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    put herself together. Stephen also meets his brother John who he has not heard from since John left Ndotsheni. Stephen is shocked to find that he es one of the cities leading activists and loves living in Johannesburg. Kumalo searches for his son Absalom and has a hard time doing it. Once he finds him he discovers that he has committed a murder by killing Arthur Jarvis‚ one of the cities favored people and James Jarvis’ son‚ and that he is to be sentenced to death. Stephen speaks with his son and

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    A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner SETTING: In a town called Jefferson in Mississippi and mainly in her house CHARACTERS: Miss Emily Grierson‚ Homer Barron‚ The Mayor and Miss Emily’s dad PLOT: a. Her dad dies. b. They thought he left town. c. Then they found him dead. THEME: a. Tradition vs. Change b. Struggle between past and present POINT OF VIEW: "A Rose for Emily" is a successful story not only because of its intricately complex chronology‚ but also because of its unique narrative

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    Summary of phaedo In the remote Peloponnesian township of Phlius‚ Echecrates encounters Phaedo of Elis‚ one of the men present during Socrates’ final hours. Eager to hear the story from a first-hand source‚ Echecrates presses Phaedo to tell what happened. A number of Socrates’ friends were gathered in his cell‚ including his old friend Crito and two Pythagorean philosophers‚ Simmias and Cebes. The account begins with Socrates proposing that though suicide is wrong‚ a true philosopher should look

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    discovers that his son who he came to Johannesburg to find has accidentally murdered a prominent black South African rights advocate‚ Arthur Jarvis. Kumalo befriends his son’s pregnant girlfriend and takes her under his wing as a sort of adopted child. Absalom is eventually ruled guilty of murder by the South African courts and is sentenced to hang. Grief stricken‚ Kumalo returns to his village to find it in a state of disrepair. While in Johannesburg we were introduced to Arthur Jarvis’ father‚ James Jarvis

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    “To the Memory of Mr. Oldham” is a touching elegy written by John Dryden. John Oldham died at the age of thirty and John Dryden‚ being fifty-two at the time of Oldham’s death‚ writes an elegy in tribute to the young poet’s achievements. However‚ what made John Dryden care enough to write twenty-five lines of heroic couplets‚ which is an unusual form for an elegy‚ in order to lament John Oldham’s untimely death? In researching this‚ one learns that Oldham achieved fame as a verse satirist‚ his satire

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    Michele R Erb BIBL 104 July 30‚ 2012 Old Testament Book Genres Deuteronomy The Book of Deuteronomy is in the genre of law. Deuteronomy is divided into three sections or speeches by Moses and tells about what God has done for the Israelites. It first tells how Moses was chosen leader and about the journey to the promise land. Moses talks about the rebellion and a lack of trust of God during the trip and of the 40 years wandering in the desert. The next speech is when Moses retells the people

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    Change In any journey‚ a person learns and changes. Change‚ whether it be good or bad‚ comes in many different forms; spiritual‚ mental‚ and physical. Every important life journey shares a common pattern. The journey begins with a question‚ a challenge to the meaning of one’s life‚ a question that can’t be answered by the journeyer’s current life situation. Therefore the questioner leaves his comfort zone‚ and journeys into the unknown to seek an answer. There‚ in the new world‚ his old beliefs

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    “Father of English Criticism‚ a. BEN JONSON THE FIRST ENG CRITIC‚ DRYDEN THE FATHER OF CRITICISM: Jonson is known as the first English critic but Dryden as the father of English criticism. It was Dr Johnson who conferred the title of ‘The Father of English Criticism’ on Dryden. Saintsbury‚ T.S. Eliot and many other modern critics support Dr. Johnson’s views. Of course by saying that Ben Jonson is the first critic of England Dryden’s position has not been degraded. That remark is based on

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    English B Essay anonymous Ms.Carty Essay Questions 1. Explain the situation in each poem in which there is needless loss of life. (8mks) 2. Say what techniques each poet uses to stir your emotions in response to that loss of life.(9mks) 3. Say which of the two poems you feel make the more convincing protest.(8mks) Both of the poems “Dulce de decorum Est” and “The woman speaks to the man who employs her Son” are protests against violence and the cruel waste of young lives in society

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    businessman and politician‚ and he directs them to the factory where his son and Absalom once worked together. After tracking him down from place to place‚ Kumalo finally discovers that his son has spent time in a reformatory and that he has gotten a girl pregnant. Absalom is later arrested for the murder of Arthur Jarvis‚ a important white crusader for racial justice. Despite Kumalo’s attempt to help his son‚ Absalom is sentenced to death. He claims it was unintentional and had help from John Kumalo’s

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