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    Animal Farm • an allegorical novel by George Orwell‚ published in England on 17 August 1945 • According to Orwell‚ the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union. • He criticizes Stalin’s cult of personality and his reign of terror • his aim was to "to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole" • Orwell wrote the book from November 1943–February 1944‚ when the wartime alliance with the Soviet

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    William Faulkner’s Light in August follows multiple characters who currently in Jefferson‚ Mississippi by describing both their current actions and memories of the past‚ to show the connection and influence of past events on current situations. In the case of Reverend Gail Hightower‚ a defrocked minister in Jefferson‚ his current life is completely determined by past town scandal that involved his wife’s dubious behavior. Although Hightower is introduced in Chapter 2 in the context of Byron Bunch’s

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    Sweet Whispers‚ Brother Rush Virginia Hamilton‚ Author 1983 John Newbery Honor Book Sweet Whispers‚ Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton was awarded the John Newbery Honor in 1983. Sweet Whispers‚ Brother Rush tells the story of Teresa‚ at teenage girl who starts up a relationship with the ghost of her deceased uncle. In this book Virginia Hamilton places Teresa in a peculiar situation. However‚ by challenging traditions and taboos in black culture‚ Teresa figures out what she must do for her family

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    the science laboratory. August isn`t excited to go to school in a very crowded‚ public area because of his deformed face. He is worried that people will treat him differently. For instance‚ whenever August is walking down the street‚ people would stare at him‚ and treat him much differently than they would treat someone with no disorders. This made August feel very self conscious. Julian is making this new experience much more difficult for August. Julian is not treating August with respect‚ because

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    Bruno Schultz short stories “August”‚ “Visitation”‚ and “Birds” from The Streets of Crocodiles‚ is a series of progression of chronological events beginning in summer and ending in the winter season. In the first story of “August” the narrator reminisces about his childhood as a boy and the home that he grew up in located at market square. As the storyline progresses in “August” we begin to see the dark‚ dull‚ and an old feeling of his hometown in the story. By the time fall arrives‚ the narrator

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    August 2026: There will Come Soft Rains “There will Come Soft Rains” is a short science fiction story written in 1950 by Ray Bradbury. The entire story focuses on the setting of a mechanical house winding down its days. The house is a representation of humanity and technology. While technology seems to have replaced humans in the beginning of the story‚ by the end‚ Bradbury shows that without humans‚ technology is doomed. In the beginning‚ technology has reduced humans to be an unnecessary aspect

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    In the play Fences by August Wilson‚ power and privilege are key elements in defining the potentials and roles of the characters in their society. Set in America’s 1950s‚ Fences focuses on the poor‚ black family of Troy and Rose Maxson as they struggle to live through the hardships they are faced with during this period of segregation and racism. Accepting imperfections that are caused by power and privilege proves to be complicated for those such as the Maxsons who society has oppressed. The American

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    India’s Gold Rush (Possible Solutions) Over the past year there has been a significant fall in household savings as a percent-age of GDP from 25.4% in 2009-10 to 22.8% of GDP in 2010-11. This fall in house-hold savings has occurred when the interest rate cycle is at its peak. Conventionally the only way to boost household savings has been to increase interest rates; how-ever that would risk slowing down an already sluggish economy. The reason for this anomaly in the economy is the huge surge

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    The Alteration of Anglo-Women during the California Gold Rush The Gold Rush of California was a “shot heard” round the world that caught the ears of many individuals who were seeking the golden opportunities of the West. (Chan & Olin 1992). With the dreams of wealth on the horizon‚ the Gold Rush brought on a drastic change in American society. For the women of this period‚ their lives would be altered in ways that would change the Western frontier. With an eagerness for wealth and equality women

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    August Alsina‚ “You Deserve” is one of his latest songs on his most recent album. In this song he sings to women indicating that they deserve more than what their spouse is giving them. In this song he is presenting himself as the man in the relationship that is doing the wrong. He’s trying to tell us women that there is someone out in the world that is willing to give us so much more than the small things that we are settling for. He plays both sides good and bad. In “You Deserve” August Alsina

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