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    Paper 1: “The Old Man” In this paper I can see that this student uses simple sentences very well. This student uses a simple sentence to get right to the point‚ and it’s working well for this student. The student’s introduction sentence was simple‚ yet it caught my attention. “Sand‚ beach‚ and water are what surrounded the old man.” This sentence gives a great description and I personally think it’s a great introduction. This student seems to want to experiment with complex sentences‚ and I think

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    Flannery O’Connor utilizes imagery to provide foreshadowing of the tragic and yet‚ seemingly inevitable ending of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." O’Connor provides the readers with a sense of the ending by mentioning the behavior and activities of the characters and also by describing the family’s last visit on earth‚ which serve to build up the curiosity surrounding such an obscure description of a destination. Through the utilization of strong images and foreshadowing‚ O’Connor does not spoil the

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    In the short stories "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" the antagonists are The Misfit and Arnold Friend respectively. Both are mentally unstable and murderers‚ but that is where the similarities end. The protagonists of the stories are Grandma and Connie respectively. Both seem to be dissimilar at first but as the stories progress more similarities than differences become apparent to the reader. In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is The Misfit is uneducated

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    "I just know you’re a good man! You’re not at all common!" Just some of the last pleading words of the grandmother in the story‚ "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O’Connor. In the story‚ the author uses colloquialism‚ point-of-view‚ foreshadowing‚ and irony‚ as well as other rhetorical devices‚ to portray the satire of southern beliefs and religion throughout the entire piece. Flannery O’Connor lived most of her life in the southern state of Georgia. When once asked what the most

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    John Tucker Dr. Larry Composition II 30 April 2010 The Struggle of Acceptance The short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” portrays forgiveness and change as a key factors leading to emotional turmoil resulting in the death of the grandmother. Both‚ forgiveness and change give reasoning for the murder and reasoning to prevent the murder. In both cases Jesus Christ shows His impact on life‚ peoples beliefs and motives. Death‚ even though a horrible incident‚ really gives perspective of how

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    subduing this companion‚ or maybe looking for another company he could dominate over. The existence of these competitions could be attributed to the principle that man is inherently evil. With these competitions‚ comes diffidence and glory. Man is constantly in pursuit of these three‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Man exists in the external world as a reactive creature that senses objects and is driven to act by the constant motions of the world. These constant motions lead to man’s

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    Is The National Football League A Honest Organization?  National  Football  League   (NFL)  is  an  American  gridiron  football  organization‚  founded  in  1920  by  Jim  Thorpe  as  American  Professional  Football  Association.  Jim Thorpe was the first  president  of  the  association‚  he  was  a  famous  American  athlete  and  league  player.  Later  on‚  in  1922‚  the  association  was  renamed  as  National  Football  League.  In  the  beginning‚  league  comprised  of  fourteen  teams 

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    The Honest Farmer Retold by Ella Lyman Cabot The dictionary defines integrity as “an uncompromising adherence to a moral code” and ssys the word traces its origins to a Latin term meaning “untouched.” Here is integrity‚ untouched and unshaken by altered circumstances. There was a war in Germany long ago‚ and thousands of soldiers were scattered over the country. A captain of the cavalry‚ who had a great many men and horses to feed‚ was told by his colonel that he must get food from the farms

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    Elizabeth Proctor I would be more than willing to help Elizabeth Proctor. She easily gains sympathy from people because she is a mother and wife. Elizabeth has to sacrifice a lot for her family to keep them safe‚ healthy and happy. When she fires Abigail she is sacrificing her marriage because of the fact John could hate her for it. She is also sacrificing her happiness by staying with John after his affair with Abigail‚ but she does it to keep everyone happy. I also find it easier to want

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    A Misunderstood Man Many diseases and disorders were not discovered until fairly recent years. This is the case for a disorder called autism. John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” was set during the Great Depression‚ and the story portrays a man named Lennie with a disorder that people during that time did not understand‚ so they treated him as if he were mentally impaired. Today‚ Speech-Language pathologists recognize Lennie as being autistic. “Of Mice and Men” portrays the characteristics

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