How Joyce Carol Oates Life Affected her Work I. The novels "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" and "Life After High School" relayed Joyce Carol Oates belief that straying from a sheltered life leads to a ruined one. A. Her works delayed this theme through connotation. B. Although it was only hinted at‚ her belief in obedience was rooted deep in her stories. II. Oates farm-life‚ small town upbringing taught her not to stray from the strict discipline she lived by
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Compare and contrast “Lizzie‚ Six” by Duffy with “Quetzals only come once” by Pugh. In the poem “Lizzie‚ Six” by Carol Ann Duffy‚ a young girl is being questioned by an abusive adult. Every time the child answers‚ the adult gives a negative or threatening response‚ in an almost cruelly sarcastic manner. Similarly‚ the poem “Quetzals only come once” by Sheenagh Pugh describes a young child speaking to an adult. The adult‚ whom we are told is the child’s mother‚ is creating shapes through a
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“What connections have you found between the ways Duffy and Pugh explore the power and limitations of language? In your response you must include detailed critical discussion of at least two of Duffy’s poems.” Duffy explores the “power of words” in being able to translate as well as influence complex emotions and thoughts‚ thus reflecting on the possibilities of language. She addresses the elusive nature of meaning‚ which –although expressed uniformly through language-is also restricted in being
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Each ghost marks an important step in Scrooge’s journey towards being a better person. Explain In Dickens five stave novella each ghost in A Christmas Carol contributes to the final redemption of his journey to becoming a better person. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey‚ physically‚ taking him to visit important aspects of his past‚ present and future and these journeys metaphorically empathy enlightenment that he needs to change into a more humane person. The five staves outline how he grows
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Relevant answers: * What was Anne Frank’s life like in hiding? Anne was never allowed to make a noise in hiding because‚ if she did‚ they could’ve gotten caught. so‚ she couldn’t do anything that makes a noise‚ like‚ flushing a toilet. None of them were allowed... * How did hiding influence Anne Frank’s life? She learned to live off of meager supplies and in small places‚ which ultimately prolonged her life when she became a chimney sweep. * How was Anne frank life before hiding
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A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens directed by Geri Neylan performed by Jaguar Theater‚ was one of the best experiences watching a play. The play drew me in by the amazing set that I got to see on a daily basis during drama. I also have been wanting to attend a play at Kimball. Another thing that drew my attention to this play was that I had seen the movie a while back and thought it would be better to see it in person. A Christmas Carol is a melodrama based on the foul business owner Ebeneezer
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Carol Meyer’s translation of Genesis reads similar to the NRSV version translation. The main difference I see comes from the neutral phrasings used for the first human prior to the “cosmic surgery‚” where the first human would become a man and a woman‚ Adam and Eve. One issue with the Meyer translation that I found unsatisfactory is the use of neutral pronouns. This is a nit-picky issue for me because the neutral phrasing might translate better‚ tone wise‚ in the original tongue of the writing. However
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English 12 January 2‚ 2013 A Christmas Carol In A Christmas Story by Charles Dickens the main character Ebenezer Scrooge is a sour old man who is in for a rude awakening. In the book Ebenezer Scrooge seeks redemption in order to avoid a tragic future that lies ahead. Scrooge undergoes many hard times in his past which lead him to such a lonely life filled with only his work. He is extremely miserable and hates the Christmas season; he believes that all the festivities are a waste of time
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A Sicilian Romance ::: Plot The happening takes place at the end of 16th century in Sicily‚ better in the Castle of Ferdinando Mazzini: "a man. His first wife‚ Louisa Bernini‚ died after giving him two daughters‚ Julia and Emilia‚ and a son‚ Ferdinand. After the death of his first wife‚ he committed the education of his daughter to Madame Menon and married Maria de Vellarno then he moves to Naples with her and his son while Julia and Emilia remained back at the Castle. The Castle was divided into
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On Postmodernism For my short essay I will focus on a postmodern reading of Joyce Carol Oates‚ "How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Corrections and Began My Life Over Again." More precisely‚ as a postmodern text. Postmodernism refers to texts that reject coherence in a narrative‚ objective truth‚ and show doubts about the reliability of language to communicate. Postmodern techniques that are evident in Oates story were fragmented narrative‚ disrupted time sequence‚ disunified
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