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    The Later in Life Adulthood: Reflection Paper The location that was decided was the Brian Center located on the east side of Charlotte. The exact address of the location is 5939 Redman Rd. The initial person who informed the group about the information was Felicia. She had prior establishments with the agency and felt that volunteering with them would be refreshing. She had enlightened the group that the individuals are the retirement home casually play bingo and don’t mind our school involving

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    White Horse

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    One of Whitehorse physical feature is mount Sima. It’s in only 20 minutes from downtown‚ Mount Sima offers runs from beginner to advanced and includes a freestyle ski area. First opened in 1993‚ Mount Sima was a venue for the 2007 Canada Winter Games.  One human attraction of this city is the Canada’s games centre. The Canada Games Centre is a full service use community sport‚ recreation and wellness facility for the City of Whitehorse and surrounding communities. This region stands along

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    AP English Literature and Composition Character Name(s) _______________________________________________________________ Score _____ / 30 I. Provide an example of each of these literary terms for character from any of the short stories in this section. Characterization: Antihero: Dynamic: Static: Foil: Flat: Stock: Round: Saving Sourdi by May-Lee Chai (Page 121) 1. How does your response to Nea develop over the course of the story? Is she a dynamic or static character?

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    Innocence‚ the theme repeated so many times within the novel. Our hearts all want to hold on to the innocence that we had as children. However‚ the adult world doesn’t allow for innocence‚ it only allows blood‚ sweat‚ tears‚ and stress. This spiritual theme of innocence is described perfectly when Holden states "Anyway‚ I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids‚ and nobody’s around – nobody big‚ I mean – except me. And I’m

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    Holden Caulfield‚ a cynical and paradoxical teenager not ready to embrace adulthood goes on a journey to explore the phoniness of the adult world. J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye published in 1951 reflects on Holden as a child as well as an adult. His neglection of adulthood and his blindness on the innocence of youth presents a great challenge in his life. The bulk of the novel displays Holden‚ a 16 year old teenager who just flunked out of Pencey Prep fleeing to his hometown‚ New York City

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    Desdemona is responsible for her own death as a result of her innocence and her inability to ask the right questions. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Desdemona plays the role of Othello’s wife. The plot of the play results in her tragic and sudden death. However the true tragedy is that it all could have been avoided if she would have spoken up‚ asked questions‚ and used her better judgment than listen to those around her. Desdemona is very loyal to her husband Othello. She loves him‚ and

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    Lawrence employs symbolism to develop the idea that love and happiness‚ can be shattered by the root of all evil‚ money‚ greed‚ and selfishness. Hester‚ Paul’s mother‚ becomes malcontented with her marriage after her husband falls short‚ lacking enough money to support the elegant lifestyle that she feels she deserves. After Paul receives a rocking horse one Christmas‚ he rides it often and develops an outlandish intuitive power that enables him to foresee the victors of the upcoming

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    The Rocking Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) is a tragic story in which the protagonist Hester learns that money does not equal happiness. The setting in the short story is used to express Hester’s longing for luck and what comes along with it. The Rocking Horse Winner takes place approximately from August to End November early December. We can tell that it ends near November because near the end of the story Hester’s birthday arrives which is in November and the book takes place over

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    Horses of the Night - First Stage Notes • Vanessa was 6 years old‚ and Shallow Creek was a very cold environment o "No leaves grew...breath of seals and polar bears snuffled out steamily and turned to ice" - IMAGERY • Chris was fifteen when Vanessa met him • "...let him stay at the Brick House."  significance? • "...high low-sweeping spruce trees shutting out the sun with their dusky out-fanned branches." (pg 283) - IMAGERY • "At last the front screen door was hurled open and Grandfather Connor

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    extravagance‚ a perspective brought on by the harsh reality of World War I. The scarcity of resources combined with stark images of the war influenced writers to condemn the aristocracy for their excessive self-indulgence. In DH Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner” his hatred for the English people’s materialism is conveyed through the death of an innocent child. Without a doubt‚ DH Lawrence views England as a money-dominated society. In fact Koban states‚ “Lawrence hated money and warping of modern man

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