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    Joan Didion utilizes stylistic elements such as imagery‚ diction‚ and detail throughout each of the three parts of the passage in order to convey her fear and awe of the horrendous and aberrant Santa Ana winds‚ simultaneously revealing the primal and often times violent ways man reacts to external stimuli and correcting the mistaken belief that he is not subject to the whims of nature. Didion paints through her writing the true nature of the winds. These phenomena are first introduced through words

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    time period in my life that had involved countless disillusionments. One of the disillusionments being the existence of Santa Claus‚ which had been set up by my parents. With endless movies based on Santa‚ the media also had been a substantial factor in my belief of this fictional character. With this disillusionment came disappointment when I had come to a realization that Santa is in fact a fictional character. It was Christmas Eve in the city of Vancouver‚ in the year of 2008. I had woken up

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    Ana Mendieta

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    us speaks. But here‚ covered by the earth whose prisoner I am I feel death palpitating underneath the earth. And‚ so‚ as my whole being is filled with the want of Cuba I go on to make my mark upon the earth‚ to go on is victory. --Ana Mendieta‚ June 1‚ 1981 1 Ana Mendieta a Cuban American female artist‚ whose work was continuing to search for her identity throughout her whole entire life. She has often searched for her roots in the earth itself‚ using it to direct her in art‚ and with her own

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    In “Los Angeles Notebook”‚ Joan Didion depicts a wind named Santa Ana as an alarming and unnatural figure that disturbs the daily life of the people in Los Angeles. Didion implies the fear and disorder caused by Santa Ana through illustrative words that enhance the imagery of chaos. One imagery evokes an image of fire by only using the words “smoke” and “sirens”. Although these words by itself do not produce any significant meaning‚ when placed in a sentence like “we will see smoke back in the canyons

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    famous. At this time‚ women were being abused and Ana wanted to bring the violence and abuse to the forefront. While making these works of art‚ she envisioned the female body as a primal source of life and sexuality. She expressed the pain and raptures of cultural displacement‚ resonates with visceral metaphors of death‚ rebirth‚ and spiritual transformation. Esta serie es lo que la hizo famosa. En este momento‚ las mujeres estaban siendo abusados ​​y Ana quiso darle un respiro a la violencia y el abuso

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    to deeper understand the book and the tones that Didion was trying to convey. One point that Sydney D. said about the reason Didion uses so much synthesis‚ is for us to understand what she was trying to express without the story being flooded with emotions. This made me realize the reason she has so much synthesis is so the story wouldn’t be clouded with emotion and without it the story wouldn’t be as relatable. When we were discussing why Didion uses repetition often‚ Theo said that the repetition

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    coldness in his eyes. He unchained me from the bed‚ but kept me to the wall with a chain around my ankle. ¨Momma will be in here to check how healthy you are. Do you remember your name?¨ The man said to me ¨No¨ I replied ¨Good‚ you are now called Ana. You can call me Alako. Be good for Momma or you will suffer¨ Just as Alako is leaving‚ Momma walks in dressed in all white. She looks at me with the eyes of the devil. Examining each and

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    people impose their morality on others and expect them to act in the way they find fit. They believe that the idea of right and wrong is universal. In her essay “On Morality”‚ Didion contradicts this theory and believes that everyone can have different ideas of morality based on their own perception. To make her point‚ Didion uses the examples of Klaus Fuchs and Alfred Rosenberg. Fuchs was a British traitor who leaked nuclear secrets to the Soviets‚ and Rosenberg was the Nazi administrator of Eastern

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    ANA Debate “Why should nurses discuss the pos and cons of abortion? It’s up to the government and to the church to adopt a position‚ not the nurse”. Although‚ these comments reflect the attitudes of some professional people‚ there are a number of reasons why the nurse cannot ignore the question of abortion: relatively safe abortion is now a reality; laws have changed to make abortion readily available; increasing numbers of women will seek abortion; and nurses are frequently and directly involved

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    do you think of when you hear these words? Joan of Arc had all of these qualities‚ and many more. By the end of this journey through Joan’s life‚ you will know all about Joan‚ from the day she was born‚ to the day her ashes were thrown into the river Semile. In 1412‚ in the village of Dormery‚ a girl was born who would change the world forever. Jeanne d’ Arc‚ translated to Joan d’ Arc‚ was born into a slightly poor family in this farming village‚ and Joan never got an education‚ but showed aptitude

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