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    Land of the Lost

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    Land of the Lost In Stewart O’Nan’s short story “Land of the Lost” a woman’s life is on the edge of being taking over by her lust for reaching a goal. The protagonist refuses so realize that she is an alone elder woman and that her life is lacking meaning and purpose. This paper will include comments on the main character and her life‚ the point of view in the short story‚ an interpretation of the title as well as the ending. The main character of the text is a woman who is working as a cashier

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    The Lost Bones

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    Susie’s denial of death shortly after her murder‚ “I wasn ’t lost‚ or frozen‚ or gone... I was alive; I was alive in my own perfect world” (The Lovely Bones). The next theme in the grieving process is anger. Anger can appear in many different ways after the loss of a loved one. The character in the film that portrayed the most anger towards him and the situation is Susie’s dad‚ Jack Salmon. Jack is more than determined to find out who committed this heinous crime to his sweet daughter. As the case

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    lost property

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    the statement/quote using evidence from the text “Lost Property” by James Moloney. 1. “Like many Australian families‚ Josh’s family is a group of individuals held together by fragile relationships.” OR 2. “Moloney explores the theme of transition in his award winning novel ‘Lost Property’. The author focuses on the journey from boyhood to manhood and the self-discovery that this involves.” OR 3. “James Moloney’s novel for young adults‚ “Lost Property” tackles not only the question of spiritual

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    In my short story‚ “He Who Has Ears‚ Let Him See”‚ I used a third person narrator but told the story mainly through the dialogue between Shawn and Celia (the only two characters in the story). I wanted to use dialogue because it is a very effective way of bringing characters to life and really showing readers the characters’ personalities. I chose a small ice cream shop as the setting because I felt that it best symbolized the childlike energy shared between the two characters. I also made a choice

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    The Lost Girl

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    The Lost Girl Everyday‚ someone tortures themselves relentlessly; although they may or may not truly believe their anguish to be self-inflicted. Some‚ superb pretenders (even to themselves)‚ consider themselves perfectly fine‚ and erect an elaborate façade of not having a care in the world. Others can distinguish that they are not okay‚ but meet difficulty in voicing their concerns. Loved ones who recognize their struggles‚ often do nothing. It seems that in most cases‚ people are fearful because

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    Paradise Lost

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    Paradise Lost Q. “Adam’s disobedience surpasses the virtue of most fallen men.” Do you agree‚ or do you find Adam a weak character? Adam and Eve‚ the first man and the first woman‚ the predecessors of man‚ are the only two human beings in the epic poem of Milton. Before their fall from the paradise‚ they are as remote from any known human beings as any being of this world from the other world. They live a life of idyllic happiness. In the Garden of Eden‚ they have little to do but to lop and

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    Lost Ones

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    Cole‚ is a rapper‚ songwriter and producer from Fayetteville‚ North Carolina. “Lost Ones” is a single from his album Cole World: The Sideline Story‚ which paints a picture of a man and a woman dealing with the prospect of having an abortion of their unborn child. Cole’s father left him and his mother when he was still young‚ and throughout this song he explores a little about how that situation effects the decisions that he makes. Throughout the song‚ a conversation is taking place between the man and

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    The Lost Letter

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    If you ever go to London to attend a festive royal event‚ a wedding perhaps‚ you’ll have to wade through throngs of cheering‚ waving people to catch a glimpse of royalty. But it’s not like that when the royal family is staying in Balmoral Castle‚ their summer palace nestled in the rolling green hills of our Scottish countryside. There‚ you often see them riding through town in a horse-drawn carriage surrounded by guards clad in bright red and black. Every Sunday morning at nine o’clock‚ the royal

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    Lost in the City

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    LOST IN THE CITY Edward P. Jones’s namesake story “Lost in the City‚” in his collection of short stories‚ Lost in the City‚ is set in USA’s capital‚ Washington‚ D. C. and it is based on the story of a woman who has received word that her mother has died. Lydia Walsh is a successful attorney. She is also lonely and desperate. When the hospital calls in the middle of the night stating her mother has died “…twenty minutes ago…” Lydia instructs them to not to “…put that sheet over her face until

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    Paradise Lost

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    One of Milton’s strengths used in his epic Paradise Lost is his vivid imagery. He uses imagery not only for visual impact but also for reinforcing themes and characterization. Many of the images used pertain to light and dark‚ which help to convey his main purpose of justifying the ways of God to man and illustrating Hell. Milton justifies the ways of God to man all throughout his story. Line twenty-two explains to man that God can make the darkness in one’s life go away by bringing "light" to

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