A Clever Crane: One day a fox saw a crane at a distance. He said to himself. “What a funny bird that is! It seems to be walking on two thin sticks. It is all neck and beak. Head‚ it seems to have none. In such a head‚ he must have no brain at all. But‚ look! How proud he is while walking! Wait‚ my friend. I shall each you a good lesson.” Then the fox had a hearty laugh. The fox approached the crane and called to him. “What a fine bird you are! Allow me to be your friend.” The crane came to the
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poem‚ like Before You Were Mine‚ is autobiographical‚ but more obviously so. Mrs. Tilscher is a real person‚ who taught Carol Ann Duffy in her last year at junior school. The poem is about rites of passage‚ the transition (move or change) from childhood to adolescence and the things we learn at school‚ from our teachers and from our peers. Duffy also associates the oppressive feeling we have in humid weather with the physical changes of puberty. Leaving primary school for the last time is like an escape
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In Thomas C. Fosters How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ Foster expresses how every story has a journey that someone or sometimes multiple people go on specific journeys. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus‚ the novel is based on exactly that‚ a journey. One journey is Victor Frankenstein’s quest for knowledge. Foster says that “The real reason for a quest is always self knowledge.” Victor Frankenstein is the perfect example of this; Frankenstein sets out on a journey to
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In the first chapter of Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ Foster discusses the five aspects of a typical character’s quest and alerts all readers that “when a character hits the road‚ we should start to pay attention” (6). To start out the chapter a rather dull scene is set of a young boy commuting to a store to retrieve bread for his mother. Foster reveals that the seemingly unimportant commute is actually a quest. It is determined that “a quester” (3)‚ a destination‚ an
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In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ Ernest Hemingway writes about a young girl‚ Jig‚ and a man‚ also known as “the American”‚ who find themselves in a very complicated situation. In the story‚ the young girl is pregnant with “the American’s” child and he is trying to convince her to have the simple operation that will rid them of the only thing that is harming their happiness. Throughout the writing it seems as if Jig is somewhat hesitant to go through with the operation and the man
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Ernest Hemingway and his White Elephants Within his short story‚ Hills like White Elephants‚ Ernest Hemingway exemplifies a mode of unique‚ plotless literature that serves the sole purpose of conveying a message without literally mentioning it. Through his blunt conciseness‚ Hemingway demands the piece to be read between the lines and symbolically rather than literally. This Lost Generation‚ American author who found refuge within the depths of Europe utilized his experience with controversial
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The Theory of Secularization is‚ by its very nature‚ complex and unintuitive. Secularization‚ boiled down‚ is “the passage‚ transfer‚ or relocations of persons‚ things‚ functions‚ meanings and so forth from their traditional location in the religious spheres to the secular spheres” (Casanova 13). In fact‚ the theory of secularization is so hard to study and perceive that many still wonder whether or not it is myth in practice (Casanova 11). In part it is so difficult to study because Secularization
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a group of nurses that I want to be a part of. One of the main reasons that I like it ICU is because of the fast pace environment. I feel that in a fast pace environment you are able to utilize the skills that you have learned. Using these skills over and over helps you to master them. Working in the ICU lets you use your hands-on skills in critical situations more often than on other floors. Another reason that I like the ICU is because the
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citizens have the lowest ranking in rights of any country ever. The North Korean Government has censored news‚ blocked access to YouTube‚ Google or any type of social media websites and no one is permitted to leave or come into the country. A government like this is scary to think about‚ but far worse have been predicted in the past through literature. The power of a totalitarian government is truly displayed through 1984 by George Orwell where the theme of showing full governmental control by using whatever
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Like a rolling stone‚ written and sung by Bob Dylan was released in July 1965 as part of the album Highway 61 Revisited. The time period this song was released heavily impacted on the construction of the song. According to Dylan the basis of the song came from an extended piece of verse. In 1966‚ Dylan described the genesis of "Like a Rolling Stone" to journalist Jules Siegel. “It was ten pages long. It wasn’t called anything‚ just a rhythm thing on paper all about my steady hatred directed at
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