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    ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S "HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS" is‚ if taken literally‚ a story in which little actually "happens": a couple has drinks at a train station in Spain and argues about something rather vague. A useful approach to such an enigmatic text is to examine the very language of which it is made. The story is‚ after all‚ a textual artifact‚ one that historically has been subjected to intensely close reading. Yet a particular reading of this or any story is a phenomenon of processing linguistic

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    Pascal Cuestas Professor N. English 1301 27 March 2013 Hills Like White Elephants Feminist criticism Feminism’s continual push for equality for men and women has grown and has become more successful. Women have abandoned the traditional roles of submissive housewives that was prevalent in the early 20th century. Early representations of women in literature were often stereotypical and unjust‚ but the characterization of women in literature has changed now. However‚ in

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    Dr. Patricia Benner introduced the concept that expert nurses develop skills and patient care expertise through experience. She proposed that Nurses can gain practical knowledge and expertise even without ever learning the theory behind the skills. She also said that through clinical experience is enhanced through continued research Her 5 levels of nursing experience are as follow; 1. Novice 2. Advanced beginner 3. Competent 4. Proficient 5. Expert Novice The Beginner

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    Doctors Tell the Truth by Joseph Collins I began to agree with Collins argument. Collin’s argues that doctors must frequently withhold the truth from their patients‚ which is equivalent to lying to them and should cultivate lying as a fine art. At the same time‚ no doctor has the right to tell a patient point blank that they have a major disease like epilepsy‚ dementia praecox etc. only after observation for a long period. In this piece Collins has 4 premises. Collins premises are the four types of

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    Hemingway’s hills like white elephants Even though it possibility would exaggerate the issue to suggest that an individual significant agreement exists concerning to the statement of Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants‚” a rundown of the absolute majority popular opinion may develop somewhat on these logical arguments: in an inspiring accomplishment of dialogue-impelled storyline prose‚ Hemingway’s nameless American male admirer overlooks the tamer‚ feebler-wound up Jig the former

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    In “Hills like White Elephants”‚ the setting of the story is symbolic to the main character’s dilemma in which influence her decision. Ernest Hemingway gives enough detail by using symbols in the story so the reader can draw a deeper meaning to what is being detailed. He relies on symbolism to convey the idea of an abortion. The narrative of the two unlike landscapes of the railroad tracks embodies Jig’s difficult decision. Either should keeping her baby or continue a ruthless lifestyle with the

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    Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson‚ Jackson exemplifies how a setting should be for a gothic novel. She uses modern psychology‚ and old ghost stories. These elements make the person reading her story‚ ponder what exactly is real and what is not. When you combine the nature of the characters of the story in Hill House with the events taking place in the house‚ the premise of the house being haunted‚ could quite possibly be a reality. The characters add to that conclusion.

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    Genesis Trejo  02/25/2015  Period 3­Nebe    In the poem‚ “Introduction to Poetry‚” Billy Collins presents an issue that is prominent in  the world of literature. He is the speaker in the poem and addresses the reader as a student. His  scholastic tone is first exposed in the title. The title suggests that Collins does not go too in depth  of how to analyze poetry as it is an only an “introduction.”  Collins wants the reader to get an  idea of what they should do to have a more complete and coherent interpretation of a poem

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    Chino Hills State Park The Chino Hills State park is located in Chino Hills‚ California .Ranging from 430 feet to 1‚781 feet in elevation‚ the park straddles the north end of the Santa Ana Mountains and the southeast portion of the Puente-Chino Hills‚ which together form the northern end of the Peninsular Ranges in Southern California. Because of its great variety of habitats and microclimates‚ Chino Hills State Park is an ideal location for observing many wildlife species native to southern

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    with an array of symbolism. In “Hill Like White Elephants” Hemingway presents symbols like white elephants and a train station to carry theme. Through the objective third person point of view symbols are used to help the reader understand the intricacy of a young couple’s life changing choice. 
 In stories that are told through the objective third person point of view‚ the characters are often viewed as blank canvases‚ waiting for the reader to define them. In “Hill Like White Elephants” Hemingway

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