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    Person | Symbol | Explanation | Bob Ewell | | Bob Ewell is represented by a stick of dynamite because he is always potentially dangerous and he can at any time explode and hurt someone. | Dolphus Raymond | | The paper bags had coke bottles in them but Mr. Raymond led to believe they were full of whiskey so he can keep his lifestyle with the black people. | Calpurnia | | A Bible represents Cal because she brought Jem and Scout to First purchase and because she taught Scout to write out of

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    Huck Finn Symbols

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    end he can tell somewhat right from wrong .Lies and Cons- huck lies and scams for the greater good; lies to slave hunters to save jim. He discovers lies can be good depending on their purpose. while the king and duke don’t care about anything. Symbols: Mississippi River-The majority of the plot takes place on the river or its banks. ‚ the river started off as a safe place‚but it becomes increasingly dangerous as the realities of their runaway lives set in. the river soon becomes only a short-term

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    MOTHER IS A SYMBOL OF SACRIFICE A mother is a woman who has conceived‚ given birth to‚ or raised a child in the role of a parent Amongst the clearest examples of Islam’s honoring women is the great status of the mother in Islam. Islam commands kindness‚ respect and obedience to parents and specifically emphasizes and gives preference to the mother as shall be shown in this article. Islam raises parents to a status greater than that found in any other religion or ideology.: Someone went to

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    Themes/Symbols of The Lottery” and “The Things They Carried” In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson there are many themes. However‚ the main theme of the short story is following a tradition blindly can be deadly. Tradition in societies and culture allows for important lessons and skills to be passed on from generation to generation. However‚ following others without questioning what is going on or the reason why your doing it in the first place‚ can lead to reckless and impulsive

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    Hajj: the Symbol of Unity

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    Unity is vividly observed in the great pillar of Hajj‚ which is repeated every year and for which millions of Muslims gather from all over the world. They represent the Muslim ummah with all its different races‚ countries‚ colors‚ and languages. They gather in one place‚ at the same time‚ wearing the same garment and performing the same rites. They make one stand in the same monument. They proclaim the oneness of the Lord of the worlds‚ submit themselves to His law‚ and show their unity under His

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    The Handmaid’s Tale Chapter 12 (“Is That a Symbol”) of How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster‚ relates to the novel‚ “The Handmaid’s Tale”because of its symbolism. The different colors each character wears‚ represents something different about who they are in the Gilead society. For example‚ the handmaid’s all wear red clothes‚ which symbolizes their fertility and their ability to create a child. However‚ it can also represent death and prohibition. Offred realizes that she is surrounded

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    A&P Themes and Symbols

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    Updike’s "A & P" is rich in symbolism and begins in the very first paragraph. Sammy is eyeing the three bikini-clad girls who walk into his supermarket where he is a checker. His reverie is interrupted‚ however‚ by a "witch" whose "feathers" Sammy has to smooth. The older generation are typically symbolized in negative terms throughout the story‚ those women who cannot and will not understand youth. Queenie‚ on the other hand‚ is symbolic of all that is alluring about women and life that might be

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    Common Type of Analogies

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    Common Types of Analogies Used on the GRE To be successful at solving GRE analogies‚ you need to be able to form a sentence defining the relationship between the key words of this question. The sentence you form should be tightly focused on the key relationship between the words. To help you formulate these sentences‚ this handout gives you the main types of relationships that the GRE uses in formulating analogy problems. To better help you remember these types we have grouped the 21 types

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    Life of Pi Symbols

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    and down to earth way and to remind his audience that voting is a privilege. Alliteration (“fissures‚ factions‚ fractures”) is another technique used in this article to catch the attention of the audience. The structure that Adams uses is very common; he begins in the past tense talking about the Romans in order to connect to his middle age audience who is aware of the skit. Then the present (teenagers who currently don’t want to vote) and then in the last sentence he mentions the future. The

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    A Buffalo Common Metaphor

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    A Buffalo Common Metaphor Over the past few decades the High Plains have consistently been losing its population. So‚ in 1987 Doctors Frank and Deborah Popper introduced the idea of Buffalo Commons. They described this project as “A combination of literary metaphor‚ public-policy proposal‚ futurist prediction and ecological restoration project” (The Buffalo Commons: Its Antecedents). The essential focus of this project was to replace the ever decrease population by returning buffalo back to the

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