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    was sheltered and protected by her father her whole life. Not only that‚ Miss Emily dealt with mental abuse that also came with a domineering personality. Miss Emily has never felt loved or wanted. Faulkner’s use of symbolism profoundly develops the theme of the story‚ addressing the issues of morality that arises from a young women’s struggle to find love. In the title “A Rose for Emily” the rose surfaces throughout the story as a symbol of love and dreams of romance. Emily’s father was a man who

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    Love has a variety of effects on people. When it is pure it can change people for the better and heal their pain. “Catch the Moon” was written by a Puerto Rican American woman and is set in the Caribbean Hispanic Barrio. “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” is written by a Caucasian man from New Hampshire and is set in a New England summer home waterfront community. In “Catch the Moon” and “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” The main character a teenage boy‚ believes himself to be in love with

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    racism than most other characters‚ going as far as to destroy a white doll she is given. Cholly drinks‚ and Cholly and Pecola’s mother Pauline are physically abusive towards each other‚ leading her brother Sammy to run away from the home. A main theme in the novel is that Pecola believes traditionally white features such as blue eyes are seen as more beautiful than her own black features and often longs for them‚ thinking it will make her life easier if she was prettier‚ and other characters in

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    Tim Johnson D English Essay Pressure‚ pain‚ corruption‚ and insecurity; imagine dealing with this every moment of your life. In The Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card‚ a young boy genius must take on the weight of the world while dealing with these things. Ender‚ a nine year old boy‚ is chosen by the government to go to Battle School‚ where he must learn to fight and improve his army skills. While he’s there‚ he struggles with his own morality and insecurity‚ and tries to do what other people want

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    Literary Analysis Conflict Essay: Death Be not Proud‚ by John Gunther Denial is always present in the thought of individuals with illnesses. It is extremely difficult for someone to accept the fact that they are going to soon cease to exist. Denial hinders the view of reality. When at the doors of death‚ denial is there to ease the pain. In the personal memoir Death not Be Proud‚ written by John Gunther displays how his son‚ Johnny‚ battles cancer and how he strives to accept the cruel reality

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    Othello is a play about the desperate need for certainty The theme of certainty pervades the play from the opening scence‚ and as it progresses‚ the quest for certainty becomes more desperate and frantic; not only within the minds and actions of the characters‚ but also within the audience as we become desperate to know and understand the outcome of Iago’s malicous plan. Shakespeare introduces the protaginist‚ Othello‚ to the audience through the malicious and predujiced tongues of Iago‚ Roderigo

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    A Burning Torch for a New Beginning Nothing in this world stays permanent. Life‚ love‚ nature‚ and not even troubles and other things but most of all‚ the one I would like to stop‚ time. A little time was all I have before graduation‚ yet‚ I know I am almost ready about it since I know that there’s something about the way I was molded. Coming from a catholic school serves as an edge of students from other students who attended their study in public schools. Here‚ we have kept in mind that brilliance

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    3/28/2012 Period 8 Theme of The Call of the Wild In The Call of the Wild by Jack London‚ Buck‚ the main character‚ transformed from a domesticated‚ pampered pet into a dominant primordial beast. Buck goes throroundings‚ and finally when he answers the call. London also shows that when Buck becomes more primitive he’s inner wildness comes out. In the beginning‚ when Buck was thrown into the harsh hostile Yukon Buck needed to learn to survive in a more primitive environment. He needed to

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    Burning Salts Lab Report

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    In our lab‚ we were given the task of burning seven different salts and taking notes of what we observed. The different salts included Potassium chloride‚ Calcium chloride‚ Strontium chloride‚ Lithium chloride‚ Copper II chloride‚ Sodium Chloride‚ and Barium Chloride. Burning a pinch of each salt separately by holding a nichrome wire over a Bunsen burner‚ we found that each salt emitted a different color of light. For example‚ Potassium Chloride burnt a bright pink flame when burned‚ while Calcium

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    “To assail with contemptuous‚ coarse‚ or insulting words or wrongly hurt by maltreatment”‚ the definition of abuse. Charles Dickens uses the dominant idea of abusiveness in his novel Great Expectations. He applies abusive behaviors in the personalities of his characters. Both the protagonist and antagonist are often treated poorly or routinely abused. The author uses negative aspects of their lives to highlight the emptiness and abusive environment of unhealthy relationships. In the

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