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    Willow Brooks Rough Draft I met an interesting girl who I am now glad to call my friend. She is rather intelligent and seems to have a grasp on what she wants to do in life. She was born and raised in Texarkana‚ AR where she went to Arkansas High School. Willow Brooks is a student at National Park and has many hobbies‚ a crazy family‚ and goals that she plans to accomplish. Willow’s hobbies include things such as painting‚ listening to music‚ and playing video games. Some of her favorite genres

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    Literary Analysis of stories by Jack London For my author project on Jack London I read three of his books. I read The Sea Wolf‚ which is about the hardships of being out at sea. The Call of the Wild‚ Which is about a dog that is sent into the wild. White Fang‚ which is the opposite the call of the wild where a “wolf” becomes tame. They are all interesting books all by one well-known author. For the first book I read I chose The Sea Wolf. The book is about a guy named Humphrey "Hump" Van Weyden

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    Daughter‚ seems to be a novel written for entertainment purposes‚ there seems to be no author’s intent; or use of literary devices that would contextualize a deeper meaning that is found in fiction‚ mythology‚ and folklore. Simple as that‚ although it may not seem like it‚ through the employment of the “guidelines” highlighted by Foster‚ the Bonesetter’s Daughter employs the literary devices that are masked by the reader’s awareness and by reaching beyond just the contextualization‚ it breaks the

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    Critical Literary Analysis The novel that I read is called "Sula" written by Toni Morrison. This novel is about the lives of two women named Sula Peace‚ and Nel Wright. They became friends while living in the black community called "The Bottom" outside of Medallion‚ Ohio. They go through many obstacles together throughout the novel. We get to see them grow from young girls‚ to adults. Sula is told in the third person (omniscient). Therefore‚ the narrator is able to let

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    attached to that action. I read many more reviews outside of these. The ones that I chose to summarize were the ones that I related to the most. Everyone has their own opinion when it comes to dissecting what is actually trying to be told from a literary piece. I believe that all of these interpretations of “The Things They Carried” were somewhat intertwined to best describe how I reacted to the story. Yet there was also things that were brought up that I didn’t think about but when I read it‚

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    NAME: Daniel Ramirez‚ Noah Hernandez DATE: 2/21/2018 CLASS: Per. 5 English The Invalid’s Story LITERARY ANALYSIS: DIALOGUE & DIALECT Vocabulary: prodigious -remarkably or impressively great in extent‚ size‚ or degree. deleterious -causing harm or damage. ominous -giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. judicious -having‚ showing‚ or done with good judgment or sense. placidly -Some words don’t change much through their evolution

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    Literary Analysis Jacob Maddox 9/8/2010 A post World War II marriage was often one in which the husband cared about his reputation and standing in society rather than about loving his wife passionately and unconditionally. Through the use of diction‚ tone‚ and irony‚ Katherine Brush illustrates how depressing and dismal a post World War II marriage can be when either spouse is more focused on proprieties of society. Brush’s portrayal of the relationship shared between the husband and wife in

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    “Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass: Literary Analysis” In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ Douglass explains‚ in great detail‚ how slave master would use a variety of methods to dehumanize slaves located on their plantation. These methods involved both severe physical and psychological trauma. Nevertheless‚ Douglass remains diligent and finds a way to resist the harsh reality of being a slave. Because of his immovable desire to acquire knowledge to his fighting encounter with Mr

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    Literary Analysis of The Gift of the Magi The twists and turns of the plot as it unfolds within O. Henry ’s “The Gift of the Magi” are what simply captivate the reader in such a short amount of pages. The story of Jim and Della on a cold Christmas Eve at the turn of 20th century America is centered around what is remarkably relevant to what many readers have experienced in their own lives; the inevitable stresses‚ sacrifices‚ and joys of the holiday season. Strapped for cash and wanting to give

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    Lamia Alafaireet’s literary analysis essay‚ “Charlotte and Elizabeth: Guardians of the Female Mind in Pride and Prejudice‚” primarily focuses on the concept of physical and mental privacy within Pride and Prejudice. She interprets these specific privacies as necessities for intelligent women “in order to remain independent‚ freethinking individuals within a patriarchal society.” She also connects Austen’s novel to the broader concept that is feminism in literature‚ mentioning Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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