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    Ashes for the Wind

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    this‚ by sacrificing his life and his family’s‚ he sends a message and makes a point. Juan represents freedom‚ innocence and shows the corruption in the government. Freedom to vote for what you want and not what you are forced to; freedom to other farmers and people to make their own choices and not be thrown out‚ pushed away and punished because of corruption or their votes. Innocence‚ in the fact that Juan and his family died an innocent death that was not deserved just because Juan voted for what

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    returns to their daily lives. The tragic event shows the boy’s sudden and premature loss of innocence‚ While narrating the story‚ the speaker implies that he sees the boy’s work as inhumane‚ especially with the buzz saw. Robert Frost critiques society in its way of caring only for their work by objectifying the boy’s life. Frost uses symbolism and other poetic techniques‚ like the boy’s hand representing his innocence to convey the theme of his poem‚ he also foreshadows the boy’s death‚ and makes the mood

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    Daisy Miller

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    Daisy but eventually rejects her. Daisy did not comprehend the perversion of her existence in this society. While reading this story‚ death becomes inevitable for the young American girl. She did not fit into the corrupt society that mistook her innocence for that of someone who was indecent. After her death the reader becomes aware that Winterbourne feels guilty when he says to his aunt‚ “You were right in the remark you made last summer. I was booked to make a mistake. I’ve lived too long in foreign

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    having their questions answered. They also dislike being unsure of themselves. Overall they enjoy everything that they see and do. These little small creatures are very impulsive and have little self-control. They are filled with curiosity and innocence. All of them are very friendly and loving‚ and they love to have fun. They are fiercely loyal to their creator‚ and extremely eager to please him and his assistant. Although they are small and innocent‚ they are very intelligent. They are capable

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    UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

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    CAPPIES REVIEWS FOR UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE A young‚ ambitious teacher nurtures the hope of changing the lives of high schoolers by awakening their love in classic literature; however‚ her innocence causes her to underestimate the rowdiness of her students. Laguna Hill’s production of Up the Down Staircase is a heartwarming play that shows the growing bond between a teacher and her students. This play was made into a film in 1967.   Sylvia Barrett is a caring young lady who becomes a teacher in

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    9 12 12 Sarah S Key Theme

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    and figurative language to convey that one’s loss of childhood innocence leads to premature adulthood. De Rosnay uses figurative language to convey that Sarah grows up to fast as she has personal experiences that negatively affect her. This metaphor reinforces loss of innocence during the beginning of the story before the main character realized she has already left her childhood behind. It demonstrates how society loses their innocence to early during their childhood before they even reach their

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    Importance Of Ignorance

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    within the society are functioning properly. Knowledge and experience can be functional to people because they can use their experiences and learn what is better to do in certain situations. However‚ I believe innocence and ignorance to roles and situations are more functional for people. Innocence and ignorance helps run a cooperative society because we are blind to the unknown and continue to fulfill our roles. We will not “be hopelessly neurotic” because we will not find out that we are “confined in

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    that Holden is on an imaginary cliff‚ trying to keep the children from falling off. The rye symbolizes childhood and innocence‚ but falling off would mean falling into the "phony" world of adult-hood. Holden wants to keep the kids on the rye preserving their innocence. In the Lord of the Flies‚ the boys are stuck on an island without adult supervision and quickly lose their innocence‚ becoming savages. Jack is the leader of the savages‚ and he is always acting very wild and crazy on the island. Jack

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    Descriptive Essay

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    of the courthouse are the words" Truth‚ Justice‚ and Liberty." This is a place where one should feel truly safe. As I walk inside the cold and quiet building‚ a young woman is talking with the circuit court clerk. She appears with a child-like innocence and a petite figure‚ with blond hair that flowed freely like a lions’ mane. Her sun-kissed skin illuminated her eyes that twinkled like stars in a country sides’ midnight sky. She becomes more enraged by the second. The young lady finally erupts

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    he is trying to get out of prison and to have his life back. He also convinces his lawyer of his innocence and the fact that he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. If Steve Harmon had not put any effort in‚ or did not convince his lawyer he was innocent‚ he would have rotted for his whole life in a 6 by 8 foot cell. Steve Harmon portraysconfidence because he always believed in his innocence‚ and would stop at nothing to

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