O’ Pioneers! By: Willa Carther After reading the novel‚ O Pioneers! it was hard to judge whether it was a tragedy or a triumph. The only way I see it as a tragedy is that Emil and Maria died. I knew‚ since page six of the book that they were going to be together. It kind of broke my heart to see later on that she had married someone else. But when her and Emil got shot‚ I thought it may finish as a tragedy. But overall‚ I would see it as a triumph in the way that the Bergsons finally got what
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The short story‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry‚ would be much different if it was written in Red Chief (Also known as Johnny Dorset)’s point of view. For example‚ during the initial kidnapping he fought against the kidnappers to leave him be “That boy put up a fight like a welter-weight cinnamon bear…” (Henry 71). He probably would have been freaking out and making a huge deal out of it while the narrator only said briefly what had happened. Also‚ during the time he spent staying in the cave
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Nick Crain Comp 1 Redemption in “O brother Where art thou” “O Brother‚ Where Art Thou” is a film that is based in Mississippi in the 1930s. It’s the story of three friends‚ Everett‚ Pete and Delmar‚ who are escaped convicts and their journey through the south dodging the law. This story is loosely based off of Homer’s “Odyssey.” The men run into many obstacles while in the pursuit of a treasure like in the “Odyssey.” Everett‚
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"Othello" written in (1603) by William Shakespeare and "O" a transformation of "Othello" which premiered in (2001) by Tim Blake-Nelson are both texts that explore the concept of jealousy. However‚ What is Jealousy? Jealousy is the desire for another’s advantages which typically results in suspicion and violence - This definition rings true with the representation of jealousy in both texts Both texts represent the concept of jealousy in different ways. However‚ both Shakespeare and Blake-Nelson explore
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Children have a difficult time sharing items‚ often utilizing brute force in tugging away their toy while screaming in a high pitch; however‚ they forget the simple art of resolving their differences by establishing a common ground upon which a settlement may be created. Unfortunately this war of property rarely ends in adulthood‚ rather it is refocused on more predominant issues in which they may hide their squabbles as political debates yet marvel why they receive the same results as bickering
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Article 250 extra credit Bill O’ Reilly’s latest book “Killing Pod”‚ is about criticizing one major person; George S. Patton and his actions. Patton explained what his anti-Semitism views were but never to the public just his wife‚ Beatrice in diary entries or letters that were being sent back home. It was Patton’s job after the defeat of Germany to run the displaced-persons (DP) campus in southern Germany. Patton was the commanding officer at this time. He had said that they were treating these
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Tim O’ Brian and Nathaniel Hawthorn are very profound writers and authors. Tim O’ Brian is best known for his fiction novels and stories he writes. Nathaniel Hawthorn is also an American novelist who writes short stories. They both have short stories that deals with the effect of loneliness of people. By comparing and contrasting “On The Rainy River” by Tim O’ Brian and “The Minster’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ one can see that loneliness has an profound role in humans. The theme is one way
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I allowed myself three snoozes before I opened my eyes to see the peak of the sun still rising. I shot a glance at my light blue uniform that rested on my dresser in despair when I realized‚ yet again‚ it was one of those Saturdays. Just like I had done the past Saturday morning‚ and like I would end up doing next Saturday morning‚ I would be dragging myself to another one of those soccer games today. I took a shower‚ got dressed in my outfit‚ and headed out of the house with a scowl on my face.
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The short story “Revelation” by Flannery O’Connor conveys the story of two random groups of people in a doctor’s waiting room. The main character‚ Mrs. Turpin‚ is a very religious and self-opinionated woman who passes judgment upon African-Americans‚ poor people‚ and other people of her community she believes are beneath her‚ economically and morally. The theme of the story is “do not judge a book by its cover.” The appearance of a person does not always depict the person inside. What a person looks
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skillful and sophisticated dwellers of the desert as they created advanced systems to irrigate their tobacco‚ corn‚ beans and squash. These techniques of the Hohokam stick heavily with the Tohono O’odham people as they became knowledgeable of their environment. In The People‚ Joseph Enos mentions that their ancestors were very spiritual beings that understood the earth‚ prayed for the environment‚ and fully understood the desert. This connection‚ as George Webb acknowledges shortly after‚ remains
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