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    Irony is when there is a situation that is strange because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected. A good example of the word ironic was when New England was settled. Two good examples of the irony during the settlement of New England were the religious and political repressions. The religious repression in New England was a great example of irony. This is so because Puritan separatist groups moved across an ocean to find religious freedom. Some went to Holland

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    Irony in Rocking Horse Winner The world famous story Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence tells a story of a family filled with inner conflicts about money all portrayed through the innocent of a young boy. Affection and attention is something that all kids wanted‚ so did the protagonist in the story‚ Paul. He tried to get his mother’s attention and love by seeking ways to find luck that brings all the money‚ so she can be happy again. In the end‚ he succeeded but still didn’t get his mother’s

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    Rainsford Quotes

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    Rainsford is on the island and sees the chateau. This quote lines up Rainsford to meet General Zaroff as he brings himself to arrive at his chateau. "There is no greater bore than perfection." In this scene General Zaroff and Rainsford are talking about their take on hunting when General Zaroff non-shalontly implies his psychotic opinion that it is okay to hunt humans by telling Rainsford how everything else has failed to satisfy his thrill. This quote shows the loss of interest General Zaroff is experiencing

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    Wider Reading Quotes! Train spotting- Irvine Welsh • “felt strange telling the truth” • “nervous silence at this strange moronic comment” • “They looked at him as if they hadn’t done anything illegal in their lives” • “amazing…how things like sex and Hibs were nothing to him when he was on smack‚ suddenly became all important” • “He felt his skeleton and central nervous system briefly rip out of his skin” • “mother superior‚ sick boy‚ Rents” Still I Rise – Maya Angelou • “You may

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    In the text ‘’Dougy’’ by James Moloney‚ there is lots of theme based in this book. I am going to be talking about Racism‚ Relationship and Stereotypes. Out of three things the most important is Racism to black people because this book is mostly based on white and black community. I choose this three themes is because in this book they play a big role in it. First of all‚ I will be talking about stereotypes (a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or

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    My Kid’s Dog and Irony

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    Jonathan Blais Mr. Ersinghaus Story Critiques 9 May 2011 My Kid’s Dog and Irony Ron Hansen’s work‚ My Kid’s Dog‚ is a story about revenge‚ irony‚ and circularity. The family pet‚ Sparky‚ dies. We are informed of this in the first lines of the piece‚ “My kid’s dog died. Sparky. I hated that dog (244).” Here Hansen gives us a clue to their relationship‚ “We got off on the wrong foot. Whining in his pen those first nights. My squirt gun in his face and him blinking from the water.

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    The Country Husband

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    We don’t see things as they are‚ we see them as we are". This quote relates to the short story "The Country Husband" by John Cheever. As the quote states it is very obscure to not become biased towards certain views. John Cheever’s attitude toward Shady Hill is candid. He reveals the community by explaining the suburbs‚ the residents‚ and their social status. Through this‚ the reader recognizes that everything is not what it appears to the naked eye. Cheever’s attitude toward Shady Hill is reflected

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    ” This quote has become rather popular as of late and I’m sure you’ve all seen or heard of this quote before. But do you know who this quote is by? It certainly isn’t Albert Einstein‚ unlike what many social media outlets claim. This quote originated from a motivational speaker‚ Matthew Kelly‚ who misquoted Einstein in his book in order to motivate people. And even though the quote had no validity whatsoever‚ it spread through social media like wildfire‚ because it was exactly what people wanted

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    The Outsiders Quotes

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    which he believes he is an outsider. The character Johnny Cade is brave‚ shy‚ and he does not feel loved. For starters‚ Johnny is a brave kid. The text states‚”I swear‚ you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time” (Hinton‚ 81). This quote explains that when Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Johnny went to go save some kids that were stuck inside a burning church‚ Johnny and his friends went to go save them and the school teacher‚ Jerry‚ called them brave because they were risking their own lives

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    In The Country of Men Essay Hisham Matar’s 2009 novel‚ In The Country of Men‚ offers up the narrative of a child‚ Suleiman‚ a boy living under a dictatorship and a family that keeps secrets from him. Through Suleiman‚ Matar reveals an interpretation of life under a dictatorship through expressing a child’s experiences and views of betrayal and loyalty. Matar symbolizes this child as the nation under a dictatorship. In particular‚ Matar attempts to further express the transformation of people living

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