In Legend by Marie Lu‚ the author uses flashbacks to show symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and the importance of the pendant to Day. At this point in the story‚ Day is still locked up and June feels that the Republic is untrustworthy. June has just brought Day the pendant that he lost a while back outside the hospital trying to steal plague medicine. As soon as Day sees the pendant he is surprised and happy‚ and then remembers his life when his dad was still around. In days flashback he remembers the first
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Legend‚ written by Marie Lu‚ is a dystopian sci-fi novel for young adults. It is the first book in an epic trilogy that is continued in Prodigy and Champion. Based on a retelling of Les Miserables‚ Legend is “impossible to put down and even harder to forget” (Kami Garcia‚ author of Beautiful Creatures). Set in a futuristic Los Angeles‚ Legend is told from the perspective of two main characters from contrasting backgrounds‚ June and Day. In this novel‚ the United States of America no longer exists
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Characterization - In the book “Legend” by Marie Lu‚ I would like to have Day be my best friend out of all of the characters. Day has been nothing but caring throughout the whole book to Tess and other characters such as June and his little brother Eden‚ which is a characteristic that I really admire about Day. An illustration as to where Day was caring to Tess was when he met Tess for the first time. Day was on the streets by himself when he saw her in an alleyway. He called out to her and she
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Brian 1 Nick Brian Nkosi Ife Bandele Writing 101 March 12‚ 2014 Defending TV In her essay “Television addiction‚” Marie Winn considers TV to be very addictive. She compares watching TV to taking drugs. She also never mentions any of its benefits. Television is one of the most important inventions of our time‚ and it certainly had benefited mankind. Watching TV causes no chemical substance addiction. Still‚ Winn thinks that‚ the level of addiction from excessive television viewing is comparable
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you know about le Mari de France? ✓ When was the given story written? ✓ What do you know about the literature of that period? 2. Read the following text: "It is not known whether it is a work of imagination but it is probable that love topics were discussed in social gatherings at the courts of great ladies in the medieval epoch. The following rules called Art of Courtly Love were set fourth and decided by Eleanor‚ Queen of England‚ Adele‚ Queen of France‚ Marie‚ Countess of Champagne
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onConsumer Lifestyles - France Euromonitor International November 2008 Consumer lifestyles France List of Contents and Tables Structure of the Report ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Consumer Trends in France................................................................................................................................... 1 Population Ageing: A Cultural and Social
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One character from my novel‚ Legend by Marie Lu‚ who could be identified as a best friend is Day‚ otherwise known as Daniel. One reason why Day could be considered a best friend is because although he is tough and independent‚ he is also kind and considerate. The author writes‚ “A part of me recalls the way he saved me from the skiz fight‚ that he helped me heal the burning wound in my side‚ that his hands had been so gentle.” (Lu‚ 148). In this quote the author explains how Day saved June when
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3. Write a detailed analysis of ANY ONE ballad OR love poem in the Norton Anthology of Poetry drawing on a comparative discussion of ANY TWO essays in the Norton Anthology of Theory & Criticism to illuminate your argument. Many love poems are not actually about love; rather they are the objectification of a woman into a vessel for desire. John Donne’s poem ‘To His Mistress Going to Bed’1 appears on the surface to be a poem celebrating the beauty of the female body and the joys of sex. However
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year old Marie-Antoinette‚wife of Louis-Auguste the dauphin of France‚ and daughter of Maria Theresa‚the Empress of Austria.She would later become the queen of France‚which she would reign for over two decades until she was declared guilty of high treason by the Revolutionary Tribunal and executed by guillotine. 2- What is this document? It’s a letter from Marie-Antoinette to her mother‚detailing a day she spent with her husband and the welcoming they received from the peasants of France especially
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According to Doing Business Report 2012‚ the most notable indicator of ease of doing business in France is Enforcing Contract which ranks 6th out of 189 countries (The World Bank 2012). This high rank is driven by the data enforcing a contract average takes 29 procedures‚ 331 days and costs 17.4% of the value of legal claim when a contract breach happens(The World Bank 2012). It is generally appreciated that contract is significant important for doing business such as resolving commercial dispute
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