In the poem “Loss and Gain” (1893)‚ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow emphasizes the ups and downs of life‚ and how the negatives of life are inevitable‚ however they can be turned into something positive. Longfellow is able to make this clear by writing the poem in first person to try and relate with the audience‚ and by using optimistic diction and tone. Mr. Longfellow’s purpose in this poem is to show the audience that in life some will fail at times‚ in order to reveal that those failures can be turned
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Outside in Urbana‚ Ohio‚ it’s an oddly summer-like day for February; the sun shines through speckled clouds and the wind blows through the open window of an apartment at Rotary Manor‚ a retirement home down the street from my house. On the floor of this apartment‚ lies a woman‚ seventy-seven years old with short curly black hair‚ dark brown eyes‚ & tan Mexican skin. Normally a visit to Mee-Maw’s meant being fed past stuffed and watching her “stories”; That is not the case on this occasion. My mother
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Maturity may come at any age any time in a person’s life. One moment he or she may be a carefree child‚ and then suddenly realize that they have been transformed into a mature adult by a powerful and traumatic experience‚ which they will remember their whole lives. After that‚ they were never same again. As a result‚ they rapidly matured into adults. In Montana‚ the summer of 1948 held a series of tragic events which were to have a permanent and decisive impact on David and his parents. This chain
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"To Kill A Mockingbird": A Loss of Innocence Imagine a place that is engulfed in racism; a place where prejudice leads to death. Maycomb County the place where a little innocent girl‚ Scout‚ encounters many conflicts with several different people that leads to her maturity. The novel‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ by Harper Lee takes place in a little town in Alabama in the 1930’s. A respected lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ is appointed to defend a black man‚ who is accused of rape. This results in many conflicts
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illustrates him as clutching the “bloodied knife in his hand”‚ a marker of savagery at the beginning of the reign bloodlust. Jack also “smudged blood over his forehead”‚ depicting how wild and uncivilized he has become. The situation as a whole shows his loss of humanity since first arriving on the island‚ as he previously
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The novel “Montana 1948” written by Larry Watson portrays a series of tragic events‚ which were to have a permanent and decisive impact on David and his parents. The author has specifically adopted the persona of a young child‚ in order to portray the universal theme of innocence. By using first person point of view he is able to recall on such significant events in his life‚ through the eyes of a child. As the story unfolds‚ David’s young life is turned upside down forever‚ which angrily leads him
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In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the subject matter of Innocence is explored as Holden’s quest throughout New York City unfolds and his views on society develop. The novel is narrated by Holden Caulfield who is telling us the story of how he got to the mental hospital where he is currently a patient. Holden starts off at Pencey Prep‚ a preparatory school in Pennsylvania but eventually leaves after he is expelled. Holden wanders through New York City where he originally plans to go home
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Teenagers have struggles‚ pains‚ and insecurities. These struggles leave people emotionally and physically scarred. Today‚ young adults witness and experience abuse‚ addiction‚ and poverty. This is a lot for an adolescent mind to handle. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ the teenagers are faced with extremely mature issues. They are partially to totally scarred from what they experienced. They lost their innocence either by choice of by force. As a result of the dismal situations the characters in
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I remember the day that I lost it. At the young age of seven‚ I did not realise the precious thing I held so roughly in my childlike hands. I jostled it about never noticing when I had it but when it was gone its absence was significant. One never feels different on birthdays or at the start of new-year. That day I grew up‚ and I never felt the same again. I went and sat five pews from the front every day for thirty-three years‚ asking for forgiveness for the day I lost my innocence. My neighbour
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THE UNIQUENESS OF THE FAITH OF CHRISTIANITY Faith is the bed-rock of Christianity. Of all existing religions‚ Christianity is the only faith-centered religion. Other religions are wrongly labeled as “faiths”. The paradoxical phrase “paths of faith” has falsely elevated the other religions to a “faith” status. For‚ there is no other religion than Christianity which offers “faith” as a way of salvation to its adherents. Faith “marga” (way) is unique to Christianity. Faith is the essence of Christian
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