America the beautiful. Yes you are. You shine like a shining star. The sun pales in comparison to you I'm being sarcastic, of course it's not true But a poem is what a poem is A bunch of words, it's a hit or miss This is more of a miss But that's cool At least it ain't a diss Peace out, peeps. Furthermore there lies a rainbow. In a book it is I know. If I could n't touch the rainbow what the heck do I know. I know the world is round and all. I just don't know why some things fall. Gravity is weird
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“Let America Be America Again” is a poem not about just one group of people, but about African Americans, immigrants, poor white people, American Indians, and any and all groups who have been left out. When Mr. Hughes says: “I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart, I am the Negro bearing slavery’s scars. I am the red man driven from the land, I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek— And finding only the same old stupid plan Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak.” (Hughes 697)
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The Beautiful Gifts America Gave To Us Many people like to travel and have the opportunities to visit and witness beautiful sights like many things we have in America. In America, we have huge cities, beautiful national parks, and really cool monuments. America’s greatest gifts to my generation are just that, and we should all be thankful for what we are provided with. With cities vs. a lot of other places, cities can bring you joy, cool stores, and allow you to meet other people and possibly make
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America the Beautiful My thoughts and feelings of being an American can not be trapped into a simple word or phrase. I believe it is many things, “a great melting pot” of ideas, cultures, languages, races, and people. Being an American to me means that we have the right to happiness, we have the right to fulfill our own personal “American Dream”. To show our understanding of how and why our country rose from the Monarchy of a king to becoming the people’s based country. Since the United States
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February 23, 2014 Eva Harvey Debate over the National Anthem In early September of 2001, the United States of America found itself under attack yet again. Later on that tragic day, after the dust had cleared, Americans witnessed as three firefighters raised the American flag over what was once the World Trade Center. This one picture put the world on notice: the United States of America was still here. America’s pride had suffered a blow, but the attack rekindled America’s patriotism. Songs where
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Colombia is a fairly large country located in South America. It is bordered by Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and by two bodies of water. These bodies of water consist of the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. This is the only country in South America that borders both oceans. According to Colombian Geography, Colombia has “a continental area of 1.141.748 km2 (440 829 square miles).” This makes it the fourth largest country in South America. Also, Colombia is one of the 13 countries in the world
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Geo111 North America: Location: The location of North America would be the Northern Hemisphere and almost within the Western Hemisphere. North America is made up of United States and Canada. An absolute location in the United States would be New York. Alaska is also in the upper Northern part of North America above Canada. While Canada has much cooler weather, The Unites States Varies in climate from the West Coast to the Northeast and North South. Place: North America has a vast amount
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industry and affects all of us throughout our lives. We are exposed to over 2000 ads a day, aiming to persuade consumers to buy a certain product. American values are culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful that serve as broad guidelines for social living. In order to sell products, advertising has to appeal to people’s needs and prove how it can play a role in their lives. There are three American cultural values that are promoted in advertisement
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Women are beautiful By Maria Batrakova Group 21 D Free and beautiful, that was how one of the greatest innovators of photography, Garry Winogrand, pictured women. (Here you can see a photo of him: http://imgur.com/AjnXCe6) Due to Art Blart (Art Blart, 2011) he was considered as one of the most distinguished photographers of the twenties-century in America. Winogrand's amazing exhibition includes 85 spontaneous photographs taken between 1960 and 1975 in and around New-York city. (Series of
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In the Gorgias and Phaedrus, Socrates, as portrayed by Plato, discusses the Good, the True, and the Beautiful and their divine relation to rhetoric. He defines the Good, True, and Beautiful as the most divine and perfect forms of goodness, truth, and beauty because they all seek to better one’s soul. Each of these elements can form a framework to distinguish the most just form of rhetoric. Defining justice as an action to better one’s soul, Socrates utilizes these characteristics to distinguish
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