Grierson. Emily was raised up in a very wealthy family background just after the end of the civil war. In the story‚ Emily has been under strict control by her father throughout her life. Therefore‚ after the death of her father‚ she didn’t know nor could she understand on how to live her own life without her father. She was so close to her father than no one else thus they had established a very strong relationship. At first‚ Emily did not believe that her father was dead and she strongly denied
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Annotations: A Room of Her Own Brentley Patrick #2: This annotation at first glance appears to me to be faulty in a sense. I agree with the fact that it flows from choppy “Ands” to smooth “Commas”. But is that all taking place in this sentence? The author could have applied the fact that all of her clothes were second hand yet this one she kept like it were brand new each time she wears it. Another foreshadow
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Why Her? One of the most important things in life is our health. Most people are born healthy and don’t give a second thought about caring for their body during their daily lives. However‚ some people struggle with a daily reminder that having a healthy body is a privilege that many of us take for granted. Every time I visit my uncle’s house‚ I am reminded of how precious our health is when I see my cousin‚ Noor‚ and the struggles she lives with. I vividly remember the day I became aware that Noor
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on whether the mind is nonphysical or purely physical. Also‚ there are debates on who can possess consciousness. This argument arises in “Her (2013)‚” a film about a professional letter writer‚ Theodore Twombly‚ who falls in love with his operating system‚ Samantha. In the film‚ Theodore’s relationship with Samantha is questioned‚ a couple of times‚ to be real or not. From the outside‚ it seems impossible for an artificial intelligence with no physical body to be conscious and capable of having mental
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REVIEW Away From Her is a touching Canadian film starring Gorden Pinsent‚ Olympia Dukakis and Julie Christie about the effects of Alzheimer’s on an aging couple married for 44 years. Christie gives a powerful portrayal of a woman who slowly succumbs to the effects of this dreaded disease. Pinsent is also as effective as the helpless feeling husband who has the indistinct and difficult task of putting her into a home where he later learns that her memory is deteriorating. She begins to not recognize
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At its surface‚ a work may prove to be entertaining and playful‚ pulling the reader further and further into its plot. However‚ it is often not the depth of the plot that we must concern ourselves with‚ but rather the depth of its message and the means by which the author achieves a significant meaning. Symbolism and allegory‚ both elements of literature that convey more than what they might first suggest‚ are therefore commonplace in well-written pieces and their unity to the central theme is a
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Abigail Adams: Her Contributions Though quiet‚ sickly‚ and shy‚ Abigail Adams‚ the wife of second president John Adams‚ helped plant the seeds that eventually led to the concept of women¹s rights and women¹s equality with men. For a country which had been founded on the idea of independence for all‚ these concepts were still considered radical and even ridiculous. Abigail believed that a good education was just as necessary for girls as for boys. This was a departure from the prevailing
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Have your ITWMA friend‚ referring to your new phone‚ asked you: “Did you switch to other WAMBO? Why?” Then‚ you looked at him/her‚ startled‚ remembering that what your friend had asked is what Patrick Star had asked to Spongebob Squarepants. Wondering what he meant by the word WAMBO while hoping that what is happening is not a Déjà vu on real life of a cartoon‚ you replied‚ “What are you saying?” Well‚ you are one of the people who are not aware of the trends of technology that is why the word made
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with social power within their work‚ are “leaders of a new society” (Tate). Avant-garde artists of the cubist movement focused on alterations of form and innovative perspective. An advocate of the avant-garde‚ Gertrude Stein’s poems “A Carafe‚ That is a Blind Glass” and “If I Told Him‚ A Completed Portrait of Picasso” were heavily influenced by her personal life and the artistic movements of the time‚ as seen by the grammatical and psychological approaches she takes in her writing. Furthermore‚ through
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(person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea). Adjectives help us communicate our ideas more precisely and artistically. By knowing how to identify adjectives‚ we can avoid problems such as sentence fragments‚ excessive wordiness‚ and adjective/adverb mix-ups. Adjectives are far too numerous to name‚ but here are some examples: blue‚ cold‚ ancient‚ frustrating‚ dark‚ stormy‚ delighted‚ afraid‚ hairy‚ stressful‚ bold‚ normal‚ metallic‚ belated‚ enormous‚ special‚ sober‚ morose‚ tall‚ likeable‚ flat
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