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    Checkouts The theme of the short story Checkouts by Cynthia Rylant is expressed with love. The two characters in the story seem to over complicate the theme‚ and make it more and more difficult to decide on a particular moral‚ or theme. Towards the end of the story however‚ it begins to appear more obvious‚ and clear‚ as to what the theme is. It starts to stand out as the story progresses and we find out where they each go with their lives. “ This is often the way of children‚ when they truly want

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    avoids a climax or refuses to resolve for stylistic purposes. All details clearly fit into the larger plot and purpose of the story while complementing one another‚ the plot flows seamlessly‚ and the organization/progression of plot creates a powerful effect on the reader. 12-13 The plot is structured and details are organized so that the plot grows to a climax and resolves OR so that it intentionally avoids a climax or refuses to resolve for stylistic purposes. All details clearly fit into the

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    Persuasion through Stylistic Techniques When Jesse Jackson‚ a reverend and a member of Martin Luther King’s inner circle said‚ “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” he is elaborating further on Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech saying that the African American community should not be forced into their future by the socioeconomic problems that face them‚ but rather seek to attain the higher goals they dream of. In August 1963‚ Dr. King was led to the Lincoln Memorial by his

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    It is equally terrifying or even a death sentence‚ to know the exact hour when you die. Today‚ however‚ with the development of mechanical respirators‚ electronic pacemakers‚ and other medical technologies‚ it has created the possibility of a greater temporal separation between various system failures. A person may slip into coma or lose consciousness a decade or more before his heart and lungs fail‚ for example. Meanwhile‚ interest in the availability of transplantable organs has provided an incentive

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    Stephan Meyer Pride and Prejudice “It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood‚ this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families‚ that he is considered the rightful property of some one ot other of their daughters” (Austen‚ Pride and Prejudice 1). These first sentences of Austen’s novel immediately

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    Inhuman Bondage

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    Inhuman Bondage The plot of this book is one man’s struggle to find himself in a cruel world. He faces many obstacles including being orphaned‚ handicapped‚ unsure religion and a hopeless romantic. Toward the beginning of the book he may come off to some as an unlikeable self pitying snob but by the end of the book you are hoping for the best for him and proud of him for pulling threw. He ends up making genuine friends and finding true love. Because of the wide range of the book there is no

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    Running Head: Nature and Nurture: Addiction Nature and Nurture: Addiction John Walden Valley Forge Christian College Nature and Nurture: Addiction Abstract Recent studies have indicated that the ongoing debate about addiction is being re-analyzed to incorporate an integrated theme. Some of this scientist refuses the idea while others search for peace in the midst of this chaos. The idea of this study is to present both views. First‚ the distinction of nature must be identified in the

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    What Is A Sonnet? A sonnet‚ from the Italian word sonetto meaning ’little song‚’ is a lyric poem usually with 14 lines of iambic pentameter and a set rhyme scheme. While sonnets can explore all sorts of themes‚ love is the most common‚ and the original topic of the sonnet. Two Major Types The sonnet takes many forms‚ including the Spenserian sonnet and Miltonic sonnet‚ which is just fun to say. But the two most-studied sonnets are the Italian sonnet‚ known as the Petrarchan sonnet‚ and the English

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    The fable‚ to start‚ has little detail about the characters it presents‚ and they can be just about anything the author decides. The structure of fables involve few extra details‚ as in the short story “The Appointment in Samarra” by W. Somerset Maugham (Kennedy 4)‚ with his vague description of the servant being‚ “…white and trembling” at the ”threatening gesture” Death made toward him. This is that‚ fables‚ for the majority‚ are simple in their ability to directly state the moral clearly without

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    Moon and Sixpence

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    The novel under the title “Moon and Sixpence” was written by Somerset Maugham who was an English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. The analyzing extract from the book “Moon and Sixpence” runs about a life of Strickland‚ who devotes his life to the art forgetting about the ordinary life and ordinary requirements. Being a starving tramp he spends all his money for purchase of canvases

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