Non-Fiction Summative Assignment- Canadian Voting Age
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on Once upon a time there was a keen little dog,
Inspired and determined to become a guide puppy.
So excited to attend this dog training school,
He was practically prancing towards the entrance of the university.
When he trotted inside, his joy suddenly shattered
As he saw the minimum height needed to attend the institution.
His tiny little size was nothing compared to the skyscraping scale,
He needed a solution.
Despite the unfortunate incident, the puppy would not give up.
He tried everything he could to seem to meet that standard height.
Though his efforts made no difference, a trainer watched and sympathized.
She let him in despite his size since his future looked bright.
The dog attended each class and course
But quickly found some difficulties.
His little size was just not suited
For the training taught typically.
Though these circumstances presented an evident obstacle
The pup wouldn’t choose to let this defeat him.
He knew the only way he could catch up to the others
Was to use his mighty brain to adapt and outsmart them.
He found ways around his disadvantageous height
And was showing great promise to his trainer and peers,
But when the final exam came and he slipped up,
He was failed and kicked out of the academy in tears.
Discouraged and dismayed, the young puppy trudged away,
Filled with sorrow and gloom, like a sky full of grey.
His purpose seemed lost, he had nowhere to go.
He felt useless until he saw a blind lady down the road.
She roamed unknowingly through a hazardous construction site,
And with a machine nearing, the dog filled with fright.
He knew what he had to do, and ran to her aid.
He led her to safety, no longer afraid.
As they made it to the sidewalk,
The dog no longer felt blue
As he had saved this woman’s life,
And his purpose came anew.
The trainers of the school witnessed his noble deed,
And realized this fearsome little dog was born to lead.
They granted him a bright blue cape, this puppy was hero!
For he didn’t allow being little to stop him, and found a new way to grow.
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Pedestrian Persuasive Video Assignment
on Social media is a globally accessible platform that is heavily integrated into our lives. And as much as we don’t want to admit, social media has generally become a necessity, especially to the current and upcoming generations. As humankind progresses and advances, it’s not hard to assume that technology will become more and more integrated into our lives, but with proper moderation and utilization, social media is very beneficial to us all.
Social media is essential to so many professions, whether a platform is used for marketing, promoting products, or even the development of exclusive brands and companies. With such an easily accessible market of consumers, social media has allowed people to successfully start and expand businesses, ultimately creating more jobs and opportunities across the globe.
Nowadays, most people become aware of global issues through social media, since not everyone watches the news. In this day and age, many show their support and sympathy for certain causes and environmental devastations through social media, whether it be informing others of issues or even donating to petitions and charities. There are even occasions where accounts on social media are created solely to shine light on the horrible things going on around the world, in hopes to put an end to such problems.
Of everything, social media is probably best known and used as a form of communication. It is much easier to come into contact with someone through social media, rather than ask for a phone number or email address, especially with the added cost of long distance calling. Social media allows you to stay in touch with your family across seas, since not everyone can afford a plane ticket. Its easy, convenient, and in the end, sustaining connections around the world that could’ve been lost due to hassle and lack of accessibility.
As you can see, social media can benefit us all, as long as we take responsibility and use it in the most efficient way. Social media will never disappear, so we might as well use it to our greatest advantage.
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Analysis of “Annabel Lee”
The poem, “Annabel Lee,” written by Edgar Allen Poe, is a tragic love-story between a man and his wife, Annabel Lee. The man recalls the memory of his desirable love between himself and Annabel Lee, and how absurdly strong their bond was. It seemed to be such a monumental love, that the seraphs of heaven envied their affection and took Annabel Lee away from the man. Even with her agonizing death, the man would never dissever his connection to her, and would prove his devotion by lying by her side, in her tomb, every single day. This poem expresses immense passion and loyalty, displaying the true affects and sacrifices of love. This poem is significant because it shows the relation between two of such grand dedication, and its dazedly morbid consequences. This poem displays many forms of poetic devices throughout its content. One example is alliteration, which is present in “The angels, not half so happy in Heaven” (21). Another device present is assonance, which creates an auditory appeal in “Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee” (26). The most common device throughout this poem though, would have to be repetition, which creates a large emphasis on the phrases “kingdom by the sea” and “beautiful Annabel Lee”. There is also another form of repetition in the line “But we loved with a love that was more than love” (9). This creates a heavy emphasis on their everlasting love, which is a common theme throughout the poem.
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Conformity has an important role in the novel, Fahrenheit 451, and today’s society. We further researched conformity and connected the information to characters and pieces of the story. We explore this topic more closely in our podcast, and come to learn that there are many components to why a person conforms. After this project we were able to answer the following question, how does conformity influence one’s judgement within a society?
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Literature Picture Project
on The short story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” written by James Thurber, is about a man named Walter who lives his life constantly going in and out of reality. His normal life is quite dull, which results in him making up for past time by envisioning exhilarating scenarios starring himself. Every dream that Walter encounters is triggered by something that is currently on Walters mind, whether it be something he heard around him or something that caught his eye. This continues throughout the entire plot-line of the story, and ends with Walter mid-dream, leaving us with a general curiosity and wonderment. This project requires one to find quotes within the story to demonstrate a literary term, and to provide a brief explanation of why that quote represents what it does. One shall also provide a picture that encapsulates the quote and literary term in one, as well as make sense to the storyline itself.
EXPOSITION
“Walter drove on towards Waterbury in silence, the roaring of the SN202 through the worst storm in twenty years of Navy flying fading in the remote, intimate airways of his mind.”
Walter is still reminiscent of the dream he just experienced, which shows the exposition of the story because it shows the pathways between Walter’s reality and fantasy.
RISING ACTION #1
“He drove around the streets, aimlessly for a time, and then he drove past the hospital on his way to the parking lot.”
This is the trigger to his second daydream, which is part of the rising action because he has multiple dreams throughout the story, each leading him deeper into the storyline.
RISING ACTION #2
“’Where’s the what’s-its-name?’ she would ask. ‘Don’t tell me you forgot the what’s-its-name.’ A newsboy went by shouting something about the Waterbury trial.”
This is the trigger to the third dream in the story, where Walter is thinking about being questioned and heard about the trial, which led his dream to resemble him on the stand being accused of murder.
RISING ACTION #3
“He picked up an old copy of Liberty and sank down into the chair. ‘Can Germany Conquer the World Through the Air?’ Walter Mitty looked at the pictures of bombing planes and of ruined streets.”
This is the trigger to the fourth dream in the story, which led Walter to imagine himself as a high profile pilot in the air force. Each dream continues to build the plot-line further and further.
CLIMAX
“He turned and waved to the sergeant. ‘Cheerio!’ he said… Something struck his shoulder. “I’ve been looking all over this hotel for you,’ said Mrs. Mitty.”…“’I was thinking,’ said Walter Mitty. ‘Does it ever occur to you that I am sometimes thinking?’”
Walter has just reached a high point in his dream when his wife abruptly wakes him. He finally stands up for himself, a little meekly but still valid. That is the highest point of the story, because of the intense dream climax as well as Walter’s realization of his thinned patience.
FALLING ACTION
“Walter Mitty lighted a cigarette. It began the rain, rain with sleet in it. He stood up against the wall of the drugstore, smoking…”
Right after Walter confronts his wife, he drearily waits outside in the rain for her. This is the lead in to his final dream, which is the end of the story. He feels defeated, or frustrated, but accepts it.
DENOUEMENT
“Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last.”
This is the conclusion because it is the last event that occurs in the story, as well as the fact that it is Walter admitting to defeat, in his dream and also someway in his real life.
PHYSICAL SETTING
“She had told him, twice, before they set out from their house for Waterbury.”
This quote shows that they live in Waterbury.
EMOTIONAL SETTING
“’Hmm?’ said Walter Mitty. He looked at his wife, in the seat beside him, with shocked astonishment. She seemed grossly unfamiliar, like a strange woman who had yelled at him in a crowd.”
Throughout majority of the story, Walter is in a daze, and this quotes shows his confusion and unawareness that matches the tone of the story as well as the emotional setting.
CONFLICT TYPE
“Things close in,’ said Walter vaguely.”
Throughout the story, Walter is constantly going in and out of dreams, causing him to lose track of what’s going on in his real life, and repeatedly annoying his wife. In this quote it shows the conflict type is person vs. self, because you can see how tired he is of the interchanging worlds, and how it affects his real life.
ENDING TYPE
“He stood up against the wall of the drugstore, smoking…”
The ending type is unresolved/ cliffhanger. This quote is the last thing that Walter did in his real life before he started dreaming again, so we will never really know what happens when his wife gets back, or what happens in his dream.
IRONY EXAMPLE
“What are you driving so fast for?”
This is ironic because in his dream he is driving the hydroplane at an extremely high speed, and then his wife yells at him for driving at 55 km, which is nothing compared to the speed of the hydroplane in his dream.
SUSPENSE EXAMPLE
“Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last.”
This is the last sentence of the story, and leaves us wondering what happened to Walter in the dream, but also what happened to Walter in real life. Do the dreams finally get to him, causing a mental break down? Will his wife leave him for not paying enough attention to her? We will never find out, which is what leaves us in a desperate curiosity.