Fourth Way Essays

  • Reflective Essay On Teaching Experience

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    I love that this class gives me the opportunity to write about what I’m most passionate about: differentiating socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. I try to be a very innovative and understanding teacher, although I know I often fall short. To properly address this topic, I think I will just share a story. It’s a long story full of ups and downs, but it is an important story. It is my story. It’s the story of my first three years of teaching. It feels like I’ve spent much of the master’s program

  • Personal Narrative-A Humorous Incident

    1093 Words  | 5 Pages

    Clinton where everything was basically just war. Everyone was always arguing and there was no peace at all. I hoped one day everything would go back to normal. As I got out of bed I hit my head on the bottom of the top bunk(which was made of metal by the way) ¨Ouch!¨ I yelled . ¨How do I still not see that coming! I mean really, I've been here for three years and I am still not used to it.¨ As I got out of bed I tripped on my little sister´s baby doll that she usually just leaves on the floor. I started

  • Long Distance Poem

    1265 Words  | 6 Pages

    headstrong determination, creating a clear image of her personality for the reader, even inducing a sense of admiration for her. The poet constructs a sense of personal relationship with Heidi and the reader by manipulating pronouns such as ‘you’, as a way of enabling the reader

  • Lord Of The Flies And Fahrenheit 451 Analysis

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    about. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, published in 1953, is set in a society that has endured multiple atomic wars. Life is meaningless and death is nonchalant. The characters have no emotions or individual ideas. Bradbury makes his characters this way to warn people to not conform to society and to value life, love, and knowledge. Both Golding and Bradbury wrote their books as warnings to society. In Lord of the Flies and Fahrenheit 451, there is strong symbolism, biblical and historical allusions

  • The Falling Action In Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of Amontillado

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    The falling action of the story can be classified as the segment of the story where the intent mentioned in the exposition has already taken place, in which the ramifications of the climax are described. In “The Cask of Amontillado” the Falling Action is marked by the point where the Narrator begins to mock the false-humility he carried through the prior portions of the story. The narrator asks his entrapped adversary in a jokingly serious manner if he would like to turn back. He gives him no chance

  • Theme Of Silence In Purple Hibiscus

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    Kambili to transition from a character of silence and submission into an outspoken and self-entitled woman -- something that doesn’t fully happen by the end of the book. However, Kambili has very much changed from the beginning, just not in the dramatic way that the audience expects; Kambili’s life starts with dominance from their father. Kambili and Jaja learn to deal with their problems through silence, and eventually use silence as a means of power. The first instances of silence presented in the novel

  • Tradition And Tradition In Alice Walker's The Lottery

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    Everyday use is a short story by Alice Walker published in her 1973 collection in Love and Trouble. This story revolves around the relationship between a mother and her daughters. The story concerns a young woman who has visited her mother in the village after a very long time. She thinks herself very educated and smart and attempts unsuccessfully to get the quilt which her mother had promised to gift to her younger daughter on her wedding. Another story, The Lottery is one of the most famous American

  • Lifeboat Ethics Rhetorical Analysis

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    with a responsible system of control will save the land, air, water and ocean fisheries” which an accurate statement for “commons” can be diminish overtime if no one take the responsibility to care for it. In “Learning the hard way” and “ Population control the crude way”, Hardine pointed out a reason that make poor nations can’t become better. The U.S and other rich nations deposited food into the World Food Bank, the poor nations will withdraw the food from it; since the food always “available”

  • Power In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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    In the world, power has played an important role throughout one’s life. From the monarchs to today’s government, it has always been present amongst them, so that they can take care and protect the people. However, one learns that this is not always the case. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of children stranded on an island decide to vote for a leader for order in the society. In this process, Golding argues that when one has power, it negatively affects relationships due to how one

  • Zeus: A Good God In Greek Mythology

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    Zeus, the god of the sky, is a prominent character in Greek Mythology. The debate on whether Zeus is a good or negative god is a very controversial subject. Many myths, like Kronos and Zeus, show Zeus being a good god. However, other myths for example, Prometheus, show him being negative. My most preferred myth, Demeter, shows Zeus being a good god and causing a positive impact on those around him. Consequently, it is my firm opinion that Zeus serves a favorable role in Greek mythology. Many famous

  • Cultural Differences In Family Culture Essay

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    Most take for granted their family’s ways, and they carry into adulthood numerous attitudes and behaviors acquired in childhood. Family cultures vary greatly in their ability to tolerate differences. Typically, this type of thinking is strongly rooted in traditions. For example, some cultures

  • The Fire Dragon In The Epic Of Beowulf

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    has been covered in snow, like a warm blanket. This still wasn’t enough for him. The entire ocean, that almost makes up behalf of the earth, was impossible for the dragon to freeze. As he was trying to try to freeze the ocean, the sun stood in its way. The hottest, scorching star that shone from the thermosphere of the universe, started melting Chillmaw’s masterpiece little by little. Driven by the blazing rays of the sun, Chillmaw flew to the center of the star, pulling back to release the most

  • Personal Essay: The Importance Of Being Happy

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    everyone in a very cheerful way? There are people with such character and we can notice that they are the kind of people who have lots of friends. They deliver cheerful ambiance to their surroundings, so everyone always expects their presence. They make up their mind to be happy all the time, and they deliver positive energy to others. Believe it or not, some people with such character, whom I have known so well, are successful on their lives. Do you think as the way that I do? Yes, I wish I could

  • Distractions In Fahrenheit 451

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    (AGG) Think, take a good look around at your society, if you don't you might seriously regret it. (BS-1) Technology is a huge distractions and a big problem in both societies and with new advances coming out every minute, there is no stopping the distractions from taking over society. (BS-2) Fahrenheit 451 and our society are depressed and unhappy because of these distractions, so they take their lives. (BS-3) Surrounding yourself with nature gives you time to think and act off of how you think,

  • A Doofus: A Short Story

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    Death of A Doofus "Bryson, you did well on your last mission." I said in a serious, monotone voice. "Thank you!" he said in a high pitched, extremely fake sounding southern accent. He started to blush. "To reward you, us people here at the Junior Educated Rich Kids Society, or J.E.R.K.S., have selected me to be your partner on a patrol of the Mexican/American border to make sure the overlord DaLingo does not try to smuggle illegal chickens over the border." He smiled too enthusiastically. "Ooh

  • To Kill A Mockingbird Personality

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    the yard. This was Scout’s nature because she did not know any other way to live due to having no mother. Since she was wearing pants at a Christmas dinner, her aunt got mad because it was not ladylike. All the tomboyish things that Scout enjoys doing can not be done in a dress. Scout is not much of a lady; she grew up with a brother who she did everything with. She never has a reason to wear a dress or be super ladylike. In no way does she resemble a lady, but that is just how she knew to live from

  • Genre/Literary Time Period: Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary

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    portrayal of everyday events to develop the plot. Madame Bovary belongs in the genre of realistic fiction; thus, it embraces the idea that people were neither completely good or completely bad (Rahn). This allows Flaubert to develop Emma Bovary in such a way that makes readers sympathize with her situation despite

  • Ethical Dilemmas Of Covert Medication Administration

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    the utility of an action. A utilitarian may argue that the benefits of a certain practice outweigh the harms, particularly in cases where the patient cannot make decisions or is unable to understand or consent to treatment. So to say, as long as the way they are conducting this practice is respectful, and the patient's wellbeing is the primary consideration, a utilitarian might suggest that covert medication administration is a justifiable means of achieving the greatest overall good for all parties

  • Why Cats Are Afraid Of Cucumbers

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    There are lots of video about cats freaking out from cucumber in the internet world. However, many people do not know why. The cat and cucumber videos involves someone placing a cucumber on the floor behind a cat while the cat is eating or drinking. When the cat turns around and sees the cucumber, it exhibits a strong reaction. Cats freak out, jump into the air, and run away. Others stare at the cucumber as if afraid it will attack them. It turns out that cats are afraid of cucumbers because they

  • Research Paper On Medea

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    Jeries 1 Asma A. Jeries Professor Ra'ad Ali Research Paper 15 December 2014 Medea as a Feminist Tragedy While researching texts written about Medea the heroine, I found lots of authors highlight the idea that Medea trapped in a patriarchal society, such as, academic journals, articles, and books . These authors looked at the play form unusual perspective which is from a woman's eye. They also found Medea is victimized by her unfaithful husband whom she sacrifices everything