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Julia Allgeier Ms. Newhouse English 101 section 61 9/16/14 A Discourse Community Have you ever been among people who are very much like you? That it does not matter what differences you have you all have a lot more in common. A member of 4-H constitutes a discourse community because of an agreed set of common public goals, level of membership, and something that provides information and feedback. An agreed set of public goals for our community is that as a whole group

The Soroptimist International of Blythe will have their annual Health and Wellness Fair at the Blythe Community Center on April 28. Submitting a request to the City of Blythe to waive fees for this free community event at last Tuesday’s Council meeting, council members unanimously approved the organization’s application. With recommendation from staff to waive all fees except the $75 labor fee, which is a direct cost to the City and the refundable deposit of $125, the organization saved a total

The story begins with Daniel Quinn writing about a day in his life, until he comes upon an absurd advertisement in the personals section of the newspaper: TEACHER seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person. Suspicious, Quinn investigates this advertisement with intentions of exposing fraud. Instead, he discovers Ishmael in Room 105 of a undistinguished office building. Sitting calmly, Ishmael gently nibbled on a slender branch. Appalled, Quinn stumbled towards the

The Cask of Amontillado is a story of revenge. It starts with Montresor seeking revenge against his old friend, Fortunado, for insults and injuries that are unspecified and never explained. Montresor uses Fortunado's love of wine in order to trick him into following him into the catacombs. Montresor deceives Fortunado by telling him that he has procured a type of wine known as Amontillado and tempts him to taste it. Upon hearing this, Fortunado agrees to travel with Montresor, unaware that he is

This paper is about Mardi Gras, A festival or Carnival celebrated once a year. In this paper I will discuss how Mardi Gras originated, when it is celebrated, how it is celebrated, and what does it mean to all the different cultures. Mardi Gras, in the French speaking parts of the world and in some US southern states is the last day of carnival festivities preceding Lent, the time of penitence observed by Christians in preparation for Easter. Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday") is a French term for

Design formalized the Carnival season by establishing the first organized daytime parade. They created the Carnival colors of purple, gold, and green, and selected their King, Rex, to reign over the entire Carnival celebration (Hardy, 2018a). II. Carnival Becomes a Formal Affair The origins of the Krewe of Rex are a combination of speculation and facts (Brown). One speculation involves the arrival of the Russian Grand Duke Alexis in New Orleans

of Mardi Gras is design to recognize and celebrate the holiday’s heritage to French culture. France contribute greatly to the creation of the holiday. For instance, Mardi Gras’s origins begin in France and came to North America by French settlers traveling through the seas. During the French settlers travel to North America, all of them brought to a culture with them that will fever be in grained into Mardi Gras’s traditions. One of the most important aspect found in Mardi Gras as a result is the

between patrician youth and the elderly patrician office holders. While the youth were licentious, the older generation had an impulse for social control.[2] The old law passed by the Council of Ten prohibited theatrical performances that were for carnivals and weddings, especially banning comedies. The Accademia degli Incogniti probably retrieved some of their ideas from the Compagnie della Calza, a club of young nobles “known for their hedonism and pushing the limits of their elders” (Muir 334), created

novel about an ongoing battle between good and evil. Jim Nightshade and Jim Halloway are two young boys who are about to undergo a life-changing experience as well as the town of Greentown, Illinois. A carnival rolls into town after midnight in late October, which was very weird because carnivals usually end after labor day, “Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show-Fantoccini, Marionette

returned the smiles she got. And on the way home, although leading them now, the shadows of three people still held hands”(49). Sethe was enjoying herself at the carnival and she took the shadows holding hands as a good omen. This supports that Sethe doesn’t need Beloved to be happy because Sethe was having a good time at the carnival with Paul D and Denver. The event was important because it was the time when Sethe was most happy in the whole book