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    Dear Prince of Denmark‚ Words cannot explain how miserable I am‚ due to all the despairing events that have been occurring in my life. You may believe that the loss of your father‚ King Hamlet‚ and your mother’s hasty marriage may be all of end all. All of those events in your life aren’t compatible with all the sorrow I’ve received from Daisy‚ Tom‚ and everyone who I’ve been associated with throughout my entire life. All of the people I thought were my friends‚ never attended my funeral. It

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    rest of the first stanza‚ Browning illustrates a joyful image of young‚ innocent children playing but in reality the cruel circumstances that the children are in only makes them weep. Browning emphasizes on ‘young’ by being repetitive to remind the reader of how the children have lost

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    Disturbing‚ Anger and A Little Bit of Happiness Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ a great American gothic writer‚ wrote many different‚ amazing stories including the classic novel‚ “The Birthmark”. The Birthmark is about Aylmer‚ his wife Georgiana and the birthmark that lays upon her cheek. One day‚ Aylmer asks his wife whether she has ever thought about removing the birthmark on her cheek. She cheerfully says no but grows serious when she realizes that he asked the question seriously. Many people have told

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    Reader Response for The Yellow Wallpaper Darlene Santangelo August 13‚ 2013 Vocabulary: • Derision – disapproval‚ disgust • Flamboyant – flashy‚ garish • Interminable - unending • Bedstead – hardware/woodenware on a bed • Querulous – irritable‚ difficult to deal with Difficult sentences: I always fancy I see people walking in these numerous paths and arbors‚ but John has cautioned me not to give way to fancy in the least. He says that with my imaginative

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    very confusing way. The reader has to be actively reading the story or you will miss something which I did the first time reading through it. I was lost until I got to the end and understood the way the author structured the story. I was challenged as a reader at times because the story was written out of order on purpose. Being written the way it was‚ the story gets a more interesting edge and pulls the reader in‚ it intrigued me a lot. After reading it a second time the reader can see that certain

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    ENG-101-W03 “Death by Landscape” by Margaret Atwood 23 January 2013 Reading Response 1 “Death by Landscape” by Margaret Atwood is a short story about a trauma that had a tremendous effect on the life of a young girl named Lois. The story begins with Lois living alone in an apartment. She is a widow with two grown children. Lois collects paintings of landscapes and she likes her apartment because they all fit on the walls. I do not believe that Lois likes the paintings‚ but she seems to need

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    ’The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald opens effectively and prepares the reader for the rest of the novel. Fitzgerald does this by using techniques such as symbolism and setting. The symbolism in the first few chapters of the novel is very important as it prepares the reader for the rest of the novel. A good example of this is in the first chapter when Daisy‚ Tom and Nick go into Daisy’s garden. " ’Why candles?’ objected Daisy. She snapped them out with her fingers." This is important as light

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    To Kill A Mockingbird—Response Harper Lee’s book‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” is‚ in my opinion‚ a book with a diverse collection of messages‚ skillfully woven into an interesting and engaging story. It seems to me‚ though‚ that the book is very focused on symbolism. The symbol of mockingbirds is reoccurring in the book. It appears in the title‚ it is suggested in various characters and situations‚ and in parts of the book it is stated explicitly. For example‚ on page 90‚ Atticus told Scout and Jem

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    The “Great” Jay Gatsby The word great has many meanings – outstanding‚ eminent‚ grand‚ important‚ extraordinary‚ noble‚ etc. - and varies along with the intent of the speaker and on the interpretation of the hearer. Someone may perceive something as great‚ and yet someone else may see that same thing as horrendous. The greatness of a being is not determined by themselves‚ but by those around them who experience‚ and perceive‚ their greatness through actions and words. In the book‚ “The Great Gatsby”

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    Gatsby was a man who had wounded love‚ but only loved one woman. The novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ draws a tragic life of him. Gatsby failed on his first love with Daisy‚ whom later married a rich man named Tom. Gatsby resents himself without money. Naturally‚ he obsesses earning money and authority. Afterward‚ he hosts a colossal party every night. He achieves the aspiration waiting to meet Daisy again. However‚ Daisy betrays Gatsby putting the guilt of car accident on Gatsby made by her. One surprising

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