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    that can be said about the groups of people Milkman encounters in the southern towns he visits‚ but also important is the community he discovers one night when he finds himself alone in the woods‚ without the presence of anyone else at all. It is here that Milkman realizes the oneness of Nature‚ the community of all things which Pilate is already a part of‚ that is essential in Milkman’s quest for identity. Milkman’s first meeting with Pilate signals the beginning of his connection with Nature

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    Philip Larkin Here

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    hand At knowing what I can stand! Here Swerving east‚ from rich industrial shadows And traffic all night north; swerving through fields Too thin and thistled to be called meadows‚ And now and then a harsh-named halt‚ that shields Workmen at dawn; swerving to solitude Of skies and scarecrows‚ haystacks‚ hares and pheasants‚ And the widening river’s slow presence‚ The piled gold clouds‚ the shining gull-marked mud‚ Gathers to the surprise of a large town: Here domes and statues‚ spires

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    Sake of a Symbol “Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.” - Alfred North Whitehead. To symbolize is to represent much like the Cowboy Ethics principle ‘Ride for the Brand’. A brand is a symbol used to mark an object in order to claim it as owned property by the entity the brand is specified to. The knowledge of symbolism has been my north star for what has seemed an infinite amount of time. To me representation and responsibility

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    Humanity in Movie “Life of Pi” —Conflict between human nature and death Introduction Pi whose father operates a zoo in India has his special attitudes towards beliefs and humanity because of his extraordinary environment in which he lived when he was a child. His parents decided to immigrate to Canada when he was only 17 years old while Pi had to break out with his first lover. On the ship to Canada‚ a rainstorm occurred and the ship sank. Nevertheless‚ Pi survived dramatically

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    hard for everything they have‚ facing mountains of tasks daily. Created by Vik Muniz in 2008‚ the 56 by 40 inch print titled Ironing Woman uses line‚ colour‚ and texture to address the notion of continuous struggle and burden of responsibilities that challenge the working class through the portrayal of a woman in the midst of such a task. Immediately upon seeing Ironing Woman the eye of the viewer is drawn towards the purposeful line work that depicts the woman of the piece while she works. She

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    Write a close critical analysis of ‘Here’ showing how far this is characteristic of the style and concerns of Larkin’s collection ‘The Whitsun Weddings’ ‘Here’ is a poem exploring Larkin’s flight of imagination as he travels from London to Hull on the train. It is the first poem in The Whitsun Weddings collection and seems to be an appropriate introduction because‚ much like his other poetry‚ it looks at humanity’s place in the world and the effect of consumerism. Following the pattern of many

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    Here S Herbie

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    being that he had to get on the subway. The only thing he enjoyed of the trip was sitting in the front car; he loved looking out of the window‚ but never had the courage to go up and stand in front of it. One day‚ as he was sitting in the train‚ a guy entered the train and started yelling in a very loud voice: “Herbie’s here. Here’s Herbie!” To begin with‚ the narrator considered Herbie as a retard because of his rather strange appearance. However‚ as soon as Herbie sat by the front window with his steering

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    the use of symbolism

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    The Use of Symbolism in Literature Obviously‚ symbolism requires the use of a symbol. Symbolism in Literature A symbol is a common object that represents meaning. For example‚ a common symbol in literature is the color black. Black often represents darkness or night. It may also symbolize evil or something bad. Thus the symbol of black must be interpreted within the context of the story and in light of what the author may be trying to represent with his or her use of the color. Many types of

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    Here In America Analysis

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    Here in America Here in America in every single state there is a set of standards for every single subject required for the teachers to teach by the end of the term. But the greatest lessons you will ever teach us will not come from your syllabus. The greatest lessons you will ever teach us you will not even remember teaching. Because you never taught us. And You never told us what we weren’t aloud to say. We just learned how to hold our tongues. Now somewhere in America there is a child holding

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    In the story “Here There Be Tigers”‚ there are multiple types of characters. There is the bossy and ignorant‚ but also the understanding and laid back. In the second story “Searching for Summer” there are the same element of characters. For example chatterton and Mr. Noakes are from two separate stories but have multiple of the same characteristics. Chatterton from “Here There Be Tigers” and Mr. Noakes from “Searching for Summer”‚ have multiple of the same characteristics‚ such as being self-absorbed

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