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    "1984 Commentary".

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    George Orwell ’s 1984‚ is a novel about the life of Winston Smith living in a totalitarianism state where Big Brother has control‚ power and dominates the lives of citizens. There are many significant paragraphs which stand out in the book however I extracted the passage on pages 127‚ 128 from "Folly‚ Folly‚ his heart....." to "...the absence of a telescreen" because it has great literary insight and significant elements of symbolism behind it.(This is where Winston heard the prole women singing

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    Patchwork Commentary

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    Patchwork Analysis Eavan Boland’s unique poem‚ Patchwork‚ allows the reader to be privy to the private thoughts of a persona‚ presumably the author herself‚ as she struggles to answer the question of fate or destiny. Throughout the poem‚ while quilting alone late at night‚ the speaker puzzles over the randomness of the universe‚ utilizing the simple quilt metaphor to inspire a final epiphany. Immediately revealing the central theme of the poem as well as alluding to the narrator’s apparent self-doubt

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    Commentary Essay

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    Children Raising Children. When thinking about today’s generation‚ all that comes to mind is teen pregnancy. In almost every high school‚ in every state‚ there is at least one teen that is or has been pregnant. In 2006‚ a study was given to sum up the average number of pregnant teens in the US. Nevada and Arizona have the most‚ averaging at about 230‚000 pregnant teens. Many years ago‚ youths were ashamed if they ended up pregnant‚ and most of the time changed schools to prevent the

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    Madeira Commentary

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    "Madeira" by Ogden Nash This poem is another piece of work written by Ogden Nash. The title of the poem indicates the setting. The author focuses on disclosing two particular areas of production‚ ‘wineries’ and ‘embroidery’. The main tool Nash uses to reveal his idea is imagery. This is so because when seeing the word ‘wineries’ in reader’s eyes it is associated with the grand grape fields spreading out on a great distances and seeming endless in a way. The ‘embroidery’‚ in comparison‚ is a local

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    The Moonstone Commentary

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    A Focus on Setting The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868) Part 1 – Lines 1 to 16 From the very first description of the story’s setting‚ the audience is already presented with a comparison of mood to atmosphere. “Our house is high up in the Yorkshire coast” (line 1) is the very opposite of the “low cliffs of the loneliest and ugliest little bay” (line 3-4). This contrast in landscape cleverly demonstrates the characters’ contrast in mood‚ behaviors and mindsets. Although the word high may

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    Macroeconomics Commentary

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    The Bank of England (BoE) finds itself at a crossroads in terms of its record low interest rate that stands as an attempt to spur Aggregate Demand (AD)‚ The overall demand for all products in an economy at any given price level‚ in spite of an inflation rate of 2.7% that is above the target rate of 2%. BoE recognizes that in a period of extended economic contraction it is important to spur AD as any decrease in AD results in a loss of real output (RGDP). BoE only has the ability to do this using

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    Moonstone Commentary

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    In life there is no turning back into the past to try to change what could have happened‚ for it is physically impossible‚ and the future will always be affected by the choices we made in the past. Wilkie Collins main focus was to show that even through all the mistakes we made in the past and how hard we try to forget and cover them up‚ they will still remain a part of us forever. In the beginning of the Moonstone a brief but very detailed description of the setting is given‚ establishing a well

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    1984 Commentary

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    Isolation Winston lives in a world where everything is done in worship of Big Brother. All thoughts‚ feelings‚ and accomplishments are given and credited to Big Brother. However‚ the people of the Party are left with little and they dedicate their lives to Big Brother creating a lonely existence for themselves. Winston Smith does not want to be alone; he wishes to be able to share his thoughts and opinions with someone. Through rhythm‚ figurative language‚ and imagery George Orwell creates a

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    The Pardoners Tale

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    “The Pardoner’s Tale:” A Sermon of Morality and Corruption The art of persuasion proves to be an important aspect within “The Canterbury Tales” because it is this art that a pilgrim needs to exemplify in order to be deemed the best storyteller. Not only is this art the driving force behind the overarching plot of the poem but it is also an essential facet for characters within the tales so they are able to provide a complex and thought-provoking story. Understanding that the storytellers

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    Ruby Brown Commentary

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    Ruby Brown Commentary Ruby Brown‚ a poem written by Langston Hughes is describing a black woman that faced both racism and sexism in her life. Like in most of his work‚ Langston Hughes uses motifs of color and white. Hughes characterizes Ruby in a way that allows us to see the restrictions she had in her way and her ability to mentally over come them. The visual imagery in the beginning talks about bright and golden sunshine but in actuality it was not. The characterization of Ruby shows her to

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