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    • The subject in W.S. Merwin’s poem “Odysseus” feels comfortable only at sea‚ and‚ because such a notion is atypical‚ he cannot articulate or understand where his true home actually is. o At peace at sea: “patience / He has wedded to” o Numerous islands‚ but “one to call ‘home’‚” even though he Merwin never specifies which island Odysseus really calls home  “which … / Was the one he kept sailing home to?” • W.S. Merwin’s speaker in “Odysseus” is concerned about his romantic interests. “Wedded”

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    It was not Death‚ for I stood up‚ And all the Dead lie down - It was not Night‚ for all the Bells Put out their Tongues‚ for Noon. … And yet it tasted like them all‚ The Figures I have seen Set orderly‚ for Burial‚ Reminded me‚ of mine - ~Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson presents to readers a speaker who is rummaging her psychological frame while trying to understand her anguish. In the first stanza‚ Dickinson eliminates certain possibilities of what “it” could be (“it”

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    Development DPM – 703 Family Problems / Family Violence: Disrupted and Reconstituted Families Ivy M. Boca Student Dr. Celso D. Benologa Professor Outline Introduction Family * Types of Family * Family Structure/ Composition * Disrupted Family Causes of Family Disruption 1. Death of Parents 2. Abandonment 3. Filipino Diaspora /Migratory Work 4. Divorce * Reconstituted Family * Family Violence * Types of Abuse

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    Is Canada too Close an Ally of the United States? This paper looks at whether or not Canada may be properly considered as being far too close an ally of the United States – at least from a military and economic point of view. Although it is tempting to view Canada as being in a dangerously dependent position relative to the United States of America‚ the simple reality is that Canada needs those close ties with America. For one thing‚ although Canada is obviously a junior partner in NORAD and NATO

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    In the short story “Hunters in the Snow” Wolff uses the snow and cold atmosphere as a symbol of impact on the characters to create a theme of crisis‚ conveying the uncertainties and intricacy of human interaction and personal struggle. The weather itself plays a crucial role in defining the theme for this story. Winter is the symbol of death‚ hibernation‚ or depression. The snow also adds to the cold weather as a symbol of a blanket that obscures‚ and covers the secrets of loneliness‚ emptiness‚

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    This extract from Charlotte Bronte ’s ’Jane Eyre ’ presents a pinnacle moment within the relationship between Jane and Rochester; particularly the spiritual equality that Jane establishes between them in her frank confession‚ thus transcending from his subordinate. While focussing on the this confrontation of Rochester‚ this essay shall consider the extracts place within a chapter whereby nature heavily symbolises Jane ’s true feelings and eventually undercuts the otherwise positive outlook by the

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    Richard Rodriguez wrote the essay Late Victorians to inform readers of the complexities and tragedy in the San Franciscan gay community‚ while exploring his own place in it. He is most personal and appealing to the reader’s pathos when he describes the death from AIDS of his friend Cesar‚ near the end of the essay. In order to make the reader empathize more readily‚ he first spends a paragraph making Cesar relatable. Rodriguez begins with straight-forward sentence structure (in paragraph 95)‚ writing:

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    A Dip in the Poole Bill Pronzini I was sitting in a large comfortable leather armchair in the lobby of the Hotel Poole‚ leafing through a magazine‚ when the young woman in the dark weed suit picked Andrew J. Stuyvesant’s pocket. She did it very cleverly Stuyvesant--a silver-haired old gentleman who carries a walking stick and is worth fifteen or twenty million dollars-had just stepped out of one of the elevators in front of me. The young woman appeared from the direction of

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    Family Paper NURS 3304 Professional Nursing Practice October 6‚ 2011 Introduction The movie we chose to review is My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The film portrays a large family with strong cultural beliefs. Family relatives include Tula Portokalos‚ Gus Portokalos‚ Maria Portokalos‚ Athena Portokalos‚ Yiayia‚ Aunt Voula‚ Nick Portokalos‚ Uncle Taki‚ Athena‚ Foci‚ Cousin Nikki‚ Cousin Angelo‚ Yianni‚ Cousin Jennie‚ Aunt Frieda‚ Cousin Marianthi‚ Aunt Lexy‚ Aunt Nota‚ and Paris Miller.

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    The close-up images are glass‚ gun‚ bottle‚ shrimp‚ and a roasted beef. These images disturb the audience and feel uncomfortable at the screen. They also did a close-up of a taping machine in which there is a recording voice of Kurtz‚ some photographs of Kurtz‚ and a dull surface of the hotel room. These are the images that are captured in a close range to evaluate the character of Captain Willard. The close-ups of a food item in the opening scene are not by accident‚ but they had a deeper meaning

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