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    The Crossing In Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Crossing‚ there is a dramatic sequence described by the narrator. The author uses many different techniques to convey the impact of the experience on the narrator. Some of these such techniques are: repetition‚ diction‚ and simile. Of the aforementioned techniques‚ the most obvious is repetition. The author uses the word “and” a total of thirty-three times. However‚ the simple usage

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    and “being a man”? Some may argue it’s inherent human nature and beyond our control. Paul Theroux and Anna Quendlin explore what they believe to be the differences between males and females in their essays “Being a Man” and “Between the Sexes a Great Divide” respectively. Gender differences are constructed by societal pressures. Society inflicts what it believes to be gender appropriate interests‚ activities‚ and behaviors upon its members making gender differences a result of a societal construct

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    xiv and Peter the Great strengthened there countries butweakened them economically. They made great improvements to the armies and social aspects of the kingdom. But when they were improving all of these things it ended up costing them a great deal of money. Was it good to have a great army and government if everyone had no money? Absolutism is a political theory holding that all power should bevested in one ruler or other authority. Both Louis xiv and Peter the Great considered

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    Who Was Peter The Great?

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    Peter the Great was born on June 9th‚ 1672 in Moscow‚ Russia. He was the Tsar of Russia in the late 17th century.Most people know him for turning Russia into a great nation with many aggressive Domestic reforms. There is controversy over whether or not he was actually “Great”. Peter deserves "the Great" after his name because his actions‚ though extreme‚ helped developed Russia into a world power. Peter the Great deserved his name because he brought Western ideas to Russia‚ he gained land for Russia

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    of Peter I or Peter the Great‚ as he gave himself that name‚ one thinks of Russia and the many Tsars that ruled this interesting part of the world. To learn of Peter the Great is to explore his life during 1682 . Peter was responsible for bringing Russia out of darkness and into a more civilized country in hopes that Russia‚ the Motherland‚ would gain the respect of the rest of the European theatre and become a great power. To do this required many changes and reforms which Peter the Great was

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    civilization. A government is in charge of making sure the society is stable. Two great examples of these political figures are Russia under Peter the Great‚ and Germany under Adolf Hitler. Both of these bodies of government showed Change‚ Propaganda‚ and military power. These three things impacted their society in a big way‚ and the decisions there leaders made. Change affected the Society’s actions in a big way. Peter the Great did just that. Mongols constantly dominated Russia until the 16th century

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    “I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself”(quotezine). Peter the Great built the foundation Russia stands on today‚ and enabled Russia to become the world power that we know today. Some may credit Peter with inciting westernization in Russia‚ but westernization started prior to when he was born. After delivering thirteen children to Tsar Alexis I‚ Maria Miloslavskaya died trying to give birth to her fourteenth child. Out of five sons two survived ( Fedor III and Ivan

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    that name of Peter the Great. Peter was the ruler of Russia for few years. I think that he ruled Russia in the way that no have done before. He thought that Russia needs an education. He was a smart person while he was ruling he was studying at the same time. He never stopped studying. Also one of he’s objectives were move Russia to the western. While the movement to the west he heard about a rebellion. This one was called as The Streltsky Rebellion. Well he got the name of Peter the Great cause he did

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    The Crossing

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    The Crossing In this passage from the novel The Crossing‚ Cormac McCarthy uses imagery and word choice to describe the dramatic religious experience of his main character who becomes conscious of the spiritual unity of every soul in the natural world‚ because of the death of a she-wolf he had formed a connection with. McCarthy conveys to the reader that the main character is going through an intense‚ and somewhat frightening‚ spiritual experience through his religious imagery and dramatic word

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    The Crossing

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    Question 2 – The Crossing As one encounters dramatic experiences‚ the impacts those create may significantly alter that way in which that person views his surroundings. In Cormac McCarthy’s passage from his novel The Crossing‚ the main character is challenged with major obstacles that come to change his opinion of nature and its doubtful peacefulness. By employing techniques such as selection of detail‚ religious symbolism and sublime imagery‚ McCarthy paints the tragedy which has impacted the

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