Jianan Chen Ms. D’Amore English Honors 11 10 October 2012 Katherine Anne Porter Katherine Anne Porter is one of the most celebrated authors in American Literature‚ she is mostly known for her collection of short stories‚ often about themes regarding justice‚ betrayal‚ and the unforgiving nature of the human race. Throughout her life the many things that influenced her views and morals also helped shape the way she writes and the messages in her stories. Porter experienced a variety of cultures
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Anne Frank is a 13 year old girl who wants to show that she can be mature‚so people won’t think she is 4years old. Anne’s level of maturity is sometimes tricky to tell if she is a little kid or if she is growing into the young adult she is suppose to become‚ but once harry invited her to his house she wasn’t jumping up and down she was surprised about it‚ also she showed harry that she doesn’t like him as a boyfriend but just as a friend‚ and Anne didn’t want to sit side by side with harry just take
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In Anne Sexton’s "Cinderella" one may ponder what the purpose and tone is. Anne Sexton uses a strong satiric and humorous undertone when poking fun at marriage. The use of dark humor adds life and body to the poem. Anne Sexton’s placement of witty understatements is impeccable and allows the reader to imagine Anne Sexton’s dark humorous laugh as they read the poem. "You always read about.../...the nursemaid some luscious sweet from Denmark / who captures the oldest son’s heart. / from Diapers to
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Anne Bradstreet: The Heretical Poet Greg Saxon The purpose of this research is to discuss heretical elements in the poetry of Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672). This is not to imply that Bradstreet was a heretic in the sense that American religious reformer Anne Hutchinson was. Hutchinson (1591-1643) emigrated to Boston in 1634 and preached a doctrine of salvation through intuitive apprehension of grace rather than by works‚ and attacked the rigid moral and legal codes of New England Puritanism.
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After reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl‚ a personal diary of a girl named Anne who lived in hiding during World War II‚ I believe Anne’s wise words: that no matter what the situation‚ every person is still good at heart‚ whether you can see it or not. My opinion on this topic was greatly influenced by reading this extremely personal memoir of Anne’s life in hiding and the people in the world around her. No matter how bad a person might seem‚ I‚ like Anne‚ believe that deep down inside‚ they
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having doubts about the whole process‚ no one inspires me to continue on more than‚ my role model‚ Anne Frank. As most know from reading her diary in middle school or studying her life in history class‚ Anne Frank was a young‚ Jewish girl during the 1930 ’s and 40 ’s. Her family and another hid in a "Secret Annexe" of her father ’s office building to avoid persecution from the Nazi ’s occupying Holland. Anne was forced to leave basically everything she knew. Her life became incredibly uncertain‚ but
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Have you ever needed someone to have through tough times? So did Anne‚ a young Jewish girl who wrote a diary while in hiding‚ during her two years in hiding with her Jewish family and another family hiding from the Nazis. Everyone needs someone with whom to share life’s experiences is the theme for Anne Frank because they all needed someone to talk to or spend time with during their long time in hiding. Although some people would want to be alone while in rough times. The theme “everyone needs someone
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Kelsey Hoffman Professor Maier Literature by Women 3 December 2004 And the Clock Struck Reality: Anne Sexton’s retelling of Cinderella Michelangelo‚ perhaps the most gifted sculptor and painter of all times‚ once said that "geniuses stand on the shoulders of other geniuses." As Michelangelo built upon the brilliance of his predecessors‚ Anne Sexton does the same with her poem "Cinderella". Fairy tales originated as oral traditions and were passed along and sculpted by thousands of story tellers
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In the book "The Bewitching of Anne Gunter" we can see how these allegations can be completely fabricated for personal gain and revenge. The British Isles‚ was a tense and troubled time in the late 1500 ’s/early 1600 ’s where the book is set. Anxiety arose between the Catholics and the Protestants‚ which would eventually lead to the English Civil War. Family feuds‚ politics‚ poverty‚ religion and views of witchcraft inflamed this delicate time. The case of Anne Gunter is an interesting one in
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We have read three pieces of text about Anne Frank and her story as a teenage girl during the Holocaust. We have read a play‚ her diary‚ and a Memoir from a first account‚ all written at different time periods. The play took place at the beginning of November 1945‚ and retells the events that had occurred during the holocaust‚ it ends after Anne has died in 1945. The diary took place on Saturday‚ 20th of June‚ 1942 and ends on Thursday‚ 19th of November‚ 1942. These are all Anne’s entries in her
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