“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock has a variety of metaphors that give great meaning to the poem. One line in particular that speaks out to me is line 51: “I have measure out my life with coffee spoons”. For instance the metaphor of “measuring out life with coffee spoons” might be interpret as living his own life very carefully in small quantities. Also thinking twice of the life decisions he might make. When I think of this line, I think of someone who is precise and analytical to each decision
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been spending seven weeks at Camp Tevya each summer since the summer before eighth grade. My mom had gotten a job as the Head of Arts and Crafts, and she brought my sisters and me with her to camp. I have never been one of those people who are always loud and bouncing around with all seventy of their friends, so it was a bit of culture shock going to camp for the first time. Everybody was very outgoing and always surrounded by their friends. I had a very hard time fitting in and adapting to the overly
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“Cry about the simple hell people give other people without even thinking” (Lee 269). In this statement, Dolphus Raymond speaks to the children and attempts at opening their minds to the reality of hatred and discrimination at the base of humanity. Throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, it becomes quite evident that growing up in a world full of hatred looks much different through eyes that have not seen prejudice. Through these innocent perspectives, the reader looks through a window to
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sounds of nature, classical and or ambient. Also, listening to calm music need to be very soft and not very loud because loud music can hinder the brain from trying to relax. Although some people just sleep whenever they feel like, it is best if people start listening to music before sleeping because it can help the brain to be in good shape and not be all tired out from a day of thinking because the brain does not rest at all; even if sleeping, the brain is still
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huge knobby tires slingshot baseball size chunks of mud over twenty feet in the air. It was now October and the day I had been waiting for a long time had finally arrived; it was hick day. This is the one day out of the year I get to show my true colors to the school, because I am only one out of a handful of real hicks at Bob Jones High School. Now, because of my four past accidents that were all linked directly to mud riding, I had sworn to my parents that I would never put my Jeep Wrangler back
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placed just yesterday. The mules died with a loud honk and squeal. The fire spread to the rope which cut it. The other mules slowly pulled the boat to one side before people could stop them. The boat was stuck. The storm was really blowing now. The boat was like a ant waiting to be picked up and thrown by the wind another way. The boat was filling up with water fast, seeping through cracks in the boat. The fire from the tree ignited the cart with a loud boom, parts from the cart fly in different
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Have you ever met someone and felt instantly connected? What about an entire group of people? I have. I went into this assignment thinking no big deal, ill eat some tacos, write a paper and if anything I got some good food out of it. But I got more than that. I got a new found respect for a new culture and a group of friends that I never would have met otherwise. For my observation I went to Pablo’s Tacos in the town of Blue Island, IL. It is a small town rite over the boarder of Chicago. It
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way or no way (p.72). Arguing offensively is considered negative since it is likely to be defending personal position (p.17-18). When arguing logically one does not attack but they discuss what they think and attempt to understand what others are thinking and don't put their opinions above others
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an example of when Mr.White wanted Herbert back and then he secretly wished for him back without thinking, this was ironic. The suspense in this story builds up when you find you find out that Herbert was wished away to not be alive then at the last second Mrs.White wishes him away. I think these literary devices help build the theme because the irony shows Mr.white making a wish and he wasn’t thinking and later regretting it. He raised his hand, I wish my son alive again”. This is an example of how
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peer educator. Tutoring is a great opportunity to facilitate the process of learning. A peer educator has power to promote active learning by using critical thinking and assessments. A peer tutor would
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