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    Essay Nonfiction Story In the short story Lessons of love‚ from Silent Dancing by Judith Ortiz Cofer; she uses literary devises to send the purpose of her love story. Cofer’s many literary devices where that of detail‚ simile‚ and personification to emphasize her message and the lessons she learned from her experiences. The use of Cofer’s simile being added helped the reader see better the description of the Italian guy. She mentions “He looked extraordinary like a young Marlon Brando – down

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    year‚ “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling and “Three Skeleton Key” by George Toudouze‚ are suspense stories that have many similarities but also some differences. One important similarity between these two stories has to do with the characters. In both fantasies‚ the antagonists (or villains) are animals. Nag and Nagaina were snakes in “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” that tried to kill Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and take over the garden. In “Three Skeleton Key”‚ fierce‚ vengeful rats that came ashore‚ attacking

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    Abigail Davis’ Hanging Katherine Garret provides its readers with perspicacious inquiries into a number of different historical topics. It provides a way of introducing history (such as the Pequot history‚ the religious history of the Great Awakening‚ interaction between the natives and the early settlers in the colonies‚ the Indian removal process) to the masses. As someone who has been largely unfamiliar with early American history I can certainly testify that Davis’ novel does a good job in shedding

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    Katherine Stockmann Voldsvegen 204 3739 Skien‚ Norway Peter Stockmann Langbrygga 7 3724 Skien‚ Norway 3/20/14 Salutations Peter‚ It is I‚ Katherine. After yesterday night’s events‚ I think it is best for me to communicate on behalf of Thomas for the elapsed development of the Baths issue. As you and the whole town know after all that had happened‚ my husband believes deeply in his findings and that the town’s main source of revenue‚ the Baths have been infected by the grave pollution

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    A gender doesn’t define how intelligent‚ skilled‚ or motivated an individual can be. Based on a true story‚ the film Hidden Figures proved the importance of Katherine Johnson’s brilliant mind in the launching of the first man into space. Surpassing the math skills of all her male colleagues‚ Johnson calculated the landing coordinates of a capsule when no one else could. Without her contributions‚ the entire operation

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    "The Doll’s House" is one of the representative stories of Katherine Mansfield. Who is known for freshness of her approach and beautifully colored methods of presenting her ideas. The story basically gives us deep insight into the manners and behaviors of the aristocratic families. Here she ridicules the negative philosophy of social discrimination caused by uneven division of wealth. It beautifully brings out the emotional relationship between the three sisters and their friends. Moreover‚ it conveys

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    Analysis of the short-story “A Cup of tea” by Katherine Mansfield. The short story under analysis is written by Katherine Mansfield a famous New Zealand modernist writer. She is the one of the most successful short-story writers. Among her best-known stories are "The Garden Party"‚ "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" and "The Fly". And one of the most famous short-stories is “A cup of tea”. “A cup of tea” was originally published in the Story-Teller in the year 1922. The story is about society

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    Katherine Anne Porter’s style in “Flowering Judas”‚ is a little different from the other authors in “Short Stories for Students.” Porter main focused in “Flowering Judas” was that she explained loneliness and depression well. Her intense taste of the present and remark and her operative crisis in the story sets a pattern for readers. Porter made the story “Flowering Judas” on a real-life-based story because of the experiences of her life. With her lifestyle‚ she invests her life into the protagonist

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    The author to “The Last Dog” is a woman named Katherine Patterson. The theme to this story is that not everything is dangerous or scary. You need to push your boundaries a little past where you’re comfortable to experience more. I liked this story a lot because it was very interesting putting yourself in Broc’s place. Having to leave their boring protected dome to go out into the real world that everyone said was really dangerous. That takes a lot of courage if you ask me! The plot of this story

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    In A Married State‚ Katherine Phillips speaks to the clash between a woman fulfilling her spiritual‚ emotional needs and fulfilling her physical social responsibilities. Phillips begins with the light diction of “content” and “innocent” to highlight the two different spaces that were expected of women: virginity and happiness in their lowly station in life. The former reflects their physical history‚ while the latter reflects their spiritual state. These were often at odds due to women being unable

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