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    relationships between families. However‚ in “Cousin Kate”‚ the conflict is also in the class divide of a powerful lord and a poor maiden who I s controlled and abused by the lord. “Catrin” focuses on the bond between a mother and daughter and the conflict that relationship brings. The imagery in “Cousin Kate” conveys how the love between the lord and the poor maiden was only temporary. “He wore me like a golden knot‚ He changed me like a glove”. The clothing imagery illustrates that the women meant

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    “Annabel Lee” is poem about the memory of an endless deep love. The speaker is reminiscing about his one and only true love is Annabel Lee. This poem is full of imagery‚ phrases such as “in a kingdom by the sea”‚ rhythm and rhyme and symbolism. The tale of true love even though it was young love was only love in the eyes of the speaker. The Kingdom is the first image we come across in the poem; Edger Allen Poe uses it many times‚ always as a part of the phrase "a kingdom by the sea." It is kind

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    family to take a vacation together but her parents tell her that they need a vacation alone. They tell her that they are going to Turkey. They promised to bring her back Western things‚ like posters of Kim Wilde and Iron Maiden. Marjane’s father says that he really likes Iron Maiden and the marjane and her mother couldn’t believe it. In Turkey‚ the Satrapis go to a record store and buy the posters. They then must think of ways to get the posters back through traditions. None of the ideas seemed to

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    Birago Diop’s “The Humps” Folk tales have served an important role in in the different cultures of human beings. They can be seen as a form of knowledge and education‚ as their ending morals influence a person’s attitude and behavior. In addition to acting as a moral guidebook‚ folk tales offer explanations of events or phenomena that cannot be explained through basic means. While Birago Diop’s African folk tale‚ “The Humps”‚ still offers a moral for people in the end‚ the folk tale focuses

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    AUDIO Japanese Doll: Oh! Boxing Doll: What’s the matter? Japanese Doll: I’m awake! Boxing Doll: Of course‚ you’re awake! It’s midnight! Japanese Doll: Midnight! Boxing Doll: All dolls wake up at midnight! Japanese Doll: Do they? Boxing Doll: Everybody knows that! Japanese Doll: Will… will they wake up‚ too? Boxing Doll: Look. They are dolls aren’t they? And it is midnight‚ isn’t it? And I told you before – all dolls wake up at midnight! Japanese Doll: Oh! Thank you.

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    Ancient and Modern Architecture Assignment: The Pantheon Porch in Rome and the Wentworth Hall Entrance Introduction Ancient architecture and building designs continue to inspire and influence modern building designs for various reasons including aesthetic appreciation of ancient art and historical recognition of civilizations‚ etc. Two buildings that will be compared are: The Pantheon Porch in Rome and The Wentworth Hall Entrance. The Pantheon Porch in Rome was constructed during 27BC – 14 AD (Mark &

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    Comparing Cousin Kate and The Seduction Cousin Kate is a pre twentieth century poem‚ written in ballet style (set in verse0 in a very rural countryside. It was written by Christina Rosseti‚ her voice is that of a young woman working as a cottage maiden that falls in love with a lord and gets pregnant‚ and is then discarded for her cousin Kate who marries the lord. The second poem "the seduction" is a more modern poem with an urban setting‚ and is written in narrative form. The rhyme and rhythm

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    and knew Sarah had gone to work. As I stepped on Sarah’s lawn‚ my eyes darted back and forth to see if there were again any bystanders or cars coming down the street. The coast was clear so I nervously made my way through Sarah’s front yard to the porch and walked up the front steps to the mailbox. I could see through the glass that the mailbox was stuffed with different sized envelopes with typed letters of the alphabet on them. I stretched forth my hand and gently opened the lid so it would not

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    INTRODUCTION: This case involves the suspects attempting to murder the victims by shooting at them from a loaded firearm during a drive-by shooting. One victim sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: This incident occurred at 101 W. Washington Boulevard‚ which is a single family residence. EVIDENCE: • I.D. Technician Chapman #1370‚ took photographs of the scene‚ recovered several expended 9MM caliber bullet casings and projectiles. INVESTIGATION:

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    He invites her to play checkers on the porch as Joe never had‚ "and she found herself glowing inside. Somebody wanted her to play. Somebody thought it natural for her to play." Perhaps most significantly‚ "Look how she had been able to talk with him right off!" ("Their Eyes Were Watching God

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