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    The events in the passage are ordered to foreshadow. It gives the reader the idea that eventually William will allow the boys to go because their mother is being persistent. The ordering makes certain things stand out more from within the passage. We see William and his wife reconnect‚ which is very significant since their relationship has been very rocky since the boys were born. In the passage‚ we see the main two characters talking about their own experiences at the circus. They start to reminisce

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    order to create an image in the mind of the reader through his deliberate syntax‚ powerful diction‚ literary devices‚ and imagery. The following passage is an example of his powerful prose: Sherman wanted to light the fuse‚ but I worried whether he could get away from it fast enough. ‘Don’t you worry about me‚’ he said with such intensity

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    1 oil spills can kill thousands and thousands and thousands of pengeins and animals in wildlife.In the south atlantic ocean there was a oil spill that had more than 40‚000 penguins injured. When people heard about it they came to help. In the passage “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” a lot of people came to help capture the penguins that were covered in oil to help them. They took them in a warehouse and had to force feed the penguins by prying their beaks open and shoving dead fish down there throat

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    In the Prose Passage‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson’s attitude towards nature is very obvious. He illustrates to the reader that he not only enjoys nature‚ but he is charmed and connected to it. In this passage‚ he also explores the differences between how adults see nature and how children see nature. Finally‚ he reiterates his delight and connection to nature in saying‚ “Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight does not reside in nature‚ but in man‚ or in a harmony of both.” Ralph Waldo

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    This passage taken from Book 1 Chapter 5‚ describes the scramble after a wine cask breaks outside Defarge’s wine shop. This chapter opens the novel’s view of Paris and acts as a convincing representation of the peasants’ hunger to end their suffering. In this passage‚ Charles Dickens uses irony‚ sarcasm‚ and anaphora to refer to the desperate quality of the people’s hunger for food‚ as well as‚ freedom for suffering. Chapter 5 introduces themes that involve extreme misery and filth‚ in the dark

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    The Middle Passage By: Daniel P. Mannix and Malcolm Cowley The Middle Passage‚ a common slave trade route in the late 1700’s‚ is one of the most horrific icons in world history. This article‚ written by Daniel Mannix and Malcolm Cowley‚ gives great information concerning how the slaves got there‚ the treatment of the slaves‚ slave behavior‚ and the voyages. In contrast to popular opinion‚ the majority of slaves brought to America were sold by other Africans‚ not captured by Europeans. Many of the

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    Noh English 3CP Catcher in the Rye Ch 16-17 CTA Chunk Group: Holden’s hypothetical musings about how he would confront his glove thief [demonstrates] how fear of confrontation causes people to act in contradictory ways. While Holden walks back to the hotel after his encounter with Lillian‚ he starts thinking about what he would do to the person who stole his gloves back in his prep school‚ Pency‚ since he is freezing. Holden admits that he would not have directly confronted the thief because

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    The treatment enslaved Africans went through during the Middle Passage were unbearable because they were treated unfairly. The Middle Passage was the voyage of the enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas. The image provided supplies an idea of how tightly packed the Africans were on a ship during the Middle Passage. The Africans were treated like suitcases because the suitcases just get thrown into the cargo hold without having the people caring about the individual suitcase. This relates

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    The concept of a ‘rite of passage’ is a historical phenomenon that dates back to most‚ if not all‚ human cultures. Whether it is the vision quest of the Native Americans‚ or it is the acquisition of one’s driver’s license as an American‚ the story that is born from a rite of passage event is often a heartfelt and passionate tale from beginning till end. All the Pretty Horses‚ by Cormac McCarthy‚ is no exception. At the start of the story we see John Grady Cole feeling powerless and out of control

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    overcome. In these two passages "The Way the Mop Flops’ and "The Choice"‚ there were two kids with obstacles they had to overcome but I think Katies obstacle was bigger than Andrews. To begin with‚ in passage one "The Way the Mop Flops "‚ There was a kid named Andrew‚ his obstacles was trying to speak in front of the school without a problem. In passage two "the Choice "‚ there was a girl named Katie and she had to make a choice that was best for her team. Also‚ in passage 1 ’The Way the Mop Flops’’

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