...Essay on ”me talk pretty one day” The essay “me talk pretty one day” is an essay written by David Sedaris and published in 2005. It is a expository text about David’s, the author’s, own experiences with learning French in a foreign country and the essay deals with themes such as the attitude towards leaning a foreign language but also that you have to understand the language, before you can speak it. In the essay, the writer David Sedaris shares his experiences with learning French at an international school in France. His first encounter with the strict and yet quite sarcastic French teacher tears down his walls of self-esteem and belief in himself throughout most of the time he spends in the class, because he and his other classmates can not speak the language fluently. In time he becomes more and more frightened that he might say something wrong and he even stop taking any contact with people because he dread anything that requires speaking the language. The students in the class are not fluent in French either and their halting sentences sound like “Sometimes me cry alone at night” (p.8, line 109) and “[…] someday you talk pretty” (p.8 line 109-110.) The author understands his fellow students, although they do not speak fluent French, but when his French teacher talks in class he does not understand half of what she is saying, for instance: “Even a fiuscreza ticiwelmun knows that a typewriter is feminine” – (p.7, line 71-71) This tells us exactly how the students...
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...Success and Failures of the One-Child Policy Question: What were the success and failures of the One-Child Policy? Today, the world population is about seven billion compared to China’s tremendous population of about one billion. Even before, China always had an enormous amount of inhabitants compared to other countries, which is ultimately not good for China and the world due to lack of resources. The problem began to arise in 1949, after the civil war, communist and ruler of China Mao Zedong called for couples to have more children even though the country was already the largest growing in population size. Mao wanted his country to be economically caught up with countries like the United States and thought that more people meant more workers....
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...Did you know that the boy to girl ratio in China is skewed? (source 3) In China boys are more favorable than girls due to they can do more and carry the family name. This is from the one child policy in China. In china you can only have one child under this policy with a few exceptions depending on your race and your location. One child policy is a violation of human rights because it defies multiple guaranteed rights from the UN Declaration of Human rights, including Articles 1, 3, and 5. They are violated because you should be able to pursue your happiness and if that means having more than one child then so be it. Before the one child policy in 1955 Officials in China tried to launch a campaign to promote birth control (source 5). Unfortunately...
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...China’s one child policy effects the families of China more than any of us in the United States could ever imagine. The policy limits the number of children that each couple may have. Many believe this to be unfair, and against their rights. China put this policy into effect in order to control its drastically increasing population. The policy has been enforced for more than three decades now, and has only recently under gone a few changes. The recent changes do now allow a couple to have two children, if at least one of the parents are an only child. Even though this opened a new door for many families, others are still in the same boat as before. This one child policy has effected China as a whole in so many different ways. One of these ways being it dropped China’s birth rate by 3.13 percent in the past three decades. This means the policy prevented roughly two hundred and fifty to three hundred million births. The policy has also caused china to have one of the most unbalanced sex ratios in the world, for males now greatly out number females. Another major effect that the policy had on China is a country is the over populated orphanages. This Chinese...
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...Movie Review Essay Title: One Tree Hill Television Series “Every picture paints a story. But the painter chooses what he wants others to believe.” However, when you watch One Tree Hill, starring Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott, Hilarie Burton as Peyton Sawyer, Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis, and James Lafferty as Nathan Scott, you know you are going to get a lot of mixed feelings and even some tears. The screenplay for the 2003 American Drama was created by Mark Schwahn, based on the lives of two brothers with different mothers, both basketball players whose competition for positions in their school’s basketball team made them enemies, they even shared the same girlfriend Peyton Sawyer, a best friend to Brooke Davis who had a quick affair with her best friend’s boyfriend Nathan Scott which was kept secret. The story follows the lives of teenagers through high school and the pursuit of their dreams after high school. Amongst various Tv shows being aired, One Tree Hill is one most popular series aired at The CW Television Network. This Television series well deserves as in between the first and third episode, its viewers ranged from 2.5million to 3.3 million. The distinct characters of the actors and actresses was a success take for instance , it will interest you to know that Peyton Sawyer is Hillarie Burton is an American actress who was a former host of MTV's Total Request Live, A current actress starring in White Collar. I liked Peyton Sawyer at the beginning of the episode...
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...When it came time to start looking at colleges, I knew that I wanted one that provided fashion merchandising as a major. I wanted a regular college and not one that was specified for only fashion. After looking at several universities that fit my description, I was left feeling like I would never find a school that felt right for me. When my parents mentioned Philadelphia University, I immediately said, “No thank you.” The university is located a mere fifteen minutes from my house and at the time, I thought that was just way too close to home. I pushed the idea of going to PhilaU to the back of my brain, but one day I decided to look up and see what this school was all about. After reading up on their credentials and all of the jobs people who went there received after graduation, I knew I had to give the school a chance. I took a tour of the university and fell in love. Not only is the campus beautiful, but the reputation of the fashion merchandising program is very impressive. I am very glad that I did not let the closeness of the school affect my decision in choosing Philadelphia University. Now that I’m here and finally living the college experience, I couldn’t be happier. I love the atmosphere of the campus, the quaintness of the small student to teacher ratio, and the people that I have met so far. I feel at home here and I am confident in saying that the next four years will prepare me for my future...
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...In the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest the mental hospital is very strict with lots of structure. This causes many thing to happen that doesn’t necessarily have to happen. It's almost as if the patients are antagonized to overreact at points in the movie. As a human being we should be able to make our own choices, therefor its important to be able to make your own choices to feel like you are an individual. Not to mention, I would think it would be improvement to have the patients working together as a team, but Nurse Ratched didn’t reward or even compliment them on working as a team. Instead she punished them. Working as a team is an key element of human behavior, because at this point your not just thinking about yourself but of others feelings too. These situations are all very unethical to me, I believe no matter what state you are in, mental or sane,...
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...In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, Randle McMurphy struggles to free himself under the dominating power of Nurse Ratched. The power struggle between the two demonstrates the need for free will. When McMurphy enters the halls of the mental ward in Oregon, he finds a group of men beaten into obedience by the head nurse of the ward. Nurse Ratched’s power over the patients extends beyond their actions into their minds. She controls their every second from where they have to be at eight o’clock in the morning to what their beliefs are. McMurphy disrupts this routine by openly disregarding the rules that Nurse Ratched placed. Throughout the novel, McMurphy continuously attempts to eliminate Nurse Ratched’s power in the ward. The first thing that McMurphy does when he is placed in the ward is to introduce himself to every patient. This unusual behavior allows McMurphy to gain the trust of the other men. McMurphy helps to unite the men and works to become the leader. Through this turn of events, readers see the power struggle between Nurse Ratched and McMurphy begin. Nurse Ratched retains her power by hiding her...
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...explored in Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Perhaps the most obvious complaint against society is the treatment of the individual. This problem of the individual versus the system is a very controversial topic that has provoked great questioning of the government and the methods used to treat people who are unable to conform to the government's standards. McMurphy is an individual who is challenging and rebelling against the system's rules and practices. He eventually teaches this practice of rebellion to the other patients who begin to realize that their lives are being controlled unfairly by the mental institution. When McMurphy first arrives at the institution, all of the other patients are afraid to express their thoughts to the Big Nurse. They are afraid to exercise their thoughts freely, and they believe that the Big Nurse will punish them if they question her authority. One patient, Harding, says, "All of us in here are rabbits of varying ages and degrees...We need a good strong wolf like the nurse to teach us our place" (Kesey 62). This novel has a very strong theme of government rejecting those who are considered nonconformists in modern society. The government then places these nonconformists in mental institutions so it will not have to deal with them. This is society's way of ditching those with nonconformist attitudes so they will disappear from the world and be forgotten. According to one critic, oppressive, conformist...
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...Cayce Moore Kulp English 11 Period 4 Alteration of a First Impression It has been said that first impressions are nearly impossible to adjust. The first impression is always a lasting impression. First impressions stand out and are usually the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of a specific person. It is true that in certain circumstances, a first impression is nearly impossible to change, but this is not always true. Time is needed as is a major event is needed in which true character is shown in order to change an opinion that has been placed. When forming a first impression most people are very unforgiving. Others may be judgmental or view themselves as a higher being than the person they are meeting because they do not understand their personality yet. It is very difficult to perceive someone’s personality correctly during the first encounter because that person may not be acting as themselves or may be shy and nervous. It is important that a solid opinion is not formed after meeting someone only once because that person may not be who they seem to be. Never the less it is apparent that a first impression is very hard to change but it can be done. Refer back to the old saying “never judge a book by its cover”. This also applies to people and first impressions. Depending on the person a first impression may be the only impression that person ever has on someone simply because they may not ever meet again or maybe because that person is too stubborn to give...
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...Part 1: Structure Introduction Concept Design Initial Design Ideas Developing the Design Material selection Project Budget Manufacturing Constraints Aesthetic Development Optimising Performance Final Concept Design Characterisations Generator Characterisation Lab Report Design Implications Gearing Ratios Jet Lab Lab Report Design Implications Nozzle Diameter Manufacturing Buying Materials Nozzle Manufacture Pelton Wheel Manufacture Circuitry Manufacture Frame Manufacture Final Assembly Testing Testing Report Testing Implications Manufacturing Fine Tuning Competition Competition Report Comparison to Other Groups Conclusion PArt 2: Language and illustrations Generator Characterisation Aims It is important to find the operating point of the generator so that it functions as efficiently as possible when connected to the Pelton Wheel. The purpose of the generator lab was to find the Armature resistance, EMF constant, Torque Constant and Resistive Torque due to friction; each of which help to determine...
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...In the book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest By Ken Kesey, Randle McMurphy’s sanity is up for debate but it is clear that he has an antisocial personality disorder that attributes to his strange and curious actions he takes throughout the entire book...
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...The Fog in Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, symbolises PTSD and other trauma that has caused Chief Bromden to be put into the ward. The fog makes it so he can escape from the real world, but it also suffocates him and frightens him. As the fog dissipates, it symbolises how his emotions changed throughout the novel, making him a stronger person both physically and mentally. Throughout the novel Chief Bromden feels as though he is falling into a fog, that he is convinced is being pumped into the ward. Progressively getting lighter and lighter until it does not affect Bromden anymore, Kesey used the idea of the fog to represent the change bromden experiences in the entirety of the novel. With its many symbolic uses during the novel the fog can be seen as many different things both supporting and keeping bromden away from his goals. In the novel, Kesey points to the fact that Chief Bromden was a soldier in World War II, and during his time in battle, they used fog to hide the troops when they were under attack or surveillance by the enemy, this memory is instilled in Chief’s mind, causing him to fall back into the fog whenever he feels frightened or violated. The fog is not truly there, although, he has come to believe...
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...Jazmariliz Perez ENL 336-01 6 November 2015 When reading a novel it is important to notice how the author chooses to have their characters stand out as their own kind of people. In Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” the characters all have their own way of expressing why they act the way they do. One character that stood out the most was of course the narrator and long-term patient in a psychiatric ward, Chief Bromden. In J. D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” the narrator and young teen Holden Caulfield is also someone who sticks out to readers as someone who wants us to figure him out. Throughout both novels we as readers get the opportunity to learn more about who Chief Bromden and Holden are and what makes them similar and different to each other. Kesey introduces us to Chief Bromden and takes us through his journey and his idea of what society and life is like through his mind and his crazy world. Because he is the narrator we know more about him than any of the characters do. We know that he pretends to be deaf and mute when he says “They don’t bother not talking out loud about their hate secrets when I’m nearby because they think I’m deaf and dumb....
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...Amendment Essay Twenty-seven amendments have been ratified since the original signing of the Constitution, the first ten of which are known as the Bill of Rights. The Amendments to the United States Constitution have had a major effect on American life. A major feature of the Constitution is the capability of changing the document in order for it to become accustomed to the changing times and conditions. There are a few methods in order to change the Constitution. An amendment proposed by 2/3rds vote in each house of congress could be approved by either one of two ways. It must be either ratified by 3/4ths of the State Legislature or by the Constitutional Conventions in 3/4ths of the states. To approve an amendment proposed at a National Constitutional Convention it must also be ratified by 3/4ths of the State Legislatures or by a Constitutional Convention in 3/4ths of the States. The First Amendment, freedoms, is one of the most known and the most important of all. A historical event that led to this amendment was that the new American settlers brought with them a desire for democracy and openness after the American Revolution. They left behind a history of tyranny and official control of information. Using this experience as their guide, the constitutional fathers wrote into their new Constitution a Bill of Rights, which contained the First Amendment. This Amendment was created so that the people would have the freedom to express themselves without worrying. Disagreement to...
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