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    to write on that I came across in the Cummer Museum was June Morning‚ by Thomas Hart Benton‚ painted in 1945.His oil painting depicts everyday life on a farm‚ with a rancher milking a cow‚ the sun breaking the clouds in the background behind the barn‚ and beautiful flora at the base of the picture; giving the illusion that you are peeking through the greenery for the glimpse of the farm (Cummer Resources. #3 Thomas Hart Benton – June Morning.). Aside from Thomas Hart Benton’s painting being slightly

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    Montana 1948

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    MONTANA 1948 One of the most important things in life is a family and the love and support that are shown. As a result from a loving family‚ a strong bond is born and it is very hard to kill. But within life‚ every person must obey and follow rules in a community‚ too. Protecting a relationship and a reputation of a family member is expected within the family‚ but there is a fine line when one can no longer do that based upon rules to protect the community. But how does one know when to draw

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    In the Morning

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    Everyone has a morning routine. Some people go for a morning walk‚ while some enjoy watching the neighborhood from their window. Just as there are a variety of morning routines‚ there are many different ways to view the surroundings of these activities. In “Five A.M.” William Stafford uses personification‚ alliteration‚ and tactile imagery to express the relaxed and carefree attitude of the speaker; while Elizabeth Bishop‚ in her poem “Five Flights Up‚” uses repetition‚ personification‚ visual

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    integrated hydroelectric‚ river control‚ irrigation‚ and industrialization projects in the Limousin in southwest France. These gargantuan schemes for reorganizing forces of nature‚ systems of agriculture‚ A draft of this paper was presented at the “After 1948: Realignments in Politics and Culture” conference‚ University of Chicago‚ 26–27 April 2012 and at the “Histories of Land‚ Economy‚ and Power” conference‚ Harvard University‚ 9–10 November‚ 2012. I am grateful to participants in both conferences for

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    The Lottery

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    Kristen English II CP D MOD 9/12/13 “The Lottery” and Its Traditions In the short story “The Lottery” (1948) Shirley Jackson has a way of telling the story how it is. When you read the title‚ your mind sets on a positive thought. Funny‚ how your thoughts can affect how things really turn out to be. “The morning of June 27th” is a very important part‚ as it sets the mood for the story. Each year the small town has a gathering in a square with a heap of festivities and fun stuff going on

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    Montana 1948

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    Montana 1948 is a 1993 novel by Larry Watson. The novel focuses on the life of young Montanan David Hayden‚ his family and the fictional town of Bentrock‚ Montana. The book was awarded the Milkweed National Fiction Prize. The book focuses on family cohesion and also getting away from your family name. In 1995‚ Larry Watson wrote the novel Justice. This novel is based on the characters Frank‚ Wes and Julian. The novel is based in the year 1899‚ 49 years before the events of Montana 1948. [edit]

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    This article is about the short story. For other uses‚ see Lottery (disambiguation). "The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson‚ first published in the June 26‚ 1948 issue of The New Yorker.[1] Written the same month it was published‚ it is ranked today as "one of the most famous short stories in the history of American literature".[2] It has been described as "a chilling tale of conformity gone mad."[3] Response to the story was negative‚ surprising Jackson‚ Caleb Mann (the local head editor

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    English Essay By Raymond Nguyen . Hello my name is Ray‚ today I will be discussing the novel we have been studying; Larry Watson’s ’Montana 1948". Watson’s stereotype of a 1940’s housewife is depicted through the characters Enid and Gail. The reader is shown throughout the text of female characters re: to take the backseat in relationships and that their place is in the home. Merce County during the 1940’s‚ this idea is shown to the reader constantly by Larry Watson in the novel. Watson presents

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    The Lottery A healthy harvest has always been important to civilizations. Once field preparation is done‚ the farmer can only wait and hope that the correct balance of rain and sun will ensure a good harvest. Many ancient cultures believed that growing crops represented the life cycle; hence they believed ritual sacrifice was needed to guarantee a good crop. In this short story "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses this archetype to showcase man ’s inherent need for such ritual. The story is set

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    Practise Essay Montana 1948 “Don’t blame Montana!” He said‚ “Don’t ever blame Montana!” Who is to blame for the events of 1948? Discuss Montana 1948‚ by Larry Watson is novel set in American mid-west that raises a question who was to blame for the tragic events that occurred that summer. David Hayden the narrator of Montana re-collects powerful information that uphold his father Wesley Hayden losing control of himself and his emotion to his daughter-in-law due to the fact‚ she commented it

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