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    created by a composer that imparts their values to the audience through the use of conflicting perspectives. Also‚ George Clooney’s 2005 film‚ Good Night and Good Luck explores the representation of conflicting perspectives towards Communists that reflected the distraught norms of society in 1950’s America. In both Julius Caesar and Good Night and Good Luck‚ the composers use personalities of certain characters to express conflicting perspectives. These personalities may be representative the

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    A doll house was based on the life of Laura Kieler a good friend of Ibsen. Symbolisms in literature Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy-handedly. An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object to create an overarching mood or feeling. Symbolism is often used to support a literary theme in a subtle

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    despite the narrator denying any madness. He cites his calmness in recounting the story and precision in ridding himself of the eye to prove his sanity. Poe uses light and dark imagery in day and night to symbolize good and evil in the narrator’s mental instability; he appears sane during the day but as night falls‚ his insanity becomes obvious to the readers. Throughout the day‚ the narrator seems normal and kind; he shows no evil intent. He begins by informing readers of his unnamed disease and

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    Pagan and Christian Symbolism in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight People of the Middle Ages saw and interpreted their world through the lens of Christianity‚ and the church had no small amount of symbols. These people were guided by a visual world‚ in which practically everything in nature became a sign for something transcendent‚ something that could make them stand closer to understanding God. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight provides vast Christian symbolic richness‚ but at the

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    friends. In Good Night Mr. Tom‚ Michelle Magorian tells a story of a young boy‚ Willie‚ who is stripped from his home in London. Willie is forced to move in with Mr. Tom‚ an angry man who lives in the country. Soon after arriving‚ Willie and Mr. Tom hit it off but Willie is called back to London and Mr. Tom has to set off to rescue him. The two main themes of the book are “everyone has talent” and “everything has its own time.” “Everyone has talent” is brought up often in Good Night Mr. Tom. In

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    about what people do see and think about the Keffiyeh. In Palestinians tradition‚ the Keffiyeh has been worn mostly by men as a headdress. The Keffiyeh is

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    accomplishment over such negative things. Such triumph can only be accomplished after the fact of the occurrence of a negative event. Two books that support this are Lord of the Flies‚ and Night. In “Lord of the Flies” the boys on the island must overcome evil and savagery in order to survive. In Ellie Wiesel’s Night‚ the protagonist‚ Ellie‚ faces the troubles of the Nazi concentration camps‚ loses his faith in God‚ but survives the horrific event. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel that takes

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    Symbolism in “The Last Leaf” “A cold‚ unseen stranger‚ whom the doctors called Pneumonia‚ stalked about the colony‚ touching one here and there with his icy fingers” (Henry 1). This unseen stranger dominates the topic as the story goes on. Throughout the story the main character‚ Johnsy‚ has two major involvements with hope; one positive‚ one negative. The story begins with Johnsy’s negative experience as she thinks she will die once the last leaf falls. As the story continues Johnsy begins to

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    Other significant literary techniques are metaphors and symbolism. The first metaphor in the poem is “that good night” at the end of the first line. This line is repeatedly used throughout the poem in addition to “dying of the light” both of which are in reference to death. This links to how‚ during the poem‚ all connotations of darkness are used symbolise death‚ such as “dark” and “close of the day”‚ meaning sunset. Thomas may use the comparison to show how‚ just like the end of each day‚ death

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    Doing Bad to Do Good WHAT IS? a) Background Caroline is a specialist who offers business support services to communities‚ organizations‚ and social enterprises. Over the past 20 years Carolina has built a reputation as a conscientious‚ trustworthy‚ and ethical consultant. She was hired by the state agency to be in charge of financial evaluation of a community. She was required to assist the community with financial evaluation‚ and help with applications for state financial income and medical support

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