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    How can you implement tradition while remaining original? Many authors have been stuck inside this metaphorical box‚ and often do not know how they will escape. “Survival” by Margaret Atwood describes what seems to be the traditions of Canadian literature. When it comes to showing said traditions‚ “The Painted Door” and “Travel Piece” shows the traits “Survival” describes‚ but they manage to execute them in their own unique way. Both pieces of literature use negative events to advance their stories

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    both saw the need for unity‚ but their speeches had both similarities and differences. Their style of writing‚ want for interconnection‚ and why they wanted the country to come together are some of the main points of the speeches. Patrick Henry and Margaret Smith had a comparable style or approach to their speeches. Henry states in his speech “Mr. President: No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism.” He is showing that he is an advocate for freedom‚ yet still being respectful as he addresses

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    Knucia White B2 Running With the Wolves The sound of a howl ripped through the dark night. I stopped and shuttered‚ ‘Probably just a coyote.’ I thought to myself. It was too dark to see‚ running my hand through my hair‚ I flick it behind my shoulders. I remembered when my brother was alive he used to say‚ ‘You have such long beautiful hair Rose.’ Then the crack of a twig got my attention and I looked around. I didn’t see anything. I started jogging‚ not knowing where I was or where I was going

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    In Margaret Atwood’s poem You Begin‚ we are given the sense that she is trying to explain something to us. She describes to us seemingly random objects and how they are perceived as if trying to get across an important point. This is accomplished with a lot of repetition‚ within her poem she repetitively uses the phrase “this is” and then later “this is your hand.” By doing this it leaves the impression that she wanted us to look closely at the words she was saying and determine the significance

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    Stephen King and Margaret Atwood are two amazing authors with different style of writing. King talks about writing process in the interview “The Atlantic” and his nonfiction memoir “On Writing.” Basically‚ a manual book is for those who choose to write. Atwood sharing her experience of writing in the poem “The Page”. She expressed felling‚ frustrations and anxieties using metaphors. They celebrate the fact that writing is important component of our life. The poem “The Page” by Margaret Atwood is a

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    New things are fun‚ in the beginning‚ however‚ in the end‚ it all ends the same which is death. This is the message that Margaret Atwood’s sends her short story “Happy Endings.” The name is quite ironic‚ for no one ever really gets a happy ending in Atwood’s story. The first story was the American dream that most people envision to be their reality. Atwood uses dramatic irony in the second story‚ with one of the main characters John to only be using Mary for her body. While he truly fell in love

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    Chapter 11: Read Running Case and answer all three tasks. Running Case Tony and his team identified some risks the first month of the Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project. However‚ all they did was document them in a list. They never ranked them or developed any response strategies. Since several problems have been occurring on the project‚ such as key team members leaving the company‚ users being uncooperative‚ and team members not providing good status information‚ Tony has decided to

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    Horses of the Night by Margaret Laurence -Chris (15)and Vanessa(6) -Manawaka -"I detested the fact that I was so young" -Chris creates his own fantasy world (ranch‚ racing horses etc.) He tries to sell magazines‚ vacuum cleaners even when he knows he won’t make it to university. He can’t face reality. Also‚ when there is conflict he ignores it and it seems like he doesn’t even notice it. He holds a fantasy in his mind that seems real to him -In Shallow Creek‚ when Vanessa sees the horses is

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    Happy Endings. Or Are They? Never have I read a short story quite like Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood. As a matter of fact‚ a good amount of my peers and I have become baffled on whether or not to even refer to it as a legitimate story. It is divided into four parts‚ each giving a very frank and emotionless set of love scenarios. She purely tells it like it is; simply fact-based and stoic without any sort of feeling whatsoever. One thing leads to another‚ and that is that. Overall‚ the language

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    Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Shakespeare quotes “there is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.” These are words of wisdom‚ as Shakespeare had discovered centuries ago that are still relative to the daily events that occur for the average twenty-first century adult. People often waste too much time thinking about small negative aspects of their day which creates added stress that is not necessary. Like over analyzing every detail of

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