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    to a much greater extent than other genres. (Lyle, 2008)The paper seeks to analyze the codes and conventions of authenticity used in the TV show American Choppers based in Orange County, New York. This reality-based TV show outlines the lives of Paul Teutul Sr., his son Paul Jr., makers of the universe 's most magnificent, one-off a kind custom chopper built around a specific theme (Mazzarella, 2008). Every scene catches the daily dramatization of this impulsive relationship the father and his son

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    Personal Narrative-Hiker

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    the helicopters grow near. The sound of the steel blades slicing through the air could be heard throughout the valley. Theories of the helicopters objective raced through my mind, each one dismissed hastily. Private tour, no that only requires one chopper, lost hiker, no they wouldn’t be traveling so close together, military drill seemed improbable, no escaped prisoners or runaway fugitives had appeared on my modified police radio/Sat-Phone. That left only one option, they were here for me. But how

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    He had metal shrapnel in his groin and wrist and a bullet wound in his leg. He was sent into a chopper with Brunner and lifted away. They were trying to save him but it was too late, he died. Perry was in the hospital for some time. The doctor told him he was lucky but then he wasn’t lucky. He was lucky to be alive but he wasn’t lucky because his wounds weren’t bad enough to be sent home. He was then issued to go back to his company. He went back and heard how Simpson was sent home. They

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    create one about today's society. His simple style of being concise and to the point helps him use multiple elements to help us understand his song. “Nothin New” explains his frustrations towards the U.S governmental system and racism that African Americans must face in America. After listening to this song, you can clearly see his point; stop police brutality, oppression, and racism. Savage uses ethos to convince his audience to protest against the corrupt government, its system, and racism. His

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    Robert B. Reich, Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer Reich starts his exordium with a distribution of where American workers found themselves in the early 1990’s in reference to where almost all American workers were just 20 years before. Reich placed most of the workers that contributed to the economy during the Nixon administration as being in one boat, analogous to the famous quote by G.K. Chesterton, “We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible

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    Privacy In The USA

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    should learn more about the privacy. Although Vietnamese people do not have and care about privacy too much, American custom about privacy is considered as a treasure and clearly show in the workplace and at home. And then, I believe that when I write some detail about the private , it will help you understand and know how the privacy is important. First, the privacy can be seen obviously

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    Essay on The Malignant American in Surfacing

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    The Malignant American in Surfacing     Before traveling through Europe last summer, friends advised me to avoid being identified as an American.  Throughout Europe, the term American connotes arrogance and insensitivity to local culture.  In line with the foregoing stereotype, the unnamed narrator's use of the term American in Margaret Atwood's Surfacing is used to describe individuals of any nationality who are unempathetic and thus destructive.  The narrator, however, uses the word in the

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    are commonly construed with the American people. An American archetype is a person that represents universal American human patterns. People have said that the character Bartleby from Bartleby, the Scrivener demonstrates resemblance to an American archetype. The novella is set during the mid 1800's on Wallstreet. During this time period there was a rise in change and the world was moving at a rapid pace. Bartleby struggle with change and relates to an American archetype by being lazy, stubborn

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    Chuck Close is a contemporary artist, known for painting monumental heads. For his subjects, Close used portraits drawn of himself, his family members, friends, and fellow artists. He chose this selective group of people because they just regular ordinary folks. He felt that if he used celebrity as subject matter, this would only distract from appreciating the beauty of his work. In addition all his portraits are title using only the first names. Close explored the concept of visual language

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    Chuck Close Influences

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    Chuck Close an American photorealist artist who was born in the US during the 40’s and as a result lived his teens & 20’s through the emergence of the American counterculture. As a result of the politics and world events at this time, much change was experienced by Chuck Close and he became a part of challenging social norms. These ideas and experiences are influential on his work and impact in various ways on his unique style in his artworks, as seen in his 1970 work called “Big Self-Portrait.”

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