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My Experience of Reading Danielle Legros Georges’ Poem Still Life with Orbs (540 words, 2 pages)

My poem hunting experience ended a little bit unsatisfactory. Peyton and I gathered a good four water bottles full of water between us and traveled together toward the Boston Public library. I believe our plan was to just pour water everywhere and hope we got lucky, but that didn't turn ... Read More

A Personal Narrative of My Day to Find a Poem (511 words, 2 pages)

The first question that arose before my poem hunt waswhich location should I go to?As far as location the poem hidden by the Boston Public Library in West Roxbury made the most sense to go to because out of the four options, I was the most familiar with this area. ... Read More

A Personal Reflection on the After School Trips to the McDonald’s with My Grandmother and My Brother (579 words, 2 pages)

When I was younger, my grand-mom would watch me and my brother after school. Sometimes she would drive us a town away to the McDonalds with a playground. Every McDonalds looked the same, a white building with a red roof, cant forget about the big M sign that looked like ... Read More

A Comparison of My Name is Khan and Mother India (1043 words, 3 pages)

I will be comparing My Name is Khan and Mother India, which so happen to be in the top three of my favorite movies that we have watched in class this semester. I chose to compare these two films mainly because they are both in a way politically or nationally ... Read More

My Personal Experience in Finding Still Here, a Poem by Langston Hughes (508 words, 2 pages)

Sadly, when I arrived at the Dudley Caf this morning the poem I sought had washed away. This is somewhat ironic considering the poem was Still Here by Langston Hughes. Beside me there was an old black women playing the piano and singing gospel which would have made a wonderful ... Read More

My Reflections on Shakespeare’s Othello (440 words, 2 pages)

I love Shakespeare, so really enjoyed reading Othello. It kept my attention and made me want to keep reading more because it had a very interesting plot. As I was reading it, it really reminded me of the Count of Monte Cristo, which I have not finished yet but am ... Read More

An Analysis of the Correlation between Gun Laws and Gun Deaths (579 words, 2 pages)

President Obamas statement is quite poignant and sincere. He begins with We know that states with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths. (Obama, 2015). Tend to is the key phrase in this statement this implies only correlation and not causation. Due to the nature of ... Read More

Reaching My Goal of Becoming a Police Officer (762 words, 3 pages)

My biggest decision when coming to college was whether to go to community college for two years or go to Stockton for all four years. The plan was always to go to community first then transfer because it was cheaper. I finally made the decision to come Stockton for the ... Read More

An Application of Sociological Theories of Ethnomethodology and Structural Functionalism to My Grandmother’s Political Stance on 2016 Presidential Election (2270 words, 7 pages)

Changing someones mind is always seen as a stretch even though we may be convincing, we assume that nothing we say can change what someone believes firmly. My maternal grandmother has always been one of the most stubborn people I know, and the upcoming election has not been an exception ... Read More

My Reasons to Choose to Teach the Fluency Development Lesson at School (408 words, 2 pages)

Fluency is a crucial part to literacy. As stated in class, fluency is the ability of readers to read quickly, effortlessly, and efficiently with good, meaningful expression. Many times, children will struggle with fluency. There are four different lessons that can be helpful in that type of situation The Fluency ... Read More

My Work as an Educator: Why I Want to Teach Literacy (1173 words, 4 pages)

When I was younger, I used to own a leap frog. It was something that really helped me learn how to read. I would grab the plastic fake pen and point it to the words on the page and it would read them aloud for me. It helped a lot ... Read More

A Report on the Looking for a Poem Project – the Results of My Research (727 words, 3 pages)

At first I figured it would be simplest to try and find the poem by the Boston Public Library, because that's only a ten minute walk from my dorm. I though I could walk to the library, take a picture, and walk back, a twenty minute round trip. That didn't ... Read More

The Hidden Truth Behind the Death of Racism in America (1054 words, 3 pages)

The black community has been oppressed for centuries, and recent events like the shooting of Mike Brown and the death of Kevin Gardner show that oppression is still very present today. There is still a voice in the darkness of society that screams racism is dead there is no such ... Read More

The Application of Leadership Principals on the Life of C. S. Lewis, a British Author, and My Personal Opinion on Him (1388 words, 5 pages)

Even though I have grown up in a loving, Christian home, my walk with Christ has not always been the strongest. I read books and quotes from C. S. Lewis that really seemed to help me form the motivation and gumption to fully devote my life to God. I wish ... Read More

A Comparison between the Physical Manifestations of Death: The European Grim Reaper and the Roman Orcus (699 words, 3 pages)

Orcus vs. The Grim ReaperWhat does one think of when death is mentioned? Is it cemeteries, tombstones, or corpses? One may also think of angels, demons, or God. More often than not, a physical form of the dreaded occurrence may come to mind Thanatos of the Greeks, Valkyries of the ... Read More

The Resistance of Fate in My Name, No Speak English, and Marin, the texts in the Novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (670 words, 3 pages)

Refusal to AssimilateThroughout all the texts, womens destiny is a recurring theme. While some may argue that the women accept their fate, the opposite appears most evident. If they did accept the destiny given to them, they would most likely be seen as weak throughout their society. However, the women ... Read More

Linda and Willy in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (605 words, 2 pages)

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is a drama about a struggling family. Willy and Linda, the main characters, have lived a long life together. They had two children together Biff and Happy. Neither of their children are very successful, and one of their children holds a big secret ... Read More

A List of Events and Holidays That Are on the Same Date as My Birthday (391 words, 1 pages)

I honestly thought my whole life nothing big ever happens on my birthday. I am my mothers only child who has a birthday in August. All of my siblings birthdays are either in March, June, and December. I am all alone on August 10th. So I began to do some ... Read More

A Critique of Death without Weeping, an Article by Nancy Scheper-Hughes (491 words, 2 pages)

The article Death Without Weeping, by Nancy Scheper-Hughes takes place in the shantytowns, a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings, surrounding the large market town of Bom Jesus da Mata in Brazil between 1965 and 1982. The article is relevant to ... Read More

A Personal Account of Preparing for College and Cleaning Out the Collected Clutter in My Room (522 words, 2 pages)

What a mess, I thought profusely. Bags, books, clothes, boxes, shoes, and other assorted things scattered across every inch of my room. My eyes wandered from item to item, canvassing all the things on my bed, and all the things on floor. Surrounded by years of collection, items that hold ... Read More

The Death of One of the Greatest Leaders in America in O Captain My Captain, a Poem by Walt Whitman (796 words, 3 pages)

A great leader is the one who drives the motivation on their followers heart. The civil war was one of the bloodiest and worst wars in the history of the world, because it is not defined by the number of deaths, but because family members were fighting each other just ... Read More

A Comparison between the Views of Americans and Indians on Marriage Presented in Arranging a Marriage in India and Dowry Deaths in India (618 words, 2 pages)

Arranging a Marriage in IndiaIn both Arranging a Marriage in India by Serena Nanda, written in 2000 and in Dowry Deaths in India, written in 1999, there is a clear differentiation between how Americans and Indians view marriage. In Arranging a Marriage in India, Nanda does fieldwork, living among a ... Read More

My Personal Experience of Being Close to My Dad (1180 words, 3 pages)

Standing there looking through the chain link fence I watch my very own super hero. My dad! He is larger than life. So strong, big and athletic, he looks like he should be in a magazine! To describe him would only take me a few words, well two words actually, ... Read More

Louisa May Alcott’s My Contraband: Faith as an Example of the 19th Century Woman (922 words, 3 pages)

The 19th Century WomanReligion is often missed or skipped over when reading a story as it is usually subtly and symbolically included in literature. However, in the 19th Century, religion was an incredibly important part of the culture and women were thought of very highly because they were the moral ... Read More

The Themes of Social Obligations, Life and Death, Innocence, and Storytelling in The Lives of the Dead, a Story by Tim O’Brien in the Collection The Things They Carried (659 words, 2 pages)

Whether it is a relative, a best friend, or even an acquaintance, every person has had someone in their life die, and every person has coped with this death differently. In the story, The Lives of the Dead, Tim copes with the death that surrounds him through writing and telling ... Read More

RocMyStyle Barbershop, a Safe Space for Symbolic Interaction Theory Taking Place (742 words, 3 pages)

The BarbershopThe barbershop which was analyzed is called RocMyStyle located about ten miles from campus. Although I no longer attend this specific barbershop due to its price, I am well known by the establishment due to many past interactions. My acquaintance, who I would go with in the past, allowed ... Read More

The Reasons Behind the Deaths of the Colonists in Jamestown (529 words, 2 pages)

Jamestown, a town that nearly died out. Its actually amazing in how they survived. They poisoned their own water. The diseases they got nearly wiped out the colony. And the natives of the land were hostile to the people of the colony. The reasons why so many colonists die is ... Read More

A Representation of My Life as a College Student Through Photography (672 words, 2 pages)

This project was very interesting for me to complete in that it really gave you the freedom to photograph what you wanted and make it tell a story that you want. My series of pictures include pictures of my friends, and roommates who I interact with on a daily basis. ... Read More

A Comparative Analysis of the Sonnets Upon the Breeze She Spread Her Golden Hair, by Francesco Petrarch and My Lady’s Presence Makes the Roses Red by Henry Constable (613 words, 2 pages)

The first sonnet I chose is, Upon the Breeze She Spread Her Golden Hair, written by Francesco Petrarch. I also chose, My Ladys Presence Makes the Roses Red, written by Henry Constable. The connection I first noticed between these sonnets is, they are both written by, most likely, a man ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of People With Mental Illnesses Being Exempt From the Death Penalty (508 words, 3 pages)

Shafer, Susan. Is the Death Penalty Applied Fairly. The Death Penalty. Eds. Cromie, Jenny, and Lynn M. Zott. Detroit, MI Greenhaven, 2013. 119-129. Print.In, The Death Penalty Opposing Viewpoints, an argument towards the death penalty is, people with mental illnesses should be exempt from the death penalty. The example used ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013