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    himself” (981)‚ but also the welfare of his sister. Tom spends his time on the fire escape‚ trying to break away from the responsibilities to which he is chained. However‚ the magician is able to get “out of the coffin without removing one nail” (984)‚ yet Tom’s home is symbolic of a coffin and leaving means breaking family loyalty. PAGE TWO My father always told me that if I could count my friends on one hand‚ I should consider myself very lucky. As I got older‚ I found this lesson to

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    with an “ar ahh” or a “maybe” it used to drive him mad. It’s sad really my dad is almost fifty years deceased. I didn’t even get to carry his coffin you see I was in the war I wasn’t allowed to leave thats what I miss about John you see John he was there he was my friend‚ my lifelong friend and when he heard that I couldn’t make it home‚ he carry the coffin by his self. Now my father wasn’t a big man but it was a tight lift for a man that had shrapnel in his leg you see John was bread strong he was

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    came back downstairs to eat. I ate my breakfast and my mom told me that we were going to my grandpas funeral‚ and we’re leaving today. So I packed my bags and we headed for Kentucky. When we arrived at the funeral‚ the coffin was open and my family and I walked up to his coffin. And there he was‚ just lying there so peaceful. My brother and I started to cry and my parents comforted us. "He’s in a better place." My mom said. I knew that she was right‚ but i just still couldn’t believe he was gone

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    of this stage is to clean the death body‚ remove the body from the old clothes and wear in the death clothes‚ then place it inside the coffin. The clothes are made from white fabric‚ and not only the death body but also the husband‚ wife‚ their children and the grandsons have to wear this funeral clothes. All families and relatives will go slowly around the coffin to show respect and to see their deceased family member for the last time. The second stage of the funeral is visiting. According to Javier

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    The first line could be interpreted as dirt being thrown on the coffin‚ the couple getting dug deeper and deeper into the ground‚ “all by all and deep by deep”. This creates imagery as one can picture the process of the dirt covering the coffins‚ the wording helps to make this more vivid as again it is repetitive‚ almost mocking the motion of shovelling the dirt from ground to coffin repeatedly. In the second line‚ the poet once again revisits the wording of “dreaming their

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    Was the crime and punishment during the Elizabethan era really as harsh as it is said to be? If it was‚ how gruesome and inhumane were the punishments? What were even considered crimes during this Era? Were punishments and crimes different among all the different classes? During the Elizabethan Era‚ punishments were harsh‚ gruesome‚ and varied tremendously among the two main classes‚ however the crimes committed were also very different among the two classes varying from stealing a bird’s egg to

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    One important factor in creating the “perfect” school is the physical layout of the building. I believe it would be beneficial to have different sections of the school specifically designed for one subject. For example all the biology and physics classes would be in the “Science” wing‚ while ceramics and painting classes would be located in the “Art” wing. In addition‚ a maximum of 20 students would be in each class so there is more time for “one-on-one” times between teachers and students. Lighting

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    3.06 1. In this video‚ we immediately learn of an obsessed captain who wants revenge. Why does he want revenge and against whom or what? The captain wants revenge again Moby Dick who is a great white whale that took the captain’s leg. 2. Who is the narrator of Moby Dick and what is the first line of the novel? The first line of the novel is‚ ‘Call me Ishmael’ which just happens to be the name of the narrator. 3. There are two significant Biblical allusions mentioned in the film. To whom

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    Often in great works of literature‚ symbols are incorporated to add depth. These symbols make it more interesting to the reader by making connections from one idea to another. Herman Melville depicts a great number of characters and symbols in his 19th century novel Moby Dick. Melville uses symbols to develop plot‚ characters‚ and to give the reader a deeper interpretation of the novel. (Tucker) The author successfully uses the symbols of brotherhood‚ monomania‚ isolation‚ religion‚ and duality to

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    "muffled" drum. The word "muffled" is as sound which is not loud as it is being blocked or prevented (muted). This is used so the atmosphere in the poem is calm and silence. After everything is in silence‚ the speaker gives the permission for the coffin to be brought and the mourners to join the sorrow. Fourth Slide In the second Stanza it illustrates and allows the airplanes to fly above the mourners heads and writing a message in the sky "He is Dead". It is believed that the speaker exaggerates

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