Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Their Eyes Were Watching God, each used vernacular of rural southern African-American English. Hurston used syntax, morphology, and semantics in each of her stories. In Sweat she wrote “Gimme some kivah heah, an’ git yo’ damn foots over on yo’ own side! Ah oughter mash you in yo’ mouf fuh drawing dat skillet on me” (Hurston 3). She mastered writing African American English Vernacular (AAVE) to write stories of the mistreatment of black women by their husbands and

Kensi Laube Professor Sattler American History II 17 March 2017 Research Paper Since the Constitution of the United States was written, Americans have practiced their right to freedom of speech as a way to express their point of view on issues facing the country. Over time, voicing one’s opinion went from outspoken newspaper articles to large rallies, and during the Vietnam War, music was a prevalent tool in aiding the protests. Allowing political messages to be shared nationally, the music had

anytime soon. John had been taken away from his home earlier that month and had been taken to the Confederate army. He was a scrawny boy with blonde hair and blues eyes. His days consisted of pulling weeds and picking at his humongous pimples. His first day in the army was not as he had planned. He arrived and was immediately swept into the swing of this movement. He was given a gun, gunpowder, and the uniform. The army had been marching for over six hours so they took a rest for the night. A young

Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” History shows how much progress we have made as a human race. This progress was only achieved through working together. Throughout history, human beings have been faced with extreme challenges and adversity. In order to move forward, collectively people had to work together. The timeline of our existence is littered with examples of progress. Wars would not have been won without countries

Stoppers tip line.” Logan stood, propped his desk chair against the wall, and pulled his heating vent grate from the wall. “You learned that from Lilly!” Veronica jumped up off the bed, and Logan scoffed at her. “She learned it from me.” He smiled, procuring a shiny, silver flask. The glare that’s waiting for him when he gets down off the chair was historic, some of her best work, and made him snort a

Ad Hominem   Post Hoc   Appeal to inadequate authority   No Fallacy   Points Received: 0 of 1   Comments: Question 16. Question : Marcia: “I think Tiger Woods is the best golfer of our day.”   Minji: “Gimme a break.  Anybody who would cheat on his wife and family with hundreds of women is a monster.”   Student Answer: Argument by force   Ad hominem   Peer pressure argument   Rationalizing   No Fallacy   Points

de angel wid de sword is gointuh stop by here. De day and de hour is hid from me, but it won’t be long. Ah ast de Lawd when you was uh infant in mah arms to let me stay here till you got grown. He done spared me to see de day. Mah daily prayer now is tuh let dese golden moments rolls on a few days longer till Ah see you safe in life” (Hurston 52). This quote is best explained by Judie Newman in her article “Dis Ain’t Gimme, Florida’: Zora Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Nanny’s history under

eyes to wander back to the stone. “He died alone, In the cold.” I know there’s more to it, but the rest is not meant for me, it’s hers to know. I take a look at my hand, the cigarette rests between my fingers, a steady stream of smoke rising from its edge. Is

The Making of Me. “What are we going to do! What about my graduation?” Linz repeats frantically over and over, as the daunting reality slowly sat in. Our lives daily routine kept repeating day in and day out, we’d kept delaying the solution, that would make our car stop the silent screams to get our attention. I wondered on that stressful day, when were we too late to just give in and finally listen to the clear indicators the car manufactures put in place to alert drivers when their automobiles

Thank God for our military A Soldier, a Sailor an Airman and a Marine got into an argument about which service was the greatest. The arguing became so heated that they eventually ended up killing each other. Soon, they found themselves at the Pearly Gates of Heaven They meet St Peter and decided that only he would be the ultimate source of truth and honesty, so they osked him: "St Peter which branch of the American Armed Forces is the best?" St. Peter instantly replied: "I can't answer