The Ballad of the Sad Café (part I) 1. For how long does the store remain a café? The store remains a café for four years. 2. Before his arrival‚ who sleeps in Cousin Lymons’s room? Before Lymon arrives‚ Marvin Macy slept in the room. 3. Describe Amelia’s Room. Miss Amelia’s room is very simple. Her room is smaller than Lymon’s and is composed of an narrow bed made of pine‚ curtains‚ rugs or ornaments‚ 4. What does Miss Amelia’s velvet box contain? The velvet box contained two grayish
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Some people say opposites attract and that it very true. Sponge bob and Patrick are two neighbors who are nothing alike but they are best friends. Sponge bob is a sponge who lives in the sea and is just a ball of energy who is a neat freak and is organized and very time conservative Patrick on the other hand is a big start fish that is lazy and loud. Sponge bob and Patrick are very different even though they are best friends. Chararectoristic is something that they don’t have in common. Sponge bob
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nearly a century‚ two American orators left their mark with powerful speeches. Patrick Henry’s passionate cries for liberty in 1775 convinced the Virginia Convention to defy British rule‚ encouraging the American Revolution. In contrast‚ Abraham Lincoln’s calmer address in 1858 focused on the internal threat of slavery‚ foreshadowing the coming Civil War. LL. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” stands out as a beacon of rhetorical
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Patrick Henry was one of the leading figures in the American Revolutionary time period and left an impact in later years. An outspoken opponent of the Stamp and Townshend Acts imposed by England‚ he stirred the conflict with his famous “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech and although he opposed the formation of the U.S. Constitution as a threat to the liberties and rights of the individual states‚ his criticisms helped bring upon the amendments that are known as the Bill of Rights. Furthermore
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In the speech of Patrick Henry‚ in the Virginia Convention‚ he tries to persuade his fellow peers to think like him. Henry wants them to agree with his idea that war was the only option. Throughout his speech‚ he structures it to be very convincing‚ and well written. He plans out the way he presents this speech for this conference to make it compatible to the audience he is speaking to. Henry employs rhetorical devices to get his point across to these people. The devices he embodies within his speech
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Robert Service was a very skilled author and poet. One of his most famous poems is The Ballad of the Ice-Worm Cocktail. First‚ I will present a brief biography on Robert Service‚ influences on his writing‚ a brief summary of the poem‚ the poetic devices used‚ the theme of the poem‚ and finally‚ my personal opinion of the poem. Robert Service was born in Preston‚ Lancashire‚ England in 1876. He attended Hillhead High School in Glasgow‚ England and later completed his schooling at the University of
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Saturday after noon‚ Saint Patrick Succat and among a few other men were accused of stealing from 8th Avenue Gang. The leader of this group‚ Henry Alton‚ who is suspected of multiple homicides‚ soon takes matters into his own hands when the authorities fail to get a confession from Succat. Alton kidnaps Succat and takes him to a warehouse in Leixlip. Several eye witness viewed the kidnapping and reported multiple armed men including Alton snatching Succat off the streets. Authorities search for
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Patrick Henry Speech In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention”(1775) Patrick Henry convinced colonist to fight against Britain; he constructed extensive use of three main rhetorical devices in his speech to persuade colonist to go to war and fight for what they truly desire. Presenting his speech in House of Burgesses‚ Henry sincerely respected his audience to gain their respect and attention to comprehend his urgency. Patrick Henry said in his speech “listen to the song of that siren till she
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Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to places. In your response‚ refer to your prescribed text and at least one other related text of your own choosing. “Home is where the heart is” was quoted by Pliny the Elder and is now used to signify a personal connection to a place and the personal sense of belonging received when at this place. Perceptions are influenced by connections to places and sometimes made by connections and disconnections to places
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David Cimera 10/12/09 Rough Draft # 3 101:BV Blank Slate of Mind One of the most influential Enlightenment philosophers John Locke concluded through a number of his essays that humans are born with a “blank slate”. That is‚ he or she is born free of perception and knowledge of the world and thereby builds his or her identity on the things he or she experiences. Within their selected passages‚ both Susan Faludi in her “The Naked Citadel” and Jean Twenge in her “An Army of One: Me” discuss the
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