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    Alexis Tripp Mrs. McManus C.P Senior Seminar 21 May‚ 2013 Allegory in Orwell’s Animal Farm l. Introduction A. Creative Opening. When critic Laurence Brander states‚ “Essentially‚ Animal Farm is an anatomy of the development of the totalitarian state” (Brander 6). He is initially saying that Animal Farm is a basis of the Russian Revolution and the build up of the totalitarian ways that were formed during this time period. B. Thesis Statement Which is why‚ in Animal

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    THE GREAT GATSBY QUOTES 1. I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool. Explanation Daisy speaks these words in Chapter 1 as she describes to Nick and Jordan her hopes for her infant daughter. While not directly relevant to the novel’s main themes‚ this quote offers a revealing glimpse into Daisy’s character. Daisy is not a fool herself but is the product of a social environment that‚ to a great extent‚ does not value intelligence in women

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    The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant. How does the writer try to make the character of Madame Loisel interesting for the reader in “The Necklace”? The Necklace is a self-contained French story with a surprise ending. It is structured into narrative and four dialogues. The writer uses literary devices such as peripeteia‚ poetic justice‚ a twist ending and descriptive writing to make the story interesting for the reader. Everything centres on the twist ending‚ but the effectiveness depends on the events

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    Psychology is defined as the study of mind‚ emotion and behavior. One major perspective within psychology is known as cognitive psychology‚ which is primarily concerned with the explanation of thought processes through the development of theoretical mental systems. Cognitivism is somewhat broad in its approaches to psychology and only linked in its goal to create hypothetical mental structures to explain behavior (“HSoP”). The exact origins of Cognitivism are difficult to pinpoint. Ideas

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    Chapter 1: 1. Levity- lightness of mind‚ character‚ or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. * “Most of the confidences were unsought- frequently I have feigned sleep‚ preoccupation or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon-…” (pg.5) 2. Supercilious- displaying arrogant pride‚ scorn‚ or indifference * “Now he was a sturdy‚ straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious

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    men‚ for they may act on their dreams with open eyes‚ to make them possible.” In The Great Gatsby‚ the central theme is realizing that creating your own dreams and living in your reality is extremely different. Myrtle dreamt of having money‚ yet knew Tom would never leave Daisy‚ Gatsby dreamt of being with the Daisy he created‚ but realized she had changed‚ and Daisy dreamt of being in love and being with Gatsby‚ but would NEVER leave Tom. Myrtle Wilson desires one thing in life‚ money. She lives

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    the necklace Theme: the contrast between true values and false values .Mathilda was born into a family of clerks but she was not satisfied with her position in life. She wanted to be a wealthy lady. She complained constantly over the simple life her husband provided for her. She felt she was born to be sought after and should have the luxuries of life. She is ungrateful to her husband although he provides her with a furnished apartment‚ sufficient food and even a maid. This ingratitude is highlighted

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    The short story titled “The Necklace” is about a man and his wife who is very greedy and wants more than what she needs. When she gets invited to a ball‚ she demands a new dress and a new necklace. She borrows a necklace from her friend which looks like it has “diamonds” on it and then loses it. She takes ten years to pay it back‚ only to find out that the diamonds on the necklace weren’t real. The short story “The Fisherman and His Wife” is about a fisherman who finds an enchanted flounder‚ who

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    after the “great American dream” like everyone else. He then realizes‚ how low the people were in achieving that goal‚ this could be seen when Jordan was cheating while playing golf. He also saw the carelessness these people have in doing things. They are only skin deep in who they are‚ like the main person described in the story‚ Gatsby‚ who is only known for his money and by his name‚ but not by who he really is. At the end‚ Nick realizes all this and changes his views on the Great American Dream

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    Direct-Cameron Paul Good afternoon. Please state out your name and spell it out for the record. My name is Cameron Paul. P-A-U-L. What do you do for a living? I am a crime scene analyst with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory Service Division‚ also known as the State Laboratory. Currently‚ I conduct all ballistics and firearms analysis‚ in addition to my duties as a chief CSA. What is your relationship with this case? On May 22nd‚ I received a call from an

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