The Scarlet Letter: Glossary Term Assessment Short Entries 1. Personification: When an inanimate object is abstractly given human qualities. Example: "The soul beheld it’s features in the mirror of the passing moment" (173 Top of page) 2. Rhetorical question: A question that is expected not to be answered or it has an obvious one. Example: "Is there not law for it?" (Page 45 top of page) 3. Metaphor: A comparison of objects without using like or as. Example:"... poor little Pearl
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The Paper: Based on the film “Letters to God” The premise of this film is about an extraordinary little boy named Tyler that has terminal cancer and his letters to God. His letters were the way he communicated his prayers to God. Even though he was going through a hard time in his life‚ his strong faith and courage kept his spirits up and that overflowed through him; making an impact in his neighborhood‚ school‚ family‚ friends‚ and the people that surround his life. Through this little boy’s
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Women in “The Scarlet Letter” The novel‚ “The Scarlett Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ focuses on a series of events that unfold during the life of the protagonist‚ Hester Prynne. Hawthorne addresses the struggles that women were facing during the 19th century and vocalizes his stands on immoral actions. In general‚ society has and will always be drenched with malevolence and darkness‚ but with all this evil comes virtue. In other words‚ for every Roger Chillingworth‚ within society‚ there is be
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The Aspects of Public Guilt V.S. Private Guilt The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne One of the main aspects and purposes of The Scarlet Letter‚ was to illustrate the differences between the public humiliation of a person about their sin’s‚ or the private suffering of a persons guilt and sin in their private acts. The fact that Hester had not just one of these‚but both to deal with in her life. Besides the fact that she kept
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Letter to the Editor A travel magazine has recently published an article on the theme: “People should see their own countries first before visiting others”. This article made such an impression on you that you have decided to write a response to it. Write a letter to the editor either agreeing or disagreeing with this article. Valdemars Alle 45‚ 1 TV 2860 Søborg 12th October 2012 The Editor The Travel Magazine Lime Street Yorkshire YM9 Dear Sir/Madam‚ I am writing
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Who’s In Charge Here? In The Scarlet Letter‚ the majority of the action happens not between characters‚ but within them. Guilt‚ passion‚ love‚ and hate all play key roles in the development of the novel. “The Sins of the Fathers: Hawthorne’s Psychological Themes‚” a critique penned by Frederick C. Crews‚ explores the inner workings of Hawthorne’s characters. He argues that characters in The Scarlet Letter act not of their own accord‚ but instead are ruled absolutely by “feelings that [they] neither
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“Scarlett Letter”‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ a world renowned scholar‚ chooses the path of evil. Chillingworth ends up turning into a “fiend” because of his desire to extract revenge on Dimmesdale for having an affair with his wife. The Scarlett Letter and society today correlates to one another by intellectual arrogance and technological advances endowing the human race to do evil. In the beginning of the novel‚ Roger Chillingworth arrives in Boston from being captured by Indians for two years. Hester
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Letter of enquiry As the head of the Human Resource of the International Bank FRG‚ I enquire about the School of Modern Languages. I am particularly interested in the Business English training that I want my employees to attend. I would be grateful if you could send me details about the following: * The length/duration of the courses and also the time when they start‚ taking into consideration my employees’ schedule. * The overall number of classes‚ because mu employees are beginners and
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Council‚ Bangunan Mentari‚ Ampang Jaya‚ 68000 SELANGOR. 15 SEPTEMBER 2009 Dear Sir‚ Poor Maintenance of Taman Jayadiri I am writing this letter on behalf of the residents of Taman Jayadiri to complain about the dismal conditions we have been putting up with for the past three months. 2. One of the main grouses of the residents concerns uncollected rubbish (point 1). Initially‚ rubbish was
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