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    normal. In this dystopian fiction‚ Vonnegut uses Figurative language and Dymanic character‚ to show the harsh reality of everyone being an equal to one another.At this point in the story‚ George and Hazel are watching the tv and it was showing some ballerinas and one came up to speak and George comments on her appearance.Vonnegut writes‚ “ She must have been extraordinarily beautiful‚ because the mask she wore is hideous” (Vonnegut‚ 41). In this moment of the story‚ George is saying that this ballerilea

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    Dan Huynh The Art of Language and Deception in Lolita Humbert Humbert is a man of many layers; many morals‚ and many sides. In his own words‚ he is Humbert the deadly charming sophisticate‚ Humbert the lover‚ Humbert the monster‚ and above all Humbert the the manipulator. In the Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov‚ Humbert uses ornate language and style to manipulate the audience and invoke a trust and cordialness that leads to a view of him as a sympathetic pedofile. Humbert’s narration is full of wordplay

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    Event in the Novel (Describe the event and provide context surrounding the event) | What type of journey is highlighted in this event? (Physical‚ inner or both) | What forces initiated the journey at this stage of the novel? (provide an explanation and evidence for your point) | What were the challenges and obstacles faced on the journey? (provide an explanation and evidence for your point) | Evaluate the consequences of this event on Li’s journey overall.(provide an explanation and evidence for

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    professional cheerleader‚ but she added that she embraces her body. MORE: Skinny’ Blogger Under Fire for Calling Kate Upton Fat ‘Piggie’ Williams said she wears a size 4. “I have always had more of an athletic build‚ different than the slender ballerina that some people may think of as a

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    through stress and depression due to rumors about me at school. My mom enrolled me in ballet classes and soon ballet became my life. I attended classes religiously and practiced a lot. Ballet lets me challenge myself since my body type isn’t that of ballerinas. Ballet helped me set my values of how a girl should look and act. Ballet instills manners‚ poise and class into a young lady. My dad was in a band when he was in college so my sister and I inherit that quality from him. I was six years old when

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    Recently‚ I have read a very intriguing poem. It is called “Centerfold” and is written by Ada Limón.While reading it‚I could not stop thinking thatthis poem can be about every teenager. They look at pretty ladies in the magazines imagining that one day they would meet or become gorgeous ladies with velvet skin and perfect smile. In spite of being children‚ they could not but mention the perfection of women’s bodies… The same situation is described in the poem “Centerfold”. The children are hiding

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    not the point to me. I am not word‚ I am not line‚ and I am not a girl that can ever be defined. It’s like trying to find a needle in a hay stack‚ or finding Waldo in a crowd of people; I’m definitely hard to decipher. You can say‚ compared to a Ballerina in a mosh pit—I’m as scantly as a hen’s teeth. As brave as a child taking on the dark alone; as stubborn as a mule‚ as deep as a trend at the bottom of the ocean‚ and definitely as out-casted as Kovu in Lion King‚ even though a times it doesn’t seem

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    since I was small‚ people always ask me "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I used crayons to illustrate my dream career. My drawing was hung in the hallways for my parents to see. I remember the typical careers of my kindergarden class- ballerinas‚ firefighters‚ singers‚ and astronauts. I remembered mine. My picture showed a stick figure with black hair holding a mic. Underneath the beautiful drawing‚ I wrote "When I grow up‚ I want to be a singer." To this day I can still remember

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    BLACK SWAN Don’t know what it is about films like this one. They drain you completely while making you wonder about the pointlessness of perfection. Black Swan is about ballerina Nina Sayer (Portman) who lands the role of the Swan Queen in a production of the Tchaikovsky classic. Normally‚ this should have been a happy occasion but with a mother who pushes her all the time‚ she strives to get picked in lead roles only to see roles go to lesser talents. Years of failure to get

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    harvest. Autumn is a beautiful season. The trees and their leaves are probably my favorite part about autumn. The bright oranges‚ reds‚ and yellows make them appear warm and happy. The wind whistles through them‚ making them dance and sway like ballerinas. The leaves twirl gently to the ground. The fallen leaves are gathered into piles‚ solely for the purpose of jumping into them and causing the leaves to scatter back up into the bright blue sky and rain back down on you. When my family gets done

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