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    you. Elizabeth Bishop shows this type of conflict in one of her popular poems “The Fish”. In the poem‚ a fisher experiences a battle between his or her victory of catching a fish and their admiration‚ respect‚ and guilt later gained for this fish. This leaves the fisher stuck with making the right decision and that decision is should he or she free the fish or not. A battle within yourself can result in a completely different outcome than what you expected. For the fisher in Bishop’s poem‚ their

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    The lamp at Noon The exposition of the story took place sometime in the 1930’s‚ on the prairie farm somewhere‚ probably in U.S.A ‚ the depression drought called dust Bowl years‚ this situation mad the wife worried about her husband and her baby and their relationship‚ and she doesn’t want to live on the farm anymore. Paul‚ the protagonist‚ is farmer husband who doesn’t want to leave the farm even though he can’t meet his family needs. And his wife Ellen who represents the antagonist‚ she does

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    Salem News got up close and personal with the recently accused Elizabeth Proctor. Faced with witchcraft‚ hanging like a noose around her neck‚ and the attempted murder of Abigail Williams‚ here’s what she has to say.   Goody Proctor‚ how do you feel about being accused of witchcraft and attempted murder?   I am innocent. I was wrongly accused.   Do you own any poppets?   "I have kept no poppets‚ not since I were a girl"(61)   But one was found in your house?   That wasn’t mine‚ it was Mary’s.   You’ve

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    analyzed as it is read to get a better understanding of what is happening. Elizabeth Bishop uses a number of elements of poetry to enforce the central theme of her poem "Manners." The title of this poem suggests that it will be about learning how to act right and what is expected out of an individual‚ but as readers read into the poem and start analyzing it‚ the central theme becomes a little bit different. As a reader of this poem‚ I started to realize that individuals in today’s society no longer act

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    voice as Elizabeth Proctor‚ which I found out was not how Carly used to sound. She used to have so much tension in her emotional center because she wanted to be accepted and affirmed by others. This strained her voice and made it difficult to show her true emotions. She found her self worth in how others saw her and this actually cause her acting to suffer as well as her daily life. Once she let go of that need for affirmation. She then got the affirmation in getting the role of Elizabeth Proctor

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    Elizabeth Brewster’s free verse poem “Jamie” shows the isolation and loneliness of Jamie‚ who feels separated from the rest of the society. The poem expresses his response to his deafness through the useage of imagery detailedly. The depressed tone of the poem is first established when the author uses imagery in describing Jamie’s daily. When the author says “kicking a stick‚ rapping his knuckles on doors” (5). Brewster described his emotion in an irritated way and examining the silent environment

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    Elizabeth Gaskell portrays how easily community could victimize the individual for the reason of being different. In the novel‚ the community exploit witch-hunting as a barrier between themselves and the others who were outsiders. They don’t accept being different. Even Lois expresses a sense of distance‚ “Oh‚ I’m ashamed of my fear as soon as it arises in my mind. But‚ you know‚ her look and color were strange to me when first I came; and she is not christened woman; and they tell stories of Indian

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    One of my Elizabeth Gilbert’s favorite sayings: “Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts‚ and you are the slave to your emotions.” You become what you believe you are and this is proved by science and many experiences of international influencers around the world. Affecting other’s emotions is not an easy task. However‚ when it happens and you really put your fingerprint on someone’s emotions‚ this would create a great inspirational story that deserves to be heard. One of my personal experiences

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    “The Fish” In the poem “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop one of the main themes is power. This is shown through simile‚ personification‚ and repetition. The author purpose is to show the reader that power can be restricted and that power maybe the sturdiest at their main years‚ but over time power will dwindle with time. The theme of power is shown through the use of simile‚ “Here and there his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper‚ and its pattern of darker brown was like wallpaper”.

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    example: chronic stress or repeated trauma can result in a persistent fear state and this response in a child can result in the inability to differentiate between danger and safety. There are constantly in fear and this response is expressed in Elizabeth today. Her memory of being abused if she did something that her parents did not like is so much a part of her now that she associates that memory of abuse to all situations where she might do something that someone does not like. That is one of the

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