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    Nature is ruthless. It burns‚ smokes‚ destroys. Not all nature is as forgiving as one might think. Mark Twain’s and Jack London’s writings regarding the San Francisco earthquakes each highlight the destruction and disintegration of the city in a matter of seconds. When describing the citizen’s behavior‚ Twain’s use of active voice‚ satire‚ and imagery conveys the ignorance of high class individuals in times of mayhem; whereas‚ London’s personification of San Francisco relayed in passive voice‚ along

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    American short stories Joyce Carol Oates: "Capital punishment" (1992) 1. Analyse the father and the daughter relationship in this story in terms of their feelings for one another. How do these feelings illustrate their differences or similarities? The relationship between the father and the daughter is quite tense even though they love each other. We can see proof from the text on page 267 "She thinks of Mr. Brunty‚ whom she loves‚ as a "big lug." A "big dumb lug." A "big dumb ox."" There is

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    Mark Twain was a famous american writer who wrote books based upon current events that happened throughout history. Some of his famous works included The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Throughout both of these books we see struggling men trying to decide what’s best for themselves morally or consciously. Huck was an important character in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ the first book to this sequel. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ends with the two characters‚ Tom and Huck finding a stash

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    world today. A few famous satirists are Jonathan Swift‚ Jon Stewart‚ and Mark Twain and are prime examples of the different ages of satire. Jonathan Swift was an Irishman who wrote satire about the failing condition of his nation. In the time of Swift‚ his nation was suffering from poverty‚ famine and disease‚ all of which‚ he said‚ could be prevented. In his satire titled‚ "A Modest Proposal"‚ Swift explains how

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    Courageous and full of determination‚ Jake Garson in one of the short stories I’m Still Here‚ written by Veronica Ross‚ shows the set of characteristics that many Canadians regard as expressing their unique place and role in the world. He tried to fight and stand up for his own rights against the government through his act of bravery. By doing this‚ he had influenced many people in his hometown that faced the same situation as Jake; however‚ they did not show the same kind of courage that Jake showed

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    Mark Twain and Stephen Gould both wrote articles in which they expressed their views on the true nature of man. Mark Twain wrote the lowest animal. In this piece he described mas as maniacs and savages who take whatever they want and only care about themselves. Stephen Gould wrote A Time Of Gifts which is all about how the good will always balance out the bad‚ and how we will always step up especially in times of need. I think that both authors make some good points‚ but I side more with Stephen

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    Klingova‚ Milena 10/3 02/04/13 SHORT STORY                                      Final Draft               She was walking home after a big trigonometry test‚ which in her head had not gone well at all‚ even though she had spent hours and hours‚ preparing for it. When I think about it‚ her thoughts cannot be entirely trusted‚ as she was highly competitive and ambitious‚ and even though she was only 16‚ she knew exactly what she wanted to do with her life. Who was she though? Her name was

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    Hannah‚ I see where your train of thought is headed concerning Mark Twain’s use of the word nigger‚ but I would like to add to it as well as bring up another perspective. Twain may be speaking out about the demeaning aspects of slavery and the lifestyle those people had during that time period‚ but I believe the use of the word nigger is not ment to be offensive. From what I gathered from the novel the word nigger was a synonym for black person‚ just like to a child poddy is code for bathroom. To

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    “There is no such thing as luck. People determine their own life”. Do you agree? When one is born or raised in Singapore‚ most cannot help but agree with Thomas Jefferson who said‚ “I am a great believer in luck‚ and I find the harder I work‚ the more I have of it.” This is due to the limitless opportunities that can be found in this meritocratic country. However‚ I do not concur with him as I believe that it is with luck‚ which gives one the opportunities to be born in a meritocratic country‚ or

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    The most important symbol in the short story "The Necklace" is the necklace itself. The entire story revolves around it. As we move through the story the necklace takes on different meanings as circumstances change. This is a story about a beautiful woman and a low-class man that sacrifice ten long hard years of their lives for a special night for his spoiled wife. Mr. and Mrs. Loisel were invited to an annual ball held by the Minister of Education. Mrs. Loisel had nothing to wear to

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