THE GOLDEN CANGUE Translated by Eileen ChangSHANGHAI thirty years ago on a moonlit night ... maybe we did not get to see the moon of thirty years ago. To young people the moon of thirty years ago should be a reddish-yellow wet stain the size of a copper coin‚ like a teardrop on letter paper by To-yün Hsüan’ worn and blurred. In old people’s memory the moon of thirty years ago was gay‚ larger‚ rounder‚ and whiter than the moon now. But looked back on after thirty years on a rough road‚ the best of
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Part A STATE THEME‚ AUTHOR AND COUNTRY IN ALL SUMMARIES The Smile – Short Story A boy is waiting in line early in the morning to see a work of art. It is far into the future now and the world is not what it used to be. The fields are filled with radiation and they are shutting down all of the factories. Today the people have gathered to spit on a special painting. The child has come to do the same but when he reaches the painting his true motives are shown. He does not want to spit on it but wants
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metaphors. After reading the poems “God Bless America” by Sarah Jones (2000)‚ “Facing West From California’s Shores” by Walt Whitman (1860)‚ Allen Ginsberg’s “America” (1956)‚ “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes (1938)‚ and Wislawa Szymborska’s “The Century’s Decline” (1986) I realized that even though they all talk about America ‚ except Szymborska‚ the way they say it and how they say it makes very different poems. Sarah Jones wrote “God Bless America” in 2000. The country was established
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English 1113 Composition I Fall 2008 Professor: Laura Gray‚ Ph.D. Phone: 918-343-7593 Office: Downs Hall 102 B Email: lgray@rsu.edu Office Hours: (appointments encouraged) Monday and Wednesday 9-10; 11:30-2 Tuesday and Thursday 10-11 Friday 9-10 [pic] Course Introduction The first semester of college writing provides a foundation for the academic writing you will be expected to do throughout your college tenure. This course will help students: 1. Recognize and implement writing
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Sample Paper chemistry Class 11 1. 1.7 g of AgNO3 is dissolved in 100 g of water. 0.585g of NaCl dissolved in 100g of water is added to it and chemical reaction occurs. 1.435g of AgCl and 0.85 g of NaNO3 are formed. Justify that the data obey the law of conservation of mass 2. (a) When 4.2g of sodium bicarbonate is added to a solution of acetic acid weighing 10g‚ it is observed that 2.2g of CO2 is released into atmosphere. The residue is found to weigh 12g. Show that these observations
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the hardest year in American history. People were suffering economically‚ people were dying of starvation‚ and unemployment had risen. During this era music and art describe the emotion of American people. Music gave people hope‚ like the song “God Bless America” written by Kate Smith. This song reflected the ability to convey a message to Americans‚ by giving them faith and prosperity. Another depression-era song was “This Is Your Land” written by Woodie Guthrie in the 1940s. Gurthie believed in the
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Throughout the novel Bless the Beasts and Children‚ by Glendon Swarthout‚ symbolism is used frequently to show a weakness in a character or to fulfill a purpose in the novel. The most apparent weaknesses in the bedwetters was their need for radios to help them sleep. The hats portrayed each characters personality and background in some cases. Also‚ The Box Canyon Boys Camp is in itself a symbol representing American society in general. The radios are the first case of symbolism shown in the novel
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Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation by Joel Stein The term Millennials (also known as generation Y) generally refers to the generation born in the years between 1980 and 2000. As a member of this generation‚ it’s interesting to read about the thoughts that professionals have about us. The Millennial generation has many issues and many advantages‚ both of which are addressed in Joel Stein’s‚ “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation.” In this review‚ I will be discussing
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Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal (born March 17‚ 1990) is an Indian Khel Ratna winning badminton player currently ranked number 2 in the world by Badminton World Federation‚ Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win theWorld Junior Badminton Championships. Her Early days Saina was born in 1990 in a Yadav family from Haryana. In December 1998‚ Saina’s father took her to meet Coach Nani Prasad at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad
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As the women remain gathered‚ in N’Diayene‚ the strike against the French management‚ has evolved into a struggle for rights‚ not just for men‚ but for society as a whole. It is the women whom become the This particular passage exemplifies the women’s influence not only in the struggle for equality but an uprising for women. Though many of these women are old‚ they still posses the strength and the will to fight and are relentless. The women are also very resourceful and very tactful as the
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