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    Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ "Medallion" is about a snake she finds dead‚ and the details of its body that she notices. Written in 1959‚ its form was strictly "controlled." Plath uses imagery‚ literary devices‚ and sensory details‚ especially colors. First‚ we "see" the image of a snake‚ bronze‚ lying in the sun near a gate with a "star and moon" design. By the gate with star and moon Worked into the peeled orange wood The bronze snake lay in the sun Next‚ Plath uses a metaphor

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    Galapagos – a heavenly island in the disguise of hell (final) In “Galapagos”‚ Kurt Vonnegut uses Darwin’s evolution theory to base a dark and funny narrative on human beings. Told from the narrative of the spirit of Leon Trout‚ the novel humourously and painstakingly compels its readers to reflect on humanity and our roles as human beings. From a mix of characters tossed on the

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    New Criticism on Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” Literary devices are used throughout literature to help readers have a better understanding. Metaphors‚ for example‚ help readers to have a better visual of different aspects. In Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron‚” metaphors are evident throughout the short story. The metaphors that are used throughout the short story‚ such as‚ “dancing to the ceiling‚” “kissed the ceiling‚” and “breaking the chains‚” help readers to have a better understanding

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    famous writer but wasn’t sure who to pick. Having it thought through I decided that it would really be an honor if Kurt Vonnegut was my college roommate. I hadn’t read any of his books up until my senior year in high school and I regret not having read his books before. One of my favorite books I have read is "Slaughterhouse-Five". In this book I was able to catch a glimpse of Kurt Vonnegut’s life experiences such as being a prisoner of war. Knowing that he went through many tough situations just

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    George Gerges Ms. Worth AP Language and Comp 30 November 2012 The Combat of Death In Slaughterhouse Five‚ Kurt Vonnegut uses irony to demonstrate the destructiveness and depreciations of war. Vonnegut incorporated many cases of irony in his book‚ and they overall enhance the meaning throughout the passage. One of the prime situations of irony took place with Edgar Derby. This poor man had to endure suffering and pain during the course of the war and the firebombing‚ only to be executed in the

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    mostly missionaries for China including Fr. Fuchs whom he described as “A Father Damaso without pride and malice” • Rizal and the German Ladies: conversed with them in perfect German and they treated him with respect and admiration despite his brown skin • Arrived in HK: Nov 20‚ 1891‚ welcomed by Jose Ma. Basa and other friends‚ • opened his medical clinic; • Manuel Hidalgo: “if the Queen Regent will not listen‚ we will write to Queen Victoria of England appealing for protection in

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    thriller by America’s renowned author Dan Brown. Dan Brown was born in a family of three‚ brought up by a great mathematics teacher and a church organist‚ his parents in New Hampshire‚ USA. Brown was raised on a prep school campus where he developed a fascination for science and religion which paved way for the art of writing as these themes eventually formed the backdrop for his books. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Philips Exeter academy. Dan Brown is the of “The Da Vinci code‚” one of the

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    “The Fish” In the poem “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop one of the main themes is power. This is shown through simile‚ personification‚ and repetition. The author purpose is to show the reader that power can be restricted and that power maybe the sturdiest at their main years‚ but over time power will dwindle with time. The theme of power is shown through the use of simile‚ “Here and there his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper‚ and its pattern of darker brown was like wallpaper”.

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    Introduction In this experiment‚ the growth of four cultures‚ which are Escherichia coli‚ Staphylococcus aureus‚ Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) and Penicillum (mold) were examined under a range of acidic to alkaline environments to determine the pH requirements of the four species. By conducting this methodology‚ the range of acceptable pH limits‚ including the optimum pH for each organism‚ can be determined. The range of pH over which an organism grows is defined by three cardinal points: the minimum

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    “‘Schlachthof-fünf’ Schlachthof meant slaughterhouse. Fünf was good old five”(Vonnegut 153). In Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five‚ the main character throughout the book is “unstuck in time”. The author tells readers the character’s life out order‚ basically readers go wherever the character goes in time. To write this book as an interesting and unique kind of war book without glamorizing the war‚ based on his experiences Vonnegut chose to write about the effects of war on soldiers but mostly himself

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