Dear Mrs. Budesa and Mrs. Engel‚ the book I read is That Summer‚ by Sarah Dessen. In the book That Summer Haven who is 15 years old finds out that her dad is getting re- married to a woman she doesn´t like. Her sister Ashley whom she was really close with when they were growing up‚ is getting married and is moving out with her husband. Meanwhile Haven is worried because Ashley is known for having many boyfriends and then breaking up with them. Haven is also not getting any support from her dad
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John Foulcher writes interesting poetry because he can make the reader see‚ feel‚ and think. Summer Rain ‚ demonstrate to the reader that Foulcher’s poetry is not only thought provoking and realistic‚ but it is also able to capture aspects of society through his unique use of imagery. Summer Rain is a longer poem than most others written by John Foulcher‚ which has messages throughout it. Summer Rain is set on a highway during a traffic jam‚ an experience many people have experienced. The
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Passion Gone too Far in Medea Passion is any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling and is not limited to just feelings of love‚ but also‚ feelings of hate (“Passion” def.1). In Euripides’s‚ Medea‚ there is a suggestion that revenge may‚ sometimes‚ be justified (Hopman 155). However‚ when revenge leads to loss of life‚ others would argue that passion has gone too far (Robertson XVI - XVII). In Euripides’s play‚ Medea‚ “a woman betrayed by Jason -- her husband of 10 years‚ a man she had murdered
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Margaret Mitchell’s novel turned film Gone with the Wind is known as being a timeless classic. The novel was released in June of 1936 and in July of the same year‚ David O. Selznick‚ a Hollywood executive‚ bought the rights to the film for $50‚000. Once Selznick bought the rights to Gone with the Wind he began searching for the perfect cast and refused to any further until he could tie down Clark Gable as Rhett Butler. After a two year delay‚ Selznick was able to finally confirm Gable as Rhett and
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Jennie Le AP English 29 August 2010 A Summer Life rhetoric analysis In his autobiographical narrative A Summer Life‚ Gary Soto vividly recreates the guilt felt by a six- year-old boy who steals an apple pie. Through Soto’s reminiscent he has taken us on a journey of his guilt‚ paranoia‚ and redemption through the usage of tone‚ allusions‚ and imagery. Since Soto knows stealing the pie is a sin his guilt is amplified when he ignores his knowledge. Soto’s guilt is emphasized through the tone
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Year 12 Literature SAC Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll The play "Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll" is a mixture of people’s inability to grow up and let go of dreams‚ in a typical Australian atmosphere in the nineteen fifties. Ray Lawler focuses on showing the characters finally waking up to their lives and realizing they don’t live in "heaven‚ " within in a simple plot. These techniques allow readers to connect and understand the disillusionment suffered by these Australian’s in this time. Our
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FRQ #3: Prompt 1 In the decades following the civil war‚ many factors altered the American city. As urbanization and industrialization developed simultaneously‚ cities were provided with supply of labor for factories and improved transportation. Commercial farming‚ followed by a shift in population of people relocating from rural areas to more modern cities greatly influenced the evolution of the America city. As well as a significant increase in immigration to the states‚ these are the most
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You would think that camping is fun and adventurous. Well‚ that is what I thought until I actually experienced it. My father told me we would be staying in a large tent overlooking the ocean. I envisioned being inside the tent with all this space and then looking out at the big blue ocean calmly flowing‚ as the sunset turns into bright bursting colors of yellow and orange. Little did I know about all the bugs that would end up biting every inch of our bodies‚ picking at our skin like little blood
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Summary: Scarlett O’Hara was a young charming lady living in Georgia. Almost every young guy liked her very much and wanted to marry her. However‚ Scarlett was infatuated with Ashley Wilkes. Maybe the guy liked her‚ but he married his cousin‚ Melanie Hamilton‚ which made Scarlett heartbroken. And then‚ at the party of Ashley’s engagement to Melanie‚ Scarlett met Rhett Butler‚ who had the reputation as a rogue. As the Civil War began‚ Scarlett accepted a proposal of marriage from Melanie’s brother
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Ashley Hinkle AP Literature Summer Assignment Oedipus Rex: 1. Oedipus probably didn’t deserve to have his eyes cut out and be taken from everything he loved. He didn’t know who his real parents were‚ therefore he was ignorant. If anything‚ it’s more likely the parents’ fault. They were so afraid of fate they got rid of their son‚ which ended up causing the events to happen. Oedipus was a jerk‚ but I don’t think he deserves to be punished the way he was. 2. The chorus is used to help tell
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