influences on Holden and his actions actually make no appearance in the book. His mother and his ex-girlfriend Jane Gallagher reoccur in Holden’s thoughts and can be seen to contribute to his present state of mind. Jane Gallagher is an important woman in Holden’s life. Much of “The Catcher in the Rye” is written using flash backs. Holden remembers back to episodes when he perceived he was happy. Jane Gallagher is a big part of these memories‚ as she existed in his life before his brother died
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reader. How much imagination one contributes to the poem is infinitely unrestricted. The study of poetry has and will always be a valuable part of history; especially when dealing with an emotion as universal as love. Interpretation “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚” by T.S. Eliot takes the reader on a depressing‚ timid‚ overcautious‚ middle-aged man. It could be said that he is afraid of his own shadow. Eliot begins the poem with a short excerpt from Dante’s epic poem; “Divine Comedy;”
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Gold-salt trade between Ghana and Arab desert traders and the Mediterranean prospered considerably as Ghana had gold but no salt and the Mediterranean had salt but no gold Ghana’s king converted to Islam‚ led to better relations with the Islamic world Indian Ocean trade led to increased development of city-states such as Mogadishu and Sofala Slave trading increased Much continuity accompanied these changes Syncretic
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contrast Song of myself and because I could not stop death. Theses two poems are really different they both are about life and death. Song of myself is about life and how you should not dwell on all the negative but you should dwell on Both happiness and sadness and never take life for granted. The writer wants you to understand that life is not just about the hard times its about loving life and not caring what anyone else things or says. Because I could not stop death is about how death is around
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us she choreographed a dance to Hallelujah‚ by Jeff Buckley. She had been inspired by Mia Michael’s routine on the previous night’s episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Since I had watched the episode‚ I knew the exact song and dance she was talking about. It was a beautiful song and heart-wrenching routine. It had not only brought tears to my eyes‚ but also to the judges. I couldn’t be more excited to be there and learn a beautiful dance. What I hadn’t thought of is how this dance would affect me
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The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) Summary The speaker of this poem is a small boy who was sold into the chimney-sweeping business when his mother died. He recounts the story of a fellow chimney sweeper‚ Tom Dacre‚ who cried when his hair was shaved to prevent vermin and soot from infesting it. The speaker comforts Tom‚ who falls asleep and has a dream or vision of several chimney sweepers all locked in black coffins. An angel arrives with a special key that opens the locks on the coffins
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Indian Camp Analysis of Nick’s Father 	In Earnest Hemmingway’s story Indian Camp‚ from his first book In Our Time‚ there is a character named Henry refereed to in this story as Nick’s father. Nick’s father is a doctor. A closer look at Nick’s father reveals that he is quite a paradoxical figure. 	On one hand‚ Nick’s father appears to be a great father who is nurturing caring and wants only the best for his son. "Nick lay back with his fathers arms around him."
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In the autobiography Almost A Woman by Esmeralda Santiago‚ there are many cultural differences. She feels alienated from the rest of the people in New York or the United States‚ for that matter. When Esmeralda was thirteen she moved to New York with her family from Puerto Rico. She did not know a word of English nor did she have any idea of what the American culture was like. To top off her ignorance of the American culture‚ she was poor‚ making her more of an outcast. As she was growing
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The sotry’s plot is cate in the form of a journey‚in and out of an indian camp:divided into three parts.The first part is about Nick‚his father and Uncle George sent out to an Indian camp because a woman there has trouble in childbirth.Nick is curious eager to explore the world.The second part is about what happens there:Nick’s father is doing a caesarian operation and the husband is killing himself with a razor.This is the climax of the story;for just at that moment Nick sees the violence of both
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between step father and step son‚ because this must have played some role in Ganelon’s motives. Other possible thesis assignments you may wish to write about are the following: The attitudes towards Islam in The Song of Roland Oliver’s attitude towards Roland In what ways is the Song of Roland a demonstration of the reverence towards kings in the Middle Ages? The supernatural and the super human elements in the story(omens‚ dreams‚ the angel‚ and superhuman efforts). Anyone want to cover Ganelon’s
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