Scott Russel Sanders’s Buckeye is a memoir‚ in which the author reminisces about his late father. He fondly recalls his father’s attachment to buckeyes‚ believing that it would help him overcome arthritis. He highlights his love for his father and the land he once lived on by using vivid sensory details. Throughout the story‚ Sanders describes events and surroundings with specific details that bring readers into the story‚ allowing them to watch it unfold as if they were there with the author. His
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The song “Amazing” by Kanye West describes my summer and my personality for a few reasons. First and foremost‚ the mood of the song reflects my personality to a decent extent. For instance‚ this song has a slower‚ more “chill” feeling to it. As a person‚ I am predominantly calm‚ but have occasional moments of intensity. The Young Jeezy verse reflects the intense side of me‚ as the verse suddenly lashes out at you with wrathful‚ raspy vocals‚ while my calm side is reflected by the Kanye West verses
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The Beast in the Cave is a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft circa 1905 and published over a decade later in 1918. Like many other works by the author‚ thematically‚ it is a horror story. Antiquarian writing‚ a sense of helplessness‚ and a quiet tension bubbling beneath the surface all contribute to the overall feel of the plot. Born Howard Phillips Lovecraft in Providence‚ Rhode Island‚ H.P. Lovecraft was a relatively unknown writer in his time. It was only after his death in 1937 that he found
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The Glass Menagerie a memory play by Tennessee Williams‚ based in St. Louis‚ follows the Wingfields ( Tom‚ Laura and Amanda) on their unknown quest to finding their own reality outside of the gender and social boxes society has already put them in. The glass menagerie is more than just entertainment it’s art. It’s art because it makes the reader put themselves in someone else’s shoes but in a way that they feel comfortable because they can relate to the actors struggles; it makes people fall in and
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The color of the wallpaper is “repellent‚ almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow‚ strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight.” The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story which was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in January 1892. We are never given the full identity of the narrator in the story‚ yet we do know she “neglects proper self-control; taking pains to control myself- before him‚ at least‚ and that makes me very tired”‚ showing the reader she is mentally ill. Her and her husband John
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Some people believe that printed books are no longer necessary in this digital era‚ as all writings can be stored electronically. Others think print books till play important role. Discuss both views and give your opinion. In the past few years‚ e-books have been sold or downloaded for free in large numbers on the internet. These books and e-readers are challenging convention reading habits making the sales of traditional books decreased. But it still needs much consideration before eliminating
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compelling use of imagery in this poem is the description of what the two different people would see in a "box." The narrator explains with "as if some creature brooded underneath" and "where someone like me was walking and has gone". This helps create the mood of the poem‚ and the almost reflective state of mind the narrator is in. Use of hyperbole furthers the distinction between the two
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Mood of Despair In “In Another Country‚” Ernest Hemingway tells the story of wounded soldiers who are in the hospital to better their health. Hemingway uses different aspects of the story to create a despairing mood. The setting‚ elements of futility‚ and the isolation of the characters contribute to the mood of despair. The first device Hemingway uses to produce the mood of despair is the setting. The use of the setting helps create the despairing mood. Elements of futility in the plot also
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The Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway is a memoir about his life as an author in Paris shortly after World War I. Hemingway is able to use the Moveable Feast as a medium to express the complex emotions that he had as an American writer in Paris. The book not only acts as a form of communication for Hemingway but also as a diary to annotate his interactions and experiences in France. The Moveable Feast is such an intimate chronicle of that the reader feels compelled to relate with the story as if it
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Wong Kar-Wai’s visually stunning‚"In the Mood for Love" is a film set in Hong Kong 1962‚ and made in the year 2000. The two protagonists‚ Chow Mo-Wan‚ and Su Li-Zhen‚ become neighbors where they discover that their marital partners have cheated on them. Through their mutual betrayal‚ they begin to develop an intimate bond‚ but the fear of becoming similar to their spouses causes them to avoid expressing it fully. The aesthetic elements play a strong role in broadening the viewer’s understanding of
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