Justin Bizarro Mrs. Nye English 1301 14 November 2012 Stopping the Tragedy of School Shootings Every single day‚ millions of kids across the country wake up‚ get ready for the day‚ and head to school. The parents of these children trust the school with many things; a safe bus ride‚ a productive environment‚ and most importantly‚ keeping their kids safe throughout the day. School districts take pride in this‚ and on a normal basis‚ things will go smoothly. Despite all of their efforts‚ though‚ one
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Alternate Ending to “The Landlady” “Would you like some tea dear?” Asked the Landlady‚ as she peered into to Billy’s eyes. Slowly‚ she placed the cup in front of Billy urging him to try it. “No thank you‚” Billy said. He wasn’t in the mood for small talk‚ and something about this Landlady rubbed Billy the wrong way‚ so he most definitely was not going to drink her tea‚ “Could you please point me in the direction of your bathrooms‚ I’m quite tired‚ I think I’m going to get ready for bed.” “They’re
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esteemed works of literature contain symbols in order to imbibe deeper meanings. Trifles’s canary and The Glass Menagerie’s glass animals both serve to further enhance the characterization of Mrs. Wright and Laura in each respective work. In Glaspell’s Trifles‚ the canary and its subsequent death assists in an explanation of why Mrs. Wright acts the way she does and also provides a way to compare her before her marriage to after getting married. Before marriage‚ Mrs. Wright had been a sweet and pretty girl
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Glaspell uses general stereotypes of the time periods gender specific roles. Leonard Mustazza very helpfully points out the difference between the genders and how the characters react to their position (Mustazza 1). Throughout the play‚ the male characters steers the readers into believing that a woman’s place is at the home‚ where she is spending most of her time cleaning and taking care of her husband. One knows this because the county attorney remarks‚ “I shouldn’t say she had the homemaking
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Bird Cage of a Marriage In Susan Glaspell’s play "Trifles" there is a lot of symbolism of the bird in reference to Minnie Foster. The bird symbolizes many things‚ the representation of the life that she once had‚ Minnie’s non-existent children‚ and her transformation from being John’s pet to being free. Living in a quiet farm house with no children‚ Minnie acquires a bird and treats it as her own child. When her husband supposedly wrings the bird’s neck‚ Minnie returns the action to her husband
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Although Minnie Foster does not appear on stage during the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell‚ it is important for readers to analyze her character in order to fully appreciate this literary work. Identifying Minnie Foster as a victim of domestic violence or as a cold-blooded killer can greatly impact how readers interpret the meaning and significance of Trifles. I believe that Minnie Foster should be pitied and that the murder of her cruel husband is nearly understandable. In this essay‚ I plan to defend
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The sunlight hit her eyes and he felt his heart skip a beat. Her eyes were beautiful‚ there was no doubt about that‚ but the way the sunlight danced across her face and brought out the flickering specks of gold in her eyes made him feel as though he was the richest man on earth. The way she looked at him sent shivers through his body. She looked at him with such passion that he was sure no one had ever felt anything like it before. As they inched closer to each other‚ he felt as though he was floating
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Alternate Ending‚ A Separate Peace From inside we could hear Phineas fall clumsily down the white marble stairs. Everyone stayed calm as we rushed outside to assist him. Finny said he couldn’t move or feel his legs and people started splitting up to go get help and shouting orders. Once the doctors and nurses arrived some of us helped to move him to the infirmary. After what seemed like hours Dr. Stanpole came out to tell us the news. He told us something we never expected. Phineas severed his spine
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As we all know symbols in a story are a good way for the author to let the reader know that theres is more to something that what it appears be. “Susan Glaspell” play “Trifles” uses certain symbols so that the reader can have a better understanding of the occurrences during the play. For example the bird symbolizes Mrs Wright personality‚ the bird cage is a symbol to Mrs wright surroundings and the quilt symbolizes her emotional state. they may seem like small object but we understand that the carrie
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Afan H Prof. Harshbarger English 111 13 Nov. 2010 Comparison Analysis The Yellow Wallpaper VS. Trifles Both‚ A play titled “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell and a short story called "The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ are alike in many ways. Both of these works of art were produced at a time when women did not have a lot to say‚ by authors who were pre-feminist. As we analyze the similarities between both works it is obvious that both are written by‚ to advocate and for‚ women
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