's race, overemphasizing differences between individuals because of the color of their skin or cultural differences, is a great defense to assimilation. Understanding Dubois's concept of cultural authenticity is to delve into the mysteries of self-actualization, that is to realize on ...
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... checking that all was well in the fields and paddocks, although Gabriel Oak had check before her. When Troy had become entangled with her, one of his first questions was ‘Are you a woman?’, to which Bathsheba replied, ‘Yes.’ His immediate reaction was to compliment her by calling her a lady, illustrating his natural tendency to see most young ladies he comes across as merely objects for personal conquest. Flattery is of course his chief weapon in charming and conquering the female heart. One of the main reasons that Bathsheba fell for him in the first place is her own vulnerability to flattery, as she is such a vain young lady. From this point on, on the occasions ...
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... figures out many astonishing mysteries and learns loads more magic. His best friends in the two books consist of Ron and Hermione (two of his fellow wizard students) and Hagrid the gamekeeper who was expelled from Hogwarts but allowed a job as the gamekeeper. Now to get to the Prisoner of Azkaban. Harry Potter is back for the summer at the Dursley’s home. The Dursley’s are his mothers sister, and that family detests Harry in every way possible. They keep him locked up in a cupboard in the basement, take his owl (used for delivering mail etc.) his wand, and his trunk of spell books and everything else he could use to do any bit of magic. Harry’s birthday again pa ...
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... detail about his work in physics, Feynman instead related interesting anecdotes throughout his life, as a college student and graduate student at Princeton University, that gave to the reader an understanding of his work as a scientist. The writing won my attention because his stories about his youth and his days at Princeton fascinated me. He was always exploring his environment to learn new things about science, especially how things worked. Feynman's thirst for clever things to do and clever ways to do ordinary things were remarkable. One of the best anecdotes that illustrate this point, was his experience at Princeton detailing ants' behavior. Feynma ...
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... a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with is open hand. (41) Tom was a spoiled brat who is used to getting everything he wants. This could have been a factor when he told Nick: That fellow had it coming to him. He threw dust into your eyes just like he did Daisy's but he was a tough one. He ran over Myrtle just like you'd a dog and never ever stopped his car. (187) Tom only wanted Daisy back because she wasn't interested in him any more. So in the end he threw Gatsby to the lions, Gatsby's death was Tom's fault, he told George Wilson that the car that hit Myrtle was Gatsby's. That was just as bad as pulling the trigger that kil ...
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... Larry's brother, is unacceptable. Next, we must consider the issue of trust between Chris and his father concerning whether Joe is responsible for the pilots crashing and indirectly, the death of Larry. Chris believes that if Joe is responsible he therefore belongs in jail. When Joe hears Larry's suicide letter, he reacts by saying: "Sure, he was my son. But I think to him they were all my sons. And I guess they were" (pg. 79). This shows us that it was Larry's letter that caused Joe's suicide, and lead to Chris' certainty that Joe was guilty. Finally, Larry does affect Kate's character. Kate is obsessed with her unfounded belief that Larry is alive. She ...
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... an unreal existence”. These themes which will be discussed later on include reality versus illusion, confronting reality, male domination and truth versus lies. Reality versus illusion is one of, if not the major theme of the play. It also has the most relevance to the way in which Blanche, Stanley and Stella are living in their own fantasy world. Perhaps the reason Blanche chose illusion rather than reality is because of her somewhat troubled past. When Blanche was 16 she married Alan who was 17. The impression we get of Alan is that of an attractive, gentle and kind young man. However, he had a somewhat feminine quality about him. Blanche soon finds out that he i ...
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... same time scared about many things, one of these fears were the natural world. The other two things he was amazed by would be the mysteries of human speech and how a poet writes about their innermost feelings. His love poems in the later part of his life were his most popular. Rothke was regarded as not only a great poet but also known as a great teacher. Theodore Rothke gives so many examples to show his reader this was a positive memory in his life. One was Rothke show that this is a good time in his life is "Then waltzed me off the bed still clinging to your shirt"(Rothke 357). Another example in Rothke’s poem that shows how this is loving time in h ...
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... Ponyboy I miss you. 17. It made things more intense so the Greasers had to walk in groups so they wouldn’t be jumped by the socs. 18. Johnny didn’t want to spend his life running from the cops just because he defended himself. 19. Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes Ponyboy Curtis and John Cade were brought into hospitals yesterday after making an heroic rescue of several young school children in a burning abandoned church. The police have been looking for these two boys for about a week because they are wanted for the murder a wealthy boy named Bob. The two young men were returning to the church they had been hidin ...
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