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    1. Compare and contrast these poems. Poems: 1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening‚ Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village‚ though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the

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    Compare and Contrast The short story that was chosen is “A Worn Path” (Welty‚1941) and the Poem chose is “The Road Not Taken “(Frost). ) They both have the same theme‚ content‚ form and style. In this paper you will find that the story and the poem are alike and different in ways as for the symbolism‚ taking the path and facing obstacles along the way. Differences as in one an elderly lady dreams of her grandson‚ the other a man trying to decide what road he wants to take. Phoenix

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    these railroads to make money by transporting peoples goods that they needed to get in some places. They paid him to transport their things to like another state. He had a lot of competition for the railroads and one of his main competitors was John D. Rockefeller. They both had a lot to transport‚ but for a while Vanderbilt had the lead‚ then later on Rockefeller took it from him and kept it for a long time. Not only did he own the railroads he built many miles of railways.

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    They have not actually done anything wrong. This is shown in “The Lottery” short story when Mrs. Hutchinson is stoned to death by a random lottery. The people participating do not give any thought to how she must feel or how unfair this must be for her because it is simply tradition for them. It is their routine to pick a random person and commit murder.

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    In “The Ones That Walk Away From Omelas” and “The Lottery”‚ Ursula Le Guin and Shirley Jackson portray a supposedly perfect society built on clandestine secrets. In the short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”‚ Omelas’ inhabitants are smart and cultured‚ and it seems like a utopian city of happiness and delight. Everything about Omelas is your every desire‚ disregarding the secret of the city: the good fortune of Omelas requires that a single unfortunate child be kept in never-ending

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    Compare and Contrast Every day there are thousands of compare and contrasting activities‚ events and even conversations. We as humans obviously do this as obvious examples like comparing types off food‚ or clothes‚ or subliminally like acting a certain way in front of the opposite sex to be a suitable mate. The compare and contrasting can be seen in animals too‚ not just humans. Animals like male birds try to build nests for female birds to be picked as mates‚ and then the female birds compare the

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    In the story "The Horse Dealers Daughter"‚ the author D. H. Lawrence creates intense and dramatic scenes that keep the reader on the edge of their seat. Lawrence incorporates symbolism and character to give the story a greater meaning. To sum up the story in it’s entirety‚ Lawrence symbolizes death as the rebirth of love. Symbolic meaning and analization of character are two important factors to keep in mind while reading this story. although she was not happy‚ the " sense of money kept her proud

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    One of the major themes of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is the barbarity of human nature. The story depicts a seemingly average American town‚ where the people willingly participate in an annual tradition of killing one of their own. The person is chosen randomly by a lottery‚ which gives the people enough humanity to continue on with the ritual. However‚ the people of the town are not happy about their duty‚ as they see it. “There’s always been a lottery‚” they say‚ and they believe this means

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    Literary Analysis Essay: The Lottery “The Lottery‚” written by Shirley Jackson‚ is a short story about a strange annual ritual that takes place in a small village in New England. At the beginning of the story the day is described as “clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” This pleasant sensory description leads one to believe that this will be a day of happiness. Every year on June 27th all the villagers

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    Compare and Contrast Essay "The Father" by H. Garner and "Penny in the Dust" by E. Buckler The father and son relationships in "Penny in the Dust" by E. Buckler and ""The Father" by H. Garner‚ have many contrasts and similarities. There are two contrasts between the short stories. One of the two is that in "The Father" the son‚ Johnny‚ was ahamed and angry with his father‚ and didnt want a relationship with him. He does not respect his father. In the story‚ the father has a drinking problem

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