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    Nicole Botha English Essay 10B To Kill a Mockingbird Mrs Going The symbol of the mockingbird represents innocence. ‘“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”’ These lines are the origin of the novel’s title and introduce one of the fundamental metaphors

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    The Lost Symbol

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    The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown is an action packed book‚ with mystery‚ and a twist that will keep your head spinning for weeks. Yet another work by Dan Brown did not disappoint and won’t allow you to put it down until it is done. This book about the trials and tribulations of Robert Langdon while he is on a hunt for Peter Solomon‚ a friend of his who had been kidnapped by a man that has mystery surrounding him. In the novel‚ the fight against evil is taking place from three separate view points‚ Robert

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    symbols in chrysanthemums

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    Salinas valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world‚” symbolizes the Elisa’s isolated life. “The Chrysanthemums” is a very well written story. WIthout all the symbolism and conflict the story wouldn’t be the same. Steinbeck’s use of symbols such as Chrysanthemums‚ Elisa’s clothing change‚ and The Salinas Valley makes this story much more interesting and

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    Symbol of America

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    The thing that I see that represents America is Independence Hall in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. There have been numerous historical events that have been the basis for the forming of the United States of America that took place inside Independence Hall. Basically‚ everything that happened during the time of the Thirteen Colonies and a period of time after the Revolutionary War that involved political affairs‚ all took place in Independence Hall. This place was pretty much the earlier version of

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    Symbols in "Uglies"

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    the quotes would make sense‚ and that took a lot of space and left me very little to analyze. 3. The first change I made was reducing my summary of the book to as few words as possible. The second change I made was adding on to the analysis of each symbol at the end of each paragraph. 4. I’m most proud of this entire paper. I feel like my writing has improved greatly and I believe this paper will have a sky-high score.

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    Symbols In The Odyssey

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    The Odyssey is a book full of symbolism‚ and themes that can be integrated into everyday life such as‚ suffering and loyalty. These themes are especially true in Robert Downey Jr’s life. In recent years Robert has reformed the way he behaves‚ he no longer takes drugs or shows up to work under the influence of alcohol. Robert reminds me of the greek god Dionysus‚ the god of wine and festivals. Dionysus was always having parties or “festivals” and he was constantly drinking‚ just like Robert. Robert

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    Hazard symbols

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    Michael Jackson Childhood: In a typical life cycle at this stage‚ a child would be influenced by peer groups‚ education‚ values‚ culture‚ religion and beliefs; as well as having the opportunity to experience life through daily experiences such as‚ playing with friends‚ watching cartoons and movies within a generally normal home life. Peer Groups: Michael was never able to experience being a part of peer groups‚ as his father never allowed him to take a break from practice; he never had

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    Symbols In The Crucible

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    Drama; Secrets; Scandal. Three simple words‚ all of which describe ‘the Crucible’ perfectly. Arthur Miller’s clever use of universal themes and hidden techniques throughout the tragedy are what makes ‘the Crucible’ the well known play that it is today. With its gripping storyline of love‚ jealousy and betrayal the play is deeply moving with a twist of excitement. Focused on the series of mysterious events surrounding 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Arthur Miller produced the play in 1953 at just 34

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    Symbol of Love

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    Love In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows‚ Harry‚ one of the main characters‚ was able to notice through multiple events that love is an aspect that is needed in every human being. The book shows that love is when someone cares deeply for someone else‚ and he or she puts that person’s well being before his or her own. As Hermoine‚ another main character‚ and Harry‚ looked on Kendra and Ariana Dumbledore’s grave in Godric’s Hollow‚ there was a quote signifying that wherever your

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    Symbols In The Crucible

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    “What is a crucible?” Why does the author choose to name this play The Crucible? However‚ two definitions of the word can apply to the play The Crucible‚ which could mean “a severe test” or could also mean a piece of laboratory equipment used to heat chemical compounds to very high temperatures or to melt metal. The symbolism is very clear here because the village of Salem was actually a very strict community‚ which kind of ties in with a crucible because the people were accused of witchcraft in

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