In the book‚ Many Waters‚ Madeleine L’Engle‚ the author‚ uses words of advice from Aariel to Yalith to develop the theme of love. In the book‚ the main characters‚ Sandy and Dennys‚ were messing around in their parents’ lab when they are suddenly sent back to an oasis thousands of years ago. One character on the oasis named Yalith falls in love with the twins. Later on in the book‚ the god that they call El tells them that a deadly flood is coming to the oasis. Sandy and Dennys will have to leave
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In the prologue of The Go-Between how does L.P Hartley present the relationship between memory and history? The first line of the novel introduces how L.P Hartley intertwines history and memory throughout the narrative. “The past is a foreign country‚ they do things differently there.” in a literal sense‚ Hartley suggests that the past‚ like a foreign country‚ has different customs to present day. A recurring motif throughout the novel‚ the Boer war‚ can historically be connected to this opening
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You tackled some really thought-provoking themes in your poems‚ and I think were largely successful in doing so. I think if you just revisit some specific aspects of each piece‚ they could be even stronger. In “L’appel du vide”‚ I thought your poem perfectly captured the feelings associated with the phrase “l’appel du vide”‚ itself. At the beginning‚ your word choices of “shattering”‚ “cut”‚ and “jagged”‚ all of which have negative connotations‚ started to create a darker‚ ominous tone. However
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John Calvert Mr. Kirkpatrick English 102 September 3‚ 2013 The Winners and the Losers When an event happens in someone’s life‚ it is certain that their lives will change no matter what. Maybe not in the long run but after a certain event happens‚ the experience will live with them forever. They can deny the fact that something major just happened in their life and will either change to try and avoid another similar situation or will deny the fact that they have to change. In the two stories
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Society needs certain key parts to ensure that humanity doesn’t fall. This includes safety and freedom. Some people‚ like writer H.L. Mencken‚ believe that safety should be our priority‚ not freedom‚ “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” Certain freedoms need to be surrendered to ensure our safety. The freedom to wear a seatbelt is one example of this. Seat belts can help protect a person in car crashes‚ and if a police officer catches them without one on‚ there’s
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L’Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland‚ Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO‚ the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization‚ designates World Heritage Sites in order to “…encourage the identification‚ protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” The L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site is truly of outstanding
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Why is it that some women have to fight to defend their right to achieve an education in a safe‚ inclusive environment? On December 6th‚ 1989‚ in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ it appeared that gender equality meant nothing. Known as the Montréal Massacre‚ this tragic mass shooting of 14 young female engineering students at L’Ecole Polytechnique had an impact on many Canadians by bringing attention to the perceived safety of all Canadian women. It brought to the forefront the reality that women trying to better
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BUSML 4202 Midterm 1 review What is marketing? The process of planning and executing the conception‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ and distribution of ideas‚ goods‚ and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives. Marketing is the activity‚ set of institutions‚ and processes for creating‚ communicating‚ delivering‚ and exchanging offerings that have value for customers‚ clients‚ partners‚ and society at large. (AMA) Marketing Research: a means to implement
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Love in L.A. Abstract Traditional love stories have honest‚ generous‚ and sometimes wealthy men who show up on white horses to sweep women off their feet. These stories demonstrate how two strangers can meet unexpectedly‚ fall in love and live happily ever after. Most romantic associations these days don’t follow this pattern and the only time you can see it nowadays is in movies. This story goes against the tradition from the beginning when Gilb defines Jake as a self-absorbed‚ unemployed playboy
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In the classic E.L. Doctorow novel‚ Ragtime‚ we see the juxtaposition of many motifs to represent Doctorow’s view of the early century. By combining history and fiction Doctorow allows himself to write a semi-accurate interpretation of the early 1900’s while also being able to strongly express his own biases and opinions of the era. The biggest‚ and perhaps most important theme Doctorow applies in the novel is social tension‚ or the battle of the rich versus the poor. Other important themes include
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