Essay 1: “What You Pawn‚ I Will Redeem” Sherman Alexie’s "What you Pawn‚ I Will Redeem" appears on the surface to be a simply written story of a homeless‚ alcoholic Indian in Seattle who is trying to earn enough money to reclaim his grandmothers Pow Wow regalia from a local pawn shop. But upon looking closely‚ there are many symbolic passages that my lead a person to much deeper conclusions. Throughout the story there are many clues that hint at the fact that this quest may not have been real‚ but
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“I don’t want to be on the Team” The tone of the monologue‚ Off the Court‚ is confident yet thoughtful. This tone ties the story together‚ making the monologue serious. Because of this‚ the reader feels empathy for the main character’s troubles. Tone and diction of poems are important to determine how the author would’ve wanted it read. The tone and diction of this monologue makes the reader take it seriously so most teens can relate to what the author is saying. The tone of this monologue
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Why you should leave Miami‚ why you should stay in Miami‚ and why it’s a personal matter. Zoom out for a second. Take a brief look at the individual shingles that make up your roof. Continue and you’ll realize the different geometric patterns and lines that compose the different roads‚ rivers‚ and county lines of your surrounding city. Go further‚ until you can make out the entire outline of the state you reside in. We are‚ in the grand scheme of things‚ an infinitesimally small particle in this
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In “Could You Live with Less”‚ Stephanie Mills states her reason of rejecting the use of advanced technologies. As a freelance writer with unstable income‚ she can only afford the technologies just for her basic need. She is proud to live with a simple life without technologies dominating it. She enjoys doing things with her efforts‚ for example splitting firewood in the wintertime. Her knowledge that technology brings damages to planet and most of its people‚ and the influence of others who are
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is a poem written the great representative poet of the early romanticism in England‚ William Wordsworth. "Poetry"‚ as the author defines in his "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads‚ is "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility." This definition of poetry can be illustrated from the poem. It contains four six-lined stanzas of iambic tetrameter‚ with a rhyme scheme of ababcc in each stanza. The rhyme and balance
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The Village That Could An inspirational tale of resilience in challenging times Ralph McKechnie Brown Download free books at Ralph McKechnie Brown The Village That Could An inspirational tale of resilience in challenging times Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 2 The Village That Could: An inspirational tale of resilience in challenging times 1st edition © 2013 Ralph McKechnie Brown & bookboon.com ISBN 978-87-403-0392-6 Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 3 The Village That Could Contents
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to this poem was the title‚ and how it was written to be read as the first line of the poem. The title also drew me in because I have a connection to the material‚ my father died when I was ten. Not many lines about the speaker’s father draw direct parallels to my father‚ but never the less I was drawn to the work and felt a since of deep melancholy as I read. This since of melancholy‚ even though the speakers father differs from my own‚ is largely due to the non-standard metaphors. What I mean by
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Longtail what do you want to tell me‚’’ said Fireheart. Well one time I saw Tigerstar at Snakerocks and he had a dead rabbit with him and smelled dog sent so I thought I should tell Tigerstar but I saw him feeding the dogs‚’’said Longtail. Go on answered‚’’ Fireheart. They were the biggest dogs I have ever seen‚’’ said Longtail. I could sense Longtail was very scared about what happened‚’’ thought Fireheart. What happened to Tigerstar‚’’ asked Fireheart. He returned to his territory‚’’ answered Longtail
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grey planes pregnant with bombs.” – Dorianne Laux Singing Back The World 4. “I spoke to friends who recognized the language of our relm.” – Leanne O’Sullivan The Cord 5. “eight dancers dressed as swans.” – Mary Cornish Numbers 6. “Always wants a hug and never gets enough”- Ronald Koertge Sidekicks 7. “whose perfume swayed in the air‚ turning the modest flowers scarlet and loose.” –Peter Meinke Love Poem 8. “Their whisper rises from beneath the stones to fuse into a single… light
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In the article “I Just Called to Say I Love you” by Jonathan Franzen he clearly states that he hates hearing other people saying the words I love you to another person. He believes that the privacy of others should be kept to themselves and their personal feelings should not be said out loud in public places. Although this may be true there are also other perspectives of how one can handle situations like of expressing feelings when they occur. Not only is the expression I love you the only way of
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