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    only a few times‚ and the best way to obtain it was when I was perhaps sick. Snow white and orange colors contrast death and life. "The mere color" of white does not give existence of a life. The white can invoke imagines of a dead person’s face and body‚ and

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    In Ode to a Nightingale Keats introduces the reader to his discontent with the void of feeling he is experiencing. In the first line Keats says how his‚ “heart aches” which the reader would interpret as pain; however the second half of the first line he describes‚ “A drowsy numbness”. This tells me that Keats is uncomfortable with the “numbness” he experiences. In the second line Keats says‚ “as though of hemlock I had drunk”. Norton foot notes tell us that hemlock is a poison that acts

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    “Imagination in A Christmas Carol” Graham Holderness says A Christmas Carol categorically that the writer’s imagination fails. Scrooge is allowed to slide into a rarefied limbo of Christmas sentiment and Christian charity‚ so abstract as to be empty of life and meaning. His encounter with the three ghosts is far more credible‚ far more realistic‚ than this closing vision of life of permanent goodness‚ which scarcely resembles human life at all. In one respect‚ of course‚ this misses the point

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    the problem in an interesting and thoughtful way. Although Rushdie is pro-choice‚ it does not mean he supports women having an abortion simply beacuse they dont want to have a daughter. What should be done when a women uses her power over her own body to discriminate againt female fetuses? Although he respects a womans right to chose‚ he also strongly believes that this practice is both immoral and unethical. I did not find any sections of this essay to be confusing or problematic. 1)Voluable-

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    Title: The Lovely Bones Author: Alice Sebold Genre: Extended Written Text (Novel) Interviewing Joey Nathan about the novel. Dominique: Who introduced you to this novel? Or how did you come across it? Joey: Well I had seen the film not long after it was released and thoroughly enjoyed it‚ so I decided to get the book out at the town library. It was one of the first books I have read that deals with the aftermath of death. Dominique: What’s it about exactly? Joey: Well basically a teenage

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    I wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear we were studying this book in class but I found that I really enjoyed it. I really liked it because of the fact that the prominent theme of racial prejudice is so controversial. I found it very hypocritical that the gossiping friends of Aunt Alexandra could be so concerned about the maroons in Africa and yet be so racial to the black people in their society. There’s nothing more distracting than a sulky darky”‚ is what Mrs. Merriweather says. It is also completely

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    Gem Reyrao 12/12/12 P4 Mr. Cotton AP Literature and Composition Indirect Characterization: Simply put‚ indirect characterization is the author’s way of giving the reader clues as to how a character is really like. Such clues may be describing how the character dresses‚ letting the reader hear what the character says‚ or revealing the character’s private thoughts. Example: “Gatsby‚ his hands still in his pockets‚ was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect

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    How to Write a Reading Response Essay  What is a Reading Response Essay? A Reading Response essay: * Summarizes what you read. * Gives your reaction to the text. Your reaction will be one or more of the following: * Agreement/disagreement with the ideas in the text. * Reaction to how the ideas in the text relate to your own experience. * Reaction to how ideas in the text relate to other things you’ve read. * Your analysis of the author and audience. * Your evaluation of how this

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    Chapter 4 Strayer Reading Response The Persian Empire is a “cult of kingship” in which is reached through an elaborate ritual. When the king dies‚ fires were set off and Perisans shaved their hair. The mans of the horses were cut short too. In Egypt‚ Persian kings often took care of their religious cults in order to gain support. The Nile eventually was dug and linked into the Red Sea‚ which enriched Egypt. Darius‚ one of the leaders‚ says‚ “And Ahuramazda was of such a mind‚ together with all

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    Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamo: Response Shaki‚ or Napoleon A. Chagnon’s 15 month enculturation with the Yanomamo tribe‚ Bisaasi-teri is characterized by fear‚ discomfort‚ loneliness‚ nosiness‚ and invaluable experiences through relationships and modesty about human culture. Chagnon documents the experience through the struggle and discovery surrounding his proposed research‚ as his lifestyle gradually comes in sync with the natural functions of his community. Much of his focus and time was

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