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    The Scarlet Letter: Review Adultery‚ betrayal‚ promiscuity‚ subterfuge‚ and intrigue‚ all of which would make an excellent coming attraction on the Hollywood scene and probably a pretty good book. Add Puritan ideals and writing styles‚ making it long‚ drawn out‚ tedious‚ wearisome‚ sleep inducing‚ insipidly asinine‚ and the end result is The Scarlet Letter. Despite all these things it is considered a classic and was a statement of the era. The Scarlet Letter is a wonderful and

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    wonder if people look at you as a hypocrite and should also strive to not be one. Of course‚ the most important part is to be true to yourself because only then may you be true to God and to others. Nathaniel Hawthorne also shows this in The Scarlet Letter through the characters he portrays. In chapter 20‚ Hawthorne writes‚ “No man‚ for any considerable period‚ can wear one fact to himself and another to the multitude‚ without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.” Hiding

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    and writings‚ with one of them being The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter depicts a woman who is shamed of adultery and has to wear a scarlet “A” on her bosom‚ and the “A” seems to have supernatural powers that effect Hester Prynne and people around her in many different ways. The scarlet “A” attached to Hester Prynne’s bosom was a sign of her committing adultery and was permanently attached for her public shame. But the letter had other negatives to it‚ as “It had the effect

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    Symbols of Guilt Within The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter‚ a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1800’s‚ transports readers to a Puritan town in the 1600’s. Hawthorne‚ nephew of the Puritan Judge John Hathorne‚ was very fixated on puritanism and theocracy. Throughout his novel Hawthorne repeatedly emphasizes the importance of the Christian religion in the theocratic town. Along with stressing the topic of religion Hawthorne also accentuates the theme of guilt within his novel and uses

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    Importance of cover letter and resume I once applied for a volunteer opportunity in the Vancouver Aquarium‚ and I had to write a cover letter and resume in order to attain the spot. Although that was my first time doing these‚ I paid a lot of effort and I got the position. This experience tells me that cover letter and resume are required for almost any jobs‚ even including volunteering work. After listening to Dr. Desrochers’s presentation‚ I have come to know more about the strategies in writing

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    Scarlet Letter Paper In every society there are flaws‚ and throughout time people have dreamed of creating a perfect society; however‚ when attempt to rid their society of flaw they‚ in turn‚ create other problems that are possibly worse than the flaws they are trying to eliminate. The puritan society did just that. In an attempt to remove all sin and crime from the world‚ the puritans created extremely harsh punishments for any sin or crime committed. The fraudulent society the puritans created

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    Application Letter • Solicited letter • Unsolicited • Blind Advertisement Attention (Opening Paragraph) Points to consider in writing application letter • Open the letter by capturing the reader’s attention in a businesslike way. • State that you are applying for a job and identify the position of the type of work you seek. Letter opening Summary opening • I understand that a continuing writer in your station must be interested in and knowledgeable

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    Conflict in The Scarlet Letter Human nature‚ while impressively complex‚ also has various poor qualities. Often these imperfections result in conflicts which are in turn depicted in works of literature. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ set in an old Puritan community‚ is centered on several conflicts of human nature that result from the adultery and punishment of Hester Prynne. There are three major conflicts each for which Hawthorne created a specific main character to illustrate:

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    In the passage present above from the book “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hawthorne attitude of Dimmesdale is of passion and nobility. Hawthorne expressed his attitude through a multitude of devices such as diction‚ syntax‚ and imagery. His dictions for Dimmesdale is that of a man who does not care and just wanted to tell the truth. The syntax that Hawthorne applied is meant to undermined Dimmesdale with irony but at the same time‚ make Dimmesdale even nobler. Imageries were used as

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    THE LETTER OF APPLICATION 1. INTRODUCTION A letter of application should accompany your CV‚ and these two items form a package. The letter has a number of purposes: • It allows you to sell yourself by pointing out key features of your CV. • It gives you the opportunity to include material that is not in the CV‚ especially personal qualities that you listed when making your preparations. • It shows a prospective employer that you know how to write a letter. While this may be of decreasing importance

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