“Quiet‚ Max‚ it’ll be okay‚” my mom whispered‚ as she soothingly attempts to calm me down. I looked around and wondered how this would actually happen to me‚ a small-town girl. My name’s Maxine‚ also known as Max to close friends and family‚ and I’m a 12-year-old who lives in Rome‚ Italy‚ the country shaped like a boot. I have brown‚ curly‚ hair and brown eyes. I live with both of my parents. My father‚ George‚ a tall guy with brown‚ curly hair and dark brown eyes. My mother‚ Viviana‚ also has brown
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The Irreplaceable Piece Vulnerability. This was something that caused Maxine Merit so much conflict‚ it often left her wondering why her heat has yet to wither away and relinquish. Strength was something that Maxine lacked and all of her problems came when she found the one who she assumed that she could love and cherish with all of her heart. The one who was her other half‚ the one who fit into her. But it always seemed to be wrong in everything she believes in because a broken heart shoved
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Missing‚ written by Catherine MacPhail is about a girl named Maxine who looks for her brother‚ Derek who was believed to be dead after his disappearance. The time is in the middle of spring because most of the characters seem more active than chilly or sleepy. The cemetery is described as windy and warm‚ and the school is putting in tsunamis of homework each day. Most of these settings seem off but they do support the time. There is an arcade kind of like Station 300‚ the cemetery‚ the house‚ and
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CV2016-2242 Maxine McKinney‚ et al. : Plaintiffs‚ : JUDGE: R. PERSIE : vs. : : PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR : SUMMARY DISPOSITION Huntington County School District‚ et al. : WITH MEMORANDUM AND Defendants. : AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT : Plaintiffs‚ Maxine McKinney and James McKinney‚ personally and as father of Maxine McKinney (hereinafter “Plaintiffs”)‚ by and through its undersigned counsel‚ hereby moves this Court to grant summary disposition in favor of Maxine McKinney
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"In a time of destruction‚ create something." Was said by Maxine Hong Kingston. Maxine’s background information on her life is very interesting. Some of Maxine’s accomplishments were many awards and recognition from other upcoming authors. Maxine has some really interesting facts about her life and being an author. Maxine’s background information on her life is very interesting. Maxine Hong Kingston was born on October 27‚1940 in Stockton‚ California. She has been married to Earll Kingston
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Literary critic Antony Harrison proposes that the reality of the text is conceptual. Such proposition allows for a multiplicity of interpretations or “a free play of ideas” (380) on the part of the reader. In this respect‚ readers underline certain linguistic devices‚ which are used by the author‚ that appeal the most to them and interpret their development throughout the reading process. On a similar note‚ Greenblatt posits that “the work of art is itself the product of a set of manipulations‚ some
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Poetic Analysis Essay Throughout the poem “Winter Alone” by Maxine Tynes‚ the reader has the chance to take a glimpse into the life of someone who suffers from polio. Tynes uses an exceptional word choice enhancing the feeling of solitude all through the piece. Her hope in writing this poem is to have the reader understand the imprisoned life style of an individual who has the disabling virus‚ polio. The mood of the poem is automatically set as soon as you read the first line. “Winter
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After careful examination of the poem “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin‚ the poem serves the literal interpretation of a journey the speaker takes to kill woodchucks. The poem goes into detail about the changes the speaker experiences through the killing of these woodchucks. The speaker begins the poem by trying to explain himself and why he is trying to kill the woodchucks‚ then after the woodchucks eat the speaker’s food‚ the speaker snaps. This causes the speaker to freak out and go on a shooting
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In the “No Name Woman” section of The Woman Warrior by Maxine Kingston‚ the family punishes the aunt for adultery by acting as though she never existed and ultimately dehumanizing her to the point of a fate worse than death. This is expressed in the following quote‚ “Don’t tell anyone you had an aunt. Your father does not want to hear her name. She has never been born” (Kingston 1515). Kingston’s father went from a family of brothers and one sister‚ to a family of nothing but brothers. The family
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There was a lot of rich literary material written by Maxine Kingston in China men but I think On Mortality is one of the most interesting stories I have ever read because it’s so short‚ yet so adventurous‚ so rich in plot‚ characters and scenery. The story is a about an ancient character named Tu Tzu-chun who supposedly lived during the Chou and Sui dynasties. Tu was in debt to a Taoist Monk that gave him wealth a couple of times over several lifetimes. Tu used his money for charity by housing and
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