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    to talk to her about it the next morning she denies trying to commit suicide acting as if she had no recollection of the previous night. When Montag leaves for work he finds Clarisse outside catching raindrops in her mouth. He finds her behavior peculiar yet fascinating as she compares the raindrops to wine. She informs Montag that she is forced to talk to a psychiatrist because she is socially awkward. She then angers Montag by telling him he is not in love with his wife because the pollen from

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    Stolen! What if you were ‘stolen’ from your family… but the kidnappers thought they had ‘rescued’ you? The kidnapper/s then tried to brainwash you to make you like them and eventually you started to be confused about what the truth was … These are the conflicting perspectives that I have experienced in my chosen text which is a stage play called ‘Stolen’ written by Jane Harrison. What makes this text more frightening is the fact that the scenario is real and that it happened in our own backyard

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    Loneliness falls under the experience‚ depression‚ and death side of the Symbolic Cycle. “The Sound of Silence” uses words like darkness‚ alone‚ silence‚ cancer and raindrops to portray that. These words can all fall under the category of death‚ which is the absolute isolation. Although no one is dying in this songs‚ the death of these people’s ideas are prominent‚ now that they are slaves to the media. “Candle in the

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    Sedimentary Rocks Dead Horse Point‚ Utah Dr. R. B. Schultz What are sedimentary rocks and what do they represent? Sedimentary rocks are those that represent the material record of environments in the form of rock layers or strata that once existed on earth. There are two (2) types of sedimentary rocks‚ based on their textures: Clastic (also called “Detrital”)-- form from deposition of solid grains; classified based on grain size: conglomerate‚ sandstone‚ and shale Chemical -- form from

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    Poverty is general scarcity or dearth‚ or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money.[1] Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs‚ which commonly includes food‚ water‚ sanitation‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ health care and education. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live.[2][3]After the industrial revolution‚ mass production in factories made production goods increasingly

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    the ‘blue-ness’ of the piece as there is a constant wash of blue‚ blue could also represent sadness and loneliness‚ which is also present in the piece through the dolls eyes. If you look closely as the piece‚ you can see that there are clouds and raindrops that could represent tears. Content & Composition This piece of art focuses on a wide-eyed doll’s facial expression – which seems pained and sad with beautiful white hair surrounding it. Although this piece of artwork is surreal‚ I feel that

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    "The nail that sticks up will be hammered down". The Sound of Silence written in 1964 and is a lyric poem that expresses Paul Simon’s views on society during the 60’s. Paul Simon is an American musician‚ singer-songwriter and actor‚ has won 12 grammys and was picked as one of the “100 People Who Shaped the World” by Time magazine. He grew up under a jewish household in new york during the late 40’s‚ in queens Simon was described as an outsider because of his jewish heritage and his parents being

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    and sound of raindrops hitting the window panes brought back fond memories as I sat by the window watching the dark mysterious sky open up. Ever since we were young‚ my mother had always warned me and my siblings not to play in the rain and about the ground swallowing children playing in the rain. Young and cheeky as we were‚ we wouldn’t heed her advice. All of us‚ except Zandra‚ the second eldest among us all‚ would rush out to play whenever it rained. We loved to feel the raindrops hitting out

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    rainbow are red‚ orange‚ yellow‚ green‚ blue‚ indigo and violet‚ otherwise known as ROYGBIV. There are also 2 kinds of rainbows a single band rainbow and a double rainbow. Secondary rainbows are caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the raindrops. As a result of the second reflection‚ the colors of a secondary rainbow are inverted compared to the primary bow‚ with blue on the outside and red on the inside. The secondary rainbow is fainter than the primary because more light escapes from two

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    well. She starts the passage off by illustrating how severe the storm was. The storm “threatened to break an entrance and deluge them there.” (135) Chopin uses the storm to play with the reader’s emotions‚ the reader can clearly visualize thick raindrops barging on top of the house to cleanse the characters. Calixta hardly noticed the storm before Alcee arrived at her doorstep seeking shelter from the storm. So it is easy to assume that Chopin wanted the reader to see that there is a dramatic change

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