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    Slavery and Cowper

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    trade from the spiritual religious perspective. God has created plants for all men alike‚ not for a certain species of human beings‚ to urge them to work and toil. So‚ lethargically enjoying the sweets of Negroes’ sweat is against God’s will. In a satirical tone‚ the Negro again wonders: Is there‚–as ye sometimes tell us‚– Is there One who reigns on high? Has He bid you buy and sell us‚ Speaking from his throne‚ the sky? (25-28) Tangled whips‚ matches and blood-extorting nails can never be

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    Huckleberry Finn: Passage pg. 283 – 284 Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn is a blatant concoction of religious bias and varied notions on the role of religion. Satirical characters and the obvious use of sarcastic ideals in regards to the religious situations within the novel allowed Twain to address the issue on so many different levels. Huckleberry Finn is introduced‚ as being a religious character‚ as he looks to pray and reflect on virtues of right and wrong as dictated by those religious

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    Welding with Children

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    the reputation of their upbringing still haunts him. Examples like Bruton’s car being referred to as the “bastardmobile” show just what type of reputation he is dealing with. Though as the story progresses‚ Bruton shows change. Through a series of epiphanies or awakenings‚ he realizes he can’t undo his previous mistakes‚ but believes he can redeem himself by parenting his grandchildren the correct way‚ all while welding with children. From the beginning of the story‚ Bruton shows his carefree attitude

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    Legend by Judith Wright

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    What features or characteristics of the human condition can you identify in Judith Wright’s Legend? How has the poet used specific language techniques to emphasise these attributes of life. Judith Wright’s ‘Legend’ responds to various aspects of the human condition present in our society today. The poem is focused primarily on the actions of a Blacksmith’s boy‚ a vassal for humanity’s growth in response to age and change. In stanza one‚ Judith Wright utilizes personification “rivers hindered

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    was over‚ he constantly feels out of place and alone. He reminisces on his pre-war life; he was not allowed to take the car out‚ only little girls had their hair cut short‚ and the young girls had matured into women. Krebs comes to the unexpected epiphany that the town has not changed as much as he has. Hemingway uses the war era to develop the setting of the story‚ which helps us understand how life was then. People such as Krebs were summoned to fight a war‚ commanding them to kill thousands

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    Writing style: stream of consciousness‚ Hallmarks of modernism (perspectives‚ thresholds‚ and stream consciousness) structure of epiphanies (1. Justice from rector (2. Idealization of sin‚ (3. Idealization of morality.)‚ The myth (Daedalus and Icarus)‚ structure of rebellion‚ structure within chapters (1. Physical immobility-moral paralysis (2. Struggle bullies‚ home (3. Epiphany/moment of radiance)‚ repeated colors‚ symbols‚ images‚ (repetition.) Point of View: 3rd person omniscient (narrator)‚ 3rd

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    are many festive holidays in Ethiopia‚ but the most important one is Christmas. Since half of the Ethiopian population is Eastern Orthodox Christian‚ Christmas is celebrated on January 7th‚ The Feast of Epiphany‚ rather than on December 25th. In the Eastern Orthodox Churches the observance of Epiphany included the birth of Jesus‚ the arrival of the three Magi (Casper‚ Melchior‚ and as some Ethiopians believe‚ their king Balthazar)‚ and Jesus’s childhood events up until his Baptism. This holiday is celebrated

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    Notes on Anil

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    forget this town and the sin that it buries today.” (line 216)as a child‚ we believe in right & wrong and that sins are punished. However‚ he learns that there is not always justice in the world‚ and in fact sin is metaphorically buried. • Epiphany: as above: “I will never forget this town and the sin that it buries today.” (line

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    A Hanging

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    In "A Hanging"‚ Orwell has a sudden epiphany: the prisoner that he is escorting is going to die. He feels that it is wrong‚ even if the prisoner was sentenced to death. With Orwell’s phrasing he reminds us that the prisoner is fully functional‚ his "feet printed themselves on the wet gravel"‚ "muscles slid neatly into place"‚ and a "lock of hair on his scalp danced up and down"‚ but when he saw the prisoner avoid a puddle‚ just minutes before he was going to die he realized how wrong it is to "cut

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    Modernist literature‚ a movement following the break out of the First World War‚ conceptualizes the thoughts and feelings of the “Lost Generation‚” which faced the harsh brutalities of global war. In most Modernist texts‚ authors focus upon the ideas of disillusionment‚ alienation‚ collectiveness‚ disappearing faith‚ and having little direction. Sherwood Anderson‚ uses the ideals of the modernist era in his novel‚ Winesburg‚ Ohio‚ to negatively portray the American Dream. In this novel‚ which is

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