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    A Comparison and Contrast of Ellen Weatherall and Emily Grierson There are many great works of literature that can be compared and contrasted due to their vast similarities‚ yet strikingly differences. Katherine Anne Porter ’s “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” and William Faulkner ’s “A Rose for Emily” can also be compared and contrasted. There are many characteristics to each story that are similar to each other including the subject‚ setting‚ and year of publication‚ but what makes each

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    The Story begins with Granny Weatherall already lying on her deathbed. Granny is having mental flashbacks as the end of her life approaches like "a fog [rising] over the valley." Porter uses the foggy weather to show the cloudiness and disillusionment that Granny seems to be receiving as the end of her life becomes more and more apparent. Granny recalls events throughout her life‚ from being left at the altar on her wedding day‚ (her first "jilting") to losing a child‚ to coming to an understanding

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    Scratchy Wilson in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" and Miss Brill in "Miss Brill" both encounter a harsh truth at the end of their stories. Scratchy Wilson realizes that he is an adult and needs to grow up‚ like his rival Jack Potter. Jack Potter returns to the town of Yellow Sky‚ where a drunken Scratchy is terrorizing the town. Potter brings a wife‚ who represents family life and growing up‚ and Scratchy confronts him and learns of his new domesticity. Throughout the story‚ Scratchy is described

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    Mrs Brill Analysis

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    of “Mrs. Brill” as a tale told in post World War 1 France. About a old school teacher who has no one to call a friend. She has found a passion for her time at the local park‚ people watching. But that will all come to an end when a young man is insensitive to her feelings. “Mrs Brill” goes through one major change that takes place over the whole short story. She is first‚ a person who feels they are apart of the worlds story‚ to then be a person who feels they do not belong. “Mrs Brill” loves to

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    The Brill Building

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    In the middle of Manhattan‚ a non-descript building produced some of Rock and Roll’s iconic music of the 1950 and 60s. The period is steeped in harmonious girl bands‚ teen idols and probably the quintessential hallmark of this time period of Rock and Roll was the professional produced sound. The two titans of music producing hit after hit during this time period were the duo of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller and the other was once a student of Lieber and Stoller‚ Phil Spector and his infamous wall

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    throughout the story. There are heroes that range from the intelligent Fool‚ to the timid Magrat. However‚ apart from all of the other characters‚ Granny Weatherwax is the most heroic. She displays her heroism by doing what is right‚ using her resources‚ and by persevering through doubts of others. In the beginning of the story we see Granny Weatherwax‚ who is a highly regarded leader that the witches did not have‚ display acts of heroism. Even though she is soon approached by three riders

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    difference between Granny and Lily is their mindset. Lily’s desire for power has altered her perceptions of reality and her morals. This is amplified in several ways using storytelling‚ mirrors‚ and reflections. The reflections in the stories are utilized to contrast between two polar entities. Moreover‚ they are used to show false illusions. Some examples include Lily (the “good” godmother) against Magrat (the “bad” godmother)‚ Lily (the beautiful and “kind” sister) versus Granny (the old and grumpy

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    Nate Weatherall: My Hero

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    As news sank in‚ my life started to fall apart like shattered glass but I managed to repair. A young 36 year old man that focuses on what he needs to do named Nate Weatherall . Nate takes care of what has to get done and also provides for his family when they need something. Nate Weatherall‚ my father‚ also my Michigan hero‚ always told me to never tell myself I can’t do something I can do . To begin with my hero grew up in a good but also a bad community. The school that he went to the kids in

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    Aunt Granny Lith Analysis

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    There seems to be a repeating sense of the past coming back to haunt Casey in the story “Aunt Granny Lith” by Chris Offutt. Casey suffered the passing of two wifes and these unfortunate series of events led to him meeting Beth. When he marries his third wife‚ Beth‚ he is seen very protective of her. Casey and Beth really fell for eachother when they met. Although there was some roadblocks like the local preacher refusing to marry them or the fear of Casey being hexed. The couple still got their way

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    Brill Torts Outline

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    Torts Outline- Brill Fall 2001 Overview: *What is a tort? A civil wrong other than a breach of contract for which the law provides a remedy. *Purposes of Tort law: Deter wrongful Encourage socially responsible behavior Restore injured parties to their original condition Peaceful means Intentional Torts I. Intent a. Definition—(1) voluntary acts for the purpose of causing [the essential element of the tort] OR (2) voluntary acts with knowledge

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