mesmerized whenever I saw it; the curious red color that seemed to almost magically appear from under my skin whenever I had a scratch or cut. Bleeding‚ to me‚ was a bizarre occurrence‚ because I could never genuinely understand why it was necessary for humans to do. It was almost as if it was a bodies way of cheering up it’s owner after he or she got hurt‚ as if the warmth of the bright red liquid was meant to blanket over your
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The short story “The Red Convertible” expresses many different types of symbolism. The most reoccurring symbol is the reference of the red convertible itself. The car is so important that once it is gone the story is over. The car is a constant metaphor of where the brothers are at in life. The story follows two Native American half brothers in through navigating the changing landscape of their life and wastes no time jumping into of how the brothers came to own the convertible that would forever
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The Red Badge of Courage Kelsey Christian The book The Red Badge of Courage was a very moving and interesting book that has many examples of the literary devices; irony‚ motif‚ and metaphor. These three things are very important in many forms of writing. Irony is an outcome of events different to what was or might have been expected. Motif is a recurring theme‚ symbol‚ or idea in artistic or literary work. An extended metaphor is the comparison of one thing to another that recurs throughout the
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Kayla Winsett Professor Debbie Hunt Comp II September 19th‚ 2012 “Becoming the Red Dress” ! In the poem‚ “What Do Women Want?” by Kim Addonizio‚ the author conveys the thoughts of a woman who wants to don a dress‚ no matter what the thoughts of those around her are. The woman in the poem wants to be seen as confident and strong. In the poem‚ the writer says she wants a “red dress” (line 1)‚ and that she wants it to be “flimsy and cheap” (line 2). This gives the reader the idea of exactly what kind
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Caught red-handed I couldn’t remember where I was. As I came back to sense I found myself lying in an old attic. Everywhere was darkness and silence. The attic had only three holes in the top which provided me with a ray of light. My head was bursting with pain as if someone had banged on my head with a thick wooden stick. I closed my eyes and tried to remember what went wrong and how I came here. I remember‚ it was twelve o’clock at night when I decided to start my work and that time my target
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Among the issues raised in Louise Erdrich’s short story “The Red Convertible” is that of the fading relationship due to war trauma. There are more significant topics in this story‚ but it is one that gains attention when the story is analyzed through historical context- Our current understanding of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in contrast to the characters in the story. Understood in this context‚ the story is not just about Henry’s transformation‚ but of the effects of the war on the soldier’s
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America‚ I have a confession to make: I don’t drink Coke. But don’t call me a hypocrite just because I am still the proud owner of a bright red shirt that advertises it. Just call me an American. Even before setting foot in Israel three years ago‚ I knew exactly where I could find one. The tiny T-shirt shop in the central block of Jerusalem’s Ben Yehuda Street did offer other designs‚ but the one with a bright white “Drink Coca-Cola Classic” written in Hebrew cursive across the chest
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The Masque of the Red Death Do you think Prince Prospero is a tragic hero‚ or a fool? Support your opinion with evidence from the text. The short story "Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Alan Poe‚ essentially‚ is the story narrating about the human desire to avoid death and the final result of such avoidance. The main character‚ Prince Prospero is shown as a complete fool by the attitude he has towards his life‚ kingdom‚ and other people. We can notice that Poe right away shows Prince Prospero
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Red Plaid Shirt Where are the memories of our pasts held? In scrapbooks full of photographs‚ or perhaps written on the pages of a locked diary? Picture though‚ something as simple and ordinary as a closet full of clothes. Think about its contents‚ where they have been worn‚ what they have been through‚ the stories attached to each item. The nameless protagonist of Diane Schoemperlen’s short story Red Plaid Shirt does this as she recalls a snippet of her past life with each article of clothing
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Red Paper Clip Essay During the five trade I have made‚ I used several different strategies in order to deal with different circumstances. In terms of the first trade of chocolate bar‚ I firstly thought about the price range of goods I want to exchange and therefore I determined to trade for small snacks. This strategy helped me finding out the target trader quickly and after I stated clear my goal‚ we finished the trade successfully. I planned to get small goods for the paper clip since I wanted
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