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    Emily Dickinson was a 19th century poet from Massachusetts who did not become famous until decades after her death. Looking back at her poetry‚ she was especially infatuated with death and religion. It would make perfect sense then that her poetry was influenced greatly by her own feelings of depression and loneliness. Emily Dickinson’s work is unique because of the poetic devices she uses‚ like irony‚ symbolism‚ connotation‚ imagery‚ and personification‚ and the recurring themes of death‚ religion

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    The Hindenburg disaster took place on May 6‚ 1937. The disaster began by caching fire and wrecking into Mooring Mast above Lakehurst‚ New Jersey. There were 97 people on board‚ out of the 97 people 36 of them died. The disaster made nation headlines though out the week‚ with extensive reporters and news coverage spread the news even further. The Airship was distorted in a madder of 30 seconds. The once beautiful airship had a very wonderful season before its fiery demise. It started its successful

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    City‚ originally called The Plantation. It was established in 1859. President Lincoln is rumored to have visited the home during his presidency.[1] A meteorite that fell into the front yard of the Gaw farm "(Meteor!)"is now used as their family’s headstone. Although Polacco’s grandmother died in 1949‚ when Polacco was only 5‚ "Babushka‚" or grandmother in Russian‚ nevertheless appears in several of Polacco’s books.[2] After her grandmother’s death‚ the family moved to Coral Gables‚ Florida‚ and

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    Please Check For Dress Code Issues The biggest argument for the average teenager‚ besides how disgusting the school lunch is‚ is how schools have adopted strict dress codes‚ and for some‚ even uniforms. Most schools in American have dress codes or uniforms to prevent gang violence‚ bullying‚ and to show students a proper way to dress‚ which is understandable for school that have serious problems with these. But unfortunately‚ no teenager wants to be told what he or she can or cannot wear when

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    Harriet Tubman Biography

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    Harriet Tubman was born into slavery to Bengamin Ross and Harriet Greene—both slaves of Edward Brodas—as their 11th child. Her birth name was Araminta and was called “Minty” as a child. By the time she reached adulthood‚ she was calling herself Harriet. She was born on Edward Brodas’ plantation in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Her exact date of birth is not known‚ because slaves holders didn’t record birth days of their slaves; and different accounts list her to be born in the year 1820 or 1821. Because

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    Morgan Holmes Professor Thrash English 1101 Nov. 3‚ 2012 It’s All in The Interpretation. The differences between Wright’s Macbeth and Goold’s Macbeth are so abundant that at times it is hard to believe that they are interpretations of the same play. Wright’s Macbeth‚ dubbed “Gangster Macbeth” by many‚ takes place in Melbourne‚ Australia. Goold’s Macbeth takes place during the World War II era in Soviet Russia. The female characters in Macbeth are interpreted very differently in Wright’s

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    Character of Elena Gilbert

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    to tragedy‚ Elena and her younger brother‚ Jeremy‚ face it without their parents who were both killed in a car accident. Although Elena puts on a brave face to her peers‚ shortly afterwards‚ she sits in Mystic Falls cemetery‚ next to her parents headstone to write once again in her diary. Elena’s world however is changed forever by Stefan Salvatore‚ a mysterious yet alluring new student at her high school. He arrives the first day of school and becomes acquainted with Elena. Over the next few episodes

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    may be an attempt for them to remember and honor that person while healing themselves. Some cultures have had tombs to remember those who have passed on‚ other cultures do wakes: celebrations of a person’s life‚ and some commemorate people with headstones. The Victorian culture mourned their losses with jewelry‚ and their mourning rituals were strict. Victorian mourning jewelry was a status symbol‚ a fashion statement‚ a way to remember a loved one‚ and a reminder of one’s own mortality. Death happened

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    The central metaphor in the first quatrain is the comparison between writing poetry and harvesting grain. The speaker compares the pen with an implement of harvest(“glean’d my teeming brain”) and books with the buildings(“garners”) where grain is stored. The metaphor expresses the first of the speaker’s three main concerns: that death will cut short his poetic career. Just as a person’s natural life spans youth‚ adulthood‚ and old age‚ so the growing of grain follows the natural progression of the

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    “J.R.R. Tolkien.” On January 3rd‚ 1892‚ in the little town of Bloemfontein‚ South Africa‚ John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born to Arthur Tolkien and Mable Suffield. Just a few years earlier‚ Arthur Tolkien had to move to South Africa to take a job managing a bank‚ because his piano manufacturing business went under (Notable British Authors 12). Mable soon joined him and they had their two sons‚ Ronald and Hilary soon after. While in South Africa‚ Mable noticed young Ronald was starting to look

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