Fictional Character Sketch She switched on her iPod and plugged in the earphones to drown out the noise from the highway and started jogging towards the hill. The early rays from the rosy fingered dawn bounced off her sun-bleached‚ wavy hair as they flowed in waves‚ wrapped around her waist. The beautiful morning adorned her glowing porcelain skin. At the foot of the hill‚ she bent down and took off her shoes and lifted her skirt up to her knees and started walking up the hill in the cold
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older and I had never thought about it until he brought it up. I just thought to myself‚ “Hmm... what would I love to do in 30 years?” That’s when I realized how much I enjoyed math and I’m also pretty good at drawing‚ so designing was where I went from there. In my life there are many people who have driven my innovation‚ but by far‚ the person the drive my innovation the most is my dad. He has helped through any situation I have run into in life. Although he may not have the greatest advice sometimes
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In “Metalwork 1793-1880” the subject that Fred Wilson chose to portray were ornate silver pitchers‚ flacons‚ and teacups with a pair of iron slave shackles. These items were all installed so that they would juxtapose one another. By juxtaposing theses items‚ Fred Wilson was able to highlight the history of African-Americans. How was he able to accomplish this? It is the tradition that displays of arts and crafts are to be kept separate from traumatizing pieces such as the slave
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holding it still." -Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange was a great photographer of the Great Depression. She focused on the small things in life‚ the little details of her time‚ and today once looked back upon: are great photographs of history. Biographical Sketch: Dorothea was born in New Jersey‚ May 26‚ 1895. As a seven year old‚ she contracted polio and was left with a weakened right side. After her sickness‚ her mother seemed to be embarrassed of her daughter‚ even though she loved her dearly. She was intelligent
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Edith Wharton’s “Roman Fever” by: Cassandra Bush “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton is a story about two wealthy American widows who have been friends for almost a lifetime‚ but have a secret they have kept bottled up for a very long time. Alida Slade and Grace Ansley are the main characters in this compelling story that incorporates love‚ mother/daughter relationships and revenge. The story ’s beginning finds the older women having lunch overlooking a beautiful view of the Forum. Their daughters
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The fine line between the fear of the unknown and what is known can sometimes become blurred. In the short story “Roman Fever”‚ Edith Wharton does just that by telling the story of two ladies who were ‘childhood friends’. Both are recently widowed‚ and encounter each other in Rome by coincidence while traveling abroad with their daughters Jenny and Barbara. One of the ladies‚ Alida Slade‚ has long suspected that her intimate friend‚ Grace Ansley was involved with her fiancé many years ago and has
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1. During the 1930s in Ireland‚ the majority of the people lived in the countryside. There were several late marriages and high birth-rates in the rural areas of Ireland at this time. Numerous people from Ireland were immigrating to England because of overcrowding and poor economic conditions. Ireland was also fighting an economic war with Britain at this time. Some popular forms of entertainment in Ireland were cinema‚ cross-road dancing‚ and sports. 2. There are several similarities to the
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Edith Wharton’s “Roman Fever” is centered around the envy toward that Mrs. Slade tenaciously harbors for Mrs. Ansley. It is this envy that drives Mrs. Slade to lash out at Mrs. Ansley‚ and that ultimately leads her to experience more shame‚ pain and suffering herself. By emphasizing on nature and the emotions of the characters‚ Edith Wharton is able to use theme of battles to reveal the deeper layers of her characters and form a critique on the life of upper class women at her time. This story
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Compare and Contrast Characters from The Chosen In Chaim Potok’s The Chosen‚ much of the central conflict revolves around Reuven’s best friend Danny and the silence his father imposes upon him. Reb Saunders fears Danny’s brilliant mind and its resemblance to historical figure Solomon Maimon as well as Reb Saunders’s brother. The conformity of high intelligence and seemingly low empathy in all three characters allows Reb Saunders to justify his detached method of raising Danny. Despite the congruity
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purposes in writing‚ The Man from Glengarry‚ was for people to learn‚ through the lives of his characters‚ about different character traits and help them improve their lives. One lesson taught in The Man from Glengarry is the importance of Forgiveness. This is demonstrated in both Macdonald Dubh and Ranald Macdonald in their challenge to forgive their enemy‚ LeNoir. Another life principle demonstrated in Ralph Connor’s The Man from Glengarry is Honesty. The character‚ Ranald Macdonald‚ illustrated
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