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    Native Americans

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    2.06 Native Americans Squanto: · Was sold into slavery · Wampanoag · Translator‚ not a cheif · Was a schemer · Friendy towards europeans/whites · Joined the pilgram community · A Patuxet · Belonged to the Wampanoag tribe · Dies in his late 30s Pwwhatan: · Chief · Wanted what was best for his tribe · Did not like europeans/whites · Agressive · Stood his ground · Died in his late 70s Similarities: · Both were Native Americans Compare and Contrast Chart: Native American Tribes

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    will. Edward repeats ’wrath’ numerous times to emphasize God’s power. Edwards also uses metaphors to compare God and humans to numerous things‚ "Peole who think they can escape Hell on their own have as little chance of doing so as a spider’s web has of stopping a falling rock." In this case‚ Edwards compares the chance of escape from God’s wrath to a spider’s ability to stop a falling rock. Edwards use of metaphors create another scene to allow the audience to get a visual thought through his words

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    Sylvia Plath Metaphors

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    uses many figurative metaphors to describe him for example “ You do not do‚ you do not do Any more‚ black shoe In which I have lived like a foot”(Lines 1-3). Plath truly describes him as a black shoe and notably‚ nazi’s wore black boots which was included in their uniforms. The significance of the color black is the symbol of something dark and evil and a shoe is something we walk on she must of felt as her father walked on her with his black shoe. The many more metaphors she describes her father

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    Steinway & Sons

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    Every grand piano takes over a year to complete and incorporates over 1‚000 details while other competitors adopt mass production to cut down cost‚ so it would lower the entrance barrier to the competitors like Yamaha‚ Kawai. 3 Why does Steinway & Sons feel threatened by the Japanese competitors who are practically in a different market in terms of price‚ reputation‚ and available models? ² Japanese competitors like Yamaha‚ Kawai has sold pianos in the United States since 1960 and remains the

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    Return of the Native

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    The Return of the Native: Character Profiles Captain Vye The Captain is the grandfather of Eustacia and before her marriage to Clym she lives with him at Mistover. Christian Cantle Christian Cantle is entrusted by Mrs Yeobright to take Thomasin and Clym their gift of money. He is described as naive and when Wildeve wins the money from him‚ Wildeve’s behavior may be perceived as all the more appalling. Clym Yeobright The eponymous hero of the novel is characterized by the expectations others

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    Mother to Son: Annotation

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    prohibition‚ huge cars‚ and business development. However‚ many American’s remember the time as an age of dramatic social and political change. For many‚ this time brought more conflict than celebration as is referenced in a poem named “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. In this poem‚ Hughes writes through the voice of an older mother‚ making the comparison of her life as like a staircase. He writes with the same slang as one might hear in the Southern United States or possible from someone

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    How much will you give up for someone you love? Will you give up everything? Probably not as much as the tree did. Some people take and do not give back they have no sorrow or guilt. The Giving Tree can be seen as a metaphor for a mother-child relationship. In this story‚ there is an animistic tree that cares for a boy and will do anything to see him thrive in life. As long as she sees him‚ she will be the happiest tree in the word but the boy doesn’t appreciate the love and care he is given. For

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    Digital Natives

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    Digital Natives‚ Digital Immigrants: Some Thoughts from the Generation Gap by Timothy VanSlyke | | | | | | | | | In a two-part series entitled "Digital Immigrants‚ Digital Natives‚" Marc Prensky (2001a‚ 2001b) employs an analogy of native speakers and immigrants to describe the generation gap separating today’s students (the "Digital Natives") from their teachers (the "Digital Immigrants"). According to Prensky‚ the former are surrounded by digital media to such an extent

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    Killing Chicken Metaphors

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    her marriage. She was betrayed in her marriage‚ and this was a hard emotion to encounter in her life. Hall was forced to deal with this experience that made it harder for her to love and trust anyone. Hall used various literary devices such as metaphors‚ similes‚ and imagery as she wrote this narrative. Her way of killing these chickens was her showing us that she is getting rid of her marriage even though it was painful to do so. When I read this narrative‚ I was astonished how she managed to reveal

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    really recovers from an attack. Rape is not just about women because men can also be raped. Rape is about power and how that shift of power can change one’s life forever. In Maleficent the topic of rape is presented in one scene during the movie. The metaphor for rape in Maleficent is powerful‚ shocking‚ and eye opening. Rape in films is an important way to deliver the message to a broad audience because the movie shows how power is exchanged back and fourth between victim and assailant‚ changes in characters

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