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History repeats itself

Posted on October 10, 2012 by sb128227

Back in chapter ten of the Narrative, Frederick Douglas mentions how the whites are saying that the African Americans are taking the jobs of the whites, how they’re taking over the country, and how anyone that is black can be … Continue reading →

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Journey to the West. Cpht 1

Posted on September 17, 2012 by sb128227

When I read the introduction to the story, I wasn’t looking forward to reading the poems inside the story. I never understood poetry and could never analyze it deeply; it is basically my least favorite writing style to read. The … Continue reading →

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Anything You Can Do

Posted on September 9, 2012 by sb128227

When I reached the part of the old woman’s story in Candide, I couldn’t get the song of “anything you can do I can do better, I can do anything better that you” out of my head. In a way … Continue reading →

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A “Modest” proposal

Posted on September 2, 2012 by sb128227

The proposal by Swift to solve the problem of poverty in Ireland was nothing to what I expecting. When I started the reading it looked like a problem that we face in the world today, and was expecting a solution … Continue reading →

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