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    Sandburg's Chicago Analysis

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    1) What kind of city is Sandburg's "Chicago?" Describe it. a) Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling… (Sandburg 1948). In these few lines, Sandburg is trying to tell us that the city is full of these tool makers and stackers of wheat but these people (hard working people) make up the city of Chicago so these people ARE Chicago. He summaries by saying that Chicago is the “City of the Big Shoulders” (Sandburg

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    about workers losing fingers and having skin diseases from their jobs. They were forced to work on floors drenched in filthy water, blood, and intestines. In one instance a worker stacked the usable meat into a wheelbarrow filled with wood shavings and stated that if a rat was in the wheelbarrow the worker never saw or cared enough to take it out (Sinclair). When it was published in 1906, the public had a huge outcry. Sinclair said afterwards, “I aimed at the public’s hearts and by accident I hit its

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    thought to himself. He looked around the room again and wondered how much the contents of the tower would be worth when the his old master died.  Then maybe he'd retire to a nice little cave and live a quiet, uneventful life of gluttony.  The wheelbarrow groaned under the weight of its burden.  Arms and legs projected in random directions as he pushed the awkward load toward the door. "What did he need all these humans for?"  The goblin wondered.  The many farmers and peddlers his clan had ambushed

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    ” Big boss man respond with a lethargic,“go get me a load of wood.” They probably feed on my despair. The BBQ pit that cooks savory meat is devoured by a wheelbarrow stacked full of cedar wood. What people do not realize is that you have to move each log that is full of splinters and small critters with eight leg. Filling the rusty wheelbarrow requires your utmost concentration because it will flip over, and you will have to start over from square one. I file through with the cedar wood and toss

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    There are many burial sites which are associated with the Vikings all over Europe and that of their spheres of influence, the burial practices of the Vikings were varied meaning that they didn’t bury in one universal style but in many other ways, the most famous of those were digging graves in the ground, to their famous tumuli, and sometimes it included ship burials. According to these written sources, most of their funerals usually occurred at sea. Their funerals contained two ways it was either

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    William Carlos Williams

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    William Carlos Williams is known for being a poet, but what many people may not know is the fact that he was a pediatrician. Notable pieces written by Williams include, “The Red Wheelbarrow,”. “Paterson,”. and, “This Is Just To Say”.William Carlos Williams is also known for being a children's writer and a bilingual writer. Williams is also known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for his piece titled ‘Brueghel’. William Carlos Williams’ success as a writer comes from the his use of the rhythms of normal

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    “The wheelbarrow isn’t a lever!” Actually the wheel barrow is an innovation of the lever because it has the components of a fulcrum, load, and effort force which is exerted. The wheelbarrow falls under first-class lever because the fulcrum placed between the load and effort to give it equal balance according www.ohio.edu. The lever is one of the simplest mechanical devices ever and has made life so much easier in society. Yet, going back to constructing the shed, we used the wheelbarrow to make

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    Child Case Study

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    activity, curl-ups, and standing dynamic activity to increase concentration, attention span, body awareness, fine and gross motor skills, UE strength and activity tolerance to facilitate therapeutic activities. - Weight-bearing activity: Static wheelbarrow position while pulling and placing pegs on the OT hand to increase attention

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    Ishmael Beah wrote his biography in non-chronological order. Which it enhance the story by making it feel like were there with him sometimes. He describes the story in a way that it like we're seeing everything through his eyes as if we are him. His writing is so detailed that we can't really miss anything since everything flows together. When he jumps from past, present, and dream it all comes together into one fantastic story. Ishmael writes his present in a complicated way. His present is his

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    Assignment #3 1. In a paragraphs, describe the elements you learned regarding poetry from your textbook (beginning on page 450). For example, how does your book discuss “defining poetry,” poetic subgenres and kinds (and discussing what’s been discussed), syntax and language, etc… One way to look at this assignment is to create a “recap” of notes from the chapter, by highlighting the important points of chapter. Another way to approach this question is to discuss parts of a poem, or ways to deconstruct

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