her hardships. This diary later became the most famous written account of the Holocaust. In The Diary of a Young Girl written by Anne Frank‚ the author describes her life when hidden in the Secret Annex. Her story was so outstanding because of the character traits that she portrays in her diary. In the beginning of the book‚ the most obvious trait that Anne Frank depicts is how much she talks. On page 17‚ she stated how “Mr. Keesing‚ the old fogey who teaches math‚ was mad at me for the longest
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AoW: Word War II & Anne Frank I have no idea what it would be like to have to be afraid that someday‚ some general will come‚ seperate my family and I‚ and send us off to die painfully just because I believe in a certain religion. A 14 year old girl should not ever have to worry about this but sadly‚ Anne Frank‚ a year younger than me‚ did. World War II was a horrible war that caused the death of 55 million people. The group of people that were mainly targeted were Jews. Adolf Hitler‚ the dictator
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Maida on the Work of O’Connor Jordan Hollowell English 103 Professor Kuzmenkov October 6‚ 2012 (2) The main idea of Maida’s article is to tie together and explain the common literary devices apparent in Flannery O’Connor’s short stories. There are four reoccurring devices in O’Connor’s work: first‚ the eyes‚ which reflect an individuals innermost thoughts and emotions; then the tree-line which symbolizes the division of understanding between the world understood by an individual and the
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Raz‚ Kim Angeline M. BS Accountancy - 1C SOC SCI 102 Prelim Project “Frank Ackerman” (born 1946‚ Madison‚ Wis.) is an economist known for his work in environmental economics‚ particularly in the areas of climate change and development. A prominent critic of conventional economic approaches to climate and their use of cost-benefit analysis‚ he has written extensively for academic and popular presses and directed numerous studies for government agencies and nongovernmental organizations. Achievements:
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It seems these days the average‚ everyday citizen has trouble abiding with everyday laws‚ maybe nothing severe as murder or rape‚ but more mild‚ simple things such as traffic/driving laws‚ littering‚ not using a crosswalk‚ etc.. Frank Trippett in his excerpt “A Red Light for Scofflaws” coveys and points out the problems of everyday citizens who would never consider themselves lawbreakers by any means‚ but actually are breaking laws which may be minor‚ but are nonetheless laws like any others that
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for drunkenness‚ Thomas’s mother takes her in over the objections of her son. As with many of O’Connor’s best stories‚ “The Comforts of Home” employs an ironic mode; the irony here is vested in the character of Thomas‚ who is one in a long line of O’Connor intellectuals held up for scorn and ridicule. In this case‚ the irony involves Thomas’s repeated assertion that he will not abide Sarah’s presence in the house‚ because in his eyes she represents immorality and dissolution. “Thomas was not
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------------------------------------------------- Frank Ocean Christopher Francis Ocean (born Christopher Breaux; October 28‚ 1987)‚ better known by his stage name Frank Ocean‚ is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Ocean’s early career was as a ghostwriter for artists such as Brandy‚ Justin Bieber‚ and John Legend. In 2010‚ he became a member of alternative hip hop collective OFWGKTA‚ and his debut mixtape‚ Nostalgia‚ Ultra‚ was released the following year to critical acclaim
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Frank Miller was born January 27‚ 1957. Miller was born in Olney‚ Maryland‚ and raised in Montpelier‚ Vermont. He was the fifth of seven children. His mother was a nurse and his father was a carpenter and electrician. His family was Irish Catholic. Miller was formerly married to colorist Lynn Varley‚ who colored many of his noted works from Ronin through 300 and the backgrounds to the movie 300. Miller and Varley divorced in 2005. He has since been romantically linked to New York-based Shakespearean
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feel touch without someone touching her. She also told parents that autism was a gift and encourages a different way of looking at life. She invented some of the most revolutionary creations in the livestock industry. Like Temple Grandin‚ Flannery O’Connor was truly a fighter. She fought Lupus all her life but still managed to write‚ arguably‚ some of the most well written pieces written by an American author. She faced many struggles which molded her successful career. Shaped by chronic illness‚ lasting
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Michael Pozzuoli English AP Mrs. Birr March 14‚ 2011 Flannery O’Connor and Jonathan Swift: Masters of Irony The adage says that “history repeats itself.” Criticisms of today’s society apply to societies that came centuries before. Satires from the 18th century criticize political events happening in the 20th Century. Many techniques of satire also transcend time. Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales‚” which many accept as the first modern satire‚ is laden with irony. Irony is “the expression
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