I. Background to the crisis in Syria Protests asking for the release of political prisoners began mid-March 2011 and were immediately met by Syrian security forces who at first detained and attacked protestors with batons‚ and later opened gunfire‚ and deployed tanks and naval ships against civilians. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to halt the violence and implement meaningful reforms demanded by protestors such as the lifting of emergency law‚ broader political representation and a freer
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the symbols‚ setting‚ and tone converge to relate the story of a boy who lost his innocence to the darkness of the world‚ thus strongly establishing the theme of lost innocence. John Updike’s “A&P” is almost a return voyage to James Joyce’s famous “Araby’ with its many similarities it is almost as if it were its reflection‚ except his quest for Queenie revolves around a mythological symbol. The story opens when three barefoot girls in bathing suits enter the store and catch the eye of Sammy‚ a worker
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Growing up is a difficult process that everyone experiences. Although childhood innocence is lost‚ knowledge is gained from maturing. Maturing involves significant lessons that include accepting oneself‚ coping with betrayal‚ and finding one’s voice. An essential lesson in growing up is being able to accept oneself. Self- acceptance is being pleased with oneself; not caring about other people’s opinions. If children do not learn accept themselves‚ then they will never be able to truly mature. For
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“The Lottery” Research Paper Outline Thesis/Essay Map Statement: Through the names of the characters used‚ the ritualized use of a scapegoat‚ and the actions of the women in “The Lottery‚” Shirley Jackson symbolistically foreshadowed the unforeseeable ending and portrayed the culture of rural America. Main supporting points and minor supporting details: I. The names of the characters symbolistically foreshadowed the unforeseeable ending and portrayed the culture of rural America. A. Mr
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Name Professor Class Date Fahrenheit 451: Final Draft In 1953‚ Ray Bradbury wrote his novel Fahrenheit 451. Since its debut‚ Fahrenheit 451 has been regarded as a masterful work of literary fiction with powerful political commentary‚ akin to George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm. According to Willis McNelly‚ “For Bradbury‚ a metaphor is not merely a figure of speech‚ it is a vital concept‚ a method he uses for comprehending one reality and expressing it in terms of another; it permits the reader
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We see that Hamlet treatment of Ophelia because of this may be thestraw-that-breaks-the-camel ’s-back with respect to the pressure he puts onOphelia. Ophelia will become increasingly despondent and mad in thewake of Hamlet ’s rejection of her. In this sense‚Ophelia is treated like an object by her family who strives to keep the manshe loves and that loves her away from her. Used bythe King‚ her father and brother‚ and abandoned by Hamlet; these externalpressures combine to cause Ophelia ’s bizarre
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Cited: Carson‚ Ricks. "Shakespeare ’s Othello." Explicator 55.4 (1997): 192. OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson). Web. 23 Mar. 2012. Shakespeare‚ William. Othello. Oxford School Shakespeare. Ed. Roma Gill. Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 2002. Print. Smith‚ Shawn. "Love‚ Pity‚ And Deception In “Othello”
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Citations: Foy‚ Roslyn Reso. "Chopin ’s ’Désirée ’s Baby ’." The Explicator 49.4 (Summer 1991): 222-223. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Joseph Palmisano. Vol. 68. Detroit: Gale‚ 2004. Literature Resource Center. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. Ed. Laura Standley Berger. Detroit: St. James Press‚ 1994. Twentieth-Century Writers
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Cited: Browning‚ Elizabeth. "How Do I Love Thee?" Portable Literature‚ Eighth Edition Eds. Kirszner & Stephen R. Mandell. Boston‚ 2013. Print. Steele‚ Felicia Jean. "Shakespeare ’s ’Sonnet 130 ’." The Explicator 62.3 (2004): 132+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 7 Nov. 2013. William‚ Shakespeare. “My Mistress’ Eyes are nothing Like the Sun”. Portable Literature. Eds. Kirzner & Mandell. Boston‚ 2013. Print. .
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Cited: Delaney‚ Bill. "Hammett ’s The Maltese Falcon." Explicator 63.3 (2005): 167-169. MAS Ultra. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. Hammett‚ Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. New York: Vintage Books‚ 1992. Print.
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