The Split Cherry Tree (by Jesse Stuart) Background information: The story takes place in Appalachia‚ a mountainous region in east USA. Despite its natural resources‚ the region was long poor. Many of the early settlers in Appalachia were poor farmers who were seeking cheap land. In the 19th century‚ most of the Appalachian economy was based on farming and agriculture. In addition‚ the educational system in the Appalachian region was weak due to lack of government funds and the mentality of the
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All The Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn. In the beginning there are two kids‚ Corey and Travis who go to see their grandmother at an inn that used to be haunted. Their grandmother owns it now because the past owners died tragically. When they first get there aren’t many guests. But there is a couple staying there “looking for ghosts”. They are a traveling ghost seeker couple. They saw the Inn on the “Most Haunted Hotels and Inns” So they decided to go there. Corey and Travis over hear them
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the book‚ William’s uncle dies from tuberculosis. This quote helps depict the emotional toll it had on William. “My father’s sprit seemed to disappear in the days after my sister left.” Pg. 106 William’s father depended on others to uplift his spirits. When his sister left‚ William’s father seemed so upset because of this absence. “That afternoon‚ the ways of the world suddenly became more clear.” Pg. 139 William is growing up in the middle of the book. He sees things from different perspectives
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the soul. The two eyes of the soul are defined as eternal and temporal. (Shea pg. 98) From what I understand these two eyes are spiritual and human. The feeling of comfort as described by the patient may have been the meeting of the two eyes‚ the spirit through the housekeeper looking at the patient as the human. When these two connect it creates the ultimate reality. (Shea pg.98) The ultimate reality is the ability to‚ “See the world from a spiritual perspective”. (Shea pg. 101) Health care tends
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are still distinct and can live without each other. Plato divides the soul in to three parts: The reasoning or thinking part of the soul‚ the spirit or willing part of the soul and the base appetites. Plato illustrates this with his allegory of the charioteer in which a charioteer symbolising reason struggles to keep a white horse symbolising spirit and a dark horse symbolising appetite in control. This self-control is what will be achieved by a long period of education and self-discipline. However
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Beauty is a combination of qualities that give pleasure to the senses. It is an inborn instinct in human to appreciate beauty. Beauty both of nature and of human form have been a powerful attraction for men and women of all times and climes. A beautiful object fills the heart with joy and delight. The soul gets stirred by the external view of beauty. Man has developed an eye for beauty right from the Stone Age. The earliest cave-paintings depicting animals and trees prove the caveman’s love for
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The Ecstasy : John Donne - Summary and Critical Analysis The poem "The Ecstasy" is one of John Donne’s most popular poems‚ which expresses his unique and unconventional ideas about love. It expounds the theme that pure‚ spiritual or real love can exist only in the bond of souls established by the bodies. For Donne‚ true love only exists when both bodies and souls are inextricably united. Donne criticizes the platonic lover who excludes the body and emphasizes the soul. The fusion of body
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this article clearly states that this story was about a painting. But this story that I’m about to share is about a vase a harmless lifeless vase. Could it be what the writers of the “History of Ghost Stories” define to be a ghost‚ a specter or a spirit that lives separately from the human body (History of Ghost Stories)? You can never be too sure about
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Hamlet‚ the eponymous hero of Shakespeare’s greatest work‚ descends swiftly into madness and paranoia after the murder of his father and the realization of his mother’s true‚ morally reprehensible‚ nature. As a result of these new responsibilities and extreme circumstances‚ Hamlet diverges from his usual‚ logical thinking into paranoia and over analysis‚ a condition that prevents him from trusting anyone. Hamlet‚ having been born a prince‚ is‚ for the first time‚ forced to make his own decisions
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with miraculous results. The introduction of the supernatural in his plays adds an element of mystery and deeper moral significance to the drama. It stands as a symbol of mysterious relationship existing between the world of matter and the world of spirit. He has very successfully employed it in his many plays. The supernatural machinery plays an important role in the plays like ‘Hamlet’‚ ‘Macbeth’‚ ‘Cymbeline’ and does it most effectively in ‘Julius Caesar’. In ‘Macbeth’‚ it intensifies human action
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