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    on that ship‚ he used interviews‚ reports‚ and anecdotes. Accordingly‚ he went to other people who had lived through almost the same experience of what happened on the Andrea Gail and collected intell from them. He uses an anecdote about a man who was dragged through sea while having a hook stuck in his hand. The purpose for using an anecdote like that is so it helps the reader get a better sense of the intensity out at sea. He uses another anecdote about a captain and two crew members on a yacht

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    everything I need such as coins‚ a jar‚ a hard back book‚ and paper. 2. NJessica Hearing Purpose of Experiment- To guess how many different noises we can recognize without using vision. Hypothesis- If I make noise with my objects‚ then I will be able to recognize the sound even without seeing them Experimental Procedure: 1. First‚ I will begin by getting everything I need such as coins‚ a jar‚ a hard back book‚ and paper. 2. Next‚ I will put the coins in the jar. 3. Then‚ I will have everyone

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    side to side] to make sure the street was clear” (Sakuma). Sakuma focuses on emphasizing the persistent fear and potential danger present in immigrants’ lives. Hoping to evoke feelings of pity or sympathy‚ Sakuma places anecdotes periodically throughout the article. These raw anecdotes demonstrate the struggles illegal immigrants face when not provided with a sanctuary community or space for refuge. By incorporating emotional stories of the hardships endured by immigrants everyday‚ Sakuma accentuates

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    also came home because she was relying on getting into a Harvard summer class on writing‚ which she did not receive. Hearing this news broke her even more and she declares not being able to sleep‚ read‚ or write‚ because of it in her novel The Bell Jar (Steinberg). Due to her unhappiness and loss of sleeping‚ reading‚ and writing‚ Plath began to feel suicidal. She nearly killed herself by overdosing on sleeping pills but eventually recovered by having electroshock treatments and psychotherapy (Gilson)

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    the innocence and vulnerability of childhood‚ which is explored through childhood experiences. She is able to achieve this in poems such as The Glass Jar‚ Alter Ego and At Mornington through the use of dualities‚ metaphors‚ similes‚ musical motifs‚ biblical allusions‚ juxtaposition‚ symbolism and imagery‚ which help construct meaning. The Glass Jar illustrates the journey of a young boy from childhood innocence to maturity‚ knowledge and experience‚ but in the form of dreams while also making use

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    everyday‚ blinking‚ and turns it into something so sorrowful and thoughtful and deep. When reading this poem‚ "Mad Girl’s Love Song‚" I get a glimpse of the immensely troubled yet astounding life that Plath led. Although she only had one book‚ The Bell Jar‚ published during her short life‚ she has had 10 more books published posthumously and dozens of books published containing her poetry‚ including her first poem written at age eight and a half. I consider her the author that has contributed the most

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    Manunggul Jar [pic] The Manunggul Jar is evidence of the spirituality of indigenous Filipinos. The Manunggul jar is cultural treasure found in the early 1960’s in Manunggul Cave‚ Lipuun Point‚ Palawan which is classified as a secondary burial jar‚ which means that only the bones of the corpse are placed inside. It has an elaborate design consisting of scrolls and curves on the top cover and is painted with hematite - a type of mineral that produces red coloring once subjected

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    The Open Jar Symbolism “I had to get away from T.Ray‚ who was probably on his way back this minute to do Lord-knows-what to me.”(Kidd 41). Lily Owens‚ the main character of Sue Monk Kidd’s novel‚ The Secret Life of Bees‚ constantly lives in fear of her father’s temper has to take her wellbeing into her own hands when his temper gets too much for Lily to handle. She was living in an abusive relationship with her father T. Ray‚ until she runs away and finds safe haven with a family her deceased mother

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    Keeping My Family Tradition Alive I started keeping my family tradition of canning alive last summer. My family has canned for years and there is nothing better than opening up something I have canned on my own and thinking of the people who shared this tradition with me. Traditions are very important to keep going in families around the world. Traditions are very broad anything from what people do on holidays to cooking. My family tradition is very important to me. I knew last year that if I

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    Mummification Mummification is an interesting procedure with an incredibly fascinating history behind it. It was also an amazing scientific breakthrough for a civilization of the time period. Mummification is the process of embalming and drying out the body of a deceased person so that it would decompose slower than if the body had just been buried in a casket with no methods of preservation. This was done because the Egyptians believed that having an intact body would help a soul in the afterlife

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