for support and tried to obey her doctors’ orders. “I knew it! We have done something extraordinary fellows” Dr. Newtown hugged his colleagues while Jacob‚ Rebecca‚ and Jane cried out of the happiness that they felt. “Speak” Dr. newton order her. “What is your name?” “Mm...my…name…is …Jane… My name is Jane.” She said this in a soft tone of voice. “Yes! Magnificent. Now walk.” Jane hesitated and gaze back at her father‚ who was in disbelieve watching
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• What is more important: Effort or quality? I believe that effort and quality are both very important. If you do not putting forth effort and follow guidelines‚ it is very hard to obtain quality. In the end the most important thing is the quality of the assignment or project. Quality is what we are judged on in the workforce and life in general. • Should an instructor take into account the amount of effort that a student puts into an assignment? As a teacher on the middle school level
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My Antonia‚ written by Willa Cather‚ is a novel about the main character‚ Jim Burden’s‚ childhood in Nebraska and his relationship with his dear friend‚ Antonia Shimerda‚ who was a Bohemian immigrant. Their friendship was tested by the various events that occurred through their lives and the different paths their lives took them down. After so many years‚ Jim looked back on his childhood with Antonia and tried to remember everything they shared together. He had trouble remembering but recalled
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The Futile Effort of Vengeance From the beginning of human life‚ the effort of vengeance against others has caused countless horrible things to happen. Every act of terror has been caused by someone revenge‚ or an attempt of justifying a wrongdoing done to a group of people or an individual. These things have caused millions of deaths throughout human history. This is presented in the novel Tale of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens. Throughout the entire novel there is a continual indignant
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Dark Overtones‚ and Their Contrasts in My Antonia In My Antonia by Willa Cather‚ there are many dark overtones that pervade the novel. It is through the use of symbolism and contrast these overtones are made real. The prairie is the predominant setting of the novel. It may be shaped‚ and it conforms to the desires of those working it. The prairie¹s loneliness‚ shown by the wide open spaces‚ is a brilliant way of revealing internal conflict by using a setting. Also‚ it brings out the characters
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Late one afternoon on March 18‚ 2004 Kate Kirkland arrived at St. John’s Hospital with the loudest cry anyone could imagine. We knew immediately that was our granddaughter. As Kate grew we knew she was someone very special. Kate had her own ideas; she was independent‚ a little sassy‚ along with being very charming and loving. Kate’s parents are Tara and RJ; her siblings are Brothers Jack & Ryan. When her brother Jack was born‚ Kate age 2 at the time‚ showed a little of her independence. As her Grandmother
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let women act as lawyers in courts‚ sue for property and to own property in their own names if their husbands agreed. Though‚ there was quite a division between the upper‚ middle and working class women during the First World War. Having discussed about the status of the upper class women‚ it was however not the same case for the
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going to discuss how much Jim Burden feels about Antonia Shimerda. The relationship between Jim Burden and Antonia Shimerda is very special‚ They share a closeness that proves to withstand the tests of time. Even after years went by and their lives had changed considerably‚ Jim and Antonia kept a loyal‚ beautiful friendship. They both had met as youngsters‚ embanking on a new adventure‚ new life in the West. Jim had been the first person that taught Antonia the English language. She admired Jim’s
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For example‚ Lena‚ a friend of Antonia‚ would have a different relationship with Antonia than her brother Ambrosch would. Both Lena and Ambrosch have a different relationship with Antonia than her childhood friend Jim whom she grew up with. Willa Cather included book three in her novel My Antonia because Antonia played such an important role in Jim’s childhood‚ and because book three shows us who Jim has become so we can better understand his relationship with Antonia. The people we spend a lot of
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Cather’s admiration for Antonia is very clear throughout the book in my own opinion. Antonia goes through lots of difficult hardships like her father’s sudden suicide and her fiance leaving her while pregnant‚ but she continues to percervere and take care of her family no matter what the circumstances are in her way. She is generous‚ vivacious‚ and an inspiration for girls everywhere. An example of this is shining through especially when Mr. Harling stated “You’ve been going with these girls who
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