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I chose the Narrative Essay...

1.} 700 words

2.} 35 sentences

3.) Longest sentence contains 35 words

4.} Shortest sentence contains 4 words

5.} Average sentence length is 13

6.} Percentage of sentences with more than ten words over the average is 30%

7.} number of sentences with more than five words over the average is 32 sentences

8.} Percentage of sentences with more than five words 82%

9.} A. 40
B. 10
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Of Our Spiritual Strivings

This is also a very inspirational writing. Just in the beginning statement he sets the tone of what motivated him to write such a passionate essay.He states "Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked questions: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy, by others through the difficulty of rightly framing it. All, nevertheless, flutter around it.. They approach me in a half-hesitant sort of way, eye me curiously or compassionately, and then instead of saying directly, How does it feel to be a problem? They say, I know an excellent colored man in my town; or I fought at Mechanicsville, or do not these Southern outrages make your blood boil?”. Here Du Bois openly expresses an experience that could easily be hostile and filled with contempt. Instead, Du Bois exposes a unique woven quality of introducing the conflict of races and how one endures such a humiliating experience. Further on in the essay Du Bois begins to take in the plight of negative or naive energy around him but decides to make something out…of nothing. He states:“I had thereafter no desire to tear down that veil, to creep though, I held all beyond it in common contempt and lived above it in a region of blue sky and great wandering shadows.” Du Bois expertly described the surge of contempt but the undying strength to move forward. To strive for excellence of being a man of color in a world that has labeled him the lowest of the low. The masterful way Du Bois vision of the world during this time is excellently done in the following phrase: to tear down that veil to creep through.” It it holds so much truth and honesty, and the essay is completely breathtaking to read as for it motivates your emotion to not only relate to the issues at hand, however, it urges you feel it.
What I find the conclusion "Of Our Spiritual Striving" was really in the middle of the essay, fore Du Bois brillantly shows determination of purpose and higher focus on the big picture of things. That part that confirms this to me is as follow:“in a region of blue sky and great wandering shadows.” I, myself, could not have come up with a more perfectly woven statement, in order to conclude the awareness that I am different from those around me. In hopes to discover the true source of knowing that when I am not of the same color -- that I am an unique spiritual beging. I acknowledge the inner self of my soul that it is the true captive of my identity. Du Bois expresses this feeling with another quote:
“One ever feels his twoness, an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts two unrecognized strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. ”At times the journey can be rough and fuzzy to which way to proceed. It could be by anger. It could be by contempt and war. In order, to spiritually succeed one must go inner to heal the wounds that has been bestowed on them and chose wisely. Striving for a better experience is one thing on the course of higher learning but striving to love yourself and give love back…even to those that are filled with darkness is everlasting joy. Du Bois makes another influential statement in towards the end of his essay, he contemplates: “This, then, is the end of his striving; to be a co-worker in the kingdom of culture, to escape both death and isolation, to husband and use his best powers and his latent genius.” One day leads to many. It is what you choose to accomplish with the blessed days that matter. As I re-read Du Bois essay, I am completely filled with so many emotions. I admit to the feelings of frustration, regret, contempt but then enlightenment rises in my heart and I chose to read on. I read and discovered that Du Bois was a strong black man in the midst of a blazing fire. I can only image how the journey must have looked weary and fuzzy to find which way to precede. But he did made a choice, he continued on striving for excellence, And so shall I.

Literary Analysis Booker T. Washington

Booker T Washington is one of the greatest male African Americans that made us what we are today. He speeches were incredible, they were life touching, and they made changes in different populations. To analyze this passage, one can pick out a few things. booker T. Washington is an inspirational speaker, who uses pathos in most of his speeches. First he establishes pathos with his audience at his different apeeches, and anyone who reads his speeches. There are several examples of pathos which are in this passage. Also to summarize, this passage talks about how Negroes became just like the whites. They came up to their level, and they also came up to be even better that some of them. Also it talks about how a hard working young man named William changed the fate of his life and in the future a lot more lives.

One example of pathos is when Booker T. Washington starts talking abput william and his master. He establishes pathos by stating how he he had to walt to t he Tuskegee Institute with just twenty cents. Nowadays we spend at least ten dollars per day. Also Booker T. Washington also states and explained with sensible detail how William had blisterson his feet and other sores. Booker T Washington states " He frankly told everyone with whom he came in contact with, where he was going, and whathe was seeking, both colored and whites. He is trying to sympathize with the audience byt telling them how he had begged people both whites and black for money or anything that could make his journey easier for him. If somebody from this generation reads this, indeed they would feel sympathy toward this young ambitious boy.

Another thing you can analyze from t his passage is the characterization Booker T. tries to convey to his audience about this young boy. He states "His night-school teachers found that he ceased to sleep in school, and began asking questions about his lessons, and was soon able to calculate the number of square yards in an acre and to tell the number of peach-trees required to plant an acre of land. After he had been at Tuskegee two or three months the farm-manager came into my office on a cold, rainy day, and said that William was virtually barefooted, the soles of his shoes having separated from the uppers, though William had fastened them together as best he could with bits of wire. In this condition the farm-instructor found him plowing without a word of complaint. A pair of second- hand shoes was secured for him, and he was soon very happy". This statement basically meant that this young boy was ambitious he would do anything to get his education. For the fact that he was barfooted on a cold rainy day doing industrial work should make the audience know The young boy's ambitious character. Also, when the young boy needed money to enroll for the next year and buy thing, he asked his old master for money. Because of his ambitious character, he kept on sending the letter even though the master ignored it the first and second time.

To conclude, Booker T. Washington uses this young boy to give an example to his audience about African Americans. Back then, they did whatever they could to survive. That is why some of the best inventions were invented by a black person. Also that is why we now have a black president.

2 pg Literary Analysis The Yellow Wallpaper

Chinyere Evulukwu
Period 3
Ap English III
November 17, 2008
Analysis of the Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper, written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is an intimidating story about a woman who is obsessed with this wallpaper. She is married to a man named John who is also her Doctor, who she doesn’t state mistreat her but at the end proves to be the problem why she is obsessed with this so called Yellow Wallpaper. At first it is not really a problem. But as the narrator proceeds throughout the story, it becomes an obsession to her. Her obsession grows. She then starts to think that she sees a woman who is trying to get out from the main pattern. She sees her shaking the bars at night and creeping around during the day, when the woman is able to escape briefly. At the end of this story, the narrator is intense insane, but fails to realize that she is the trapped woman in the pattern. When John breaks into the room, and sees what she had done, he then faints so that the narrator has to creep over him every time. The narrator also mentions John’s sister, Jennie who is supposed to be a nurse to the narrator. As far as analyzing the story, there are a lot of things you can pick to analyze in this story. The author makes it clear of her problem which includes some of the symbols in this story.
One of the symbols in this story is the Yellow Wallpaper. The yellow wall paper symbolizes something that affects her directly, because it is a text that to her must be interpreted. At first the wallpaper as she states is “ripped, soiled, and an “unclean yellow.” The worst part about it is the formless pattern which kind of fascinates her as she attempts to figure out how the pattern is organized. Eventually, after staring at the wall paper for a while, she sees a ghostly sub-pattern behind the main pattern, visible only in certain light. Also later on, sub-pattern comes into focus as a desperate woman, constantly crawling and stooping, looking for an escape from behind the main pattern, which has come to resemble the bars of a cage. The narrator sees a cage with the head of many women all of whom were strangled when they tried to escape. This symbolizes most of the women in that century. Gilman uses this symbolism to show a symbol of the domestic life that traps so many people.


 

Annotated Bibliography

Chinyere Evulukwu

Period two

Ap English III

November 15, 2008

Annotated Bibliography

Erickson, K. (2006, February 20). Pharmacy Technician - A Closer Look. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Pharmacy- Technician- - - A- Closer- Look&id=148868.

This article is basically about the job and duties of a pharmacy technician, and a pharmacy assistant. A pharmacy technician and assistant’s role has changed over time. One of the reasons is because they get paid much less than a certified pharmacist. Another important reason is that it simply makes sense. Pharmacy technicians and assistants are trained to handle routine work, which frees up the pharmacists to focus more of their time on supervisory duties, as well as patient care. This article is an informative article explaining the job of a Pharmacy Technician and Assistant. The author states that a Pharmacy Technician has to or must have their prescriptions checked by a certified pharmacist, and they must also direct all patient questions regarding drug information, health matters or prescriptions to the pharmacist. One of the things Pharmacy Technicians must do is that they must follow specific procedures when filling prescriptions. After receiving a prescription, they must verify that the prescription information is accurate and then count, pour, retrieve, weigh, measure and if necessary, mix the required medication for the prescription. The next thing they must do is to prepare and affix the labels to the proper container. After that, the technician will then price it and file it. One other thing they must make sure they do is to prepare patient insurance forms and establish and maintain patient profiles. The author also mentions some of the jobs and duties of a Pharmacy assistant. A pharmacy assistant’s duties are similar to the duties of a pharmacy technician. The only difference is that the number of available positions for an assistant is generally less than technicians. The author also states facts about the daily life of a pharmacy technician and a pharmacy assistant. Both of them work in clean well organized areas, but they are required to spend most of their work day on foot. Also, because more and more pharmacies are open twenty four hours a day, technicians and assistants are often required to work odd hours. Therefore, there are many opportunities in that field area. To conclude this article is just explaining the different duties of a Pharmacy Tech and a Pharmacy assistant.

Calahan, K. (2008, August 26). So You Want to Be a Pharmacist. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?So- You- Want- to- Be- a- Pharmacist&id=1445205.

The name of this article is “So you want to be a Pharmacist”. It basically explains what a young aspiring student like has to do to become a pharmacist. To begin with, she states a very important fact. She states that Pharmacist make about 90, 000 per year. The first three things you a student must have on their mind if they want to be a Pharmacist is that they should, Plan on six years of college, and on the job training, know that they will also need an additional 30 units of continuing education classes before you have to renew their license every two years, and finally they must love and be skilled in math and science. Also the author states the benefits of the job which are:

1. Most states recognize your license from state to state. Therefore, if you get licensed in one state, you can pretty much live and work anywhere.
2. The pay is good and the industry is stable and growing.
3. You do not have to prescribe drugs for the patient, and the worry of malpractice that goes with it. Instead, you only need to dispense exactly what the medical practitioner has prescribed.

The author continues on to state classes you have to take in order to become a pharmacist. She states that you’ll have to take anatomy, biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, statistics and pharmacology. She also recommends that you take a science class every year in high school which includes chemistry, physics, and e.t.c. Also she states that to be a fully licensed pharmacist in the United States, you need a doctor of pharmacy, or Pharm.D degree. After college, entrance to pharmacy school isn’t easy. You’ll have to work hard as an undergraduate student, and get your grades according to whatever pharmacy school you plan on going to requires. After graduation, about 60% of graduates will go straight into jobs at community pharmacies, while others will find work at hospitals, clinics, mail-order pharmacies and the federal government.

Charleston, J. (2008, September 23). Pharmacist School Prepares You For a Lucrative Career. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Pharmacist- School- Prepares- You- For- a- Lucrative- Career&id=1522332.

In this article, the author tells you what pharmacy school will help you to do. As always, the author states that being a pharmacist is a rewarding career, and that it provides secure employment after schooling. This is also an informative article. The author, which is a woman states that your schooling will help you prepare for a variety of work, and that your extensive knowledge will be valued by the community. In all, pharmacist will be able to fill prescriptions and advise patients on medicine usage. She also mentions that your knowledge of medicines must be kept up to date, which means that you might have to be doing some researching daily as a pharmacist. To go into details, she states what pharmacy school will help you to do.

1.} Dispense drugs that are prescribed by doctors and specialists
2.} Provide advice to patients on managing asthma, diabetes, arthritis and other ongoing illnesses
3.} Provide customer service to the general public in a retail environment.

4.} Stay on top of new drug releases

5.} Advise doctors on the dosage, selection and interactions of new and existing drugs.

Some pharmacists can also train to become managers or store owners. Some pharmacists choose to start their own pharmacies. In order to do that, you must also minor in business. She also states some of the places pharmacists work. They work at hospitals, pharmacy stores, Pharmaceutical manufacturers and labs, health insurance companies, government agencies, and universities and colleges as researchers or teachers. Your place of work highly depends on what you prefer to do each day. If you like interacting with the public then a pharmacy store is the best option for you. If you like a background role, then working for a pharmaceutical company in research and government is the ideal position for you. Pharmacists work for forty hours per week, and makes about 100,000 per year, Once you complete pharmacy school, you are qualified to work in any position that requires a pharmacist but you are most likely to start with dispensing prescriptions in a chemist store.

Thai, C. (2007, September 12). How To Become A Pharmacist. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Become-A-Pharmacist&id=727229

This article is basically also telling you how to become a pharmacist. There aren’t any major arguments in this article. Charlie Thai starts out to mention some of the advantages of becoming a pharmacist which includes:

1) Starting salary can be anywhere from $75,000 to $150,000 depending on location and need

2) A pharmacist's work schedules are flexible. You can work 7 on and 7 off, work during the evenings or work the usual 9-5 job

3) You will come out with less debt compared to other health professional schools.

4) You can become a fully-fledge licensed pharmacist in your early 20s and do not have to complete a residency

5) You won't have to deal with blood

In becoming a pharmacist, he states that you have to do two years of pre requisite coursework with high grades, and then proceed to pharmacy school, in which they’ll spend three to four years of pharmacy school work. He recommends taking a look at some zero to six year programs. After applying, an interview might be required at some schools. When done with pharmacy school, a student can do one year of residency, pr just go out and practice pharmacy immediately. HE also mentions some pharmacy schools you can go to like: Albany College of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Florida A & M University, Hampton University Massachusetts - Boston, Northeastern University, Ohio Northern University, Philadelphia, Rutgers University, St. John's University, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, University of Findlay, University of Missouri at Kansas City, University of Rhode Island, University of Texas at Austin, University of the Pacific and University of Pittsburgh. He also mentions a PCAT test you have to take, which is the Pharmacy College Admissions Test which is one of the pharmacy school requirements. After eventually graduating from Pharmacy School, you are now a fully fledged pharmacist. After becoming licensed, by taking the required test for the state the you are interested in practicing in, you can begin your work as a pharmacist. Finally he mentions another important fact, which is that your license must be renewed every two years

Drosy, E. (2006, November 6). How To Become A Pharmacist. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Become-A-Pharmacist&id=349054.

This article also tells you the things you need to become a pharmacist. This article goes on to comment the job of a pharmacist because of it’s good pay and its great job opportunity. He states different steps you’ll take in order to become a pharmacist. First you’ll need to have taken a lot of science/math classes. Also, you should study or should have studied life sciences, health and mathematics at high school. It will also be good to take a college level course in pre- pharmacy. By taking this class, you’ll have the knowledge required to pass the upcoming exams you have to take to get into pharmacy school. The next step described by him is to take a regular course in pharmacy form one of the many colleges in the US. A B.S. degree in pharmacy takes a total of five years and a Doctor of Pharmacy would take upwards of six years. This includes the time spent in the pre-pharmacy course work. The final things you’ll have to do are to get certified, and to undergo internship. Once you have your degree you need to get certified by a state authority. For this, you will need to pass your state's licensing examination. It does not matter which state you get licensed from, as most states recognize the licenses granted by other states. Almost all the states require licensing as a pre-requisite to practice pharmacy. Finally, you next have to undergo internship under a licensed pharmacist. After you complete your internship, you are qualified to practice as a pharmacist. He also mentions that if you become a pharmacist, your education never really ends. You may need to attend fresher courses so you can be up to date with books and journals.

Wafula, C. (2007, April 13). So You Want To Be A Pharmacist... First Step- PASS THE PCAT. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?So-You-Want-To-Be-A-Pharmacist...-First-Step--PASS-THE-PCAT&id=526135.

This article tell you how to pass the PCAT which is the Pharmacy College Admission Test and what it is. The PCAT is a standardized test that prospective pharmacists are required to take before entering Pharmacy College. The PCAT is given just three times a year at various colleges across the United States. The test includes five different categories including Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, Biology, Chemistry and Reading Comprehension. Also he gives different examples of the different types of PCAT questions you will likely see during the test.

Verbal Ability – This section measures the prospective pharmacist’s general, non-scientific word knowledge. It tests these things using analogies and antonyms (opposites). Time for this section: 35 minutes to answer 58 questions.

Quantitative Ability – This is a fancy way of saying the student will be tested on math, including: fractions, percentages, decimals, algebra, pre-calculus, geometry and probability and statistics. Time for this section: 50 minutes to answer 58 questions.

PCAT Biology – The student will be tested on general biology concepts including: general biology, microbiology and anatomy and physiology. Time for this section: 35 minutes to answer 58 questions.

PCAT Chemistry – the PCAT organic chemistry section tests the student on both general chemistry and organic chemistry. Time for this section: 35 minutes to answer 58 questions.

Reading Comprehension – Measures the student’s ability to interpret and understand relevant reading passages and scientific concepts. Time for this section: 50 minutes to answer 45 questions. Lastly, the author also mentions an essay questions in which the Pharmacist is given thirty minutes to complete.

Zhang, L. (2008, October 10). Pharmacy Technician Continuing Education. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Pharmacy-Technician-Continuing-Education&id=1572133In

In this article, the author is basically talking about a pharmacy technician’s continuing education. To conclude, he states that it shouldn’t be a problem for pharmacy technicians to find courses to take while in college.

Chung, C. (2007, December 7). How To Become A Pharmacist. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Become-A-Pharmacist&id=870755

In this article, the author says that there is great potential for young adults going into the pharmacy industry and opportunities to excel to their greatest amount. If you have decided to become a pharmacist early like in high school, it is important that you take as many math and science courses possible. Classes like life science, health and various math classes can be extremely beneficial to the pharmacy industry. In this article, he suggests that you look into a pre-pharmacy college level course once you get into college. He also mentions several choices that you can follow in becoming a pharmacist. The first on is that you could go to a University and take general courses for the first couple of years, including science and pre-pharmacy courses. These courses will prepare you for the admissions tests you will have to take to get into a pharmacy college. After taking some of the basic courses, you will try to get a B.S degree in Pharmacy. You can get a degree in about five years or a Doctor’s degree in about six years. Part of the five or six years of school should include time spent in pre-pharmacy course work. When you have completed school and have received your degree, the next step is to get certified by the state you want to practice in. In order to get certified, you will need to pass the state's licensing examination. You will find that most states recognize the license from other states. Therefore, you can get licensed in one state and still practice in another state if you move. On top of that, you’ll also have to take an internship under a licensed pharmacist to get the real world experience you simply cannot get in a classroom setting. The internship can be the best experience you receive throughout the process. Once you are done with your internship, you will be ready to start practicing as a pharmacist.

Hunter, C. (2006, November 25). Attending a Pharmacy School Online. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Attending-a-Pharmacy-School-Online&id=368696

This article tells you how you can apply for pharmacy school online and how you pick the school you want to apply to online. Attending a pharmacy school online is the preferred method of many people because they have to pay the bills, feed their children, and simply continue to attend to their responsibilities. When they do the schooling online, it will allow them to tend fully to their responsibility while schooling online. There are a lot of pharmacy schools online for you to choose from, but you may want to look at each and everyone of them before you make your decision. Also the author mentions that an online pharmacy school that is accredited can give you a real diploma or certificate that will mean something to the rest of the world. If you work with a school that is not well accredited then you will end up with a piece of paper that means nothing and cost a lot of money. Another you should like to consider is how rigid each online pharmacy school program is. Some allow you to get online and do your work whenever it is convenient for you while others require you to get online at specific times. If your schedule does not allow for you to go to school you will want a more flexible pharmacy program. Only you can choose which is best for you, but it is important that you check these things out before hand rather than find them out after you have registered with the online school. Many people that do pharmacy school online says it’s much easier because you can do it with the comfort of a home. You can even choose to do the work when you feel like doing it. But it is very important that you know that it can be more comfortable, but it is not that easy. Pharmacy school is very complicated and many of the lessons and such are very involved and a lot of studying and hard work is required and this is true of online and traditional courses. No matter how you do it, you’ll still experience some type of difficulty.

Knutson, S. (2006, May 9). Pharmacist Career - An Inside Look. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Pharmacist-Career-An-Inside-Look&id=194047.

This author is specifically different from the rest of the other authors. He states that it is an easy career to get on track and is also a great career opportunity. But most of the things he says are things already stated by previous authors. First he talks about finding a school that offers pharmacy courses. Courses like biology, Anatomy, e.t.c. Next he goes on to describe the many duties of a pharmacist. Pharmacists dispense drugs that that physicians prescribe to patients, they educate consumers about medications, and they can also advise a physician as to drug interactions and effects. They also maintain medical records and medications in order to be certain a patient is not mixing drugs that are not suitable to mix. Pharmacists can also own their own pharmacy store. He also states that the training you will need in order to be considered a pharmacist begins with your graduation as a Doctor of Pharmacy or Pharm.D from any accredited higher learning institution. You will also need to serve a predetermined amount of time under a licensed pharmacist in order to be considered a pharmacist yourself. Most of the things he states have been previously stated by previous authors on their articles,

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an inspirational artists. He wrote different short stories like, The Tell Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, and many more. The Pit and the Pendulum is a story about A man who the Catholic Government in the fifteenth Century claims to have gone against their beliefs or practicing religions other than Catholicism. Such unforgiving tortures as being starved to death or being burned alive were often implemented. "The pit and the pendulum," written by Edgar Allan Poe tells of an account. In this story, the narrator guides you through the experiences of his unnerving tortures. This account takes place after the court of the church sentences him to death. One must think the narrator clever, resourceful, and no doubt optimistic; having endured such hardships and came through it all as he did.

The narrator was a very clever person. Throughout the story he always seemed to pull through. A good example would be when he managed to free his bonds and escape the swinging pendulum. Although this cleverness often helps him to escape his torment, it also speeds up the plot to the almost inevitable. As seen toward the end of the story, the narrator escapes and there is a mad rush of the tormenters to bring him to his final fate. In the end this is something that develops into a platform for his rescue.

Such unforgiving tortures as being starved to death or being burned alive were often implemented. "The pit and the pendulum," written by Edgar Allan Poe tells of an account. In this story, the narrator guides you through the experiences of his unnerving tortures. This account takes place after the court of the church sentences him to death. One must think the narrator clever, resourceful, and no doubt optimistic; having endured such hardships and came through it all as he did.

Resourcefulness was certainly something the narrator had no lack of. Such instances as the manor in which he measured the wall and the way he cut his bonds were relevant. Without this resourcefulness of his he would have most likely fallen into the pit; or even worse, sliced in half by the traversing pendulum. His resourcefulness seems to help stall him for time, until the time of which he either dies or is rescued. However, while it was good in that sense it also acted as an indication to his torturers to turn up the torture. His resourcefulness is the sole thing that ensured his optimistic views.

The narrator was very optimistic in the way he did things. This trait strongly shows in his thoughts displayed to the reader. There are such instances as the plotting of his escape from the cold shadow of the pendulum and the hope that somehow he would not face the impending fiery walls. These instances show his will and hope that drive him toward the things he does throughout the story.

STORY OF THE HOUR QUOTES

1.] "Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death." This is an introduction of the passage. this introduction shows a characteristic of Mrs. Mallard. It shows that Mrs. Mallard is probabyly a very emotional person, so they need to break the news to her as gently as possible. Also this reminds of something that happemned to my grandma anout two weeks ago. Her twin sister died, and my aunty and my uncle came to my house like something exciting happened.

2.] "There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully." I chose this quote because, i thought it was eye catching, and it shows that something is about to happen. It gives you an anticipation of what is going to happen next.

3.] "pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul." I chose this quote because to me, this was a really strong quote. It caught my attentions the most. It is a very emotional quote, and she uses it to achieve her point in the passage.

4.] "There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully." I chose this quote because this is another place where she keeps the readers attention. She keeps them anticipating reading the rest of the passage.

5.] "She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will..." To me this is also one of her strongest quotes. In this quote, she talks about this thing that is comg to take her away. This also keepes the reader wanting to know what the thing is.

My questions?????

1.] Why do you think she states that "Why do you think she staes "When the doctors came they said she had diesd of heart disease of the joy that kills???""

2.] Why do you think Kate Choplin wrote the passage in this manner?

3.] Do you think death knows age?

The Slaves's Dream

The Slave Dream is a poem written by Henry Wagsworth Longfellow. In this poem, I believe that he is talking about how it feels to be free as in when a slave dies. He begins the poem with these words "Beside the ungathered rice he lay,His sickle in his hand; His breast was bare, his matted hair Was buried in the sand. Again, in the mist and shadow of sleep, He saw his Native Land. These few sentences is what the author uses to give away the purpose of this poem. He also uses a lot of imagery, and syntax or diction to convey his purpose in this poem.

To begin, he states "His breast was bare, his matted hair was buried in the sand". In this sentence he uses diction. He uses these words to describe how it feels to be free, or his reactions to being free. Also, if you look at the sentence after that he states "Again in the mist and shadow of sleep, He saw his native land." In this quote he also uses diction. For example, the word native land means the place where you originated from. He didn't just say in the midst and shadow of sleep I saw a country. Instead, he uses Native Land. Another example of diction is when he states "Wide through the landscape of his dreamsn The lordly Niger flowed; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode; And heard the tinkling caravans,Descend the mountain-road." In this quote, the author also gives you good imagery. He states "The lordly Niger flowed. I mean i can imagine that in my heard, and the feeling i wuld be feeling at that time would be happiness. The author is trying to convey this happy feeling through the whole poem. Reason being because of his freedon from slavery through death.

Also the author uses figurative language. He states "Smiting his stallion's flank. Before him, like a blood-red flag," and he also states "And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums,Through the triumph of his dream. In these quotes, he uses great figurative language mixed with imagery. He states "Like a glorious roll of drums". this of course is a simile he is using figurative language to compare a riverhorse to the glorious roll of drums. Also he states" Before him, like a blood- red flag".

To conclude, this author uses a lot of words t o describe his feelings. He uses also uses imagery and figurative language to convet the fact that freedom after death is a good thing for slaves.

ROmanticism

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism -
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/romanticism/
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook15.htm

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

1.] To me, I think Lincoln mentioned all that he needed to mention. One of his first words are "All men are created equal". He also talks about how we should not let the things men before us did die in vain. At the end, he includes a strong support by stating "That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth", which I believe is a strong way to end his address.

2.] this sentence closes or concludes Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The words stated are very strong. An audience would be well convinced of his position in this speech after this concluding sentence. This was a perfect way for him to end his speech. Big ups to Abraham Lincoln.

3.] The Gettysburg Address was probably written to contribute somehow or someway to add to the Declaration of Independence. The Gettysburg Address is much shorter than the Declaration of Independence. They both interpret the same meaning. They also both state that "All men are created equal".

4.] Abraham like they said in the introduction paragraph, is an excellent speaker. But I think Martin Luther King Jr. is a better speaker. He was a black man who stood up for what he believed in. One of his most famous speeches was "I have a dream". People all around the country look up to him as a great man. Also they still read the speech till this day. They also celebrate his birthday. It was a very powerful and excellently written speech, that by far beats the Gettysburg Address.

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My Life Before My Life

By: Chinyere Evulukwu

In the year 1992, was I born in the native country of Africa. Africa is a country where there is absolutely no water, nevertheless snow. Life was hard for me and my siblings, especially with no mother to support us. Each day we would each take six buckets of water down the steeply hills to the well to fetch water for us to be able to survive. The environment we lived in was a s dirty as a pig, and as small as a hut. Unfortunately for us, our house had only one room. There are five of us, and we all slept in that one room whether we liked it or not. In our conditions, we ate so little that you could see ribs and bones on our little bodies. Yet life couldn’t get any better. Indeed there was school, and we went daily. When school was over and done, we came back to the same place where we had began to suffer our flesh and bones. Our chores were overwhelming, and if we didn’t do it correctly, in the right manner, we would get whooped twenty-four strokes of cain on our butts.
Anyway, to add to our suffering, we had barely enough time to do our homework assigned to us by the teacher that day, so when we didn’t do it we would also get twenty-four strokes of cain on our hands or butt. But it gets better. Lucky enough, my mother who abandoned us to go and study abroad in the U.S. gave us a call one night. Fortunate for us, we had electricity. She then states to us that she had made an appointment at the embassy for us to get our permanent visa to come to America. From that moment, I felt escalated. Words couldn’t describe my feelings. I was as happy as a lost bird who just found it’s home. Well, God says “Everything happens for a reason”. Doubtlessly, we start preparing for the interview. We needed to memorize my mom’s address in America, and a couple more things. We also needed to bring in some of our baby pictures. From that day on, we started praying that God Liberates us from this burden, this chain that holds us down from being successful. On the day of the interview, we were all shaking. We were all nervous because we had no idea that we were going to be treated as kind as a mother bird treats it’s children. When we eventually get there, we sing in and await our actual interview. The man to interview us calls us up. Surprisingly, he doesn’t ask us any questions. We then give each other these surprising looks. To God’s glory the only question he eventually asks us is who we are in the pictures we show him. He then tells us to come pick up our visa the following Thursday. This is where my real life begins. As I said “Everything happens for a reason”.
We emigrated to America in 2001. To be exact, August 1, 2001. At that time, I had a very powerful accent. Now we’re officially settled in America. Certainly you can predict what next right, school. We enroll into McKinley Junior High and Elementary school. On the first day of school, I was in a state of mere excitement, not knowing wjat was to come, not knowing that from that day on, I was going to be as devastated as a dying animal. The day started out peaceful. It was hot, and the sun was shining. It was a beautiful day. The birds were chirping. The bus was strangely weird. It was like something I had never seen in my life before. It was big and yellow I was most certainly used to walking. I got to school, and was already the laughing stock of the day. My hair was surprisingly different from theirs. Mine was sticking up in different directions, and theirs was neatly together or down. By the time I got to my assigned room, I was heavily late. The teacher in the classroom mispronounced my name. When I tried to tell her the correct way to pronounce it, the class immediately burst into laughter. I felt so sad and depressed. I just wanted to go but I couldn’t. these were some of the horrible times in my life. Sometimes I would come to school and everyone would just cover there noses, and I wouldn’t know why, to later find out that they were doing it because of me. Students would taunt me daily about my accent. They would make jokes about my culture and lifestyle, because of what they hear on the media. I would come to school the next day and they would all sit far away from me like I’m this disgusting animal. All these things would cause me to go home and start shedding an amazing amount of tears. Sometimes I would go home and try to runaway, but when I remember my purpose of coming here, I would try to endure it. I would say to myself “I am a strong woman, I can overcome anything”, but that doesn’t work. I start all over again with tears. I would ask God “Why does bad things happen to good people” daily with no answer. I felt like God had abandoned me and left me cold in this lonely world. It went on and on like this to the extent that I let them win. I let them get the better of me, and gently start to slip. But one day, God raises me back up from my fall. He says to me that I am better than this, and that I shouldn’t let anything or anyone bring me down. He reminds me that he still loves me no matter what.
Six years later now, I am a better person, with an incredible heart. Nothing and no one can bring me down. I say to myself “God is my refuge and strength, and in him will I trust”. And to everyone that experienced this sadness in their lives, I say to you “Stand strong, and hold on because at the end, they’ll be the ones kissing the ground you walk on”.

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Kate Chopin Desiree's Baby As the day was pleasant, Madame Valmonde drove over to L'Abri to see Desiree and the baby. It made her laugh to think of Desiree with a baby. Why, it seemed but yesterday that Desiree was little more than a baby herself; when Monsieur in riding through the gateway of Valmonde had found her lying asleep in the shadow of the big stone pillar. The little one awoke in his arms and began to cry for "Dada." That was as much as she could do or say. Some people thought she might have strayed there of her own accord, for she was of the toddling age. The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely left by a party of Texans, whose canvas-covered wagon, late in the day, had crossed the ferry that Coton Mais kept, just below the plantation. In time Madame Valmonde abandoned every speculation but the one that Desiree had been sent to her by a beneficent Providence to be the child of her affection, seeing that she was without child of the flesh. For the girl grew to be beautiful and gentle, affectionate and sincere - the idol of Valmonde. It was no wonder, when she stood one day against the stone pillar in whose shadow she had lain asleep, eighteen years before, that Armand Aubigny riding by and seeing her there, had fallen in love with her. That was the way all the Aubignys fell in love, as if struck by a pistol shot. The wonder was that he had not loved her before; for he had known her since his father brought him home from Paris, a boy of eight, after his mother died there. The passion that awoke in him that day, when he saw her at the gate, swept along like an avalanche, or like a prairie fire, or like anything that drives headlong over all obstacles. Monsieur Valmonde grew practical and wanted things well considered: that is, the girl's obscure origin. Armand looked into her eyes and did not care. He was reminded that she was nameless. What did it matter about a name when he could give her one of the oldest and proudest in Louisiana? He ordered the corbeille from Paris, and contained himself with what patience he could until it arrived; then they were married. < 2 > Madame Valmonde had not seen Desiree and the baby for four weeks. When she reached L'Abri she shuddered at the first sight of it, as she always did. It was a sad looking place, which for many years had not known the gentle presence of a mistress, old Monsieur Aubigny having married and buried his wife in France, and she having loved her own land too well ever to leave it. The roof came down steep and black like a cowl, reaching out beyond the wide galleries that encircled the yellow stuccoed house. Big, solemn oaks grew close to it, and their thick-leaved, far-reaching branches shadowed it like a pall. Young Aubigny's rule was a strict one, too, and under it his negroes had forgotten how to be gay, as they had been during the old master's easy-going and indulgent lifetime. The young mother was recovering slowly, and lay full length, in her soft white muslins and laces, upon a couch. The baby was beside her, upon her arm, where he had fallen asleep, at her breast. The yellow nurse woman sat beside a window fanning herself. Madame Valmonde bent her portly figure over Desiree and kissed her, holding her an instant tenderly in her arms. Then she turned to the child. "This is not the baby!" she exclaimed, in startled tones. French was the language spoken at Valmonde in those days. "I knew you would be astonished," laughed Desiree, "at the way he has grown. The little cochon de lait! Look at his legs, mamma, and his hands and fingernails - real finger-nails. Zandrine had to cut them this morning. Isn't it true, Zandrine?" The woman bowed her turbaned head majestically, "Mais si, Madame." "And the way he cries," went on Desiree, "is deafening. Armand heard him the other day as far away as La Blanche's cabin." Madame Valmonde had never removed her eyes from the child. She lifted it and walked with it over to the window that was lightest. She scanned the baby narrowly, then looked as searchingly at Zandrine, whose face was turned to gaze across the fields. "Yes, the child has grown, has changed," said Madame Valmonde, slowly, as she replaced it beside its mother. "What does Armand say?" Desiree's face became suffused with a glow that was happiness itself. < 3 > "Oh, Armand is the proudest father in the parish, I believe, chiefly because it is a boy, to bear his name; though he says not - that he would have loved a girl as well. But I know it isn't true. I know he says that to please me. And mamma," she added, drawing Madame Valmonde's head down to her, and speaking in a whisper, "he hasn't punished one of them - not one of them - since baby is born. Even Negrillon, who pretended to have burnt his leg that he might rest from work - he only laughed, and said Negrillon was a great scamp. Oh, mamma, I'm so happy; it frightens me." What Desiree said was true. Marriage, and later the birth of his son had softened Armand Aubigny's imperious and exacting nature greatly. This was what made the gentle Desiree so happy, for she loved him desperately. When he frowned she trembled, but loved him. When he smiled, she asked no greater blessing of God. But Armand's dark, handsome face had not often been disfigured by frowns since the day he fell in love with her. When the baby was about three months old, Desiree awoke one day to the conviction that there was something in the air menacing her peace. It was at first too subtle to grasp. It had only been a disquieting suggestion; an air of mystery among the blacks; unexpected visits from far-off neighbors who could hardly account for their coming. Then a strange, an awful change in her husband's manner, which she dared not ask him to explain. When he spoke to her, it was with averted eyes, from which the old love-light seemed to have gone out. He absented himself from home; and when there, avoided her presence and that of her child, without excuse. And the very spirit of Satan seemed suddenly to take hold of him in his dealings with the slaves. Desiree was miserable enough to die. She sat in her room, one hot afternoon, in her peignoir, listlessly drawing through her fingers the strands of her long, silky brown hair that hung about her shoulders. The baby, half naked, lay asleep upon her own great mahogany bed, that was like a sumptuous throne, with its satin-lined half-canopy. One of La Blanche's little quadroon boys - half naked too - stood fanning the child slowly with a fan of peacock feathers. Desiree's eyes had been fixed absently and sadly upon the baby, while she was striving to penetrate the threatening mist that she felt closing about her. She looked from her child to the boy who stood beside him, and back again; over and over. "Ah!" It was a cry that she could not help; which she was not conscious of having uttered. The blood turned like ice in her veins, and a clammy moisture gathered upon her face. < 4 > She tried to speak to the little quadroon boy; but no sound would come, at first. When he heard his name uttered, he looked up, and his mistress was pointing to the door. He laid aside the great, soft fan, and obediently stole away, over the polished floor, on his bare tiptoes. She stayed motionless, with gaze riveted upon her child, and her face the picture of fright. Presently her husband entered the room, and without noticing her, went to a table and began to search among some papers which covered it. "Armand," she called to him, in a voice which must have stabbed him, if he was human. But he did not notice. "Armand," she said again. Then she rose and tottered towards him. "Armand," she panted once more, clutching his arm, "look at our child. What does it mean? Tell me." He coldly but gently loosened her fingers from about his arm and thrust the hand away from him. "Tell me what it means!" she cried despairingly. "It means," he answered lightly, "that the child is not white; it means that you are not white." A quick conception of all that this accusation meant for her nerved her with unwonted courage to deny it. "It is a lie; it is not true, I am white! Look at my hair, it is brown; and my eyes are gray, Armand, you know they are gray. And my skin is fair," seizing his wrist. "Look at my hand; whiter than yours, Armand," she laughed hysterically. "As white as La Blanche's," he returned cruelly; and went away leaving her alone with their child. When she could hold a pen in her hand, she sent a despairing letter to Madame Valmonde. "My mother, they tell me I am not white. Armand has told me I am not white. For God's sake tell them it is not true. You must know it is not true. I shall die. I must die. I cannot be so unhappy, and live." The answer that came was brief: "My own Desiree: Come home to Valmonde; back to your mother who loves you. Come with your child." When the letter reached Desiree she went with it to her husband's study, and laid it open upon the desk before which he sat. She was like a stone image: silent, white, motionless after she placed it there. < 5 > In silence he ran his cold eyes over the written words. He said nothing. "Shall I go, Armand?" she asked in tones sharp with agonized suspense. "Yes, go." "Do you want me to go?" "Yes, I want you to go." He thought Almighty God had dealt cruelly and unjustly with him; and felt, somehow, that he was paying Him back in kind when he stabbed thus into his wife's soul. Moreover he no longer loved her, because of the unconscious injury she had brought upon his home and his name. She turned away like one stunned by a blow, and walked slowly towards the door, hoping he would call her back. "Good-by, Armand," she moaned. He did not answer her. That was his last blow at fate. Desiree went in search of her child. Zandrine was pacing the sombre gallery with it. She took the little one from the nurse's arms with no word of explanation, and descending the steps, walked away, under the live-oak branches. It was an October afternoon; the sun was just sinking. Out in the still fields the negroes were picking cotton. Desiree had not changed the thin white garment nor the slippers which she wore. Her hair was uncovered and the sun's rays brought a golden gleam from its brown meshes. She did not take the broad, beaten road which led to the far-off plantation of Valmonde. She walked across a deserted field, where the stubble bruised her tender feet, so delicately shod, and tore her thin gown to shreds. She disappeared among the reeds and willows that grew thick along the banks of the deep, sluggish bayou; and she did not come back again. Some weeks later there was a curious scene enacted at L'Abri. In the centre of the smoothly swept back yard was a great bonfire. Armand Aubigny sat in the wide hallway that commanded a view of the spectacle; and it was he who dealt out to a half dozen negroes the material which kept this fire ablaze. A graceful cradle of willow, with all its dainty furbishings, was laid upon the pyre, which had already been fed with the richness of a priceless layette. Then there were silk gowns, and velvet and satin ones added to these; laces, too, and embroideries; bonnets and gloves; for the corbeille had been of rare quality. < 6 > The last thing to go was a tiny bundle of letters; innocent little scribblings that Desiree had sent to him during the days of their espousal. There was the remnant of one back in the drawer from which he took them. But it was not Desiree's; it was part of an old letter from his mother to his father. He read it. She was thanking God for the blessing of her husband's love:-- "But above all," she wrote, "night and day, I thank the good God for having so arranged our lives that our dear Armand will never know that his mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery." top

Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet was an excellent poet, and her talent is very well exposed through her poems. In the poem "To my dear loving husband", she writes about her true feelings for her husband. In this poem, her main argument is that Love is everlasting, and can never be broken apart. She uses mostly syntax and diction to show her true feelings towards her husband in this poem.

Anne Bradstreet starts her poem by stating that "If ever two were one, then surely we". In this quote she states that her and her husband's love is so strong, that they are as one. This is also basically saying that their love can never be separated. Also shes also trying to prove that where one is the other one shall be with them also. She uses just this one quote to emphasize the fact that there love is unbreakable. Another unremarkable quote was when she states " I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold, Of all the riches that the East doth hold". This quote is basically saying that their love is worth more than gold, and gold way back then was worth a lot of money. and she also states that their love is worth more than all the riches the East can hold. This quote is basically saying the same thing. Anne is saying that their love is worth more than any kind of riches, and that she would rather love him than to have all the riches in the world. What strong love that must be!

To continue, she also quotes "My love is such that rivers cannot quench", to show how strong their love is. She is basically saying that their love is like an unbreakable bond. As you can see, this is also a metaphor. Anne compares their love to rivers that cannot quench. She is saying that her thirst for love is such that no river can quench. Wow that was really strong! To support her argument she also quotes " The heaven reward thee manifold, I pray. In this quote she is praying that God rewards her husband for he love that he has for her, thats so strong.

To conclude, the last quotes were " Then while we live, in love let's so persevere, that when we live no more, we may love forever". These two quotes are enough to tell you the author's argument. The word perseverance comes to my head as i read the last two sentences of this incredible poem. She states that while her hand her husband live in love , let them so persevere. Perseverance means " continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation." Finally to conclude her poem she states "That when we live no more, we may love forever". In this quote, Anne ends her poem excellently. this quote means that although they might be dead, that they'll still love each other even in death. This just shows that their love is unbreakable, even in death.

De Vaca

As you can see, in this image, it says in capital letter "RESPECT." Respect to me in this picture represents the respect that the Mexicans had for the Indians. In the passage, the Mexicans were shipwrecked, and they had practically nowhere to stay. The Indians took in the Mexicans. Although all the harsh times they were going through, the Mexicans still respected their customs and beliefs. They did everything with them. They also helped them with most of the things they needed to do to survive. In return, the Indians treated them nicely. Although their beliefs were opposite, the Mexicans still obeyed every command of the Indians. To conclude, I wouldnt do what the Mexicans did. They went through so much and while going through these harsh times, they still had a lot of respect for the Indians. All that they did while in this terrible time transcends above all, and needs to be well noted of.

Anne Bradstreet

BIOGRAPHY OF ANNE BRADSTREET

Anne Bradstreet was born in Northampton, England, in the year 1612. She was the daughter of Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke. Dudley had been a leader of volunteer soldiers in the English Reformation and Elizabethan Settlement. Later on, he became steward to the Earl of Lincoln. Dorothy was a gentlewoman of noble background and she was well educated. At the small tender age of 16, Anne got married to Simon Bradstreet, who was a 25 year old assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and also the son of a puritan,, who had been in the care of the Dudley’s since the death of his father.

Anne and her family emigrated to America in 1630, on the Arabella, which was one of the first ships to bring the Puritans to New England in hopes of setting up plantation colonies. The journey that they made to America was difficult. Many died during the three month journey. They dies because they were unable to cope with the harsh climate, and the poor living conditions. Anne, who was well educated, wasn’t prepared for such rigorous and also found the journey difficult.

When they got to New England, Thomas Dudley and his friend John Winthrop made up the Boston’s Settlement. Winthrop was the Governor, and Dudley was Deputy- Governor and Bradstreet was Chief Administration. The colonists' fight for survival had become daily routine, and the climate, lack of food, and primitive living arrangements made it very difficult for Anne to adapt. She turned inwards and let her faith and imagination guide her through the most difficult moments; images of better days back in England, and the belief that God had not abandoned them helped her survive the hardships of the colony.

Anne fell sick, Paralysis took over her joints. Despite all these trials and temptations, she and her husband managed to make a home for themselves, and raise a family. Also despite her health, she had 8 children, and Simon eventually came to prosper in the new land. One day something terrible happened, their house caught on fire and the family was left homeless, and had no personal belongings. Although the fire, it did not take them long to get back on their feet, thanks to their hard work.

While Anne and her husband were very much in love, Simon's political duties kept him traveling to various colonies on diplomatic errands, so Anne would spend her lonely days and nights reading from her father's vast collection of books, and educating her children. The reading would not only keep her from being lonely, but she also learned a great deal about religion, science, history, the arts, and medicine, most of all, reading helped her cope with life in New England.

Anne Bradstreet was especially fond of poetry, which she had begun to write herself; her works were kept private though. She wrote for herself, her family, and close circle of educated friends, and did not intend on publishing her work. One of her closest friends, Anne Hutchinson, who was also a religious and educated woman had made the mistake of airing her views publicly, and was banished from her community.
However, Anne's work would not remained private. Her brother-in-law, John Woodbridge, had secretly copied Anne's work, and would later bring it to England to have it published The book did fairly well in England, and was to be the last of her poetry to be published during her lifetime.

By and By, Anne’s health was slowly falling. She went through a lot of trials, and now she had tuberculosis. Shortly after contracting the disease, she lost her daughter Dorothy to illness.

After Anne’s strong battle with illness, it came to an end when she died on September 16, 1672, in Andover Massachusetts, at the age of 60.