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    as a form of literary persuasion. John Smith and William Bradford were two such writers. Smith and Bradford use religion as a literary tool to persuade the reader towards their own interests. There are similarities and differences in the motivation to use religion by these two authors‚ yet the use is still prevalent in their writings. The reasons for these similarities and differences are found in the greater interest of each individual author. John Smith and William Bradford use divine guidance

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    The sea is … a lion’s roar a shark’s restaurant a quilt of blue a surfer’s paradise The sea is … a leaking ink cartridge the eyes of a fair haired child the sound of the crashing waves a shiny blue sheet hugging the shore a blue lagoon blue nothingness God’s tears a deadly suffocating machine a mermaid’s kingdom water‚ alive a flooded land occasionally death when oil tankers spill a fish’s home white horses riding on a blue carpet a bowl of salty water

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    Literature in the 1960’s Literature. Works of amazing writing with lasting caliber and quality. Throughout history‚ literature of all kinds has had a big impact on what happened in history.Novels‚ influence the way we think about the world. Newspapers‚ inform us on what’s going on all around us. Ads‚ essays‚ articles‚ and more are a big part of our lives‚ without us ever even noticing them. They show up in places we look for entertainment‚ or become the entertainment itself. They notify us on what

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    to do is make a strong communication” (Stevie Smith) Florence Margaret Smith also known as Stevie Smith was a famous English poet and novelist that lived form 1902 to her tragic death in 1971. Throughout her life Smith went through a lot of heartache with her family and especially within herself. When Stevie Smith became acquainted with the face of death‚ she was fascinated by the melancholy emotions of depression she began to feel. As a result‚ Smith utilized her emotions relating to neglect‚ death

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    American Literature from Puritanism to Romanticism Comparison of Puritanism‚ the Age of Reason‚ and Romanticism. Puritanism hard times God-centered (look for answers from God)→ unknown is defined as God Salem witch trials Puritanism→mysticism→orderly way of life extremism Age of Reason→easier times→human-centered→logical analysis of the environment (look for answers in human intellect and reasoning ability—result is an emotional emptiness; nothing to explain why there is evil or happiness)→

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    Introduction For this essay I will be explaining what I might do to encourage team performance by using Katzenbach and Smith’s Article as a scaled directive/guideline. The discipline of teams has been useful to show how to encourage team performance and this I will explain I will explain in the first part of this essay. Main Body According to Katzenbach and Smith‚ there is an importance to distinguish between Teams and Groups. Why? Because it is believed that Teams are different from Groups

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    Literature during the American Revolution 1. This time period produced several famous authors including Benjamin Franklin‚ Paul Revere‚ Thomas Paine‚ etc. Many of the writings of the time are written from the battlefront or from a perspective of the revolutionary. Many less famous pieces were written from English loyalists and are equally important to understanding the literature of the time. 2. Unfortunately many of the writing of the time are lost because they were written on the battlefront

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    few urban factor workers at the end of the nineteenth century; most laborers worked in agriculture during that period. 5. Which of the following best describes the effects of the end of Reconstruction in the southern states in 1877? (A) African Americans enjoyed unprecedented economic opportunities and protection of their civil rights.

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    Gothic Literature Comparative Essay In the movie ‘Coraline ‘ and the texts ‘The Red Room’‚ ‘The Yellow Wallpaper”’ and ‘Northanger Abbey’‚ there are many aspects of gothic literature present‚ gothic literature is used to create mystery and a sense of something odd to come. Coraline is a movie about a young girl who discovers a parallel universe in the new house she moved into‚ The Red Room is about a supposedly haunted room‚ Northanger Abbey is about a girl who is spending some time in an old

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    John Smith Professor Edgar Allen Comp-Lit 121 14 November 2013 Essay 2 The theme of sacrifice is shown a lot in a few particular stories that I have read this past month. One of them being The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas. Another one being A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. I saw that these two stories supported the theme of sacrifice in many different ways. They supported the theme through character interactions‚ imagery‚ and certain quotes expressed throughout each story. Imagery in

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