"The Hairy Ape" by Eugene O'Neil was written in 1921 during the time of the industrial revolution in America. It highlighted some of the substandard working conditions of the time. The main characters of the play are in a much greater degree in a figurative cage versus a literal cage. The imagery of a cage is spread throughout the play. The living conditions of the firemen on the transatlantic ocean liner is the first figurative description of a cage. The men sleep in very cramped quarters. They
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how they want things done. Whereas those who focus on the socio- emotional section are those who aren’t too fussed on getting the work complete but are there to motivate the other members into completing the work. An example of this is in a school during group activities. If the pupils have to do a group activity for a project, then certain pupils are more focussed on getting the work done and ensuring they complete it to a good standard, whereas other group members are more focussed on having a good
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In the text there was a question like “What factors influence your language performance?” To answer this, there are many factors. During our discussion in the class, we have discussed about the interlocutor influence as one of the factors. In the class, we discussed about Takahashi’s study which examined Japanese college students as exchange students in the US college. The study found that Japanese exchange students speaking in English to other Japanese have more hesitation, shorter and less communication
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writing. A good idea is to provide answers, not questions] Working 40 hours a week and then [consider removing "then"] adding schoolwork on top of that, [Remove comma (unless it introduces a nonrestrictive phrase)] was a hard decision to make. After talking with the placement counselor I found that part of the process was easy. The next step was also easy, paying for it. I used the post 911 GI bill to pay for my tuition. [What point are you making in this paragraph? Try including a topic sentence.]
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became the mouthpiece of the people, by talking about serious topics that caused their audience to confront stereotypes and baseless beliefs about race. African American comedians in particular played a huge role in this discourse. They used their bodies, stage presence, voice and acts to challenge societal norms like segregation of black inferiority theories. It is safe to say that this particular art form was instrumental in breaking down the barriers of race during the civil rights movement in the 1950s
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ducts like almost every house does today. Or the air ducts might have been around at the time but only the wealthy could afford to purchase them suggesting that the family is a middle-class family representing the majority of the population. Both families seem to be a very contemporary family because they have, during the time period of WWII, very modern appliances such as the space heater in the dining room and the oven sitting in the corner of the kitchen. There are also wooden window frames in the
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Elliot held a very interesting experiment for a lesson in discrimination. She divided her class of third graders into brown-eyes and blue-eyes and made certain rules for each group. For one day the blue-eyed children were “more superior” then the brown-eyed children. On the days that the children were part of the less superior part of the class, their thought process wasn’t on track like any other day. During and after this experiment, the children learned how unfair it was to be divided just because
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Nick Torkildsen Essay #3 Professor Warner Woman in a Red Hat The poem by Gwendolyn Brooks “A woman in a Red Hat” tells the story of a black maid through the eyes of a middle class white person; Gwendolyn Brooks the author of this poem is black herself which lies great irony inside of the story. The poem was written in the 1960’s which was a time of great racism in America, it was the heat of the civil rights movement, and the way blacks in America were portrayed is often of lesser value. Having
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anyone. The new high school was very small and everyone knew everyone, so walking onto campus everyone knew I was new there. This type of environment would be what would change my life. My junior year I was in classes with some upper class students and lower class students, that’s how different this high school was from where I came from. I remember my first day of World History like it was yesterday, that’s the day I met Brian, who was a year older and he would be the change in my life. We met
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only knew a few English words which made my shy. Before I moved here, I was not as shy and liked meeting new people and talking a lot. When school started, I was really nervous. I remember during my first class I wanted to go to the bathroom, but I was not sure if I could go or not. I knew how to ask the teacher, but I was too shy to ask him so I was just waiting to finish the class. I had problems communicating with people which made me shyer. I had a roommate when I was in high school, and I spent
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