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AP Language: A Never-Ending Cycle
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Monday, March 9, 2009. Just as the United States government has a system of checks and balances, society as a whole has its own similar system. It is this system which creates a cyclic pattern of morals and attitudes flowing throughout society. Extremes still exist throughout this cycle; extremes similar to the warnings from George Orwell and Aldous Huxley in their dystopian novels 1984. And Brave New World. 8230;people are controlled by inflicting pain. In Brave New World. Postman’s assertion that...
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AP Language: Why I Write, by Ishmael Beah
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Friday, October 3, 2008. Why I Write, by Ishmael Beah. I am not a writer. I am a storyteller. I am not a storyteller by choice. I am a storyteller out of necessity. The decision was final - I would release these nagging stories through the pen. After revisiting a plethora of emotional experiences, the job was finally through. The result? A Long Way Gone.". Labels: A Long Way Gone. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Why I Write, by Ishmael Beah. Anonymous (Yes, Me).
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AP Language: This I Believe
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. I believe in a thing called procrastination. But there are nonbelievers who try to bring me over to The Other Side– they say if I came home and started my homework right away, I would have an hour or two before I go to bed to relax and enjoy myself. They say I would be less stressed and less miserable. They say I would get better grades and maybe even enjoy school more. They say I would get more sleep and feel better the next day. But I do come home and start my homework right away.
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AP Lit: Taming of the Shrew-Passage Analysis
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Saturday, June 7, 2008. Taming of the Shrew-Passage Analysis. Petruchio is desperately trying to break Kate and have her conform to society's standards of what a woman and wife should be; and, the scene where Katherine and Petruchio are riding into town and he is trying to convince her the bright sun they see is actually the moon is humorous but also alarming. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Taming of the Shrew-Reflection. Taming of the Shrew- a Comedy. Taming of the Shrew-Passage Analysis. Http:/ st...
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AP Lit: Macbeth-Reflection
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Saturday, June 7, 2008. This play is upsetting because you just cannot help but feel sorry for Macbeth. He was a man that just wanted to achieve greatness and become an admired and respected figure, but with the presence of negativity and ill-intentions he was steered in a completely wrong direction to lead him to that path. Macbeth had no idea that his future would be so dire, even with the warnings from the three witches, which parallels people that disregard signs that forewarn them of the people that...
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AP Language: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009. As seniors in high school begin to look toward the future – college, jobs, independence – they also take a moment to look back. Four long years with the same group of peers provide many memories to reflect upon: field trips, junior prom, various sports competitions, and of course, gym class. Physical Education class exposes an entirely different person in some students - the competitors, the spirited, and the gym warriors. Why it is acceptable to go through an entire seven ho...
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AP Lit: November 2007
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007. Last Blog, Handmaid's Tale Quote. Last blog. yes! This passage I found interesting, right at the end of Chapter 7. (Page 40). A story is like a letter. Dear You. I'll say. Just you. Without a name. Attaching a name attaches you. To the world of fact, which is riskier, more hazardous: who knows what the chances are out there, of survival, yours? I will say you, you. Like an old love song. You. Can mean more than one. I'm not in any immediate danger, I'll say to you. As D-503 t...
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AP Lit: October 2007
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Friday, October 26, 2007. We - Passage Selection. I had no business being here, a criminal, a poisoned man. Never again was I to blend into the precise mechanical rhythm, never to sail on the serene mirror-like sea. My fate was to burn forever, to rush hither and yon, searching for some corner to hide my eyes - forever, until I found the strength at last to go through." (82). I found it interesting that both in Anthem. References are made to eternal damnation in a sense. In Anthem. We - Passage Selection.
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AP Language: Laughter
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Friday, September 26, 2008. A Long Way Gone documents Ishmael Beah's. Laughter is key to help put things into perspective. Yes, the boys may have just trekked for hours in 120 degree heat and burned the bottoms of their. Feet off, however they are alive and they are not alone. Experiencing such trauma and loss only helps to put the petty things in life in perspective. As the boys laugh at Kanei. For not being able to kick the groundnut shell, they are not laughing because of Kanei's. Nicely done blog....
