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    and rattled in the yard” and the seventh line “And the saw snarled and rattled‚ snarled and rattled” both emit a sense of darkness‚ as if having a “personality” of its own. b. When the sister came out and told the brother that supper was ready and the saw looked as if it “leaped” out of the boys hand‚ it seemed as if the saw was a friend of the boy that did not want to be abandoned‚ so it pulled away from the boy in anger‚ causing injury to the boy. The saw and the boy were in essence “friends”

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    creating a calm and relaxed environment. However this is then destroyed by the young boy and the accident. While the boy is outside working his sister calls him for “supper”. “At the word‚ the saw‚ as if to prove saws knew what supper meant‚ leaped out at the boys hand‚ or seemed to leap” again the writer is personifying the saw so that it seems almost like an animal at the zoo waiting for feeding time‚ or so that it doesn’t murder anymore trees. Caesura is also

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    youngsters with nose piercings and spiked hair; a way to get noticed when they walk down the street. Now each time they strap on their boards they see a ‘geezer’ next to them doing the same; what if the old person next to them also had a bright red mohawk and a metal dog bone sticking through their nose‚ it would be like the end of the world. The ‘geezers’ like snowboarding as an alternative to skiing for several reasons. They say it’s easier on the joints‚ which I think would be really important

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    The major reasons for the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy were to put an end to the intertribal conflict in the region‚ additionally because of the spread of the peace and power gospel coinciding with the increasing practice of the condolence rituals. Intertribal conflict was a serious problem with many native groups that had differed in customs all across the continent‚ and it is understandable how in the midst of unending conflict peace would seem desirable‚ much like the desire for world

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    The Blues is a musical form and genre‚ which originated in South America within the African-American communities. It originated near the end of the 19th century‚ and was rooted from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers (which are very similar to work songs‚ but some do not have lyrics)‚ shouts and rhymes. The blues form in jazz‚ rhythm and blues and rock and roll; and each is characterised by a specific chord progression‚ the most common being the twelve bar blues. The blues notes‚ are played or

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    Women in the Iroquois community had a number of social roles‚ these roles include‚ being political participates. The clan mothers are the conscience of the clan chiefs‚ in other words the women directed the chiefs in making important decisions for the clan. Another role that women have in the confederacy is to be a clan mother. A clan mother is a female Iroquois that takes care of the longhouse and owns it too‚ her jobs are to choose Iroquois men to be chiefs and represent their clan‚ and if the

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    Out out is a narrative poem that outlines‚ in a certain way‚ the dangers of letting a child do a man’s work. The boy‚ whom we find to be young‚ has an unfortunate accident with a buzz saw resulting in the boy’s death. The poet uses language structure and characterisation to convey the tragic circumstances in which the boy is killed and how society reacted upon it. the title is an allusion to the story of macbeth by shakesphere where the quote continues to say "outout‚ brief candle". this shows

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    beliefs and expectations for the culture. A story that will be told for all generations. It may never be known which story is the true one. One of the more interesting comparisons in cultures is that of the Native Americans and the Puritans. The Iroquois‚ a Native American tribe‚ believe that the world was not actually created but that it already existed. There was a sky world and an ocean that laid below. The sky world was full of sky people‚ and among the sky people was a pregnant woman and her

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    This paper will discuss how the word myth is used popularly to often describe a story that is considered a legend. In many cases‚ some people believe the legends to be factual‚ although it may not be true. Myths are passed down or described from person to person in different ways or based on individual or cultural beliefs of those who believe the legends to be true. Each myth is used to describe a legend or a widely exaggerated story that some may question the validity of the story or specific

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    “Pyramus and Thisbe” Creation Myth and Roman Myth The author of "Adam‚ Eve‚ and the Serpent"‚ and author Doris Gates of "Pyramus and Thisbe" from Two Queens of Heaven‚ reveal to the readers how trust and love can bring disaster especially by temptation. The authors of both myths also reflect an ideology for the audience as the rules were made to be broken. The author of "Adam‚ Eve and the Serpent" introduces the snake‚ representing as temptation‚ this character of this myth told Eve "Ye Shall Not surely

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