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    Although Sarah Vowell‚ the author of Shooting Dad faces the struggle of a relationship with her father due to his extreme admiration for firearms and Philip Larkin’s poem This be the verse discusses the parent’s experiences to help guide their children to success; both pieces of literature have many similarities. Vowell‚ although allowed to voice her own opinion on politics and beliefs she had a hard time relating to her father’s view points. Larkin’s poem shows that the parents want to use their

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    Playwright The play Phaedra’s Love‚ by Sarah Kane‚ takes the classic Greek tragedy‚ Phaedra‚ and retells it in a modern-day setting. The play‚ which features incredibly violent and visceral scenes of sex‚ brutality‚ rape‚ and murder‚ is reflective of Sarah Kane’s writing style. Kane’s plays are known for being disturbingly violent and visual. As a playwright‚ Kane seeks to show rather than tell‚ taking inspiration from such playwrights as Edward Bond‚ Samuel Beckett‚ Howard Brenton‚ and

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    A story of revenge‚ Assassin’s Heart‚ by Sarah Ahiers‚ revolves around a seventeen-year old girl named Lea after she loses her entire family to the Da Vias. In the kingdom of Lovero‚ there are nine powerful Families‚ two of which are the Saldanas and the Da Vias. Lea Saldana‚ unaware of the Da Vias plotting against her and her Family‚ wakes up one night to flames enclosing her home. While she manages to escape‚ the rest of her family is lost to the fire set by the Da Vias. Having been trained as

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    Sarah Vowell – Shooting Dad On the surface of “Shooting Dad”‚ author Sarah Vowell offers a reminiscent look at the vast differences between her personality and that of her gunsmith father. “Dad and I started bickering in earnest when I was fourteen‚ after the 1984 Democratic National Convention.” (Page 171). As the essay progresses‚ the subtle commonalities become more apparent. Vowell’s evocative recount of how she came to realize that she and her father had more in common than she’d always

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    Many say a champion is one who gets up when they can’t‚ But sometimes it’s difficult standing up for something when your life could be put on the line. Regardless of her fear and the limitation of women’s rights‚ Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds became a soldier‚ nurse‚ and spy for the Union under a male alias because of her patriotism. Edmond’s greatest achievement was carrying out eleven missions behind enemy lines‚ well known for being one of the most hardworking women figures; a soldier‚ nurse and spy

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    The author of this newspaper article is Sarah Ali. She was a foreign traveler to the United States in 2010 and wrote for her newspaper back home in Turkey about slavery. In American history‚ slavery is a significant and interesting subject. Slavery was a legal foundation of human chattel enslavement in the United States. African American was the most common and during that time people had the right to buy‚ sell‚ and own someone forever. It is important to know how slavery began. According to some

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    (Wong 246). Wong originally found her dull compared to Barbie (Wong 247). As the essay continues‚ Wong realizes that this black-haired doll she disliked actually looked like her‚ while the more "prettier"‚ blond Barbie looked like Wong’s best friend‚ Sarah. This is the point of comparing. (Wong 248). In the end‚ I think the message this essay was trying to give was that what you can be is more important than already looking pretty. Wong probably organized this essay the way she did because she wanted

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    The Sarah Bartmaan video today had some very shocking mistreatment of African Americans. I don’t understand how Europeans could justify their actions of treating another human being like that. Also to know that people still went to see her pickled remains for almost a century after her death showed that it was more than one person that contributed to this. People thought that African Americans were a different species and weren’t even human. We can also see this in our society today. I grew up outside

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    In the book Shattered‚ written by Sarah N Harvey‚ there are two main characters. There names are March and Tyler. March is very popular and is a very kind hearted person. She has long luscious brown hair‚ wears contacts‚ and is known for her flawless looks. March’s boyfriend‚ Tyler‚ is tall‚ and has blond hair. Like March‚ Tyler is popular and also has a good heart. They are both very similar to each other. There are three main settings in this book‚ the hospital‚ March’s house‚ and Castle Gifts

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    The article‚ ‘Taken’ by Sarah Stillman‚ her approach was mostly informative‚ descriptive‚ and detailed. But‚ Stillman does not seem to have a bottom line. She just presents the topic‚ wants readers to have their own opinion‚ or what they will want take away from what she presents in the article. She jumps between different stories and different states laws regarding civil forfeiture. She made great points throughout the article which explained the main idea of what she is trying to convey. Stillman

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