corruption of the human body‚ describing the bloodshed‚ horror and brutality of war with painstaking detail. The reference to ‘blinking eyes’‚ men being ‘thirsty’ and ‘unshaved’‚ followed by description of the ‘clink of shovel’ and stench of a place ‘rotten with dead’ provides vivid sensory details that create a full image of war. By using all five senses in harmony‚ Sassoon is able to describe the toil and struggles of the soldiers and the brutal toll that war takes on the human body. Similarly in ‘The
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Effect of temperature on banana ripening Individual Student Research Project 2012 Aim To investigate which temperatures slow or quicken the ripening process of bananas. Introduction and Background Information Thousands of dollars are spent to ripen bananas to the perfect point while transporting them so that they ripen‚ do not over ripen and remain edible when they reach the stores. Some people think that the temperature has an effect on the ripening of bananas. This experiment will be testing
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Yonathan Admassu Ms. Perales Englsih 1B 06 April 2013 Harlem Explication Langston Hughes‚ a well known American poet‚ was born and raised in mild poverty and faced many struggles during his childhood and early adulthood. Due to the circumstances surrounding his life‚ Hughes developed a strong emotional connection to anyone facing struggles‚ particularly youth growing up in poor areas of American cities‚ such as New York City’s Harlem area. After realizing these connections‚ Hughes was able
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under a great deal of pressure are more much susceptible to depression. When Gregor decides he “[does] not relish the fresh foods‚ he could not even stand their smells‚”(16) he eats only the rotten leftovers from his family ’s meals. This symbolizes that he feels as if he does not deserve anything better than rotten food‚ and he later stops eating all together. People who suffer from depression usually feel worthless and undeserving‚ and usually have a significant
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Fulgham in THE RUSSIANS ARE A ROTTEN LOT says that prejudice and assumptions accumulated from the lack of perception and truth about ones humanity leads to the choice of separation‚ and in some occurrences‚ war. The author begins the editorial by reciting a version of the bias news that would have been heard by Americans‚ and others opposing Russia‚ during the Cold War. By strongly stating‚ “the Russians are a rotten lot‚ immoral‚ aggressive‚ ruthless‚ coarse‚ and generally evil‚” the reader is indirectly
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support her. Also‚ it shows us how the child lived away from the family and so he had no support from them and as a result‚ he dies ‘The boy is dead; why do you want to go in?’ After this question‚ Paulina says it’s a custom; Makhaya answers ‘All these rotten customs are killing us! Can’t you see I’m here to bear all your burdens?’ This phrase demonstrates how Makhaya is determined‚ decided to change things‚ he wants to progress‚ he wanted equality and for these things to be achieved‚ first of all customs
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Gloria‚ Zhang Mr. Pierotti American Literature E3 - Huckleberry Finn 5. Why does Twain seem to have a double standard of deception? Why do we approve of Huck’s lies but disapprove others? We treat something or someone very differently with the same situation. That’s my understanding of the phrase "double standard." In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain has a double standard of deception. Most of the people lie for money‚ or lie for selfish reasons. But Huck lies to help others. Also‚
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Both Christopher Marlow and William Raleigh use nature to portray their views on love in their respective pomes; Marlow’s The Passionate Shepherd and Raleigh’s the Nymphs Reply. Though both pomes of the same form and theme there are vast differences in their tone‚ diction and the images of nature they use. The views on love in Marlow’s pome is created by his diction. He uses beauteous forms of nature to describe how the speaker feels the love between his lover and he would be. “By shallow Rivers
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More Money‚ More Problems: An Analysis of The Great Gatsby (Draft) Can money buy happiness? This age old question is a recurring theme in the novel The Great Gatsby. Throughout the novel we see that wealth creates loneliness‚ isolation and corruption in people. Through the examination of the main character’s behaviours present in The Great Gatsby‚ it is clear that wealth negatively impacts people. First of all‚ Gatsby’s amount of wealth causes him to be isolated from others. Nick observes this
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to persuade his father to spare Antigone’s life because he loves her and Kreon responds “Rotten‚ degraded‚ on your knees to a woman! Everything you’ve said was for her sake.” (Kreon.899-900.51) Kreon’s negative view of women has clouded his judgement so much that he’s willing to insult his son’s masculinity to get his point across. Kreon’s misogyny is obvious when he implies that defending a woman is “rotten” and “degraded”. Sophocles’ Antigone is a tragedy featuring important concepts like civil
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