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    The two neighborhoods I grew up in were Antonio Plantation and Brittany Estates. I live in Antonio Plantation until I was 12 years old. Then my mom and dad made the decision to move into a new neighborhood called Brittany Estates. Although these two neighborhoods are in the same small town of Brusly‚ Louisiana‚ they were very different. Antonio Plantation was like a family village. Everyone knew each other and took care of each other. I could walk down the street and go to my best friend’s house

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    “Have you ever used force?”‚ In the spiel “The use of force” by William Carlos Williams‚ a physician uses force to save a child’s life. Doctors make a promise called the “Hippocratic Oath”. This oath assures that doctors do no harm. The story reveals how force is portrayed by all characters. The doctor uses force by holding the little girl down and the little girl resists which just makes the doctor use added brunt. The parents try to help hold her down but she continues to kick and scream. Using

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    William Faulkner’s novella “The Bear” from his collection of works‚ Go Down Moses‚ is a symbolic exploration of the relationship between man and nature in the eyes of a young boy. The heart of the issue‚ the warped idea of the ownership of land‚ is revealed thought the clash of man and nature in a wild chase that ends only in blood and death. The prey is nature itself‚ represented by a bear‚ while the hunters are men‚ full of greed and destructive possessiveness‚ pursuing that which they do not

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    The Red Wheelbarrow was an interesting poem‚ one because it’s short and was able to keep my attention for the 4 lines of text‚ two because it seemed to combine the two popular prose styles of romanticism and realism. William Carlos Williams utilizes a sense of realism by depicting a scene of an everyday red wheelbarrow on farm‚ but also romanticizes the wheel barrow in strange yet cool way. He puts the wheelbarrow‚ a simple yard tool‚ on pedestal by saying that "So much depends upon the red wheel

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    around the “Fair Grounds‚” and they move their bottoms too‚ those lower parts must be full of energy to hold up so much enthusiastic dancing‚ so move as the dancers move in Brueghel’s notable painting called The Kermess. General Explication William Carlos Williams’s “The Dance” (1944) illustrates the joyous‚ lively atmosphere of a fair. It also uses textual patterns to represent the dance depicted in Brueghel’s great painting‚ The Kermess. The speaker‚ who is describing the painting‚ uses the

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    Comparison of Early American Literature The two selections Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford and The General History of Virginia by John Smith are some of the earlier pieces of American literature. Although they were both written in the same time period the style and attitudes vary greatly. William Bradford had a very direct form of writing; commonly known as "plain puritan" style‚ whereas‚ John Smith had a somewhat confusing‚ more elaborate‚ writing style. Bradford’s piece also seemed

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    On an 18th century British plantation there was constant battle between slaves and planters‚ for the slaves needed to keep their cultural forms alive. Harsh treatment of slaves by the planter‚ often forced slaves to resort to various forms of resistance in order to keep their cultural forms alive. While the slaves of the plantation were able outsmart the planter at times‚ the planter also devised wicked schemes that made life for slaves extremely difficult. Cultural forms practiced by African

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    Justin Thomas Mrs. J Clark English 1 honors 2nd block 10 April 2013 Analysis of “The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams In the book there is a doctor who wants to do well for others. He understands what the family is going through because in the story it says‚ “But I’ve seen two children lying dead the week of diphtheria because of neglect‚ I was not about to let that happen so it was diagnosed now or never.” There is also a girl who is sick. She has a sore throat and she won’t talk

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    The short story titled The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams‚ a doctor tries to treat a young girl who refuses the treatment he offers. Despite the fact that her parents and the doctor make and attempt to reason with the girl‚ she continues to defy them in their efforts to help her. The reason this short story has become a classic‚ is because it illustrates what makes a hero. The fact that the doctor is determined to help the young girl who makes every attempt to refuse help‚ may seem like

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    Introduction KISDA‚ a multi-national oil palm plantation company registered in Malaysia with mission that is “KISDA exists to make the maximum possible profit for its shareholders whilst causing the least damage to the environment. KISDA will‚ atll times‚ be a good corporate citizen.”. KISDA was granted a license to plant oil palm and manufacture palm oil by the National Government of Makasa‚ a small African country. KISDA operate in very remote and has no towns or cities nearby except a small villages

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