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    will ever have to lean on for the rest of your life is you.” -Anonymous Everyone at some point feels loneliness and it is when we are lonely that we truly discover ourselves. The title of Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening is appropriate and foreshadowing of the protagonist’s journey into self-discovery. Edna Pontellier is forced into self-discovery when she finds herself in solitude throughout the novel. Edna’s husband‚ children‚ friends and lovers are scarce leaving Edna to be isolated in her

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    Jane Smith Mr. Houston ENG 2350 Introduction to Literature April 25‚ 2015 Keyword: Foreshadowing [Be sure to use boldfaced type for the keyword and synonyms.] Foreshadowing in “The Lottery” (p. 133) PART ONE: ANALYSIS Humans can make interpretations. We don’t have to take everything literally; we can see below the surface of events‚ and we can “read between the lines.” Symbolism is one important tool authors use for conveying meaning “below the surface.” By being able to “read” symbols

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    attributed to cats‚ like for instance cats are curious‚ mysterious‚ aloof and even sinister. One characteristic behavior that has become a cliché is the “fraidy cat” or “scaredy-cat” label for cats that are unusually skittish or easily startled. Typically cats are quite independent and tend to avoid noisy chaotic situations. However when a cat is overly defensive and unsociable and tends to run and hide at the slightest provocation there may be a cause for concern.Why do cats become fraidy cats? Actually

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    onomatopoeia. But of all of these‚ His favorite is foreshadowing” Quote from Lauren F. Winner. In many different stories there’s plenty of foreshadowing and imagery. This essay will analyze the differences and similarities between Masque of the Red Death and the Monkey’s Paw. In the short stories The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe‚ and The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs their is a similar theme talking about fate and use ominous foreshadowing that lead the story to a dark future. These stories

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    Overall Shirley Jackson discusses the movement of the setting‚ the unusual foreshadowing‚ and the outermost symbolism in "The Lottery" to give an overall point of view of the story. Even though a small village made seem peaceful‚ and a good place to raise a family‚ it is not always what it seems to be. The reader is about to enter a world with ritualistic ceremony and religious orthodoxy in "The Lottery." The Lottery takes place on a clear and sunny summer morning around June 27 in a small village

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    NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P2 (THEORY) NOVEMBER 2010 MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours This question paper consists of 15 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over Computer Applications Technology/P2 2 NSC DBE/November 2010 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. 2. 3. This question paper consists of SECTION A and SECTION B. Answer ALL the questions. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper.

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    are not careful to notice the foreshadowing signs that is typical in Shirley Jackson’s stories. In “The Lottery” she gives two signs that are hidden deep into words that you‚ the reader‚ have to break up. She uses actions by her characters‚ and characters names. She leaves one more clue that is not in the story‚ but that fills her own life. At the beginning when the children were gathering stones‚ it had my mind spinning right off the bat. This form of foreshadowing was the first sign that let me

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    than once to pick up on all of the small subtleties that Shirley Jackson uses as foreshadowing for the dark and gruesome conclusion of this story. When one usually thinks of the word “lottery”‚ their first thoughts usually go to winning a prize. Something that they would want‚ that would bring them joy. So when you finally get to the end of this story‚ it brings quite the shock. Jackson did an amazing job of foreshadowing in the story and of building suspense. Every June 27th at 10:00 A.M. the villagers

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    exceptional circumstances that the characters undergo. In the small town of Maycomb‚ the white and black are segregated. After Tom Robinson’s unjust trial‚ Jeremy Finch‚ also known as Jem‚ had a very distinctive transformation on his outlook towards the world he lived in. Maycomb only has a few individuals realized how cruel and discriminatory the world can be. In the novel‚ Lee uses symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and irony to present its theme of discrimination towards a different race. Lee uses symbolism

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    gold corrupts his mind and gives him what Tolkien calls ‘Dragon Sickness’. Dragon Sickness refers to when the mass amount of gold corrupts the mind and fills the person affected with greed. Creating a literary doppelganger is a way Tolkien uses foreshadowing to add to this

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