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    22 April 2013 Dual Realities Reality can be hard to face‚ be it is a new reality or a current ongoing reality being replayed. “Myth of the Cave” by Plato and “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities” by Delmore Schwartz both show reality being depicted as something that is not accepted by one. Plato describes a situation where people are imprisoned in a cave and are forced to live in this reality in “Myth of the Cave.” “The men have been chained foot and neck since childhood” (Plato 175). They are only

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    Araby, By James Joyce

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    The short story Araby‚ by James Joyce revolves around the actions of and unidentified boy in North Dublin living with his aunt and uncle on a “blind” street. As the story develops‚ the boy falls in love with his friend‚ Mangan’s sister. James Joyce uses symbolism to drive the plot forward. The boy’s love‚ and separation form the world causes massive emotion. The boy explains‚ “my eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into

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    emotional short story of a nameless boy in Dublin who is controlled by his love for Mangan’s sister. Joyce uses a first person narrative point of view in “Araby.” The narrator is a young‚ sensitive boy who learns that his romantic feelings for a girl are illusory. His affection for her compels him to journey to a bazaar called Araby. The story takes place during the early 1900s. James Joyce uses irony to describe the stupidity in the narrator’s affection for the girl. The author expresses religious

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    JAMES JOYCE (1882-1941) He is a 20th century Irish modernist short story writer‚ novelist and poet. He was affected from naturalism‚ romanticism and realism. He was a master of the English language. He uses stream of consciousness technique and his works are full of parodies‚ allusions‚ inner monologues. His works are rich in characterization and brood humour. His psychological perceptions and innovative literary techniques make him one of the most influential writers of the 20th century

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    The short story called Araby by James Joyce is mostly about childhood and first crush. In the short story‚ the reader is given that the young boy barely spoken to Mangan’s sister as it shown that he likes her on page 30. The young boy barely spoke to Mangan’s sister as he is nervous to speak to her. He could only look at her from afar as he followed her behind to see her brown figure in his eye and walked passed her. The young boy could not go up to Mangan’s sister to tell her that he likes her

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    “chalice” through a “crowd of foes”– the Saturday evening throng of drunken men‚ bargaining women‚ cursing laborers‚ and all the others who have no conception of the mystical beauty his young mind has created in this world of material ugliness. 4. Joyce very clearly defined his creative task in the "Dubliners": "My intention was to write a chapter of the spiritual history of my country‚ and I chose the scene of Dublin‚

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    Trace Noble Mr. Werra/Per. 4 Sandlot to Sandlot 2 2/10/2013 Sandlot/Sandlot2 In the original movie The Sandlot it introduces the lives of the kids and what they did on a regular day basis‚ it wasn’t all about baseball for them that added more to the storyline. Kids could relate more to this other than in Sandlot 2 because in this movie everything was about baseball. Also the movie went a little south for me when they talked more about science in The Sandlot 2 than baseball. In The Sandlot

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    ENG 4U January 25‚ 2013 Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson and Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones are both remarkable novels that are praised by critics everywhere. Mister Pip revolves around a 13 year old girl named Matilda living on a tropical island in Papa New Guinea that is torn apart by war. After many of the villagers flee the island‚ Mr. Watts‚ a mysterious white man becomes the children’s school teacher with nothing more than a copy of “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens. The world

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    Movies vs. Theatre Production In the busy life of the city‚ people often lack the time for relaxation and fun‚ but when they find time‚ it is usually spent on entertainment. One form is watching productions‚ either by stage or film. Most people choose between the two based on what they prefer. Movies and theatre production are both high levels of entertainment. Since the main point is to entertain people‚ either through drama‚ comedy or action; it is important that a strong level of that

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    Freed 1    AP English 12  2 December 2014  A Father’s Love  A bond so cherished and seeked after‚ may not always be one of love‚ but one  filled with pain and longing. ​  ​ A close examination of  the relationship between Baba and his son‚  Amir from Khaled Hosseini’s  ​ The Kite Runner‚ ​ and Willy and his son‚ Biff from Arthur Miller’s  Death of a Salesman ​ tells us a similar story about the tough relationship between father and son.  Both authors prove that fathers tend to be hard on their sons and push them to meet their 

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