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    On March 26‚ 2014 William Harris published an essay titled Change in the Land: Willa Cather’s Midwest that reflects a conversation with the reader about two sources‚ Franzen and Cather‚ about topics that identify the “essence” of the Midwest‚ or environmental issues. In the essay Harris writes‚ “the land wanted to be let alone‚ to preserve its own fierce strength‚ its peculiar‚ savage kind of beauty‚ its uninterrupted mournfulness‚” (31). As a reader‚ I found this illuminating to my own experience

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    experiences a major change and finally gets a sense of closure is Willa. When Lee finds her walking alone‚ she says that‚ “Her eyes were swollen‚ her cheeks raw‚” (Steinke 378). Willa is clearly very upset about Cully’s note‚ and her situation in general‚ and decides to open up more to Lee. As they arrive at the park‚ Willa shows Lee the note from Cully‚ which says that he’s sorry for what he did‚ and that he realizes it was entirely his fault. Willa is finally getting an apology from Cully‚ but is still understandably

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    Willa Cather's a Lost Lady

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    The Captain Forrester and His Roses In Willa Cather’s A Lost Lady‚ Captain Daniel Forrester is a gardener at heart. His lifetime is spent encouraging growth‚ whether of railroads‚ personal lives or flowers. His philosophy is to dream "because a thing that is dreamed of in the way I mean is already an accomplished fact" (44). Close friends described the Captain as clearly looking like "… pictures of Grover Cleveland. His clumsy dignity covered a deep nature‚ and a conscience that had never

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    Willa Cather’s My Anthonia‚ in my opinion was not only easy to read but also a thoroughly enjoyable read. It tells the vivid stories of several immigrant families who move to the rural state of Nebraska to start new lives in America. A Bohemian family‚ by the name of the Shimerdas‚ is one of the main focal points of the story. The eldest daughter of the Shimerda family is named Antonia. The book’s narrator‚ Jim Burden‚ arrives in the town of Black Hawk‚ Nebraska‚ on the same train as the Shimerdas

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    Sarah Snow Paper 3 Writing in the Discipline of English October 10‚ 2012 Central Themes in A Lost Lady * In Willa Cather’s A Lost Lady (1923)‚ the author tells a story of a boy named Neil who’s growth into manhood is molded by the Forresters; the Captain who represented the pioneer spirit of the old west in the United States‚ and the beautiful Marian whom he idolized to such an extent that her moral downfall initiated his loss of innocence. As he grows up‚ his family‚ friends‚ and

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    “Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself” “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” The fundamental question is whether you love yourself or not. You can love the neighbor only if you love yourself. In the essay‚ Civilization and Discontents‚ Freud analyzes and evaluates the deeper meaning of the commandment‚ questioning the message and its affects on our society. By inquiring about the origins and cause of the commandment‚ Freud questions our very ability to love‚ and the root of our suffering. Freud evaluates the

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    My Next-Door Neighbor

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    My Next – door Neighbor Mavis has been my neighbor for six years. I first met her when she knocked on my door and asked for a spade because she hadn’t yet unpacked hers. She had only moved in two days before. Physically‚ Mavis looks younger than the most other women in their late sixties. She is of average height‚ neither fat nor thin. Her plump round face is framed by a mass of wavy white hair and her sparkling blue eyes show her humor and friendliness. As for her personality‚ Mavis’s most

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    Symbolism In the short story‚ “Paul´s Case”‚ the author‚ Willa Cather‚ uses flowers to symbolize Paul´s life‚ which she does to show the connections between all living things. In the story‚ Paul‚ a young high school boy‚ dreaming of a life of someone else‚ first works at a theatre‚ then drops out of school‚ gets a job‚ and in the ends stealing money from the company so he can pay for his travel to New York‚ Later on in the story‚ Cather describes how “flower gardens (were) blooming behind glass

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    My Next Door Neighbor

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    Rome T. Palomar U4B My Next Door Neighbor One of the relationships that can be the best is that of neighbor relationships. Having a neighbor who is your friend can be so wonderful. It means having someone to borrow that cup of sugar from‚ or to run over and talk to when you just need to vent‚ or to rely on to pick up your mail when you head out of town‚ etc. Sometimes your neighbors become much like family. You rely on them on occasion‚ and you enjoy their company. However

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    Discussion Questions Board A A. Heather Gamble entered a Dollar General store to buy a shirt. Not finding one‚ she left and went to another store. She noticed a Dollar General employee (Sherry Thornton) has followed her by car‚ and parked blocking Gamble’s car. Gamble asked Thornton why she had followed her. Thornton asked Gamble what she had in her pants. Gamble found nothing in her pocket‚ but Thornton grabbed at Gamble’s panties from behind and tugged on them. Gamble realized Thornton was accusing

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