express their feelings and thoughts in their poems. Each writer has his own style. To give a poem their style they use a unique way of treating theme‚ structure and tone. Thanks to these elements‚ readers can compare and contrast similar poems. “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg and “My city” by James Weldon Johnson are two poems that are similar‚ but in their own way different. These poems are similar in the fact that they both talk about the proud the feeling for their cities; their theme and tone are
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Walking down town in chicago is amazing. I love the beautiful lights‚ and the expensive stores. The reason I like down town is because its more peaceful‚ nice events‚ shopping‚ good food‚and pretty. You can find some nice things to down town in chicago. When people come from out of town I see alot of them down town. Chicago is not as peacful as you think. Sometime you see a lot of gang and gun volience here. Some area in chicago are peacful‚ like for instance down town. I believe if you wonted
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Sam Shepherd’s Chicago: The Drama of Absurd The term “absurd” is no stranger to the contemporary man. It seems as if for the last seventy years since the beginning of its popularization we haven’t moved away from the same existential philosophy it stems from. Therefore‚ it could be said that the notion of absurdity is a prevailing element of postmodern art and of postmodern way of thinking in general. Ever since the term “absurd” was used by Alber Camus in his essay “The Myth of Sisyphus”
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Windy City This past summer‚ I went on a trip to what I now call one of my favorite places. The spirit of Chicago embodied me. I had always wanted to visit Chicago. I had seen many photos of the beautiful Windy City‚ and my friends often spoke of their visit to the city. Once I arrived‚ I did not want to return home. I was ready to leave my old life behind and start over. Going to Chicago opened my eyes‚ and taught me that I am meant to live in the city. Walking downtown made me feel like an ant
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(HL) (External Assessment) Written assignment 20% Creative writing of 500-600 words plus a 150-word rationale‚ based on one of the literary texts read. The task: Students produce a piece of creative writing that may be chosen from the recommended text types listed for paper 2 (see below). It will be based on a work of literature that the student has read as part of the course and may use related information from other reading material. Examples of written assignments could be writing a
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I actually had an entirely different blog post in mind‚ but after the Chicago incident involving the assault on a special needs man it was difficult to write about anything else. Writing about anything else felt like a personal waste of time as this incident is truly what is on my heart and brain. I am assuming you have seen the news about the four assailants who physically and emotionally assaulted a young man with special needs. If you want you can read the story here. I’d rather not plunge
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The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is a play about vengeance and greed. The Salem Witch Trials brought out the opportunities to inflict punishment on one’s neighbour‚ claim other’s land‚ and settle old scores. The Witch Trials brought out everyone’s inner greed‚ jealously and the revenge they yearn to seek. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor are in constant conflict over John Proctor throughout the play. There is evidence of this conflict when Betty Parris says‚ "You did‚ you did! You drank
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In 2011 I had the privilege to attend Camp Eagle the same week as the Dallas Baptist University Worship team. I was able to meet the band members Aaron Zavala‚ Jordan Patterson‚ and Jason Deutsch‚ the bass player. They looked like such a close group‚ a group I knew I wanted to be a part of. We are naturally drawn to those who share common interests; I play bass for my church‚ and I had the opportunity to talk to Jason about playing bass guitar and my future. He asked me where I planned to attend
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Gang violence affects about 60 percent of most households. Gang violence have affected many lives over the years. In the cities of Chicago‚ violence is emerging a lot as the years go on. Gangs in the city of Chicago first started about the 1970’s‚ with 970 murders in one year. Gang violence occurred within and across racial and ethnic lines throughout Chicago. In the late 1960’s powerful black and Puerto Rican gangs joined forces with political groups. According to a report by the office of juvenile
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Burnier English 1102 April‚ 2012 Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition Between the first of May and the end of October‚ an estimated 27 million people attended Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition (Worlds Columbian Exposition)‚ also known as Chicago World’s fair of 1893. This fair was planned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus voyage and discovery of the New World. However the fair was a year late due to political arguments. The exposition covered 630 acres in Jackson
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