the spirit of the Roman epic poet Virgil. Virgil to the rescue! He’s an appropriate guide because he’s very much like Dante‚ a fellow writer and famous poet. For the rest of the Inferno‚ Virgil takes Dante on a guided tour of Hell‚ through all its nine circles and back up into the air of the mortal world. To begin with Dante
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Is it possible for people to make comments about me for who I am as a person and not my outer appearance? This is the question I constantly asked myself everyday because most of the time I am bombarded with criticisms on how I looked. To put it bluntly‚ I‚ myself‚ have not met the body figure standard of what a Vietnamese woman should be. My family and relatives have always been saying that a Vietnamese girl should have a slim figure. Since I was small‚ I was that chubby girl‚ who loved to eat delicious
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You might have to learn something more difficult because you’re in a difficult class‚ and you still want to earn positive grades in it. Or perhaps something more simple as in becoming more independent by learning how to do your own laundry. In the nine ways of resilience‚ I’m sure we have or at least will face a problem where these key ways are going to benefit us with knowledge. In the meantime‚ let me tell you about one of my first challenges where I needed to become more resilient in certain ways
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A STICH IN TIME SAVES NINE This proverb is a counsel of prudence. Timely action very often prevents a great loss. Steps taken early means less labour‚ better success‚ less chance of loss or damage. Suppose their is a slight rent‚ in your garment or crack in the enbankment. If you put in a few timely stitches and repairs‚ further mischief may well be prevented. Similarly‚ if you do not attend to your books at the proper time‚ when the examination comes‚ you are at sea‚ you will be unable to cope
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“Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto In 7th grade Literature‚ we read the short story “Seventh Grade” about Victor who tries to be someone he is not just to impress a girl. What kinds of things do students in seventh grade at MMS do to impress other people (and not just someone of the opposite sex)? Tell me three things that you or other peers do to try to impress others and explain each one. * The things that student would do to impress someone at MMs. they would dress nice‚ get there hair or nails done
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Madison Maples Professor J. McEver English 1101 2 October 2014 The Norm Starbucks Starbucks currently serves over sixty million customers a week (Two Extraordinary Brands). Almost every American loves to wake up to a fresh cup of coffee to get their morning started. Out of all of the people that drink coffee‚ Starbucks is the most highly chosen coffee shop out of all the others. Some wonder why people are so addicted to Starbucks? People love the atmosphere‚ it’s a daily routine‚ and it has a variety
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Hinduism Paper Hinduism is one of the world’s largest and oldest religions. Although Hinduism withstood the test of time and has millions of followers‚ there are several misapprehensions about the Hindu religion. The history of the Hindu religion can be traced back to 5000-10‚000 B.C. It has been stated that Hinduism lacks a uniting belief system‚ has cultural and societal influences and desires liberation from earthly existence. These are all things that make Hinduism a unique and interesting
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Our experiences and the choices we make when we are young help shape who we are as we get older. In "Oranges" by Gary Soto‚ the narrator recalls a memory from his childhood - the first time he goes on a date with a girl. The boy is young and probably a little scared at first‚ but things turn out well and the date with the girl seems to have an impact on him later in life. We don’t know anything about the narrator when he is older but he seems like a likable person. He tries to make the girl happy
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The poem does not rhyme but the poet has used repetition to slow the poem down and make the reader feel the heaviness of heart that the poet feels. The poet uses similes and metaphors throughout the poem for example when he says ‘I have learned to wear many faces like dresses’ implying different expressions for different occasions. The poet has used a very strong metaphor when he writes that his laugh in the mirror is ‘like a snakes bare fangs’. A snake is commonly used in mythology and fairy tales
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Terrorist activity is usually concentrated in certain areas of the world‚ those areas have ethnic groups that do not get along with each other such as Muslims and Jewish people over differences in their religious ideals. Areas like the Middle East and Syria and Russia are war zones right now‚ and have seen a lot of terrorist activity lately. Though in many ways the religions of both Muslims and Jews are the same except for some of their ideals are different‚ this in turn angers extremists and then
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