16 September 2013 Symbolism as a Characteristic of the American Romantic Movement In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 19th century novel The Scarlet Letter‚ young mother Hester Prynne is ostracized by her harsh Puritan community due to adulterous relations with admired Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. As punishment for her devious act‚ she is forced to wear the scarlet letter “A” upon her chest until the day she dies. The time of The Scarlet Letter’s creation was marked by a literary movement in which artistic expression
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simple as it is thought to be since misbehavior in this domain can result in the interlocutor‟s feeling of being shocked‚ angry‚ or even seriously insulted. It is because every body‚ as a human being‚ expects the appreciation and respect from others. America and Vietnam are two countries with different culture so their social and linguistic norms are different as well. This paper is an attempt to provide a cross-culture comparison of ways American and Vietnamese deal with a tactful-required kind of speech
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At home but not at home Nicole Constable The main aim of the article is showing that in case of migrants (specifically Filipinas in Honk Kong) the concept of home is not as simple and unambiguous as it may seem. Constable presents different conceptualizations of the notions “space”‚ “place” and “home”. He follows the conception of Ackbar Abbas‚ who writes‚ "We think of a place in terms of definable physical characteristics and situatedness‚ at most as a symbolic structure. A space by contrast
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Despite what some would have you believe about this show‚ it is just what America needs right now. "Dear White People" not only illustrates exactly what plagues our country and it’s youth but forces a conversation about race that many are too afraid‚ ashamed‚ or ignorant to have. Depicting the complexities of blackness and all of its forms‚ dear white people embraces its’ colorful (pun intended) cast and delves into personalized storytelling through varying its directors. Additionally‚ as a young
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Lydia Crouse Honors English 10 Mrs. Rollings 26 September 2011 Mysterious Death of Dimmesdale One could say that Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is poisoned‚ or that he merely died of guilty conscience. In the Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Reverend Dimmesdale commits adultery with Hester Prynne‚ and so she bears a child. Dimmesdale does not admit his sin to the people in the community. Keeping the sin a secret for as long as he does creates guilt and suffering which manifests in him until
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Dear State Legislator‚ The bill you are considering to pass needs to be reconsidered and taken back in for discussion. Go back and think of the reasons again on why you want to pass a bill to not let people have their driver’s license until they have a high school diploma‚ and not only think about the teenagers driving the cars‚ but other situations you are affecting by considering to pass this bill. When kids‚ like me‚ graduate high school they are about 17 to 18 years old‚ after high school we
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Dear Editor: Through your papers I want to draw the attention of concerned authorities towards the worst condition of roads in Karachi. Almost all roads in Karachi are destroyed. This situation of roads is very dangerous for drivers. By this condition of roads loss of expensive vehicles and many horrible accidents are seen. Here no doubt roads are made but it also doomed very soon and the reason behind this is the use of inferior quality of material. Citizens of Karachi pay the vehicle tax
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social‚ and economic values led the charge behind European Imperialism. These attacks had affected the previously separated territories towards changing the course of history for nations and peoples in those regions. In the 1800’s France took over Vietnam as well as Cambodia. They valued land and power‚ especially
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Throughout history‚ America has made advancements that has led it to the modern society it is today. Many factors played a role in the modernization of America. Politics have greatly changed throughout history. The drastic change of starting as a monarchy to becoming a democracy shaped the government of modern America. The period of history between the civil war and the reconstruction helped America to modernize. Westward expansion‚ freedom for African Americans‚ and women’s roles in the home all shaped and
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In “Excerpts From Letters From African American Soldiers in the Philippines” in 1999 to 1900‚ few black soldiers expressed their life while fighting for the United States. These letters demonstrated how the "color line" impacted the Africans American soldiers who were fighting for the United States. The African Americans went to fight in the wars on behalf of the United States‚ yet they were treated poorly at home. This was an ongoing issue‚ even in World War One and World War Two. It is a theme
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