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    A boy was sitting on his steps‚ waiting for his parents to tell him to get in the car. This boy’s name was George‚ George’s family was moving from Mississippi to Tennessee‚ because his father got promoted for his job. Now he will be the manager for the whole company! George was happy for him‚ but sad that he has to leave his friends‚ go to a new school‚ and live in a new house. When it was time to get in the car he grabbed his dog‚ Shadow‚ she was an amazing dog. He also grabbed his electronics‚

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    In “A Rose for Emily‚” William Faulkner includes multiple situations to foreshadow the short story’s ending when Homer Barron’s decomposed corpse is discovered. Faulkner makes it very clear to readers as the short story progresses‚ by addressing the smell‚ the poison‚ and Homer’s disappearance that foreshadow to the discovery of his body in Emily’s house. The short story starts out describing Emily and the home her father left to her‚ after his passing. The town’s people refer to this home as

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    different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object

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    is their own which is pretty ironic since they once upon a time referred to it as "terrorist" symbolism. And of course‚ we have those who‚ believing that they understand what the true symbolism of the Keffiyeh is‚ have branded it as being "political statement supporting to the Islamic terrorism against Israel‚" and "anti-Semitic." Little do they know is that the democracy in the Middle East countries uses every method of psychological warfare as a lethal weapon to damage and disrupt culture and history

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    Adrienne Macaluso April 8th‚ 2014 ENG 120 - Dupcak Essay #2 Revised Symbolism is an object‚ reference‚ or emotion that is especially used in literature to provide a meaning beyond what essentially is being shown. Specific and unique symbols presented in both “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver and “The Slough” by Pasha Malla are used to represent something other than itself. Specifically in “Cathedral” the two most obvious symbols are the audiotapes and the cathedral. In “The Slough” the skin is

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    Civil War Tennessee: Battles and Leaders Civil War Tennessee is a general overview of the tactics used in and the battles fought in Tennessee and they’re importance. The book also discusses some of the problems both the Union and Confederates faced during this bloody war. Connelly opens up by introducing each region in Tennessee and why they’re important. Upper East Tennessee was one of the largest producers of wheat for the Confederacy‚ a key railroad ran from Bristol to Chattanooga‚ copper

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    Symbolism Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally‚ it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning much deeper and more significant. Sometimes‚ however‚ an action‚ an event or a word spoken by someone may have a symbolic value. For instance‚ “smile” is a symbol of friendship. Similarly‚ the action of someone smiling at you

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    Discuss the use of science to enhance athletic performance The enhancement of performance must be extremely important to all athletes no matter what their sport. I will cover three main bodies in this essay. Firstly the use of supplements and diet to enhance performance‚ and how that might have changed. Secondly how training of actually athletes has changed with science. Thirdly the science on both sides of performance enhancing substances and the effect it might have on not just those who

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    Analysis of the use of Threes in William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” Since the Mesopotamian era of 3000 B.C. numbers have been an essential part of life and are easily found throughout society‚ imbedded in religion‚ intertwined in mythology and commonly related with superstitions. Even in the twenty-first century people still believe in ancient numerical superstitions‚ such as the lucky number seven‚ or the unlucky number thirteen. During the seventeenth century William Shakespeare uses societal superstitions

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    Symbolism Words are not limited to one single meaning. Most words have multiple meanings‚ which are categorized as either denotative or connotative. The denotation of a word is its explicit definition as listed in a dictionary. The expressiveness of language‚ however‚ comes from the other type of word meaning—connotation‚ or the association or set of associations that a word usually brings to mind. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” there are many examples of connotation

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