Sunday, May 24, 2020

The American Dream In The New Colossus - 716 Words

Travel back to June 17, 1885. It is a summer New York day, and the statue of liberty has just arrived on American grounds. The lady herself was a gift from the French to the United States as a sign of friendship. However, on the bottom of the statue, there is a plaque with a poem. This poem is known as â€Å"The New Colossus,† By Emma Lazarus. â€Å"The New Colossus† set a foundation for what the United States morals were built on. One might argue if Americans should still abide to this poem. Though it has been roughly 130 years since the statue landed on the New York shores, Americans should still follow the poem’s example today. We should continue to follow the words stated at the base of the Statue of Liberty because it is an example of American†¦show more content†¦There are also many shops and businesses that have been brought to use through immigration. Numerous immigrant have left their touch on America, that some might even say we take for grante d the teeming amount of cultural influences America has. This country’s foundation is built on America opening its arms to people around the world. â€Å"From her beacon-hand, glows a world-wide welcome, her mild eyes command,† (The New Colossal), As stated in paragraph 1, â€Å"The New Colossus† was written roughly 130 years ago. For 130 years, America has been striving to meet the expectations of â€Å"The New Colossal.† Though there have been many complications and obstacles that come year to year, this country will ultimately continue better the way it welcomes immigrants. When you look at a timeline, you can see that many civilizations around the world are hundreds and even thousands of years older than America. In the words of Anna Lee, â€Å"America is having an identity crisis.† This country is so new and fresh. Similarly, like a young teenager, we don’t know who we are meant to be. 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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Ari no mama de - The Japanese version of Let It Go

The movie Frozen is titled as ã‚ ¢Ã£Æ'Šã  ¨Ã©â€º ªÃ£  ®Ã¥ ¥ ³Ã§Å½â€¹ (Anna and the Snow Queen) for the Japanese market, and it has become the third best-selling film of all time in Japan since its March 14 premiere. Japan’s highest-grossing film is currently Hayao Miyazaki’s animated classic â€Å"Spirited Away,† and â€Å"Titanic,† earns second place. The song Let It Go won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Besides the original English version, it is dubbed into another 42 languages and dialects worldwide. Here is the Japanese version of Let It Go which translates into Ari no mama de (As I am). Romaji Translation Ari no mama de Furihajimeta yuki wa ashiato keshite Masshirona sekai ni hitori no watashi Kaze ga kokoro ni sasayakuno Konomama ja dame dandato Tomadoi kizutsuki darenimo uchiakezuni Nayandeta soremo mou Yameyou Arino mama no sugata o miseru noyo Arino mama no jibun ni naruno Nanimo kowakunai Kazeyo fuke Sukoshimo samuku nai wa Nayandeta koto ga uso mitai de Datte mou jiyuu yo nandemo dekiru Dokomade yareruka jibun o tameshitai no Sou yo kawaru no yo Watashi Arino mama de sora e kaze ni notte Arino mama de tobidashite miru no Nido to namida wa nagasanai wa Tsumetaku daichi o tsutsumi komi Takaku maiagaru omoi egaite Hanasaku koori no kesshou no you ni Kagayaite itai mou kimeta no Kore de ii no jibun o suki ni natte Kore de ii no jibun o shinjite Hikari abinagara arukidasou Sukoshi mo samuku nai wa Japanese Version 㠁‚り㠁 ®Ã£  ¾Ã£  ¾Ã£  § é™ Ã£â€šÅ Ã¥ §â€¹Ã£â€š Ã£ Å¸Ã©â€º ªÃ£  ¯Ã¨ ¶ ³Ã£ â€šÃ£  ¨Ã¦ ¶Ë†Ã£ â€"㠁 ¦ çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã§â„¢ ½Ã£  ªÃ¤ ¸â€"ç•Å'㠁 «Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã¤ º ºÃ£  ®Ã§ §  é ¢ ¨Ã£ Å'Ã¥ ¿Æ'㠁 «Ã£ â€¢Ã£ â€¢Ã£â€šâ€žÃ£  Ã£  ® 㠁“㠁 ®Ã£  ¾Ã£  ¾Ã£ ËœÃ£â€šÆ'ãÆ'ۋÆ' ¡Ã£   Ã£â€šâ€œÃ£   Ã£  ¨ æˆ ¸Ã¦Æ'‘㠁„å‚ ·Ã£  ¤Ã£  Ã¨ ª °Ã£  «Ã£â€šâ€šÃ¦â€°â€œÃ£  ¡Ã¦ËœÅ½Ã£ â€˜Ã£ Å¡Ã£  « æ‚ ©Ã£â€šâ€œÃ£  §Ã£ Å¸Ã£  Ã£â€šÅ'もも㠁† ã‚„ã‚ Ã£â€šË†Ã£ â€  㠁‚り㠁 ®Ã£  ¾Ã£  ¾Ã£  ®Ã¥ § ¿Ã¨ ¦â€¹Ã£ â€ºÃ£â€šâ€¹Ã£  ®Ã£â€šË† 㠁‚り㠁 ®Ã£  ¾Ã£  ¾Ã£  ®Ã¨â€¡ ªÃ¥Ë†â€ Ã£  «Ã£  ªÃ£â€šâ€¹Ã£  ® ä ½â€¢Ã£â€šâ€šÃ¦â‚¬â€"㠁 Ã£  ªÃ£ â€ž é ¢ ¨Ã£â€šË†Ã¥  ¹Ã£ â€˜ Ã¥ °â€˜Ã£ â€"ã‚‚å ¯â€™Ã£  Ã£  ªÃ£ â€žÃ£â€š  æ‚ ©Ã£â€šâ€œÃ£  §Ã£ Å¸Ã£ â€œÃ£  ¨Ã£ Å'嘘㠁 ¿Ã£ Å¸Ã£ â€žÃ£  § 㠁  Ã£  £Ã£  ¦Ã£â€šâ€šÃ£ â€ Ã¨â€¡ ªÃ§â€ ±Ã£â€šË†Ã£  ªÃ£â€šâ€œÃ£  §Ã£â€šâ€šÃ£  §Ã£  Ã£â€šâ€¹ 㠁 ©Ã£ â€œÃ£  ¾Ã£  §Ã£â€šâ€žÃ£â€šÅ'る㠁‹è‡ ªÃ¥Ë†â€ Ã£â€šâ€™Ã¨ © ¦Ã£ â€"㠁Ÿã â€žÃ£  ® 㠁 Ã£ â€ Ã£â€šË†Ã¥ ¤â€°Ã£â€š Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã£  ®Ã£â€šË† ç §  㠁‚り㠁 ®Ã£  ¾Ã£  ¾Ã£  §Ã§ © ºÃ£  ¸Ã© ¢ ¨Ã£  «Ã¤ ¹â€"㠁 £Ã£  ¦ 㠁‚り㠁 ®Ã£  ¾Ã£  ¾Ã£  §Ã© £â€ºÃ£  ³Ã¥â€¡ ºÃ£ â€"㠁 ¦Ã£  ¿Ã£â€šâ€¹Ã£  ® ä ºÅ'Ã¥ º ¦Ã£  ¨Ã¦ ¶â„¢Ã£  ¯Ã¦ µ Ã£ â€¢Ã£  ªÃ£ â€žÃ£â€š  å† ·Ã£ Å¸Ã£  Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¥Å" °Ã£â€šâ€™Ã¥Å'…㠁 ¿Ã¨ ¾ ¼Ã£  ¿ é «ËœÃ£  Ã¨Ë†Å¾Ã£ â€žÃ¤ ¸Å Ã£ Å'ã‚‹æ€ Ã£ â€žÃ¦  Ã£ â€žÃ£  ¦ èŠ ±Ã¥â€™ ²Ã£  Ã¦ ° ·Ã£  ®Ã§ µ Ã¦â„¢ ¶Ã£  ®Ã£â€šË†Ã£ â€ Ã£  « è ¼ Ã£ â€žÃ£  ¦Ã£ â€žÃ£ Å¸Ã£ â€žÃ£â‚¬â€šÃ£â€šâ€šÃ£ â€ Ã¦ ± ºÃ£â€š Ã£ Å¸Ã£  ® 㠁“ã‚Å'㠁 §Ã£ â€žÃ£ â€žÃ£  ®Ã¨â€¡ ªÃ¥Ë†â€ Ã£â€šâ€™Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã£  Ã£  «Ã£  ªÃ£  £Ã£  ¦ 㠁“ã‚Å'㠁 §Ã£ â€žÃ£ â€žÃ£  ®Ã¨â€¡ ªÃ¥Ë†â€ Ã¤ ¿ ¡Ã£ ËœÃ£  ¦ 光〠Ã¦ µ ´Ã£  ³Ã£  ªÃ£ Å'ら㠁‚る㠁 Ã£   Ã£  Ã£ â€  Ã¥ °â€˜Ã£ â€"ã‚‚å ¯â€™Ã£  Ã£  ªÃ£ â€ž Vocabulary arinomama 㠁‚り㠁 ®Ã£  ¾Ã£  ¾ --- unvarnished, undisguisedfurihajimeru é™ Ã£â€šÅ Ã¥ §â€¹Ã£â€š Ã£â€šâ€¹ --- to start fallingyuki é› ª --- snowashiato è ¶ ³Ã¨ · ¡ --- footprintkesu æ ¶Ë†Ã£ â„¢ --- to erasemasshiro çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã§â„¢ ½ --- pure whitesekai ä ¸â€"ç•Å' --- worldhitori 㠁 ²Ã£  ¨Ã£â€šÅ  --- alonewatashi ç §  --- Ikaze é ¢ ¨ --- windkokoro Ã¥ ¿Æ' --- heartsasayku 㠁•ã â€¢Ã£â€šâ€žÃ£   --- to whisperkonomama 㠁“㠁 ®Ã£  ¾Ã£  ¾--- as they aredame 㠁  Ã£â€š  --- no goodtomadou æˆ ¸Ã¦Æ'‘㠁† --- to be at a losskizutsuku å‚ ·Ã£  ¤Ã£   --- to hurtdarenimo è ª °Ã£  «Ã£â€šâ€š --- nobodyuchiakeru 打㠁 ¡Ã¦ËœÅ½Ã£ â€˜Ã£â€šâ€¹ --- to confess; to confidenayamu æ‚ ©Ã£â€šâ‚¬ --- to be worried; to be distressedyameru ã‚„ã‚ Ã£â€šâ€¹ --- to stopsugata Ã¥ § ¿ --- appearancemiseru è ¦â€¹Ã£ â€ºÃ£â€šâ€¹ --- to showjibun è‡ ªÃ¥Ë†â€  --- oneselfnanimo ä ½â€¢Ã£â€šâ€š --- nothingkowakunai æ€â€"㠁 Ã£  ªÃ£ â€ž --- not to scarefuku Ã¥  ¹Ã£   --- to blowuso 嘘 --- liejiyuu è‡ ªÃ§â€ ±--- freedomnandemo 㠁 ªÃ£â€šâ€œÃ£  §Ã£â€šâ€š --- anythingdekiru 㠁 §Ã£  Ã£â€šâ€¹ --- canyareru ã‚„ã‚Å'ã‚‹ --- to be able totamesu è © ¦Ã£ â„¢ --- to trykawaru Ã¥ ¤â€°Ã£â€š Ã£â€šâ€¹ --- to changesora ç © º --- skynoru ä ¹â€"ã‚‹ --- to carrytobidasu é £â€ºÃ£  ³Ã¥â€¡ ºÃ£ â„¢ --- to spring outnidoto ä ºÅ'Ã¥ º ¦Ã£  ¨ --- never againnamida æ ¶â„¢ --- tearnagasu æ µ Ã£ â„¢ --- to shedtsumetaku å† ·Ã£ Å¸Ã£   --- colddaichi Ã¥  °Ã¥Å" ° --- plateautsutsumu Ã¥Å'…ã‚€ --- to wraptakaku é «ËœÃ£   --- highmaiagaru 舞㠁„ä ¸Å Ã£ Å'ã‚‹ --- to soaromoi æ€ Ã£ â€ž--- thoughtegaku æ  Ã£   --- to picture to oneselfhana èŠ ± --- flowersaku å’ ²Ã£   --- to bloomkoori æ ° · --- icekesshou ç µ Ã¦â„¢ ¶ --- crystalkagayaku è ¼ Ã£   --- to shinekimeru æ ± ºÃ£â€š Ã£â€šâ€¹ --- to decidesuki Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã£   --- to likeshinjiru ä ¿ ¡Ã£ ËœÃ£â€šâ€¹ --- to believehikari å…‰ --- lightabiru æ µ ´Ã£  ³Ã£â€šâ€¹ --- to baskaruku æ ­ ©Ã£   --- to walksamukunai Ã¥ ¯â€™Ã£  Ã£  ªÃ£ â€ž --- not cold   Grammar (1) Prefix ma Ma çÅ"Ÿ is a prefix to emphasize the noun that comes after ma. makk çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã¨ µ ¤ --- bright redmasshiro çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã§â„¢ ½ --- pure whitemanatsu çÅ"Ÿå ¤  --- the middle of summermassaki çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã¥â€¦Ë† --- at the very firstmassao çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã© â€™ --- deep bluemakkuro çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã© »â€™ --- black as inkmakkura çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã¦Å¡â€" --- pitch-darkmapputatsu çÅ"Ÿã  £Ã¤ ºÅ'㠁 ¤ --- right in two (2) Adjectives Kowai (scared) and samui (cold) are adjectives. There are two types of adjectives in Japanese: i-adjectives and na-adjectives. I-adjectives all end in ~ i, though they never end in ~ ei (e.g. kirei is not an i-adjective.) Kowakunai and samukunai are negative form of kowai and samui. Click this link to learn more about Japanese adjectives. (3) Personal Pronouns â€Å"Watashi† is formal and the most commonly used pronoun. Japanese pronoun usage is quite different from that of English. There are a variety of pronouns used in Japanese depending on the gender of the speaker or the style of speech. Learning how to use Japanese personal pronouns is important, but more important is to understand how not to use them. When the meaning can be understood from the context, the Japanese prefer not to use personal pronouns. Click this link to learn more about personal pronouns.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

The Head vs. the Heart Free Essays

The Head Vs.. The Heart The sounds of tools and chains clink and Jingle not too far off Slaves are in the fenced off field picking the soft cotton from the dry earth. We will write a custom essay sample on The Head vs. the Heart or any similar topic only for you Order Now The dust coming from the path that leads from the big, white house to the field gets picked up in gusts of wind making them squint their eyes. The owners of the house are chatting and laughing on their dusty porch sipping on their tea while their children play tag and hide-and-go-seek with each other on the grass below. The sun Is beating down on them with Intermittent periods of shade from the passing clouds blocking the suns harsh rays. To the left, there Lies the Millponds river. The water calmly passes by. Carrying branches and logs that slowly drift down the river passing quacking ducks swimming to keep from the heat. Hanging over the cool, dark water are willow trees that one could lie under peacefully in the shade. It is quiet there and is the perfect place to unwind and forget all the worries of the day. This mixed setting is something that is easily seen in Mark Twain’s book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn does not need d quiet place Eke that to get to thinking about his day, his upcoming decisions, his past choices, and his life In general. He constantly thinks about what Is right and what Is wrong, but In his society, there are often conflicting answers, the things his head tells him to do, which Is what society tells him, and the things that his heart tells him, the Ramirez 2 things that he believes to be right. Mark Twain satires d society that forces d child to go to hell† In order to do what Is morally right. Husks caretakers wanted Heck to be well educated, go to church, and learn about the bell_ Ironically, he never found anything interesting. When the Widow Douglas tried to â€Å"learned [Ã'›_him] about Moses and the Bulrushes and [†¦ He] was in a sweat to find out all about him,† he found out â€Å"that Moses had been a considerable long time, so then [†¦ He] didn’t care no more about him because [†¦ He] don’t take no stock in dead people† (cal). Heck wanted to learn about religion, but he could never bring himself too it because of his lack of Interest. He also did not believe In It because Miss Watson told him that whatever he prayed for, he would get. â€Å"But It warrant so. [†¦ Hell tried It. [†¦ Hell tried for the hooks three or four runes, but somehow [†¦ Hell couldn’t make It work† (chi). Heck viewed the slaves In a different light. He did not Just see them as objects to be owned and sold. He knew he could not do whatever he pleased with them because to him, unlike the majority of socio’, they were actual people with feelings and emotions. When Jim ran way from Miss Watson, even though Heck knew him to be â€Å"most ruined for a servant, because he got stuck up on account of having seen the devil and been rode by witches† (chi en still gave him a chance and treated m as t en were anyone else to go along with him on his adventures. He believes what he is told until he finds that it actually is not the case. Even though the rest of society wanted him to and would have turned Jim in, Husks kind heart told him that the people were wrong and to do what he thought was morally right. Authority was also a challenge for young Huckleberry. He disobeys his father which is a young boys largest role model as well as authority figure. Pap tells him to â€Å"look here–mind Ramirez 3 how [†¦ Heck] talks to [†¦ Him]; [†¦ He is] a-standing about all [†¦ He] can stand now– so don’t game no sass† (chi) because Heck wan not giving his father the respect that he deserved. When Heck ran away, he knew he was going against his father’s wishes, but did not care that he was going against authority because he was following what his heart was telling him to do. Throughout the book, Heck knows what is right and hat is wrong according to the world he lives in, but according to him, â€Å"What’s the use you learning to do right, when it’s troublesome to do right and anti no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is Just the same? † (chic). It was difficult in that time period to distinguish the difference between true right and wrong, but Heck broke the standard and questioned what he knew in order to do what he found to be the truly right way. Works Cited Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. De. Thomas Nash. New York: Penguin, Ltd. , 1985. Print How to cite The Head vs. the Heart, Papers

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Creative Story Concusion Essay Example For Students

Creative Story: Concusion Essay Creative Story: ConcusionEnglish 10 Nate Pike Period. 9// 96 Ding , Ding, Ding. School had just ended. My butt had been just freedfrom the oppression of that chair for the rest of my life. Never again was Iplanning to sit down in Mr. Dicksons room again. But that was the least of myconcerns. Because, today I couldnt wait to get riding on the Bike trails. Thesewere old paths of a railroad track that had jumps built on them. By the time Igot out to the bikeracks and met my friends, we were exhilerated. To the biketrails? I asked. to the bike trails they replied. We had been going to the bike trailsfor weeks now. Every day we came back for another thrill. So, with haste we spedaway from school. Our first stop was my house. going to the bike trails , MomI said while grabbing a box of little debbie snacks. O.K., be home for supper she said. This was in code it meant be homeat five. Well who cares on to the second stop, Dons Deli. I went in and grabbed the usual. A pink lemonade Snapple and one ofthose huge pixie sticks. I got to the counter. The usual the cashier saidYup I said realizing that this recognition was a product of the lastfew weeks. That will be two dollars she said. But that was needless because I hadalready left the money and was half way out the door. I mounted my bike and rodethe steed while sucking down as much sugar as possible. We finally arrived atthe bike trails. We then Infiltrated the left over food that we bought fromDons Deli. We were all on a sugar high, its now time to ride. We did the usual. Had jump contests, fix jumps, and practiced new tricks. I had a good day, myjumps were perfect. And we would soon would move on to the hardest jump. Thebig double. This jump was about three and a half to four feet high. And aproximately eleven feet long. Not only that, if you messed up their was a ditchin the middle. I jumped it at least ten times, missing trees on the landingevery time. And because of this we decided to move it over. This process only used about an hour of precious jumping time. We had madethe jump better than ever. I tried the jump first of course. We couldnt havemade it any better. It was about five now. The day was ending so we decided itwas time to time laps around the track. The usual lap was about thirty seconds. But I was thinking about changing that. So I left the starting position andpedaled as hard and as fast as I could. The first jump was in sight, the bigdouble. I jumped , but I was too high and going so far that I went over thelanding. But the shock to my knees didnt bother me because I was used to it. Ithen rode the corner on the top edge. From experience, I knew that this getsyou more speed . Then the little double, and another large jump were easy. Irode in to the finish. Whats my time. I asked knowing that I had beaten therecord. Oh we kinda screwed it up. Just go again. One of my friends said. So Iswiftly set off. Not knowing that this time something would go terribly wrong. Iremember jumping the big double and in mid air I looked to the side. 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