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    on their porch judging a woman walking down the sidewalk who does not saying anything. As well the humors idea of a man teaching his female killer to shoot a gun. In the beginning of the novel the narrator starts with the introduction of porch sitters. A group of people who talk about others in their community without any knowledge of what they’re going through. It’s understanding that the first chapter can come across as “ a little sententious at the start” (Tompkins.) Since the porch sitters talk

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    The porch built into the foremost structure of many homes in the Southern United States represented a free space to share current local and/or international news‚ recent happenings in the community‚ entertain local audiences both young and old with stories‚ and debate on a number of topics. This in mind‚ it is no coincidence that Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the 1937 novel and best known work by Zora Neale Hurston‚ begins by describing the setting on a porch: “The sun was gone‚ but he had left his

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    Malaysian. In spite of the designs of the house being similar‚ the home owners are still able to transform the rigid design that reflects their identity. For example‚ the addition a certain element displayed at the house‚ particularly at the front porch‚ that most likely requires time‚ money and effort to reflect the owner’s identity. The research’s motive is to find out what are these elements that distinct these various identities. 2 1.1 Problem Statement Housing design in Malaysia

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    Winter and Season

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    SUNRISE After a gloomy night‚ sunrise brings new hopes and aspirations. It spreads a golden light all around. Birds and beasts‚ men and angels eagerly wait for it. It is a time when the nature is at its best. It is a time to pray to God. Sunrise is a time when there is calm and quiet‚ the atmosphere is pure and fresh and there is no dust‚ no smoke‚ and no noise. We can inhale a lot of pure oxygen. A man who goes out for a long walk at sunrise never falls ill. The rising sun gives us light and warmth

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    Persuasive Cullen Vampire

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    There is no doubt that the barrage of horror movies over the years as caught the attention of humanity‚ young and old. Movies about monsters so inhuman so beastly that they make us shake with terror‚ but our minds spark with an interest that we didn’t even know we had. One such monster is the vampire. The vampire has been portrayed for centuries as a blood-sucking‚ soulless and ruthless killer. A vampire has no other desire than to obtain it’s most base desires. This being human blood. A vampire

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    they get nearer to the Radley Place. She remembers all that Boo has given her and Jem‚ and it hurts her they they never gave back. When they get to the front porch‚ Boo goes inside the house and Scout never sees him again. As she walks back home‚ Scout sees the world from Boo’s perspective‚ and learns why he stays inside. In the final porch theme‚ Harper Lee uses point of view and setting to convey the theme that someone needs to understand a person before they can learn why they do their actions

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    Because Jem and scout never met Boo‚ they assumed he acted as a predatory animal as their neighborhood depicted. When they met him he treated them better than expected. After the trial ends‚ Bob Ewell threatens the Finch family and one day he attacks Jem and scout while coming home from a Halloween pageant. Boo Radley hears Scout’s screams and comes to the rescue and saves both Jem and scout by killing Bob‚ Ewell. Following the many years of trying to meet him‚ scout gets greeted by him and her

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    Pantheon Versus Parthenon

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    Era. Both the Parthenon and the Pantheon came from two different cultures and two different time periods‚ but yet share many similarities in their overall symbolism and meaning. Greek influences in the Pantheon appear in its façade with its columnar porch‚ pediment‚ and frieze. However‚ one can tell that the Pantheon is strictly Roman by the design of the dome‚ the attention to interior detail‚ the use of concrete versus white marble‚ and the idea of using the temple for many gods. After the Greeks

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    Eyes were Watching God‚ written by Zora Neale Hurston‚ is a unique novel about the experiences of a black woman‚ told mostly through a rich‚ continuous use of metaphors. Three of the most important metaphors Hurston uses are the porch‚ the pear tree‚ and the horizon. The porch represents the black community with its conventions and judgements. The pear tree symbolizes the epiphany about Janie’s sexuality and her hopes for her future that the main character Janie experiences when she is 16. The horizon

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    everybody in the house as well as guests‚ and there are several forms of entertainment. A lot of social interaction also takes place in the main kitchen‚ it is where we cook‚ eat‚ and often times just hang out. In the warmer seasons the outside porch is also a popular spot to have social interaction. Some of the more private areas in the house include bedrooms and bathrooms. The bathrooms are private for obvious reasons‚ and the bedrooms are spaces that are used mainly for sleeping or studying

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