Willa Cather has written different versions of her pieces or work. At times she has changed the wording‚ added or even taken pieces of the novel or passage out. One example of this is her novel O Pioneers!. In the later version of this novel‚ she takes out a passage in the chapter of VIII. In the passage that removed there was an important quote that was removed with it. This quote was “two white butterflies ... fluttering in and out among the interlacing shadows; diving and soaring‚ now close together
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Attack on Complacency Although Flannery O’Connor was physically weak‚ she was mentally strong. Born into a heavily Catholic family‚ religion shapes her prose. Feeling that the modern world was out of touch with God‚ Flannery O’Connor uses indirect characterization‚ juvenalian satire‚ and religious motifs to attack religious hypocrisy and apathy in contemporary society in order to wake up the sleeping children of God. Indirect characterization is prevalent throughout O’Connor’s prose. For example
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The Vietnam War last from 1964-1975 for America and was it longest war. Throughout those eleven years many stories and letters were written and many more would come long after the wars end. While officially the conflict was considered to be a police action‚ many consider it be just rough and brutal as any other war fought in modern history. The majority of soldiers who did return home came back to an America far different than the one they left behind and were subject to the hatred of anti-war protestors
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When there is a war‚ it not only destroys someones home and the spirit of the nation‚ but can destroy a soldiers mind and body. In the short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty‚ he implies the terrors of war can have an affect on soldiers physically and psychologically. O’Flaherty also includes many graphic details to help us better understand the conditions that a soldier experiences. For example‚ he uses the time of day‚ scene‚ and certain scenarios that highlights a soldiers thought and exposure
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The artist I had chosen for my PowerPoint presentation was Georgia O’Keeffe. The first example of her work is Easter Sunrise was made in 1953 and is an oil on canvas painting. Easter Sunrise depicts a mountain side and shining from the corner of the mountain is a brilliant white cross. As far as the technical excellence of this painting‚ the colors are varying degrees of browns‚ gold and white. Georgia O’Keeffe uses form really well. Even though she uses one mountain as the main focus‚ in the
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Seminar 1 Essay The Parable o the Old Man and the Young The Parable of the Old Man and the Young is a short poem written by Wilfred Owen in 1920‚ As the title mentions‚ the poem is a parable. It is generally accepted that the old man‚ Abram‚ represents the European nations or more probably their governments‚ the first view of the poem is that it is heavily based on the story Abram (Genesis 22:1-18)‚ where Abram is told to sacrifice his son. In the story‚ as he was about to sacrifice his son
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For O. Henry‚ the short story was not just a literary act of communicating his artistic imagination‚ but also a vehicle to explore the extreme possibilities of such an endeavor. His stories are characterized by extreme unpredictability‚ transforming the genre into an active‚ pulsating living presence.”The Cactus” is no exception. The readers are ‚ for the principal part of the story‚ invited into an assurance of predictable dullness when suddenly their trance is broken and they are awakened to a
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that has an amazing story. O’Flaherty was a man who helped many Jewish people during the German occupation of Rome. (World War II) He was a very talented person‚ being a priest. He was one person that would help everyone before himself. Monsignor Hugh O’ Flaherty was a man that did great things during the war‚ and his story about it all is amazing. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was born February 28‚ 1898‚ in the Republic of Ireland. He was the son of Margret O’Flaherty and James O’Flaherty. He lived in
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I/O in the Wild: Job Analysis How does Yorktowne Cabinetry perform recruitment and selection? I spoke with the HR manager at Yorktowne Cabinetry and I have first hand experience because I worked there. The first thing Yorktowne does when trying to fill positions is that they will go through applications to choose applicants that have the desired attributes for the position. There are times they will need to use other means to obtain applicants such as Monster.com or CareerBuilder. Secondly
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The Coen brothers movie "O brother‚ where art thou?" is an exciting story‚ full of adventure and comedy‚ and if nothing but its comedic and entertainment value were taken into account‚ it would still be considered a great film. However the movie is not just an entertaining story. More so it is a vastly rich tale‚ which provides great insight into human nature‚ with many parallels to life in the modern world. Originally‚ it would seem that a story based during the great depression‚ would have no
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