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    5.03 Faulkner

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    5.03 Faulkner Part I: Character Identification 1. Emily Grierson –Emily was the daughter of a former leader from the town of Jefferson. She taught children to paint in china. 2. Colonel Sartoris – Sartoris was the mayor of Jefferson and he ‘established’ that the town had to take care of Emily. Most importantly‚ he said Emily didn’t have to pay taxes. 3. Tobe – He was Emily’s servant. He cooked‚ cleaned‚ gardened and was her butler. 4. Judge Stevens – Stevens was the mayor when Emily was

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    John Grisham‚ an author from Arkansas‚ wrote a book called The Pelican Brief. John doesn’t just view his books as books. He views them as entertainment for everyone else. In The Pelican Brief‚ John shows how the brown pelican stirs conflict in court and leads to the murders of two Supreme Court Justices who both agree on one topic: the environment. The brown pelican is a “gull-like” bird that usually tops out around 11 pounds (Brown Pelican). These birds have multicolored streaks of brown‚ yellow

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    Lizzy Barns was thinking about Jonas Vanstrom again. Jonas was an understanding hero with scrawny stomachs and tall tongues. Lizzy walked over to the window and reflected on her beautiful surroundings. She had always loved awe-inspiring Grand Tetons with its motionless‚ mashed mountains. It was a place that encouraged her tendency to feel ecstatic. Then she saw something in the distance‚ or rather someone. It was the an understanding figure of Jonas Vanstrom. Lizzy gulped. She glanced at her own

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    WILLIAM BLAKE(1757-1827) -THE LAMB Summary The speaker‚ identifying himself as a child‚ asks a series of questions of a little lamb‚ and then answers the questions for the lamb. He asks if the lamb knows who made it‚ who provides it food to eat‚ or who gives it warm wool and a pleasant voice. The speaker then tells the lamb that the one who made it is also called “the Lamb” and is the creator of both the lamb and the speaker. He goes on to explain that this Creator is meek and mild‚ and Himself

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    Pelican Brief Summary

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    John Grisham: the Pelican Brief Summary: Two Supreme Court Justices‚ Rosenberg and Jensen‚ are murdered. Darby Shaw starts an investigation in different libraries for some days and opens a file about her theory why Rosenberg and Jensen could have been killed. She thinks that Victor Mattiece is responsible for the two deaths because Rosenberg and Jensen prevent him of gaining the oil in South Louisiana and in fact‚ her theory is completely true. Characters: · Darby Shaw: She is a 24- year- old girl

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    very intriguing‚ it had also proved itself to be quite confusing. To give a summary that makes sense‚ the story needs to be reorganized into chronological order. “A Rose for Emily” is a sad story about a young woman who lived with her father all her life and soon the day had come when her father passed away. Instead of admitting to what had happened‚ she proceeded to tell people that her father was still alive. Faulkner wrote‚ “She did that for three days‚ with the ministers calling on her‚ and

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    The Burning Bed Analysis

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    This paper will go over the movie the burning bed by Robert Greenwald in chronological order tying in the symbolic interaction‚ social conflict‚ and structural functionalism to comprehend the situation and the levels in which to identify them. Francine meets Mickey at a dance‚ and is introduced by a friend. They end up dancing together for the night‚ by Mickey charming her but Francine has no idea what she is about to face‚ as she makes a judgment based on the symbolic interaction she first has with

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    Barn Owls

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    Tyto alba‚ more commonly known as the barn owl‚ is one of the most widespread and well-known owls in the world; they can be found on every continent except Antarctica! Barn owls are notoriously named for their favorite nesting location‚ barns. Small rodents‚ insects‚ reptiles‚ and even other birds are all potential meals for the barn owl. It is nocturnal‚ so it usually hunts at night when it uses its extraordinary hearing to track down and capture its prey. Barn owls may be great predators‚ but they

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    Barn Owl

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    1. Barn Owl 2. “Barn Owl is a conversational poem in style ballad 3. Gwen Harwood 4. Gwen Harwood Poems: Volume Two (1968) 5. “Barn Owl” tells the story of a child who leaves bed at sunrise and shoots a Barn Owl that lives in the barn. The Barn Owl comes home to the barn every morning to sleep. The child expected the owl to die immediately he shot it but it didn’t; instead it was badly hurt and the poem describes how it fell from the beam and was tangled in its own innards. The child’s father

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    Barn Owl

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    Barn owlBarn Owl ESSAY Gwen Harwood’s‚ ‘Father and child’‚ is a two-part poem that tempers a child’s naivety to her matured‚ grown up attitude. Barn Owl presents a threshold in which the responder is able to witness the initiation of Gwen’s transition. The transformation is achieved through her didactical quest for wisdom‚ lead by her childhood naivety and is complimented through ‘nightfall’‚ where we see her fully maturate state. The importance of familial relationship and parental guidance is

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