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    “The Death of a Moth” from the author Virginia Woolf and “Death of a Moth” by the author of Annie Dillard are distinct pieces of significances between two deaths of two moths. Deaths of two unidentical moths share a story of life‚ while one has no choice but to give up and end his life despite the fact that the other moth is an inspirational figure to life full-filled with energy and drive. To my understanding‚ Annie Dillard expresses herself using more of spiritual similes to show how death gives

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    The next reading was titled The Death of a Moth by Annie Dillard. To be honest this story did not capture my attention‚ and it was very difficult for me to distinguish the significance

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    Annie Dillard’s essay "The Death Of A Moth" made no sense to me when I initially read it‚ in a "sleep-deprived" state. In the haze my mind was in‚ during the battle with my body and my desire to read this essay‚ all I could make out was that; she berated the small cat about her short-term memory before kicking her out of the bed they shared. She then proceeded to the bathroom to consort with a spider whose attire reminded her of a day when she murdered a moth. She spoke about the carnage‚ her sharply

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    “Taking our century’s measure‚” for Dillard‚ means taking count and reminding us of all the unfortunate events that have occurred in the past. She seeks to find out how we deal with news of the death of thousands in a natural disaster many miles away. Of course the answer to that is different for each person. Perhaps Dillard wishes for us to help out and make the world a better place in our own‚ unique ways. For me personally though‚ natural disasters that occur around the world do not greatly affect

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    Bona 1  Dylan Bona  Period 1 Smith  February 21‚ 2014  AP Lang  Rhetorical Analysis “Death of a Moth”  Annie Dilliard‚ a well­known nature writer‚ in her piece “Death of a Moth” recounts an  experience where she witnesses a moth get caught in the flame of a candle. Dilliard’s purpose  in the passage is to convey the brutality yet beauty of nature through the death of a moth. She  uses similes‚ choice diction regarding colors‚ and adopts a fascinated tone in order to portray  her feelings about nature

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    Annie Dillard

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    Annie Dillard (born as Annie Doak)‚ born in Pittsburgh April 30‚ 1945‚ grew up in a household where creativity was a virtue. In her book An American Childhood‚ she describes growing up with encouraging parents‚ and her two younger sisters. There were days filled with piano and dance classes‚ reading books and writing stories in Annie Dillard’s childhood‚ preparing her for her future success. She says she used to be able to read over one hundred books a year on estimation. As a kid‚ Dillard and

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    Annie Dillard in the passage uses a vast collection of metaphoric comparisons and interesting diction in order to show how special and unique a writing profession is. Annie Dillard said‚ “The line of words is a miner’s pick‚ a woodcarver’s gouge‚ a surgeon’s probe.” In this statement Annie Dillard utilizes a comparison between words and a list of specialized tools that require skills to operate correctly to say that writing is a specialized profession requiring skills to be able to properly harness

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    Annie Dillard Sacrifice

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    Mrs. Cooper’s challenge was to write an essay on Holy The Firm by Annie Dillard. The challenge comes not from being able to sum up enough words in enough time to meet the requirements of this assignment‚ but from being able to contain such vast information‚ learned and decoded out of the book‚ into an essay format‚ a container so small and structural that‚ like Annie Dillard did in her own writing‚ one must carefully decide which thoughts‚ quotes and ideas are most important‚ based on your essay

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    concepts discussed are largely extrapolations and enhancements of ideas she expressed. She got a B+ on her version; I got an A on mine :). Annie Dillard‚ the author of "Death of a Moth" and Virginia Woolf‚ the author of "The Death of the Moth" have different perspectives on the subject of life and death. Annie Dillard sees the value of life‚ especially in one’s death. Virginia Woolf‚ however‚ seems to perceive life as pointless and meaningless. It was merely a postponement of the inevitable to her.

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    Annie Dillard describes two kinds of seeing literal and figurative seeing. Humans tend to interpret patterns and project meaning onto the natural world causing them to see nature in a figurative way through there own perceptions instead of how nature truly is. One must look at the big picture of the universe. It is important to take everything in‚ and take advantage of every opportunity. She says‚ “The universe was not made in jest but in solemn incomprehensible earnest” (274). Throughout the

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