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    rides with them. This is another example of personification.” Though the poem’s speaker offers no description of Immortality‚ one might imagine an ageless-looking little woman in a gray dress.”(Marie) Death is not frightening‚ or even intimidating‚ reaper‚ but rather a courteous and gentle guide‚ leading her to eternity. The speaker feels no fear when Death picks her up in his carriage; she just sees it as an act of kindness‚ as she was too busy to find time for him. It is this kindness‚ this individual

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    The Abandoned House

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    velvet curtains‚ absolute silence‚ not even the hum of a refrigerator‚ the houses only occupants weaved their webs between the spindles of the stair banisters and from the ceiling to the wall‚ old cobwebs billowed in the draft. 2. The silent‚ almost grim desolation of the cottage was a curious and striking contrast to the cheerful aspect of all the others which I had seen in the neighbourhood‚ and this it was that tempted me to cross a stile that was close to the gate and stroll up to the cottage.

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    one day to escape his problems (that he created for himself) and just before night fall he encounters a shadowy figure that asks for his help. He follows the man to an area where a bunch of other grim looking men are bowling and the strange man asks Rip Van Winkle to help serve drinks from a keg to these grim looking men who are bowling. Soon into serving‚ Van Winkle helps himself to a glass and then another followed by another until he is so intoxicated he lays down on the ground and passes out. When

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    In Bruegel “The Elder” Pieter’s work “The Triumph of Death” (The Triumph of Death) has very grim colors and designs‚ for in the piece of artwork‚ skeletons are shown all around the painting. To depict death‚ the artist used “large army of skeletons razing the Earth” (The Triumph of Death) as a symbol. These skeletons appear to be inflicting harm

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    My Ideal Partner Life

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    An ideal husband would be a person who is an ideal companion.Does it appear that I am running around in circles?I hope it does not.Through the traditional role of a husband is different from that of a wife‚the qualities of a person are not sex-oriented‚they are person-oriented.What do I want in the person I marry?My list may be a long one but it is sound in its priorities.I want the man I choose as a husband to be generous‚to have a sense of humor and to be trusting and trustworthly.I would like

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    Personification In Poetry

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    One example of Edgar’s use of rhyme in his writing is‚ “And your future may seem grim‚ …Keep yourself in fighting trim.” This quote refers to ‘grim’ and ‘trim’ rhyming‚ along with meaning that even if it seems as if you’re not getting anywhere‚ to stay bold. The author’s tone is determined and its effect keeps the audience feeling confident. This is significant because

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    life to barely be able to support their family. So when the Great Depression arose‚ the middle-class families were crushed. Millions of people in the middle-class lost all of their savings. With no money saved for retirement‚ the future looked quite grim for the citizens of America. Because of this‚ many families could not afford necessities like food‚ education‚ clothes‚ or even places to live. Americans everywhere were

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    Rifleman Dodd

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    across the Tagus River. It’s a remarkable tale of survival and solitary achievement‚ of a rank-and-file soldier who lives by his wits and slowly learns to make plans without orders‚ and shows leadership qualities and knowledge of warfare. It’s also a grim portrait of the conditions behind French lines in "the Peninsula" (meaning the Iberian Peninsula‚ which contains Spain and Portugal) at the turning point of Napoleon’s war against the rest of Europe. Basically‚ the whole book depicts a semi-guerilla

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    Malicious code is the term used to describe any code in any part of a software system or script that is intended to cause undesired effects‚ security breaches or damage to a computer or system without the owner’s knowledge or consent. There are much exploitation of vulnerabilities‚ like viruses‚ worms‚ Trojan horses‚ spyware‚ adware‚ and rootkits. Malicious code describes a broad category of system security terms that includes attack scripts‚ viruses‚ worms‚ Trojan horses‚ backdoors‚ and malicious

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    Alexie Monologue

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    bite and… “Hoooowwl.” howled Alexie. My dog she knew there was poison on it she could smell it a mile away but she was too timid to grawl. I was dieing‚ and it was not my time. But when Death came he gave me an offer instead of dieing I live as a reaper. Also I will be alive‚ but what about the family I wanted. Will I have a family? Just then Death made an offer I couldn’t refuse so I said “Yes!” I can’t believe that I will have a wife and kids but after my wife has four kids “my clock is done ticking

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