The Metamorphosis Personal Response Patience Tram ELA 30-1 In Franz Kafka’s‚ Metamorphosis‚ a travelling salesman named Gregor Samsa‚ awakens to find himself suddenly transformed into a giant bug. Gregor faces harsh and resentful treatment from his family after his transformation‚ which suggests that Kafka views the world as cruel and exploitive. Gregor is introduced as the main source of income for the Samsa household and when Gregor is no longer able to work‚ his family is faced with financial
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“Mid term break” was written by Seamus Heaney‚ an Irish poet who lived together with nine siblings. Many of his works are about everyday life‚ a testimony to his profound observations of even the smallest things. This poem‚ “Mid term break”‚ was a reflection of his brother‚ Christopher’s death. Although it is entitled “Mid Term Break”‚ the poem is far from cheerful. The ideas of death‚ trauma‚ grief and despair are explored here. The tone of the poem is somber and solemn. The narrator may seem a
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Stages of Sleep The EEG (Electroencephalogram)of a waking person is clearly different than that of a sleeping person. The difference in EEG patterns that occur during sleep has made it possible to divide sleep into five different stages. Stage One We experience stage one of sleep when we are half asleep and half awake; our eyelids feel heavy‚ we feel groggy and suddenly without notice we fall asleep. Stage one counts for more or less 5% our total sleep during the night. Stage
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Section 1: This book is the start of a new series of books by Rick Riordan which are based on Norse mythology taking place in Boston. The story starts with Magnus Chase’s‚ the main character and protagonist‚ 16th birthday. He has been living on the streets for the past two years‚ due to his mother Natalie’s death. His only company are some friends he met on the streets by the names of Blitz and Hearth. He is awakened by Blitz explaining that his family is unexpectedly looking for him. As Magnus
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and discussing. The first group of the generations are the elderly‚ grandparent-aged groups. This is the type of traveler that wears high socks‚ shorts above their belly buttons‚ baseball caps or sombreros‚ and gob on sunscreen. Grandparents awaken seemingly early‚ and usually find the time to go walking‚ eat a light breakfast‚ and play tennis. After their morning activities‚ they almost
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agreed that it was too risky to wake up the dragon. Only the leader of the demon refused to take part in their plan and take matters into its own hands. The leader of the heavens warned the ring leader that misfortune would come their way if they awaken the dragon from its slumber. The leader ignored the warnings and made it back to its realm‚ Ignustia. The demon leader gathered its army and ordered them to destroy the rings one by one‚ the first was man. Their leader’s mind was consumed by darkness
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December 7‚ 1941‚ is a tragic date that many Americans remember and will never forget‚ it is a dark chapter in today’s history. President Franklin Roosevelt said it is “a date which will live in infamy”. The events of that day still have many of us questioning “Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor”? On that fatal morning of December 7th‚ the Japanese military took the United States Naval base of Pearl Harbor by surprise. Japan knew many service members would be off base and at church since it was
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Since the begging of time humans have resorted to war in times of conflict or disagreement. Nevertheless‚ humans have never had tremendous annihilation power up until WWII and the creation of the atomic bomb. Dropping such bomb would ensure thousands of people would lose their lives some of who were innocent and some not. Although‚ the decision to drop the bomb is controversial it was necessary due to the stakes of sovereignty‚ ethnic cleansing prevention‚ and the end to Hitler’s regime. One cannot
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for sleep. NREM and REM sleep cycles may be the cause of my repetitive waking between 4:00 and 4:30 am. Around this time‚ I may be in stage one NREM sleep in which brain waves are the fastest of the four stages of NREM sleep‚ allowing me to easily awaken. According to the graph on page 143 of the textbook‚ between 4:00 and 4:30 am‚ the body is in stage one NREM sleep and possibly entering stage two of NREM. Also‚ after 4:00 am‚ the body cycles through stage one and two of NREM sleep and REM sleep
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A fairy tale is a short story that typically includes fantasy characters; known to be one of the most well-read genres‚ including ‘classic’ tales such as Cinderella‚ Snow White‚ Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty. However‚ this popular genre has influenced the roles of men and women. In our society men and women are expected to follow certain roles. If these set roles are not followed‚ they are considered to be non feminine or non masculine. Where did this all being‚ you might ask?; fairy tales
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