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    Just Like That

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    Just Like That‚ 1987 Michael Richards Just Like That is a short story written in 1987 by Michael Richards. It’s about a man and a boy‚ whom are out shooting kangaroos. The purpose is transforming the boy into a man. The story takes place in Australia. Language: The language is easy to read and understand. There are some direct speech but mostly it’s storytelling. Narrator: It’s a third omniscient narrator from the boy’s point of view. We know how he feels and what he thinks about the events

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    The Unclouded Day by E. Annie Proulx A) Vocabulary Words/Terms: 1) Grouse: a medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs‚ the male being larger and more conspicuously colored than the female. 2) Briar: a Mediterranean shrub or small tree. 3) Cleave: to adhere closely; stick. 4) Welt: a red‚ swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. 5) Imminent: likely to occur at any moment; impending. 6) Putrefy: (of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid

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    In the face of adversity‚ what causes some individuals to prevail when others to fail? Both Annie John from “A Walk to the Jetty” by Jamaica Kincaid and Marita in Malcolm Gladwell’s essay‚ “Marita’s Bargain” address this subject. Both girls sacrifice much in order to succeed; they realize that an education will afford them opportunities they might not otherwise have. While both girls make personal sacrifices‚ it is clear that Marita sacrifices are greater. In the face of adversity‚ their self-discipline

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    parade how Holmes is affected by the smell of death since the liquid is chloroform which he is using to kill. Holmes is sent to a euphoric state when he smells the chloroform. Larson uses the simile‚ “Then came the inevitable disturbance of muscles‚ like a dream of running‚” to emphasize the adrenaline rush Holmes is experiencing. Larson also uses the simile so we can see an explicit account of how the scene is taking

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    Brokeback Mountain What effect can a story have on the world? Broke Back Mountain is a book written by Annie Proulx that was written to highlight and hopefully eventually change how people view homosexuals. In the book‚ they use quite a bit of graphic text to describe the relationship between the two cowboys. I believe they use that graphic text in order to kind of in a way animalize the Jack and Ennis in order to show that their relationship is natural. A passage that shows this in the book

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    Annie John Annie John is an autobiography written by Jamaica Kincaid. In the Autobiography‚ Jamaica Kincaid plays Annie John‚ and her mother’s name is also Annie John. The Background of this novel is about the activity in the society of children on a small island named Antigua. Annie John is separated continuously from her mother throughout the story‚ due to her increasing rebellion‚ resulting in Annie moving to England to be free‚ just as the African Americans were emancipated from slavery

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    Like a Billion Likes” The first production at Stage West on February 8‚ 2018 marketed as a “teenage drama with dark comedy” (News Play Exchange). Entering the play relatively no information‚ the production of “Like a Billion Likes” seemed to focus on our obsession with social media and human desire have fame. The production committed to discuss two major sociological themes‚ gender fluidity and the obsession with social media as form of self-value. Although‚ the play was successful in its artistic

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    As You Like It

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    nature (p. 1591). Elizabethans were supremely interested in whether this quality could be achieved or whether one had to be born with it‚ and Orlando shows himself to be a man of the times. Though Oliver has denied him all forms of education and noble living‚ Orlando nonetheless has a desire for gentleness. As he assails Oliver‚ he claims that his

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    | The theme of As you like it:As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the First Folio‚ 1623. The play’s first performance is uncertain‚ though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility. As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court‚ accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester‚ to find safety and eventually‚

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    Annie Sullivan and George Washington are both remarkable and incredible heroes. Annie and George are both considered being heroes because they are great people that help a lot of people. These heroes have the same traits‚ but they used them in different ways. They did this by leading and teaching people when they needed help. George Washington and Annie Sullivan are really fascinating individuals that help a lot of different people. George Washington has a lot of accomplishments that would make

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