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Rizal Book Summary and Reactions
Books
Rizal left Hong Kong on board of the Oceanic. an American soft-shell clam on his manner to Japan which was “The Land of Cherry Blossoms” . He arrived in Yokohama and stayed for one twenty-four hours in Grand Hotel. Then he went to Tokyo and stayed at the Tokyo Hotel. He stayed with Juan Perez…
Symbolic-Convergence Theory Analysis
Symbolism
Symbolic-Convergence Theory When a group of individuals have similar thoughts about a certain topic in a group conversation, they can relate to similar issues, experiences, and situations. This phenomenon has a term called symbolic convergence theory, developed by Ernest Bormann, John Cragan, and Donald Shields This theory has different levels of communication, which enhance the…
Difficulties of Being Gay in Langston Hughes’ Poem Blessed Assurance Short Story
Gay
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Langston Hughes uses the foils John and Delmar to illustreate this interpretation of masculinity. As a leader of the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes uses realistic characters and his own personal experience to show the inner beauty of every soul. On February 1, 1902, one of the most intriguing poets to take part in the Harlem Renaissance…
Narrative “An Unforgettable Day” Narrative Essay
Short Story
Storytelling
An Unforgettable Day 16 years have passed since my mother, a 37 year old woman, left her five poor children behind. Death brutally took her away from our world in a motorcycle accident which happened in Vietnam. I, her second daughter, was the only person to witness her sudden fatality and was helpless to do…
“My Last Farewell” by Jose Rizal Analysis
Poem
Rizal’s most important poem is “My Last Farewell. It has 14 5-line rimed stanzas; each stanza has the rime scheme: ABAAB. Charles Derbyshire translated it from the Spanish; the Spanish title is “Mi Ultimo Adios. ” Derbyshire kept the original rime scheme when he translated from the original Spanish to English. “Farewell, dear Fatherland, clime…
The Improvements of My Writing Through the Course of Our Class
About Me
Writing
Wow! What can I say about another year of my life come and gone? It has been fast and slow, long and short and very, very colorful. I’ve learned new words like xenophile and soliloquy! I have grown up, but am still a child, and most of all I’ve learned to see the world as…
The Characteristic of the American Society in The Great Gatsby
American Dream
Characterization
Gatsby American Dream
F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby in 1925, a time period commonly known as the ‘roaring twenties’. Anticipating the Great Depression this era was fulfilled by prosperity and material wealth, but despite the common idea of easily creating for one self a successful life many people faced economic misery. Thus, taking into account the…
Analysis of The Flowers by Alice Walker
Alice Walker
How do we lose our childish way of seeing the world? How can we suddenly they see the world as it is, in all its evil? ‘The Flowers’ is a story about a young girl who goes through an experience that forces her into changing her way of seeing life, and it presents themes like…
Persuasive Speech About Physical Child Abuse
Child neglect
Persuasive Speech
Speech Goal: To inform the audience about physical child abuse. Introduction: I. I want everyone to take a moment to think back to your own childhood. Think about the things you wanted and the things you had. For some of us, our childhood was the best, but for others it probably could’ve gone better. II….
Tupac Poem Summary 2morrow
Alliteration
Poem
Poet: Tupac Shakur Poem: And 2Morrow Critical Analysis Tupac Shakur is one of the most legendary and popular poetic/rap artists to this day. He is considered to be one of the most influential people of his time, influencing every African-American citizen in North America. Thought of as the creator of rap, Tupac has sold over…