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Zora Neale Hurston and Marita Bonner are often associated with Harlem Renaissance of 1920s. Their views on the race problem differ greatly from the views of male African American writers, and sometimes even contradict them, as the ideas of female writers of those times also incorporate the ideas of gender and being a colored woman. The movement for the rights of colored people and the rights of women has inspired the appearance of the whole range of works concerning the perspectives on the issue. The two essays, “How It Feels Like to Be a Colored Me” written by Zora ...

INCIDENT REPORT

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104302 Hillview Avenue, Suite 15

Los Angeles, CA 91311

The purpose of this report is to inform about the client support managers’ failure to use the brand new call recording software on March 19, 2016 during the working hours.
The incident started in the beginning of the shift in the morning because the client support agents failed to switch on the option of call recording in the newly installed programmed. The client support agents that came to the next shift in the afternoon failed to switch on the option as well. Although the incident started in the morning, the technical department responsible ...

At the time he wrote the article Why You Should Fear Your Toaster More Than Nuclear Power, Taylor Pearson was a sophomore student at the University of Texas, Austin. He prepared this article as a public argument for an academic assignment, developing an informal argument on nuclear power, as he indicates on his LinkedIn profile (Taylor Pearson). Although the writing is an informal argument, the author of this text is nevertheless credible and trustworthy due to his academic record, to his interest for world affair or political issues and his transparent, clear and accurate writing style. In the analyzed article, Pearson ...

In the novel Cannery Row and the play Glengarry Glen Ross, authors John Steinbeck and David Mamet present characters whose approach to existence appears quite dissimilar on the surface. Mack and the boys from Cannery Row place little value on extravagant material possessions. They possess no ambition other than to have very basic shelter and food; they do not compete with each other or town residents to accumulate goods or social status. The real estate salespeople in Glengarry Glen Ross, on the other hand, thrive on workplace competition to acquire possessions that will signify their success. If one accepts ...

Some readers think that the book of Job has a happy ending and is consequently affirmative in tone. Some readers think that the ending does not compensate for the physical and mental suffering of Job, consequently the book is anything but affirmative in tone.

Often times we hear the phrase, “the patience of Job,” or “being tried as job.” Whenever I hear, I feel righteous indignation. Job’s saga is surreal and there is no record that anyone has ever been tried or suffered as much as he. After analyzing Job’s story, I have concluded that it has an ...

The Gold Bug, While Influential on Other Writers, is Not a Typical Edgar Allen Poe Story.

I. Poe has been called the “father of the detective story.”

A. This is primarily for his C. Auguste Dupin stories

B. “The Gold Bug” is a detective story, but with a different protagonist.

II “The Gold Bug” is considered as being influential upon the modern day treasure story.

A. Most treasure stories of the time were about treasure seekers.

“The Gold Bug” is about a treasure finder.

III Some elements in “The Gold Bug” are common to many Poe writings.

A. It follows a successful series he ...

2. Rater errors refer to the errors that occur in a systematic manner when judging or appraising a person (Deb, 2006). Some of these errors are discussed as below.
Halo effect: This refers to the tendency to allow one or more job characteristics of an employee to over shadow other aspects. This happens when the strongest positive or negative characteristic of the employee is used to generalize the overall performance of the individual.

Central tendency: This error happens when the managers consider all employees to be average in their performance and over look the individual characteristics and overlook the actual ...

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The Opposing Emotions Found in Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz"
Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz" is a very brief poem, but one filled with powerful verses and a plethora of emotions. It is a poem that talks about a bedtime dance performed by a father-son duo. The poem has given birth to multiple interpretations over the years, regarding the speaker’s emotion towards his father. While some argue that the poem is about a father physically controlling or even abusing his son, some see it as an expression of love by a clumsy and rough, yet, affectionate father. However, familial relations are a complex subject, and ...

Essay Review – Greed Viewed as Good

- The introductory paragraph of the essay comes across as sharp and factual that may be off-putting to some readers. The focus is also not on the topic itself but on supporting examples. The tone could have been less impersonal.
- The thesis statement is clearly stated in the introduction though it appears in the middle of the paragraph.
- There is no mention of the target audience by the end of the introduction. I believe that students and philosophers will take an active interest in the topic. Moreover, the topic can hold the attention of sociologists.
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Book I

- What is the reference in the epigraph, "Sixty Million and more"?
This epigraph is in reference here is the total number of slaves who lost their lives by the time we get to what the author refers to as the ‘middle passage.’
- Why do you think the book is titled "Beloved" rather than "Sethe" or "The Ghost" or some such? What features of the book does the title emphasize?
The title emphasizes the concept of trauma literature. The title brings out those traumatic experiences that were experienced by slaves in the hands of ...

Introduction

The following article is an analysis of two articles that convey similar messages with the main aim of identifying the general properties of both articles from pathos/ethos/logos to author’s credibility, organization vocabulary level, target audience, and convincingness of the articles.

Op-Ed: Sharp talk on guns prevents solutions-ARTICLE 1

In the article, the author’s main point of views is first why people are allowed to own assault rifles despite it being their right. Secondly, both sides’ arguments will lead to no problem being solved. Third, the author questions the government’s capability to solve complex gun problem when it cannot solve simple problem of smoking that ...

Critical Thinking in Communication: Detecting Media Bias

Critical Thinking in Communication: Detecting Media Bias
The issue of illegal immigration has been discussed for decades. State and federal legislation has been drafted in order to respond to the issue, however, these policies have had an insignificant effect on the flow of people coming into the country illegally. In addition to the anemic effect that laws related to illegal immigration have on solving the problem, politicians will commonly leverage the issue as a means to manipulate their own popularity. The divisive nature of the issue is such that the nature of proposed response can influence the voting decisions ...

Article Summary

First, Perry explores what is noted as "the visual image of black women in hip-hop [over the last 20 years and] how this has rapidly deteriorated" (p.296). It seems as though at the turn of the 20th century, hip-hop started down a path that it has not been able to proverbially recover from. This is due in part to the fact that misogynist perspectives have been on the rise for a number of years, and the genre has only served to highlight the disturbing dynamics associated with this conception. Perry notes that "this use of black women in the ...

In the world of Jane Austen adaptations, Joe Wright’s 2005 film Pride and Prejudice proves itself incredibly innovative in its approach. Prior attempts at adapting Austen works, including Pride, focus on a clean-cut, ornate and incredibly stately world of Victorian England, with upper-class characters spending the entire film in eloquent settings and speaking in decidedly unapproachable manners. Wright, along with screenwriter Deborah Moggach, eschew this aesthetic in order to provide their adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with a more casual, approachable take on the classic Jane Austen romance, complete with a greater emphasis on naturalism, grit and approachability.
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Complete Name of the Professor

The Brain-Damaged and the Emergence of Truth
The President’s Speech graces with a comical paradox of how truth exists among people with disabilities in speech and understanding. It describes the odd perceptions of aphasiacs and people suffering from agnosia on words and how they create an alternative framework through which they make sense of every word that they hear. It is the acceptance of human’s susceptibility to words that consider brain-damaged people seemingly nearer to truth than normal ones. In the case of the President’s Speech, it is the pure and uninfluenced reception of either physical ...

Introduction

Robert Herrick (1591-1674) and Ben Jonson (1572-1637) are famous English poets, playwrights and authors. Herrick and Jonson grew up and wrote poems and plays in the same era and were both comparable to the great William Shakespeare. After his apprenticeship with his uncle ended abruptly, Herrick, aged 26 then, became a disciple of Ben Jonson who mentored him in literature. The two wrote five poems together. Herrick’s poetry was about religion, love and he was famed for writing on pastoral themes on the life in the English countryside. Ben Johnson on the other hand was best famed for satirical ...

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“A man said to the universe: ‘Sir, I exist!’ ‘However,’ replied the universe, ‘The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.’”—Stephen Crane
The above quote made by Stephen Crane highlights the personal philosophy which Crane had concerning nature or “the universe,” which may appear at have a certain detachment concerning its relationship with humans. This point is further emphasized by Harold Bloom's introduction in the critical work entitled, Stephen Crane in the following: “[Stephen Crane's] mode wasrenderedwith a meticulous nihilism, a deep sense of the meaninglessness of life except for what could be converted ...

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Analysis paper
‘To a stranger’ is a poem written by Walt Whitman, which was published as a part of the collection of his poems titled ‘Leaves of Grass’, in the year 1855. The sexual nature of the poems in this collection fuelled a great controversy at the time of its publication, and in 1865, he lost his government job as a result of the ’indecency’ which his boss saw reflected in his works. In the ‘leaves of Grass’, there is a separate cluster of poems called the ‘Calamus’, and ‘to a stranger’, is a part of that cluster. The main theme discussed by Whitman in this ...

In his article Blinded By Science: When First We Clicked, Bruno Maddox brings to light a travesty of sorts, one that becomes more apparent as the dialogue unfolds. The telegraph retires after a century and a half of faithful service, but the red headed stepchild of worldwide communications inventions doesn’t receive its due regard. One might think, “Who cares?” Maddox reaches into his toolbox of wit, channeling the satirical tendencies of Douglas Adams, his article fraught with such literary devices as hyperbole, metaphors, and verbosity to highlight the underwhelming send-off of the nation’s telegraph system. By going over the top ...

Introduction

After the World War II, the US became one of the most powerful nations in the world in par with the United Kingdom. The span of American power is not determined by its highly trained military units and rich wealth distribution; the American power primarily lies on the cultural aspects especially most writers, both foreign and native Americans discuss the premise of the American Dream, a philosophical ideology which became an integral part in forming the nation’s identity. As early as 1931, the famous American historian named James Truslow Adams envisioned an ideal land which follows the utopian ideals in ...

Literature Studies

- The theme of Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays” is a parent’s love. Hayden wishes to express that often we do not realize the importance of our parent’s love until later in life.
- The subject of Robert Frost’s “Out and Out” is a boy who has a fatal accident. The theme of the poem is existential contingency. Because of the mundane nature of how the boy was injured it is meant to engage the readers in thought about the suddenness of death. Since he was also young, the author wants to express that one never truly ...

Analysing the short story
Analysing the short story
The Magic Barrel is a collection of thirteen short stories, written by Bernard Malamud which was published in 1958. One of the short stories from the collection was titled the same as the book- ‘The Magic Barrel’. It is quite an interesting account of a young rabbinical student seeking a marriage-broker for suitable match and their experiences henceforth. With an amusing as well as mischievous tone, it does leave the reader skeptical at times. This essay presents an analysis of the very story through the following points:
- The Storyline
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For : Hara Ku

Re : Feedback on Letter of Complaint to Lacoste
This memo is in response to your request to closely review the complaint letter sent to the Head of Customer Service Department at Lacoste for alleged dissatisfaction with the way customer service handled your inquiry regarding a missing package. Upon evaluation of the letter, I would first like to commend you on the inclusion of needed details to enable the recipient to appropriately address your concern. This included the date of the order, the order number, the product details, the shipping details, the assigned courier, and the events that transpired. ...

Introduction

Communication is a very important tool in letting people know about one's thoughts and feelings. It connects people whether positively or negatively. However, a common misconception is how communication is limited to verbal expressions only. People make decisions and assumptions based on what they hear and ignore non-verbal cues they receive and observe from others. In as much as verbal communications are important, understanding and interpreting non-verbal reactions, expressions, voice tone, and body language, among others, are also crucial communication tools that must be taken into account when communicating with others.

Forms and Principles of Demonstrative Communication

Non-verbal communication includes facial expressions, gestures, eye positions, body positioning ...

The baptismal scene in the classic film “The Godfather” provides a very ironic setting for the brutal murders that are taking place at the same time (The Baptism Murders - The Godfather). By exploring this irony of setting, we can better understand the film for its complex message and cinematic brilliance.
The contrast between the Church setting is evident with the brutality of the action taking place at the time of the christening (The Baptism Murders - The Godfather). The baby represents innocence, purity, and godliness that contrast with the sinful actions of the gangsters.
Visually the editing ...

Delivering customer service is a very crucial part of every business. A lot of elements have to be considered in order to ensure that all customers are satisfied with service of products that they have paid for. All customers expect to get the best value for their money, in fact they always asked for something they can get in exchange for their hard earned money. Reasonable enough because consumers are the ones that keep the business to grow and when a customer is not satisfied enough with the service they tend to find someone else that can match their expectations. Being ...

Analysis of “tender offer” by Wendy Wasserstein

Tender offer is a one act play with two main characters; Paul and Lisa. Paul is Lisa’s father. The play’s setting is the dance studio where Lisa who is only nine years old was performing earlier before her father’s arrival.

The play starts off with Lisa singing “Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina” (Wasserstein, 26) while performing a dance routine. She does this while waiting for her father Paul, a 35 year old man to come and pick her up. Lisa stops singing as soon as she notices her father. Paul encourages her to continue but ...

Fostering Creativity in Children’s learning

Development of children both intellectually and psychologically is a systematic cycle that requires the collaboration between different social and environmental factors. Music is one such influence to the development of a child’s brain. By making an analysis of different academic materials, it will be easier to determine the true effects of music and arts to child’s development. The study will make it possible to understand the impacts of such approaches to a child’s academic and creativity and hence determine their effectiveness towards enhancing proper brain development.

According to Shore and Strasser (2006), music influences how children think during their ...

INTRODUCTION

In the article “Music for their Minds,” Shore and Strasser (2006) offer the primary point that music should be incorporated into early childhood education, with several supporting points to back up this assertion. In this paper, we will examine those points, reflect on their validity, and hear perspectives from other authorities in the realm of childhood education. Shore’s and Strasser’s suggestion is completely sound; the integration of music (particularly complex music) into the education of young children helps their cognitive abilities and their aptitude at mathematics and music.

MUSIC FOR THEIR MINDS

“Music helps young children synthesize experiences and improve academic ...