Suzanne Collins‚ the author of The Hunger Games‚ wants us to believe that sometimes in life‚ we are required to do tasks that we are uncomfortable doing. Collins uses symbolism in her book to help further her writing. One form of symbolism I chose was the bow and arrow. In my opinion the bow and arrow symbolized strength and confidence in Katniss. Strength is symbolized because Katniss was taught to use a bow by her father. Therefore‚ having a bow gives her strength and confidence to provide and
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Good Country People is currently in third person perspective; the story would be a very different in tone and characteristics if written in Hulga’s perspective. At first reading Good Country People it is from the narrator’s point of view allowing you to understand everything that is going on with out the characters forcing a bias feeling or thought towards someone else. This objective type of writing allows the reader to think more about what they feel and interpret the information their way but
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Plato’s Republic: The Good Society and the Deformation of desire This paper will outline and elaborate upon the important elements of Martha Nussbaum’s article titled Plato’s Republic: The Good Society and the Deformation of Desire. It will focus on three important elements in the article starting with relevance of Plato’s ideas today‚ deformation of desires and the importance of institutions in combating the latter. The ideas set out in Plato’s The Republic are still relevant in today’s
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poem The Names by William James Collins is about the tragic events of 9/11 and the people that were lost in the catastrophic events of the heartbreaking event. Mr. Collins illustrates the hurtful events and shows a deep understanding and respect for the tragic events that took place on 9/11. Mr. Collins brings in harsh and truthful events that left a lasting impact on me and others who read this meaningful poem. William James Collins‚ also known as Billy Collins‚ is an American poet who was born
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In Katherine Mangu-Ward’s article‚ “Plastic Bags are Good for You” she argues that plastic bags are better than paper bags because they’re cheaper for stores to distribute‚ they can hold items that are twice its own weight‚ and they can be used for other household necessities. Mangu-Ward makes reasonable points and provides a lot of information in her article‚ but she does not have reliable sources that supports her claims. Also she does not cite the sources she is getting her information from. The
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expelled from the Katsukawa school‚ Hokusai became more interested in landscapes and daily Japanese life and less on actors. It was not until his later life and after the height of his fame that he painted the famous The Great Wave (katsushikahokusai.org ‚ 2017). About The Great Wave The
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convey the idea. In the poem ‘Rising Five’ by Norman Nicholson‚ the main idea is about a boy who want to rush through his childhood “like a boy throwing away his toffee wrappers”. We can link this poem to another poem‚ ‘On Turning Ten’ by Billy Collins‚ which describes a boy who doesn’t want to move on in life. Through Collin’s writing‚ the boy is shown as being also scared about growing up and facing life’s challenges. Both poets use a variety of language features such as similes‚ metaphors‚ personification
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Nearly 4‚000 African Americans were murdered during the Jim Crow era. These laws terrorized blacks in the south. When one of theses social codes were broken‚ the ku klux klan would be there to punish and intimidate the people who broke them. The mid to late 1950’s was a bad time for African Americans. Jim Crow Laws were everywhere in the south and the Ku Klux Klan were the powerhouse of the south. A young leader by the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ‚ overcame odds as he successfully found a
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Yet‚ he discovered that he could make friends by making people laugh‚ that was his turning point. At home‚ he would thoroughly enjoyed making faces and mimicking in his mirror. It wasn’t all great for Jim though. First‚ he had to work around his learning disability‚ dyslexia‚ in order to succeed in school. He did this by developing a phenomenal memory. Money was another problem‚ his family lived in a rough district with lots of low-rent townhouses
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sticky? A stick. In his poems “Marginalia” and “Introduction to Poetry‚” Billy Collins uses metaphors to argue that students who annotate without real engagement detract from their experience of reading literature whereas those who annotate for their own satisfaction become more fulfilled. Collins’ “Marginalia” and “Introduction to Poetry” show the ways writing can be enjoyed when one annotates for one’s own contentment. Collins talks about the various ways he wants students to interact with poems‚ saying
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