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    fearless creatures pacing elegantly and majestically. They symbolize the spirit of freedom. Aunt is a victim of male chauvinism (male domination). Aunt Jennifer is so oppressed and terrified that she finds it hard to pull the needle. The “weight of Uncle’s wedding band “expresses how victimized and oppressed she is. It implies that aunt Jennifer has to work hard to meet his expectation. She spends her life in fear but she embroiders on the panel the fearless tigers to express her secret longing

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    ways‚ including humor‚ suspense‚ and to highlight a character’s flaws. Irony is used in everything‚ including books‚ movies‚ podcasts‚ plays‚ and even music. In The Hawthorne Brothers by Jennifer Lynn Barnes‚ a literary device readers see is irony. One type of irony that is used in The Hawthorne Brothers by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is dramatic irony. For example‚ when Gigi doesn’t know she and Grayson are related. This is important to the plot because it confuses Gigi as Grayson comes off as very protective

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    “Kenbe fem Jennifer pa lage. ” Five words in Creole I heard for the first time at the crack of dawn in the East Harlem Projects. I looked over my shoulder to see if my uncle or aunt were there but I noticed my grandfather leaning against the wall with his cane‚ next to a picture of his hometown. He looked up at me and winked. I stood in front of him in shock because he had barely spoken to me during the times I stayed with him. I needed someone to translate my grandfather’s Creole for me so I woke

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    Book Analyses Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout‚ New Adult Paranormal Romance compared to‚ Obsidian (the Lux series) by Jennifer L. Armentrout‚ Young Adult‚ fiction‚ fantasy‚ romance Each of us chose two books‚ one New Adult and one Young Adult book‚ this way we could compare both books from our own point of views. I read two books by the same author but two books who both were categorized in a different genre‚ New Adult‚ and Young Adult. Now‚ what makes these books so different that they separated

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    Jennifer Kahn beautifully tells her personal experience story “Stripped for Parts” about organ transplants and the emotions that are tied to transplants. This story will have the reader on the edge of their seat and vividly seeing the surgery in front of them. It shows that one organ lives a long life and then some when its original owner has passed on. What was the purpose of her writing this essay‚ what made it process writing‚ and is her essay multimodal? The purpose of this essay is to

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    Depression is a common and very prominent issue in today’s society. Many are fighting a war behind their eyes without anyone around them knowing. In the novel All the Bright Places‚ by Jennifer Niven‚ depression and mental illness is a recurring theme. The novel features two main characters that go by the names of Violet and Finch. They are both in their senior years of high school‚ the difference between them is that Finch can’t wait until death and Violet can’t wait until graduation. The theme

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    “Why I deserve the Jennifer Velasco Scholarship” When I made the Sterling Varsity tennis team I set up a goal for myself and it was to be the number one in the team‚ I started playing tennis when I was a freshman and I also joined the USTA tennis association. Tennis became to be more than a passion to me it was even more than a hobby‚ I really enjoy spending time in the courts and listening to all my coaches giving me advice of how to get better. From my freshman year to my senior year I practiced

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    Artemis and her Following Jennifer Larson‚ “Handmaidens of Artemis” The Classical Journal 92.3 (March 1997) 245-257 In the article “Handmaidens of Artemis‚” Jennifer Larson compares Hellenistic nymphs of Artemis to both nymphs of Artemis in earlier time periods‚ and to the nymphs of Hermes. She compares the roles of the nymphs‚ focusing mostly on the difference in sexuality between the nymphs of Artemis and Hermes. Both nymphs are portrayed as being very sexual‚ and sexualized‚ but unlike the nymphs

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    "If you want to get paid more‚ ask for it‚ and if you have to be more aggressive‚ be more aggressive and do not ask forgiveness." So outright Jennifer Lawrence is shown in an interview for the premiere of his film‚ "Joy". The US‚ like Joy Mangano‚ his character in the film‚ holds its own struggle: to achieve equal pay between the actors and actresses of Hollywood universe. For the young‚ this is an individual battle that depends on each woman‚ says Lawrence‚ who at 25 has already won an Oscar for

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    Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven Let’s start out with a synopsis. Libby‚ formerly “America’s fattest teen” is about to become a junior in high school. She is still recovering from her mother’s death a few years before but she is determined to live on. She wants to find friends‚ find love‚ and‚ take advantage of every opportunity life offers. Jack has prosopagnosia‚ a neurological disorder that inhibits him from recognizing people’s faces‚ even the ones of those he loves. He keeps this

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