In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a few symbols to illustrate the main themes. The most obvious symbol is the scarlet letter Hester is made to wear. The forest and the wilderness are also key symbols of the story. Another important symbol is the sun. All of these symbols support the main idea of the novel. To begin with‚ the most influential symbol in the entire book is the infamous scarlet letter. Hester walks out of the prison‚ wearing the scarlet letter ‘A’‚ in the second chapter
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ourselves at the valleys of our spiritual journey‚ we must not wallow in the darkness that valleys often brings. Instead‚ we ought to look up through the canopies of troubles that may hang there. We ought to look above the vines that may block out the sunshine and find the path that would take us up the gradients of our mountain. It is only after we are broken and fully surrendered to God in our valleys that we can really navigate the contours on the sides of our mountains. Too often we forget the
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My Most Embarrassing Situation Everyone has been embarrassed at one time or another. It is that moment in time when you wish the earth would open up and swallow you. The anxiety and discomfort felt during that time which may only last a few seconds feels like time has stood still. I remember so well when I had my most embarrassing moment. I was in Form 4 and it was during the school recess. The minute the bell rang for recess‚ I rushed to the toilet because I had been
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The prohibition era was the period in the US when the manufacture‚ sale and transportation of liquor were banned. To completely eliminate alcohol from society was always going to be an impossible task due to the limited amounts of prohibition officers and the easy manner in which illegal alcohol could be made and old‚ so in that aspect of its ambition it failed. However it was able to reduce alcoholism‚ and as a result of prohibition fewer arrests for drunkenness were recorded. With those thoughts
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Melody Sharpe Alana Baker English 111 October‚ 21 2012 Absinthe‚ the truth Absinthe‚ a well-known drink prohibited in antiquity is an uncommonly misunderstood drink and as the old rhyme goes‚ “don’t judge a book by its cover.” One must at least rationalize the actual possibility of the truth of this alcoholic beverage. The history of absinthe and current trends are to be considered when foreshadowing to understand
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Louis)‚ Automobile Lifestyles Temperance/Prohibition vs. Speakeasies‚ Moonshine Music Jazz‚ Speakeasies Science Evolution/Scopes Trial/Charles Darwin Sports Baseball‚ Football‚ Golf‚ Swimming Women Flappers‚ Suffrage/Right to Vote‚ Jobs Minimum Requirements: 5 sources MLA Format 3 pages in length 12 point Times
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is forced to settle for less. The Salinas Valley also illustrates Elisa’s unhappiness. “On the foothill ranches across the Salinas River‚ the yellow stubble fields seemed to be bathed in pale cold sunshine‚ but there was no sunshine in the valley now in December” (Steinbeck 325). The definition of sunshine is‚ “something (as a person‚ condition‚ or influence) that radiates warmth‚ cheer‚ or happiness” (Merriam-webster.com). When a scene is described as
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I chose to do my Concert Critique on a local classic rock band‚ VIVA. The live concert took place on Friday‚ June 24‚ 2005 at 8:30 p.m. at Bayside Market Place. The concert was held outdoors on a stage overlooking the water. The audience was seated on concrete benches facing the stage and there were some patrons who were seated on plastic chairs that they had pulled away from the nearby bar. The lighting was not very extravagant‚ not many bells and whistles‚ just enough lighting
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Financial level of population is different. Without a doubt‚ all cannot afford to go a swimming pool. Another difference between them is that swimming at the beach is beneficial for our health. We can get vitamin D in the sunshine. However‚ there is no blue sky‚ no breeze‚ and sunshine in a swimming pool. So‚ we cannot get vitamin D in a pool. Nevertheless‚ there can be risks of environmental toxins or chemical toxicants at the beach. How do people know if the water in the sea does not bring any harm
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places that heightens ones sense of belonging or alienation. The concept of belonging through connections with people‚ experiences and memories in certain places is explored in the texts Romulus my Father a memoir by Raimond Gaita and Oranges and Sunshine directed by Jim Loach. It is not a connection with the physical landscape that allows us to experience a sense of inclusion but rather connections built with people or communities that either heighten ones sense of affiliation or estrangement. This
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