segments of words‚ computers and portable electronic devices. • Augmentative communication devices help individuals in producing and/or understanding speech. b. Bean bag tossing • -Cornhole‚ also known as bean bag toss‚ corn toss‚ baggo or bags‚ is a lawn game in which players take turns throwing corn hole bags at a raised platform with a hole in the far end. A bag in the hole scores 3 points‚ while one on the platform scores 1 point. Play continues until a team or player reaches the score of 21. Procedure
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"Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything‚ making everything vulgar‚ and every truth false." These profound words spoken by Swiss philosopher Henri Amiel illustrate the wretched vulgarity and superficiality of the virus-like spread of materialism. In the essay entitled "The Pink Flamingo: A Natural History" by Jennifer Price‚ Price examines the popularity of the well-known pink flamingo and how it relates to the ideals and whims of American culture. Using American fascination of the plastic
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Pink Flamingos Essay Price has a negative view of United States culture by the satirical tone throughout her essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History.” Even in the title of the essay‚ Price demonstrates the ironic life of the “plastic” yet “natural” history of plastic pink flamingos. In her essay‚ she mocks the history of the evolving plastic pink flamingos and how America tends to be consumed with the latest fad. Price mentions that the flamingos are most known in Florida. However
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President of Africa once stated. Fair Lawn High school wasn’t your average high school. There were a large variety of students that made the school diverse‚ people who slept and could care less‚ and the ones who truly wanted to be at school. Throughout my thirteen years in the Fair Lawn education system‚ I stumbled upon a few small things that altered the way I would forever think about education and about life as a whole. To start‚ I believe that Fair Lawn school taught me more about acceptance
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Price Analysis When you first read the title “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”‚ you think you are going to learn the story of Flamingos. Jennifer Price uses rhetorical strategy to compare and contrast the generation of the 1950s to Flamingos. She has several different strategies to better emphasize her point. She uses logical appeal‚ imagery‚ diction and the comparison of American culture to help her readers understand her point. Because of Jennifer Price’s use of rhetorical framework
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In “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History‚” by Jennifer Price the adoration of pink flamingos in the fifties is shown through the amount of flamingo souvenirs purchased and the commensurate claim to boldness. Price in many ways demonstrates her pessimistic feeling toward our culture and the trends we undergo. Much figurative language is used such as “flocking” and “splashed.” Not only are those very particular words to choose they are also mocking words. Throughout “The Plastic Pink Flamingo:
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Tessa Fung #9521 Mr.Valassidis AP Language and Composition‚ Period 4 6 January 2015 “The Pink Plastic Flamingo” I. Introduction A. In a recent essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”‚ by Jennifer Price‚ she discusses her view on American culture B. In support of her assertion‚ she criticizes Americans and American culture for its frivolity and ignorance and argues American culture is based on materialism to satisfy the need. C. Jennifer Price points out the flaws in American culture
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today is the zero turn radius lawn mower or ZTR. Most people do not even know what the difference is between a ZTR and a regular riding lawnmower. When you use the term riding mower it could be anything from your average ride on lawnmower to a residential mower tractor. A riding lawnmower is simply a lawnmower that has its engine situated in the rear and allows operator to sit on top and cut the grass. A ride on mower that has its engine in the front is known as a lawn tractor and it has the ability
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A Symbol of American Culture Jennifer Price wrote the essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo” with intentions to get her opinions clearly across. Price paid close attention to her word choice and successfully used diction to portray her tone towards how she feels about American culture. Repetition is a useful form of diction to get the writer’s point across. Price used this by constantly repeating the word “pink.” When reading something over and over again‚ one tends to get bored with the idea. Price
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was in every column. She couldn’t walk the streets without being mauled by autograph hungry hounds. There she was - Lana Lawn - Queen of the silents. Marvelous‚ absolutely marvelous. Until the movies began to speak and she faded quickly into obscurity - but not until she paid hefty money to create a well-known studio to take advantage of those who could talk and talk well. Lana Lawn - Queen of the silents‚ Mogul of the studio - and now a recluse and forgotten‚ except for a monthly check - and a nice
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