In the passage be ginning "They had picked " from the novel Snow Falling On Cedars‚ the author‚ David Guterson‚ uses many techniques to give the passage a depressing‚ and frightening mood. He uses vivid imagery to describe Carl’s dead body. He also uses figurative language‚ such as metaphors and similes to show the severity of the situation. Finally‚ his diction shows the reader how reading about a crime scene can seem real if the word choice is right. All the techniques Guterson use help the reader
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The Train from Rhodesia is a short story written from a third person perspective yet she is reflecting on her life in that given moment. The train symbolizes life and the tracks symbolize the path you are on. Courage and strength is symbolized by the lion. The Train from Rhodesia is a journey of the failure of self-realization. The woman realizes that her “wonderful” life isn’t so wonderful. She has money and a new husband that wants to make her happy and buy her what she wants. The woman wasn’t
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How Equality changes Throughout Anthem Ayn Rand originated a philosophical structure on how she views the world. In Rand’s Anthem displays Equality as becoming an individual‚ but that is not the only reason he breaks away from his civilization. Equality defies the teachings and stands up for what he believes in even if he is killed. Equality’s motivation for creating the light bulb makes him a sacrifice for the advancement of mankind. Rand uses Anthem as an allegory to her own life. Rand grew up
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The businessman‚ being late‚ glanced repeatedly at his watch. He stood nervously at the corner‚ beaten by the whip of an arctic blast‚ waiting‚ waiting for that stupid‚ incompetent bus driver‚ twelve minutes behind. A haggard‚ broken‚ old homeless man about ten paces away limped over‚ eyes fixed on the businessman at the corner‚ who by now was shivering‚ staring at and tapping on his watch. The old man‚ the bushy‚ dirty‚ old beggar‚ tapped the waiting passenger on the shoulder. The businessman‚ caught
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Dialectical Journals The term “Dialectic” means “the art or practice of arriving at the truth by using conversation involving question and answer.” Think of your dialectical journal as a series of conversations with the texts we read during this course. The process is meant to help you develop a better understanding of the texts we read. Use your journal to incorporate your personal responses to the texts‚ your ideas about the themes we cover and our class discussions. You will find that it
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Tyler September 20‚ 2012 English II 10th Grade The story‚ “The Garden Party” By: Katherine Mansfield is a story about a young girl named Laura who was dramatically changed when a passing of a man happened. Laura was in charge of a garden party then suddenly her neighbor Mr. Scott died. Laura has never experienced anything like this in her life. Mr. Scott left behind a wife and 5 children. Laura felt so bad about what had happened she wanted to cancel the party. Each year her family
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Breakthroughs Essay A breakthrough is a sudden‚ dramatic‚ and important discovery or development that a person has. Characters in stories often experience many breakthroughs. They are often described as the “ah-ha!” moments in a story. In the stories “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” and “By the Waters of Babylon” there are many breakthroughs that the characters experience. Tom’s first breakthrough in “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” was retrieving the yellow sheet. “But by ducking
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In different photographs taken on the moon which are supposed to be taken at least ten miles apart have backdrops which are the exact same. NASA claims that this is because the moon is smaller than the earth therefore the horizons can look notably closer than what they actually are when looking at it. The hill backgrounds of all pictures have roughly the same shape and are almost identical but the objects in the foreground are always different. This indicates that NASA may have filmed this in a film
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For centuries‚ people have been blaming weird things on the moon. Dogs and cats are howling? It’s a full moon. You see a weirdo hairy dude acting odd at the market? He’s a werewolf and it’s close to the full moon. Maybe not so much today‚ but a long time ago‚ a lot of stuff got blamed on the moon. Although a majority of people no longer blame the big bad moon‚ some people believe that the moon has an affect on us. This is called the Lunar Effect. Actually several studies have been done to see if
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Earth 2‚ or Proxima b‚ has become the subject of discussion for scientist Guillem Anglada-Escude. He recently wrote a letter to aliens on Proxima b. And NASA may not be too happy about it. The aliens the letter was sent to live on a planet very similar to our own. So researchers believe. And this planet is actually not too far away‚ with respect to how big the universe is. The letter is very welcoming. And it even covers a few political and pop culture points our alien friends‚ or enemies‚ may enjoy
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