of methods. For example‚ to help readers understand the characters traits easier. Author’s use indirect characterization to describe actions and the appearance of a character. Direct characterization states what the character is like. Motivation is how the characters behave the way they do. With this in mind‚ Vera from‚ “The Open Window‚” can be used as an example for direct characterization. She is a 15 year-old girl that can be described as a self-possessed‚ talkative‚ and liar. In Source 2 page
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Jing Zhou March 31‚ 14 ESL 407 Essay # 1 How to be a true friend Life can be a lonely thing without companionship. People always talk about the true value of friendship but people do not know the friendship actually what it stands for and how to be a true friend. True friend is the one‚ in which the individuals do not have to maintain formalities with each other. A true friend you are talking about is counted as your family member. The relation you share with him/her reaches a stage that
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Crime Essay There are all different kinds of crime today‚ some include‚ theft‚ abuse‚ torture‚ hate crime‚ organized crime‚ money laundering‚ kidnaping‚ homicide‚ stalking‚ sex crimes‚ arson‚ drug related‚ drunk driving‚ and finally‚ political and white collar crime. Every thing I just mentioned is a broad category of crime and each one has many more specific crimes within it. When you look at all of this you have to think why there is so much crime. I mean‚ are some people just evil? Some
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True Coldplay One Particular Quartet from the United Kingdom has transformed themselves into a musical power far too big for the confines of Great Britain but was rather destine for America‚ "the land of opportunity" where they grew into a world power in the music industry. No‚ this is not the Beatles‚ but rather a group of four members currently sweeping the nation and the world with haunting falsetto ’s and piano lines provided by front man Chris Martin‚ melodic guitar riffs from Johnny Buckland
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Liu Be a true woman On my 18th birthday‚ my best friend sent me a birthday card. The card had only four words –"Be a true woman. " I kept wondering what a true woman is. How to be a true woman? I didn’t find the answer until I met Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. I believe a true woman is like Elizabeth. A true woman should be confident‚ natural and keep herself‚ introspective‚ and flawed. These four characteristics
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been many notable Thomeece in the short life of the United States of America. The list includes greats such as Thomas Edison‚ St. Thomas Aquinas‚ and Thomas the Tank Engine. Sharing a common name‚ they have differentiated themselves in their fields‚ changing the world as they see fit. Although many have had great impacts on the United States of America‚ two Thomeece stand out among the rest: Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine‚ authors of The Declaration of Independence and The Crisis No.1‚ respectively
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going through that they forget they need someone to hold them accountable too. Just because teens argue with their parents doesn’t mean they don’t like them or they don’t respect them it just means they don’t understand where the parent is coming from and want to. Junior from South Carolina said that his peers have more to do with decisions and things that affect him than his parents. He would rely on his peers to choose what position he holds on subjects before what his parents’ thinks but he still
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Characterization Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the main character in “The Hunger Games”‚ written by Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss is only 16 years old but has lost her father already 5 years ago and lives with her mother (who is mentally disturbed since the death of her husband) and her 12 year old little sister Prim in Seam - the poor part of the anyway poor coal-mining District 12 in the futuristic world of Panem – previously North America (destroyed in a global war). Katniss has long
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with their strong beliefs will cause a paranoia in their entire village. The ministers of the church afraid of losing their power will do anything to keep it. Other individuals seek power for their own personal vendetta. With the use of direct characterization‚ allusion‚ and irony Miller shows his readers who has the power‚ who fears it‚ and who wants in The Crucible. The want for power can be a frightening thing. It can turn an innocent person into an evil one. In The Crucible Abigail Williams‚ a
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Paper #1 – Venezuela Today After almost fourteen years in power‚ President Hugo Chavez was reelected by a million votes more against his adversary in October 2012. Armed with huge resources from oil revenues‚ bolstered by the high rates of Popularity and six years ahead of renewed mandate‚ Chávez expressed confidence in the progress of the "Bolivarian Revolution" and the establishment of so-called "Socialism of the XXI century". That confidence helped him to regain control of some basic industries
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