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    Colleen Fabiszak Mr. Baltrum HUM 120 3/12/2012 Literary Devices The Story of an Hour is a short story that centers on a woman who thinks her husband has died and how she deals with his supposed death. This short story by Kate Chopin is incorporates a metaphor‚ a simile‚ and irony of fate as its major literary devices. This short story uses similes to describe how the main character in the story‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ is doing with the news of her husband’s death. “She sat with her head thrown

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    Smokers vs. Non smokers The topic of smoking is a controversy issue among different society. There are so many people that are smokers in today’s society. The smokers believe there is no harm in smoking‚ to themselves and to others around them. Then there are nonsmokers that believe smoking can cause health issues and also can cause harm to people that is exposed to second hand smoking and also can cause damage to the environment. With this being said‚ there are many pros and cons of smoking.

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    Immigrants            Why do people immigrate from their own country? They migrate for several different reasons. These reasons can be political‚ religious‚ and material reasons. People nowadays become more readily about making the decision to migrate‚ it is hard for them to leave their country to another because they will miss their families‚ homes and they will feel nostalgic and homesick. Lots of people immigrate to other countries to find chances to be succeeded and earn money. Lots of immigrants

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    11 February 2014 Sitting in a room when one looks around‚ majority of the people in that room are usually on their cell phones. People have begun to cut out human contact with one another and have become so focused on what is going on‚ on their phones. Cellphones have become an important part in most of our lives and picking a phone today has become just as stressful as buying a house or a new car. Most people own a smartphone‚ and in today’s society there is a big controversy over two particular

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    Holidays. There are 365 days in each given year‚ although some years might be different from the rest‚ there are days that are extremely special to me‚ those days are Holidays. The word holiday derived from the notion of "Holy Day"‚ and gradually evolved to its current form. The word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg. The word originally referred only to special religious days. To me Holidays are the perfect time of year regarding Tradition‚ Reunion and last but not least the amazing

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    The Differences between High School and College Attending high school and college is a different experience for everyone. There are a lot of differences and similarities between them. In this essay I am going to talk about what makes college different from high school for me. I will also talk about some of the things that are similar. These observations are based off of my personal experiences. Although high school and college are equally important‚ I prefer college because It has been a better

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    In "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin‚ we are introduced to Mrs. Mallard‚ an unloving‚ heartless‚ woman who is overjoyed by the passing of her husband—or at least that is the common misconception. Mrs. Mallard although perceived as inhuman is actually more human than most would like to believe. While her actions may seem questionable or even to be condemned‚ they are hardly unthinkable in light of the issues involving marriage and the woman’s role throughout history. The story itself presents

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    Compare and Contrast Essay Crystal Hunter ENG 125 Julie Alfaro March 19‚ 2013 Compare and Contrast Essay I have chosen to compare and contrast a short story‚ written by Kate Chopin titled “The story of an hour‚” and a poem written by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson titled‚ “In Memoriam.” I chose these two pieces of work because I was drawn to the short story and when I read the poem it had the same theme of hope in the face of death. The topic‚ or theme of these particular literary works is death

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    The Story of An Hour is a fiction story written by the legendary writer Kate Chopin in 1894. The story narrates the life and times of a ‘widow’ soon after receiving news of her husband’s demise through a railroad accident. The fiction is rich with literary styles and spoiled especially with symbolism and theme. Symbolism is defined as an artistic skill where a writer uses symbols and images to represent ideas‚ facts or natural objects. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally‚ it is an object

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