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    In this film you could tell that it reflects the time. It shows there poverty and how there tight with their money because they have a lot of people with them in one truck. They are heading west to go find jobs because they are in the time of the Great Depression. They have to hurry in a place because it is the time of the Dust Bowl. It reflects on the time really good and it outlines it will also. There is an old man that doesn’t want leave his land because it is the only thing he had and that’s

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    Throughout the story the two main characters George and Lennie have an obvious very close relationship. They have not only been through alot together‚ but they stand by each others side no matter what. I first realized this whenever George was telling Lennie about how he (Lennie) ran from their old place because of the whole problem with a woman and Lennie not letting go of her dress‚ but George stood by his side‚ and ran away with him. In the first chapter‚ Lennie is described as “a huge man‚

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    I have noticed that people’s actions ‚ reflect on their value . In the story “ Stray “ by Cynthia Rylant ‚ Doris finds a dog and would like to keep it . Her parents say “NO”. Doris parents sounded harsh. But Doris learns that even though her parents seem harsh ‚it’s because they don’t have the money for a pet/dog. But they can change their minds. In the beginning of the story “Stray” we see how‚ harsh Doris’s parents really are. For example Mr.Lacey said “But I know for sure where it’s going”

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    Have you ever had a life changing experience? Well‚ three characters from the following text have. Brian from Hatchet‚ Moon shadow from Dragon wings‚ and Rachel from Eleven all have been through hard to face turning points. Here are all the juicy details about them‚ just kidding‚ you have to read the rest of the text to find out. In the passage Hatchet‚ Brian is encountering loneliness and hunger after being stranded in the wilderness. In the first few paragraphs‚ Brian has thoughts of his

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    In the film Beasts of the Southern Wild‚ directed by Benh Zeitlin‚ Hushpuppy lives with her father‚ Wink‚ in an isolated place called the bathtub. Wink is a strict father who is preparing his daughter for a future without him. When Wink falls inexplicably ill‚ the world seems to fall apart as he is getting sicker. The polar ice shelves start to melt due to high temperatures and primitive beasts called aurochs run freely towards the bathtub. The growing waters put in danger the people of the bathtub

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    It is not surprising that the family in “Metamorphosis” experienced multiple metamorphosis‚ for example‚ the protagonist Gregor who is the son and the financial support of the family‚ transformed into an insect‚ then he accepts his metamorphosis‚ rather to change.However‚ metamorphosis reveals on overcome the difficulties by transformation rather than undergo with it. For instance‚ the parents decided to take jobs to overcome the problem of loss Gregor’s financial support‚ decided to start a better

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    Characters Perspective I crawl through our swampy home‚ in search of something to consume and fill my growling stomach. After perhaps an hour of stumbling around‚ I see a faint glow off somewhere else. Curious as to what causes such an illumination I venture forth in hopes that this light might offer me a sound way to find food. Now‚ approaching the light it’s clear to see that it’s a building holding my fetching lure. The building is large and made of wood. It would take Grendel quite some

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    Red Grief People use literary devices in their speech every day. However‚ few people know what they’re called. In his short story “The Whirligig of Life” O Henry demonstrates five common examples of literary devices. The first example of figurative language is in the very beginning of the excerpt‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief”. O Henry ironically uses the simile “as flat as a flannel cake” to describe the town of Summit. The irony is that the flat town of Summit doesn’t contain a single summit. The

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    Ty’s main focus in life is the animals. When the rain finally stops his first thought is of hope for the animals. “The faintest‚ finest‚ incipient stirring of hope. That’s right. Hope for the animals-and they’ve suffered‚ believe me cooped up in the house like that‚ no breath of fresh air or touch of the earth under their hoofs and paws‚ filthy conditions‚ irregular diet‚ lack of exercise- and hope for myself and Andrea too/“ (236) It’s apparent through the novel‚ the verbiage used when Ty discusses

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    The road to happiness is full of setbacks. He lost his car‚ his wife left him‚ he became homeless‚ he was broke‚ his business didn’t really work out‚ he had to look after his son himself. The frustrations were endless. He did not give up despite of all these encounters. He was willing to keep on going‚ he was willing to face another rejection from another doctor who might not buy his bone density machine‚ he was willing to take the risk to become an intern at the Dean Witter company even though he

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