Girl‚ written by Jamaica Kincaid‚ is a short story about the relationship between a mother and daughter. Actually‚ it reflects the true living background in Kincaid’s time by listing a series of imperative sentences‚ which show how the mother had a certain life style on how she wanted her daughter to live up. In this story‚ the setting and tone and characters interlace and work together to create an intense description of the daily conversation between the mother and daughter‚ and they present the
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Estelle Nedermeijer Professor: A. Hoag English Proficiency 1‚ 1b 18 October 2011 The importance of minor character in “Roman Fever” by Wharton. Roman Fever is a story which was written by Edith Wharton in 1934. The story is divided in two parts and tells of the interactions of two women of high society. The story is mostly concentrated on the two major characters Mrs. Slanders and Mrs. Ansley. However there are minor characters that also play an important role. The two minor characters
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I am writing my essay on “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. There are several themes that run through this classic short story. One would be the long standing traditions. The mysterious lottery is one example. Villagers continue the lottery year after year because‚ as one of the villagers would say‚ “We have always had a lottery as far back as I can remember. I see no reason to end it.” The black box that contains each citizen’s name is another example. Another theme would be that of man’s cruelty
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Cited: William‚ Faulkner. "A Rose for Emily." Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Kirszner‚ Mandell. 2013. Boston‚ 1930. 244-249. Print.
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Cited: Hawthorne‚ Nathaniel.‚ “Young Goodman Brown.” Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. 6th ed. Eds. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R Mandell. Boston: Thomson/Heinle‚ 2007. 489-498. Print. Melville‚ Herman.‚ Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street. New York: Putnam’s Monthly. A Magazine of Literature‚ Science and Art.‚ 1853. Print "Puritanism." Encyclopædia
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Cited: Camden‚ Carroll. "Ophelia ’s Madness." Shakespeare Quarterly. 1964: 247-255. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. “Hamlet.” Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. 8th ed. Eds. Laurie Kirszner‚ and Stephen Mandell. Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2013. 1521-1618. Print
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Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in an Article In a blog posting from 2007‚ Pharinet asserts her beliefs about the pressing modern issue of whether or not everybody should go to college. Due to the controversial nature of this topic‚ many well-executed rhetorical strategies are needed in order for Pharinet to convey her point and convince the reader that her argument is valid. In her article‚ “Is College for Everyone?” Pharinet utilizes many rhetorical strategies such as a calm‚ reasonable tone
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Cited: Hasselstrom‚ Linda “A peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a gun”. Patterns for College‚ 11th Edition. Kirszner‚ Laurie and Mandell‚ Stephen‚ eds. Bedford/ 2010.97-100.
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Cited: Williams‚ Tennessee. "The Glass Menagerie." Literature Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Laurie Kirszner. Stephen Mandell. 4th edition. Sea Harbor: Harcourt College Publishers. 2001. 1805-1854
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Cited: John Updike “A&P.” Compact Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mendall. Compact 8th ed. Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2013. 234-38. Print. Saldivar‚ Toni. "The Art of John Updike ’s ’A & P ’." Studies in Short Fiction 34.2 (1997): 215. Literature Resource Center. Web. 7 Mar. 2013.
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