Awesome Student Mrs. Winningham English 1302.N02 March 22‚ 2013 Hubris’ Execution When men challenge nature they allow themselves no fate aside from death. Jack London and Franz Kafka each orchestrate settings comparable to hell in their short stories “To Build a Fire” and “The Hunger Artist”‚ respectively. London references “Sulphur Creek”‚ where the man first received warnings of his ignorant decisions‚ and “burning brimstone”‚ these words are commonly associated with hell itself (London 317-325)
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For the first time‚ I struggled with my buoyancy; I don’t know how fast I sank‚ but it was more than one foot per second. The pressure was intense. I needed to equalize; I pushed the air connector on BC-jacket to get a shot from the tank to counteract my sinking‚ letting the air out slowly to descend at a proper rate. I moved one step up‚ two steps down until I touched the ocean floor. The echoed sound of my breathing jolted out of sync with my movements. A thermocline from above and below traveled
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Running head: INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF EXTERNALIZING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ACROSS GENERATIONS Intergenerational Transmission of Externalizing Anxiety in Parents and the Association with that in their Children between the age 10 to 18 Misho Hristov University of Nicosia Spring Semester 2010 In fulfillment of the requirements for PSY-495 Xenia Hadjicharalambous ABSTRACT Anxiety is an affective state that affects everyone. However‚ not enough is known about the relationship between
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The Aye-aye It Pays to be Ugly In this paper‚ the writer will take on the persona of one of the strangest primates in the world – the Aye-aye. Found only in the forest of Madagascar‚ this unusual creature said to be closely related to chimpanzees as well as humans is a nocturnal primate under the family of lemurs (Daubentonia madagascariensis). Considered to be giants compared to other lemurs in the island of Madagascar‚ what makes this primate interesting to talk about is its unique yet strange
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education .c rs om 0500/23 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) Additional Materials: *3559230415* October/November 2010 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you
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Older brother of Pa Joad (Tom describes him as "a fella about 60"‚ but the narrator later tells you he is 50)‚ feels responsible for the death of his young wife years before when he ignored her pleas for a doctor because he thought she just had a stomachache‚ when she actually had a burst appendix. Filled with guilt‚ he is prone to binges involving alcohol and prostitutes‚ yet tries to repent for his sins and guilt by spoiling Ruthie and Winfield with candy when he can. Jim Casy – A former preacher
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In "Tree At My Window‚" Robert Frost addresses a tree growing outside of his bedroom window with these words: "But tree...You have seen me when I slept‚ ... I was taken and swept / And all but lost. / That day she put our heads together‚ / Fate had her imagination about her‚ / Your head so much concerned with outer‚ / Mine with inner‚ weather." In these lines Frost conveys several emotions and themes that infiltrate many of his works. These common themes include darkness‚ nighttime‚ isolation‚ inner
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look out for: Insomnia‚ or a desire to sleep too much or too little. Changes in your temperament‚ getting angry easily at things that usually wouldn’t bother you‚ depression‚ feeling vulnerable‚ feeling powerless. You start having aches‚ pains‚ stomachaches‚ headaches‚ or allergies that you usually didn’t have before arriving in Taiwan. Anger‚ irritability‚ resentment‚ and an unwillingness to interact with other people. A feeling of sadness or loneliness. A feeling of being lost‚ overlooked‚ exploited
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The Cricket Boy (A Chinese Tale) A long time ago‚ cricket fighting caught on in the imperial court‚ with the emperor leading the fad. A local magistrate in Huayin‚ who wanted to win the favor of the monarch‚ tried in every way to get him the best fighting crickets. He had a strategy for doing so: He managed to get a cricket that was very good at fighting. He then made his subordinates go to the heads of each village and force them to send in a constant supply of
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“The Poet’s day will be moment upon moment of gladsomeness‚” writes Maxine Hong Kingston in her book To Be the Poet. “Poets do whatever they like.” I take a walk in Wissahickon Park after dropping my twins at their school. The trails are muddy from heavy rains and temporary streams have formed along my path. (I have an hour before I need to open my laptop and get to work on my day job; not all poets do whatever they like.) The fuscia flowers of the redbud tree are brilliant against the green of early
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