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    1984 Passage Analysis

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    The significance of this passage in 1984 by George Orwell is that it teaches the reader that the Party controls everything. When O’Brien says: “I could float off this floor like a soap bubble if I wish to. I do not wish to‚ because the Party does not wish it” (Orwell)‚ it shows how the Party is in total control of people’s actions. This helps the reader have a better understanding of the power that the Party has and what it is able to do. This is also significant because in the beginning of the story

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    In the passage‚ "The Dead‚" there is a main character named Gabriel. While the passage is told on a third person point of view looking over Gabriel’s shoulder‚ we still experience and imagine what he is observing and feeling. From the clever word play in the first paragraph‚ we can infer that Gabriel’s wife is in a very ill or weak state. While she is sleeping‚ he cannot help but stare at her for a long period of time while reflecting upon his life and experiences with her. We can come to the

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    Delia Passage Analysis

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    This passage is a huge turning point both in this story and in Delia’s life. The audience is introduced to the characters and it becomes instantly obvious that Sykes doesn’t treat Delia right. She raises the iron skillet from the stove and holds it in the space between her and Sykes. He is knocked into a state of revelation along with the audience as “It cowed him and he did not strike her as he usually did.” Delia had enough of the matrimonial torture and has been pushed past the point of being

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    1984 passage analysis

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    setting of life and Winston’s general thoughts about that era as a tool to express the true nature of society‚ and to show that it hasn’t always been that way‚ and that it is not the natural order of things. The society that Orwell describes in this passage is portrayed as a dark‚ crowded and gruesome place. He quotes‚ “A low ceilinged‚ crowded room‚ its walls grimy from the contract of innumerable bodies; battered metal tables and chairs‚ placed so close together that you sat with your elbows touching

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    Answer two questions 1 Read the passage below in which the writer offers her own strong thoughts and feelings about the American novelist Henry Miller and his writing. (a) Comment on the writer’s style and use of language. [15] (b) In the style of the original passage‚ describe a well-known person or celebrity and their work. [10] I first saw Henry Miller when I was fourteen. It was in Kensington Gardens‚ and he was playing baseball for a United States Army team. Whenever the ball was scooped

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    Analyzing A Piece – The Rite of Spring Melody – The composition is very complex‚ it uses many different instruments at many different pitches‚ large leaps‚ most likely very difficult to play like a lot of Stravinsky’s work. The music has small repetitive parts but continuously moves on to new parts which are all different from the last. The music starts off in a very peaceful melody than develops into an angry sounding melody than drops back down to peaceful and then changes into angry again

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    The novel and film ‘A Passage to India’ written by Forster and directed by Lean is about the Society of British people in India. Mrs. Moore and Adela Quested arrived in Chandrapore‚ India because Mrs. Moore’s son Ronny and Adela are recently engaged. However‚ when they arrived they sensed‚ and were quickly trapped in‚ a prejudiced British community which misuses the natives of India and abuses them throughout the whole novel and film. ‘A Passage to India’. The film is directed by Lean presents

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    Passage 4 To fully unpack this passage‚ it is important to understand the events that lead to the confrontation between Shivan and his grandmother about the truth of his relationship with Mili. Earlier that day‚ Shivan and Mili quickly plan a quick getaway to Mount Lavinia Hotel‚ without knowing that they are being followed by one of Chandralal’s goons. So‚ when Shivan returns to his grandmother’s house that evening‚ an unexpected confrontation follows. Shivan‚ as the narrator‚ realizes that

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    Sharon Salzberg

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    Sharon Salzberg Sharon Salzberg is a remarkable lady who has spent her life devoted to insight meditation in order to find peace for the tragic loses of both her mother and father when she was young. She first encountered Buddhism in an Asian Philosophy class while she was at the State University in Buffalo‚ New York. This was in 1969 and it seemed to inspire her so much that the next year she decided to take an independent study trip to India. During her trip to India‚ she wanted to find‚ “

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    A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings By Gabriel Garcia Marquez A Critical Analysis Callora‚ Hanna Krishna S. AB English 2 English 12 TTHS 4:00-5:25 Setting The story is set in a coastal area and it opens with an ongoing rainfall that has turned the world gloomy and gray. Everyone in this town was feeling sad because of the state of the beach and the stench of rotten fish. It was March and the rain had made the light weak during daytime and replaced the glimmer of the sands of the

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