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    (satire‚ literary criticism) Charles W. Chesnutt‚ “The Goophered Grapevine” and “The Wife of His Youth” (stories) Kate Chopin‚ The Awakening (novel)‚ “At the ’Cadian Ball” and “The Storm” (stories) Discussed in This Unit: Bret Harte‚ “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” (story) Joel Chandler Harris‚ “The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story‚” “Mr. Rabbit Grossly Deceives Mr. Fox” (stories) Sarah Orne Jewett‚ “The White Heron‚” “The Foreigner” (stories) Mary E. Wilkins Freeman‚ “A New England Nun‚” “The Revolt of ‘Mother’

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    in the South during 1942‚ Zora Hurston gives the reader a first-person point of view of her valued yet constricted childhood as an African-American. By using diction from a young girl’s perspective and her manipulation of point of view‚ Zora enriches our sense of her childhood. Most importantly‚ the time period of a belligerent WWII foreshadows Zora’s conflict to try to break free from authority and her audacity to speak her mind. From the beginning of the narrative‚ Zora shows a sense of nostalgia

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    Persuasive Outline Persuasive goal: Why online poker should be regulated in the states. I am persuading a question of fact‚ value‚ or policy? Policy I am persuading my audience to take action in what way? Understand online poker should be regulated and to get people to reach out to an elected official. I will focus on the following emotional appeal/need? Do what is right in a free country. I. Introduction a) Talk about how I became part of poker movement. b) On April 15th last year a

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    How It Feels to Be Colored Me‚ written by Zora Neale Hurston. Occasionally‚ once in a great while‚ a unique person comes along. Zora Neale Hurston was one of those bigger than life people. She would have told you so herself. She was just as she should have been. She was‚ "Zora." When she was young‚ Zora was already full of who she was‚ with strong hints of the amazing person she would become. She did not notice the differences between the racial societies. Her hometown‚ of Eatonville

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    Build a Fire in Poker Flat In both the stories “The Outcast of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ the role of regionalism is very prominent and it plays a very vital role in both stories. If the region of either of these stories were to be changed‚ then neither of them would work the way the writers intended them to. Although both “The Outcast of Poker Flat” and “To Build a Fire” capture the essence of their regions‚ one does it better than the other. The role of

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    "Poker Face" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Lady Gaga from her debut album‚ The Fame. Produced by RedOne‚ it was released as the album’s second single in late 2008 for some markets and in early 2009 for the rest of the world. The song is an uptempo electropop and dance-pop song in the key of G# minor‚ following in the footsteps of her previous single "Just Dance" but with a darker musical tone. The main idea behind the song is bisexuality and was a tribute by Gaga to her rock

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    doors is used by Hurston in order to display the chances‚ and options one has after escaping the room that had all those doors that would have led to many different paths much earlier. Tea Cake and Janie sit in the store drinking Coca-cola when Tea Cake offers to Janie if she wanted a passenger train or a battleship using the questions “Which one do you want? It all depends on you.” (101) The freedom of choice is finally in Janie’s hands as Tea Cake asks her “Which do you want?”. Hurston projected the

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    "which one is the low hand and which one is the high hand in Pai Gow Poker‚" it might benefit you to make sure you understand how the base game is played. If you are looking to play the game on your favorite online casino website‚ you will be better prepared to understand the lingo and subsequently play the game a little bit better. The Basic Premise of Pai Gow Poker Of all the casino table games found online‚ Pai Gow Poker is among the youngest based on its history. The game was first introduced

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    The Outcasts of Poker Flat is an excellent representation of color writing. The plot is short and rather underdeveloped‚ just as the characters are‚ which is typical of a local color story. The author portrays a rugged setting which is associated with the west during its gold-rush years‚ as well as stereotype the characters into ones you might expect to find in any Northern Californian settlement. <br> <br>Our hero‚ the gambler‚ is steadfast‚ cool and smart while always the loner. He is everything

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