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    Santana 3 JerryLee Santana Mrs. Noel English IV 24 February 2017 Brave New World Literary Analysis Sex in the Society ​Sexual intercourse is the tie between a male and a female making love to one another. The best approach of experiencing the best sex without any dilemma is with your legal spouse that loves you for you. “Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul” (Chaplin). Sex is a scared bond‚ shared with a loyal spouse and shouldn’t be shared with

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    seem too serious of a topic‚ but it can have a long term negative effect on the non-favored child. The non-favored child might feel unfairly treated and try to gain attention in other ways that might prove to be dangerous and out of the ordinary. In John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden‚ we experience the dynamics of a father-son relationship‚ especially the father favoring one son over the other‚ which oftentimes was the case in my household. From the very start of the novel we are introduced to Cyrus

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    In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ the protagonist narrator and her physician husband John move to a secluded‚ Gothic-style English estate for the summer after the narrator has a baby and develops a “temporary nervous depression - a slight hysterical tendency” (165). John has put her on a strict bed rest treatment in a particular room without any social‚ physical‚ or mental stimulation. She and her husband are staying in the upstairs nursery which the narrator describes

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    The Inheritance of Loss Literary Analysis I. Character Cook: 1. His wife dies by slipping from a tree while gathering leaves for their goat. 2. Sacrifices a chicken in order to save Biju from being taken by his deceased mother. 3. Tries to send Biju abroad for the first time when a recruiting agent from a cruise ship line comes to Kalimpong. 4. Succeeds in sending Biju to the United States with a tourist visa. 5. Brags all over Kalimpong that Biju is successful in America‚ even though it isn’t true

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    Literature Honors 19 February 2014 The Fault in Our Stars Literary Analysis The Fault in Our Stars can be interpreted to have many hidden meanings. One of the most overlooked and obscured meanings being unexpected events. More specifically‚ John Green will lead the reader on to one thing before throwing them a curveball. Green uses his knowledge of symbolism‚ imagery‚ diction‚ and metaphors to build on this idea. To begin‚ John Green uses what seems to be his favorite writing tool‚ symbolism

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    several stylistic devices to add another layer of complexity to his work. These devices include several themes such as the American Dream and abandonment‚ symbols such as the stockings‚ and a modified stream of consciousness point of view. These literary devices combine together to add a deeper meaning to the play and because all of the symbols and themes are not as conspicuous‚ they provide insight into the protagonist Willy’s mind. Willy is a traveling salesman who cannot seem to keep his mind

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    Similar observations are made by academic writer and author Sarah Graham in her book entitled Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. In this book‚ Graham addresses a variety of reading techniques‚ themes‚ and comparisons/contrasts in regards to Salinger’s most popular novel‚ but she specifically addresses the main theme of Holden’s attempt to escape the phony 1950’s materialistic focused society surrounding him. Graham begins her take on this theme of escaping society with a chapter on Holden’s rebellion:

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    he gains his independence; establishing confidence in his social skills and personal relationships. As John Green says in his interview‚ “Humans tend to measure time within the framework of important events.” Though Miles’s confidence has begun to blossom prior to Alaska’s accident‚ her death strikes a dramatic change in his view on life as well as his overall personality. Her death‚ as John Green says‚ is “the defining moment of these people’s lives (at least so far) and it reshapes their relationship

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    In 1630 a group of allied colonists and puritans were on a voyage to the New World‚ aboard the Abella. The reason for their journey was to achieve religious freedom from their homeland‚ England. On the ship‚ a Puritan preacher named John Winthrop made a sermon to the group about God and his “commissions”. He spoke on how they need to look up to God‚ basically as a mentor‚ and that these commissions can affect their lives. Winthrop explains that for what God has done for us‚ we should repay him

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    Justice isn’t really about “getting even” or experiencing joy in retaliation‚ rather it is about righting a wrong that society would agree is morally culpable. Revenge possesses a selfish quality: arrogance‚ vindication‚ ruthlessness. Revenge shall not be confused with justice; however‚ societal standards have allowed these two to become false inverses. As seen in numerous novels‚ poems and theatrical productions‚ characters interpret justice as revenge and revenge as justice— so does society. In

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