As I read the first page of Salamanca‚ I thought it was really a boring story but as I continued reading it‚ it becomes more interesting‚ I thought it wouldn’t be that interesting at all. The first chapter was all about how Gaudencio and Jacinta came to know each other. It started when Gaudencio decided to return to Jacinta Cordova‚ his wife of eleven days‚ which he abandoned in the pouring rain one early morning. The night when Gaudencio decided to return to Jacinta‚ he told his friend the story
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Alexander the Great When asking what makes a person truly great‚ answers will vary widely from person to person. Declaring someone truly great would take the consent of thousands of people across the world and also people of many nations. Alexander the Great captivated the hearts and minds of his kingdom‚ which consisted of much of his known world. Alexander made his greatness undeniable through his compassion for humanity‚ renowned military leadership‚ and his hunger for power. Alexander was
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While chapters one and 2 serve to characterize Meursault as generally emotionless (ie: his Mother’s funeral and affair with Marie) Chapter 3 works to establish Meursault as a “friend” to different people. Just the same as his relationships with his mother and girlfriend‚ Meursault’s relationships with his friends are what one can deem as unconventional. In doing so the author reveals some truths about Meursault and the nature of free will and judgement. The first set of interactions involves both
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After a long day investigating the Wright’s farmhouse finding nothing‚ the county attorney Mr. Henderson suggested Mr. and Mrs. Hale‚ and the sheriff Mr. Peters and his wife Mrs. Peters‚ to leave‚ while he stays behind to continue looking further for any kind of evidence that can be used. MR. HENDERSON (his voice sounding exhausted): I believe it’s okay for you all to leave since there isn’t much to left to look over anyways. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters looked relieved as soon as they heard those
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By cutting through the forrest‚ Jonas walked over to the so called “Music”. He saw a lot of people gathered up like a ceremony‚ but it was different. They were all wearing “multi-coloured dresses”. “Gabe‚ what do you think this is?”‚ Jonas asked. “Ghaa”Gabe stuttered to say. Jonas walked over to the group of people while holding Gabe in his arms. Jonas saw what looked like a giant sled with people on it. He remembered something like this from one of the memories‚ something called a “foat”
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The stories in Chapters eight and nine not only provide a more concrete look into Chris’ sanity‚ but also allow us to more deeply understand his person and his purpose. In Chapters eight and nine when are introduced to the stories of Gene Rosellini‚ John Waterman‚ Carl McCunn‚ and Everett Ruess. Each man had a different story however obviously the same skeletal structure. Gene had began his journey into the wild as an experiment “in knowing if it was possible to be independent of modern technology”
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An American Childhood Annie Dillard is a Pulitzer Prize winning author for non fiction writing. Dillard wrote about an autobiographic event that occurred in her childhood titled “An American Childhood.” The premise of the story is when seven-year old Dillard and a friend were chased relentlessly by an adult after they had thrown a snowball at a passing car. While in the process of reading Annie Dillard’s “An American Childhood‚” I was interrupted numerous times‚ therefore I had to read “An American
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1692: The wooden gallows contrast the sky. John Proctor stands motionless as the noose is placed around his neck and tightened. Abigail Williams stands among the viewers. She shows no emotion as John Proctor is pushed over the edge and hanged dead on the rope… Eight years later: A flash of lightning streaks across the sky of Barbados. Through the pouring rain a woman of 25 years makes her way along the pieced together wooden dock towards a ship headed for the Americas. Its destination…Salem Massachusetts
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As the act opens‚ Giles‚ Proctor and Francis Nurse want to talk to Danforth to persuade him that their wives are not witches. They bring Mary Warren and a petition with 91 signatures as evidence. We learn that Rebecca Nurse has been sentenced to hang. Hale is starting to believe that these trials are getting out of hand and that maybe the girls are pretending. Reverend Parris accuses Proctor of trying to overthrow the court. Two pieces of evidence that are brought out against Proctor in regards
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This “w. way of thinking” runs like a common thread through Scotts way of proceeding and through Benang. He admits that the research he did for writing a historical novel like Benang‚ was primarily based on documents‚ thus written sources. (Cf. Scott‚ 2001 169-70) It seems almost ironic that he critically addresses the very way of research and documentation in his novel that he used for his novel. Yet‚ this affirms what several scholars have pointed out as the essential attitude in writing history:
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