Hi Thao By Elliot Katz Summary

In the writing Fremont High School by Jonathan Kozol he discusses the reality of urban schools and how they are unable to obtain the proper education. At Fremont High School children are not always able to eat during their lunch period, the proper education needed for college is not obtained, the school reflects institutional discrimination, and the building is overcrowded limiting course offerings for children.

Thomas L. Friedman the author of “My Favorite Teacher” discusses in that essay his teacher Hattie M. Steinberg, her influence on him, and how relevant her teachings would have been in this internet day and age. Friedman uses the repetition of his favorite teacher’s name and classroom number to connect and unify these ideas. For example, Friedman believes that many people have forgotten the fundamentals due to the internet so he uses the repetition of his teacher’s name and classroom to connect both ideas. He states this in the ninth paragraph “Among the fundamentals Hattie introduced me to was The New York Times. Every morning it was delivered to room 313….” In the following paragraph Friedman does the same thing using the repetition of his

Schools lacking social utilities that are needed to promote the academic status of its students is an issue. Whether these benefits should be kept opened or closed is widely debated in most societies. The condition of such schools is an important issue because it determines the future of its students academically. Some issues facing schools include social, public and economic issues; this essay will consider arguments concerning the social, public and economical causes of this problem through the use of Jonathan Kozol 's "FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL", which was written to expose the poor conditions in Fremont high school and seek in the improvement of the school system.

Written in 1923 by Liam O’Flaherty, The Sniper is a gruesome short story that is narrated in the third person point of view. I decided to analyze this short story because this introduction had caught my attention unlike other short stories that I had read. I enjoy to read stories that are exciting and give you thrilling rush to keep reading. I enjoy reading mystery, warfare, and horror novels, because you really never know how much the plot can deviate, that can relate to action thrilling movie genre, as well as O’Flaherty imaginative use of technique that the best of his reliance reflects in his writings. Liam O’Flaherty was born in distant village in Gort na gCapall, on Inis Mor which is one of the few Aran islands, living a very

There are a thousand different forms of technology. Some are more advanced than others, but most of them are meant to benefit our daily lifestyles. In the article “Can Technology Help Us Put an End to Animal Experimentation” written by George Dvorsky he explains how our upgraded technology is helping with the elimination of animal testing in today’s science. “A Step Beyond Human” by Andy Greenberg tells an inspiring story of how through a devastating accident a gentleman used technology to better himself and others like him. Although each of these articles vary in context, their use of technology seems to be the same. Through the progression of technology, we are bettering the quality of life with enhanced programs, ample amount of research, and a dedicated amount of time.

I decided to review “Silver Linings Playbook”, which is based on a romantic-comedy novel written by Matthew Quick. It was produced in 2012 by The Weinstein, starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro.

“Love someone who is kinder to you than you are to yourself.” A quote said by Nikita Gill in Things I Wish I Had Learned Sooner, had countless thoughts swirling through my mind. I didn’t realize before reading this quote how cruel I was to myself; I was always bitter when thinking about myself. I kept thinking how unacceptable I am of myself, how imperfect I was. However, with this one quote, my mindset has started changing slightly about myself.

Love is something that we as humans cannot help but want and need, it is a natural instinct and desire that we seek to fulfill. In the poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” the speaker has clearly found that love. The main theme of this poem appears to be love and more specifically marital love. The poet speaks of her strong and true love towards her husband implying that there is no other wife out there that loves her husband more by stating “If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;” (Bradstreet 976). As we read further down the writer challenges other women

In the poem 'Look Up' by Gary Turk our views on the relationship we have with social media are questioned and challenged. We are persuaded to believe that social media is disconnecting us from reality and making us unsocial.

I will be writing an analytical essay because I believe I am better at writing those type of essays rather than all the other options. Also, there is a movie that I really enjoyed watching while I felt it relates and incorporates a deeper meaning to a specific audience rather than being a movie for comedy. I really enjoy finding hidden meanings in pieces in movies and showing how it relates to real life. Another reason is because I use the hidden message I find and relate it to my own life because it gives me a reminder of what people have to go through and how blessed I am or what I will be needing to go through as well. I chose to write about the movie Why Him? by John Hamburg because it relates to many people’s life and ridicules the idea

The article is an opinion piece in the left-wing Israeli publication Haaretz written by the Haaretz columnist and known anti-occupation activist Gideon Levy. He is Tearing down an article written in Haaretz by Haaretz columnist Ari Shavit praising the religious Zionist movement for their accomplishments in Israel, Levy fires back and points out to extreme hypocrisy by arguing that a secular liberal person cannot respect the religious Zionists and must oppose them. Levy is very influential in persuading his audience in his argument and motivating for action, by writing with authority and absoluteness, and by excellently conveying to the readers the major hypocrisy by engaging their emotions, building a very clear case against the religious Zionists.

In english there were five texts read about bonds between humans and either animals or other people. One of the texts was Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect by de Waal. The second text was When Mr.Pirzada Came to Dine by Jhumpa Lahiri. Lastly, The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket by Yasunari Kawabata.

“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness”- Elie Wiesel. The story “The Road from Home” by David Kherdian is about a teenage girl named Veron who gets deported from Turkey because the government was deporting everyone that was Armenian. War is a horrible thing because it affects innocent children, and it hurts people in the future after the war ends.

“Educating Rita” written in 1980 by Willy Russell, is a play that explores the way in which a working class Liverpudlian woman, Rita (Susan), follows the change from unhappiness to happiness. The story is a comedy, which revolves around the growing personal relationship between Rita, and her Open University Literature tutor, Dr. Frank Byrant. Russell often mocks many parts of society at a time when the play was set including education, social class and patriarchy.

Love is a beautiful thing and whilst others are waiting to be in love, to be loved and to have a feeling of that special desire or passion that is not the case for Laura Kipnis. Laura Kipnis in her story, “Against Love”, proves to us that love has being overrated and the deception in marriage. The life lesson I learned is that not all that glitters is gold. It shows that there are so many things that happens behind closed doors in marriage but just that we see the beautiful and nice ones every day. In Laura Kipnis’s story she talks about love, marriage and infidelity in her story. She elaborates and explains love in her own point of view and what goes on in certain marriages. She does not talk about the good love or the beautiful marriage that exist but tells the truth. Kipnis acknowledges the fact that there are indeed some good marriages out there, but her main point is marriage has taken nice people and turned them in dictators and household tyrants. Thus, Kipnis tries to say love is controlling and that passion and devotion cannot last forever (unlike the hope of marriage).