David Ha Professor Lew ENG 111 20 April 2015 The Danger of Total Equality Would you rather live in a world‚ where everything is equal? Every American is fully equal‚ meaning that no one is dimmer‚ uglier‚ weaker‚ and slower that anyone else‚ sounds good right? Non the less a world where the beauty is cast away by a mask so it won’t be distracting‚ the strong would be chained up in handicap and the intelligent has to wear huge ear muffs that sends loud signals to interrupt any thoughts of intelligent
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abstract entity‚ recognizable to readers and audiences familiar with the cultural context of the work (Kennedy and Gioia 2010‚ 2007 and 2005). In “everyman” each character has its own role to play to assist or discourage Everyman in his journey.
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Cited: Wiehardt‚ Ginny. About.com‚ Fiction Writing. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. Dictionary.com. 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia‚ eds. Literature: An Introduction to fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Eleventh Edition. New York: Longman‚ 2010. Print. Mahfouz‚ Naguib. The Lawsuit. Eds. X.J. Kennedy‚ Dana Gioia. Print.
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Cited: Clifton‚ Lucille. “Homage to my hips.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 10th ed. New York: Longman‚ 2007. 1095.
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Cited: Atwood‚ Margaret. “Happy Endings.” Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 4th ed. New York. Longman‚ 2012. 290-293. Print.
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the book Literature for life‚ “Historical criticism seeks to understand a literary work by investigating the social‚ cultural‚ and intellectual context that produced it-- a context that necessarily includes the artist’s biography and milieu” (Kennedy‚ Gioia‚ Revoyr 1401). In Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily‚” the author ties the historical criticism by including the Battle of Jefferson’s Cemetery‚ a Yankee‚ and a Gothic house into the story. In the beginning of the short story‚ “A Rose for Emily‚”
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Lyzeth Peralta “The Cathedral” “Where ignorance is our master‚ there is no possibility of real peace”‚ (Dalai Lama XIV). This quote relates to the narrator in Raymond Carver’s short story‚ “The Cathedral”. In this story Bub’s ignorance is shown in various parts throughout the story. Towards the end of the story‚ Bub has an epiphany. This makes him realize how ignorant he’s been towards his wife as well as Robert‚ her childhood sweetheart and present day best friend. He enters from a world of insecurities
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A Rose for Emily: Symbolism Symbolism can be used in many ways. In A Rose for Emily‚ William Faulkner uses symbolism to further develop Emily Grierson as a person‚ and not as just a character in a short story. Some of these symbols include the townspeople‚ her father‚ her gold watch‚ and the negro. These symbols allow William Faulkner to reveal underlying themes through these symbols. The townspeople in A Rose for Emily‚ symbolize the change of times. Emily still believes that she lives in
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Cited: Updike‚ John. "A & P." Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Ed. X. J. Kennedy‚ Dana Gioia. Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Pearson 18-23. Print. Laist‚ Randy. "John Updike ’s ’A & P. ’ Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube‚ 6 May 2011. Web. 11 Oct. 2014.
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Cited: Shakespeare‚ William. "Othello." Gioia‚ X.J. Kennedy and Dana. Literature An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing 7th Edition. Boston: Peason‚ 2013. 1009-1102. print.
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