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    Winning The Lottery

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    Many things have gone through my head when I think of the possibilities I would have if I ever won the lottery. Although it does seem like a huge stretch‚ I do often think of what I could do with such a large sum of money. Many people could only hope to have the opportunities that come with winning the lottery. I do know that my winnings would be put to many great uses along with of course a few special treats of my own. A few I can name that would benefit from my winnings would be charities‚ family

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    Macbeth Blood Imagery

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    ’the theme of Macbeth is rainforced by the imagery of Blood’-Von Doren Shakespeare’s tragedy of Macbeth is a story of power and distruction.The two main character‚Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are driven by ambition to commit evil action.Lady Macbeth‚ more ambitious at the begining‚plots to have her husband perform the act of regicide‚murder king Duncan of scotland‚so that Macbeth can usurp the throne.However‚Macbeth commits more sangunary and gratuitous slaughter to ensure his crown and throne‚all the

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    studying and looking at the sophistication of literary terms in “The Lottery” there are many different literary devices we can figure out in the specific storyline of the lottery ad especially in its themes. The story “The Lottery” focuses on an extremely heavy amount of suspicion between different social classes in the story. This suspense is a literary device that can be heavily seen through the story. The celebration of the lottery can be seen as a vital tradition in their old-style neighborhood as

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    Symbolism

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    of all things which Pilate is already a part of‚ that is essential in Milkman’s quest for identity. Milkman’s first meeting with Pilate signals the beginning of his connection with Nature. In this scene Pilate is described with lots of nature imagery and in a sense becomes Nature for Milkman. In addition to this‚ Pilate is also the first link he makes to his family history‚ which later becomes the ultimate goal of his journey to the South. Therefore Pilate is a huge key to Milkman’s discovery

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    symbolism

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    Symbol: Something that stands for or represents something else beyond it. The term symbolism refers to the use of symbols‚ or to a set of related symbols. Example: “Why‚ Petruchio is coming‚ in a new hat and an old jerkin; a pair of old breeches thrice turned; a pair of boots that have been candle cases‚ one buckled‚ another laced; an old rusty sword ta’en out of the town armory‚ with a broken hilt‚ and chapeless; with two broken points: his horse hipped with an old mothy saddle and stirrups of

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    macbeth imagery essay

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    first wrote the play of Macbeth‚ there were not many props nor stage effects. Imagery and Symbolism were very heavily relied of by all the members of the audience and cast members to understand the play to the best of their knowledge. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ there is a series of repetitive Imagery‚ which assists the audience on understanding‚ and getting better concepts of the play. Shakespeare’s plethora of Imagery use in Macbeth‚ which include; the use of light and dark‚ the unnatural‚ and Blood

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    was based on the life of Laura Kieler a good friend of Ibsen. Symbolisms in literature Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy-handedly. An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object to create an overarching mood or feeling. Symbolism is often used to support a literary theme in a subtle manner. (http://www

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    Imagery in the Poem

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    Imagery in the poem | Example of image | | The poem begins in the labour ward of the hospital: it is ’hot‚ white ’ (line 2) and sterile‚ which seems at odds with the intimate event that is about to occur. Further on it is seen as ’a square / Environmental blank ’ (line 9) and a ’glass tank ’ (line 19). Why do you think Clarke places so much emphasis on the hospital building? | | Before the actual birth‚ Clarke looks out of the window at ’The people and cars ’ (line 4) going about their

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    easily when it is not in season no more. Not only that‚ but also Israel started branding the Keffiyeh as it is their own which is pretty ironic since they once upon a time referred to it as "terrorist" symbolism. And of course‚ we have those who‚ believing that they understand what the true symbolism of the Keffiyeh is‚ have branded it as being "political statement supporting to the Islamic terrorism against Israel‚" and "anti-Semitic." Little do they know is that the democracy in the Middle East countries

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    Symbolism

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    Symbolism Words are not limited to one single meaning. Most words have multiple meanings‚ which are categorized as either denotative or connotative. The denotation of a word is its explicit definition as listed in a dictionary. The expressiveness of language‚ however‚ comes from the other type of word meaning—connotation‚ or the association or set of associations that a word usually brings to mind. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” there are many examples of connotation

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