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1. The "American Dream" has meant two different things to me in my life span.  Growing up, I always believed that the "American Dream" was an idea or concept that people from troubled countries with poverty or unequal rights would travel to the United States in order to run their own business to make money.  I do not know why I thought they had to run their own business, maybe it was an influence from movies I had seen growing up, but for whatever reason I thought that the immigrant had to run their own business.  And with the idea of running their own business, the immigrant believed that they would have the equal rights of all other Americans because that was a part of the  "American Dream."  After growing up and paying attention to today's society, the true meaning of the  "American Dream" is being able to move into America without having to be worried that you (an immigrant) will not be able to find a job or you will not be given the same...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-xM8-dhIAq0WXItZW8tdkJQc01qSWdQRDVGTVNqSjZSOUgw/view?usp=sharing Criterion A: 7 because I fell like some of the comments I made about the text were incorrect and I also forgot the time period in which the play took place (it was the 1000's).  I do feel like a lot of my comments were strong and accurate and I also made good connections between two separate quotes from the excerpt.  I also had a strong understanding of the novel and not just the excerpt Criterion B: 2 because I did not really focus on literary features as much as I should have.  I used the metaphor of nature=unnatural but I didn't describe it as a metaphor.  I will need to focus more on literary devices that the author uses during the real IOC/next practice. Criterion C: 5 because I had a really good organization.  I had an introduction that included background of the play as well as the two themes I was going to address and then two sections where the the...

I Bed to Differ Translation #1:  Gregory Samsa woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug. When looking at this translation, the first thing that stuck out in my mind was how this translation has the name as Gregory instead of Gregor like the other 3.  This is a very strange piece of diction because names are usually not changed or different in translations.  Another choice of word that was very strange to me was the use of the word "changed".  When I think of someone who went to bed as a human and woke up as a bug I would describe that as a transformation, like the translators did in the other three.  The translator uses the descriptive word "uneasy" to describe what type of dreams Gregory was having and it makes the reader think that is was something that caused him not to want to keep sleeping. Translation #2:  When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning he found he had been transformed in his be...

Brief example of all four images: Top Left: This book cover is an image of Kathy sitting in what looks like a field of small flowers.  She is looking off into another direction, not looking at the "photographer" and she is looking down at the same time, kind of looking upset for some reason. Top Right: This book cover is an image of a boat being tied up to a pole on the edge of the bank.  The ocean and the background and the entire cover is all a dark yellow and black color.  It is also very foggy. Bottom Left: This book cover is all very dark and grey.  It is an image of an outlined shirt.  The shirt outline is made with barbed wire and the inside of it is an outline of organs like the lings and others. Bottom Right: This book cover has a yellow background and in front of the background is a girl with short brown hair and a light blue dress.  Her image is very faded and it looks like she is twirling around. Some similarities that I found ...

Once upon a time there was a child who was very behind on his homework The Sunday before school was upon him and he began to lurk He noticed that it was the beginning of the new semester And he chose to continue his streak of being a slacker SO HE GOT A NEW FREEBIE AND USED IT RIGHT AWAY!!!

I chose the excerpt from Chapter 1 for Mr. Hyde and the excerpt from Chapter 3 for Dr. Jekyll The first thing to point out is that when Mr. Hyde is being described he is being described by Mr. Enfield based on a memory but Dr. Jekyll is being described through his very own actions and his conversation with Mr. Utterson.  As shown in the first excerpt, Hyde is initially described as a hideous and deformed man by Enfield and he says that he has never disliked anyone as much as Hyde.  And this is all based on looks and his appearance.  There is no evidence or reasoning to him disliking Hyde.  Mr. Enfield describes him as very "extraordinary".  As shown in the second excerpt, Dr. Jekyll is talking and using a very prestige vocabulary, showing his intelligence.  He also is described as a caring man who shows a sincere and warm affection towards Utterson and a man with a smooth face and a stylish cast.  At the end of the conversation when Utterson brings...

4 RECCOMMENDED NETFLIX MOVIES/TV SHOWS FOR YOU: Mean Girls , Room on the Broom (appearance vs. reality), Would You Rather (they like to see twisted shit), AND Saw . First off there's Mean Girls .  This show will have you laughing hysterically the entire movie, watching three mean girls changing an innocent high school student.  They are always so mean to everyone in the school except for themselves and the super buff, good-looking jocks. SMH.  Although they cannot tell ones fortune, they sure make you want to go out and be mean to the very next person that you lay your eyes on.  This is perfect for you three witches.  You all can enjoy a laugh and can choose which character each of you want to be. Next there's Room on the Broom .  This movie portrays a happy witch who flies around, unfortunately losing a lot of her belongings along the way.  Her belongings are returned to her through different animals and, in return, she offered to give them a...