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    Symbolism in the Odyssey

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    In The Odyssey‚ Homer uses many literary devices to reach out to his audience. He wants the reader to look past the surface of the text and go deeper into its meaning. This is accomplished by using symbolism throughout the epic. The most significant of these symbols are Odysseus’ great bow‚ the shroud that Penelope weaves for Laertes‚ the island of Ithaca‚ and the sea itself. The great bow symbolizes both Odysseus’ strength and the obvious truth: he is the only one fit both for Penelope and to lead

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    "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck illustrates through subtle symbolism a woman’s struggle for sexual identity. "The Chrysanthemums" is also a story that examines the unhappiness of the marriage between Elisa and Henry Allen. "The Chrysanthemums" takes place in Salinas Valley‚ California‚ which seems like a site of isolation due to the fact that no one or nothing is near there home on this valley. Due to the fact that no one or nothings is near readers can think that Elisa lives her life through

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    The Rise of Europe

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    The Rise of Europe Contemporary world power‚ and the shift from the East to the West during what historian’s term‚ Medieval/Renaissance Europe‚ shifted the roles of two vastly different empires – the Ming and Ottoman. Even though we barely even touched on the Ming Empire‚ I feel like the significance of it‚ is far too grand to leave out in describing the rise of Europe. Both empires had different types of leadership and core goals – military and social. The Ming Empire was led by brilliant philosophical

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    The Rise of Sikhism

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    Nanak and the rise of Sikhism Sikhism is a religion that is originated in India‚ the origins for this religion come from the teaching of Guru Nanak poet and religious teacher and his successors . The teachings of Sikhism emphasize on the principle of equality of all humans and rejects discrimination from caste‚ creed‚ and gender . Another important concept from the Sikhism religion are faith and justice .Sikhism is a monotheist religion ‚ which is that they believe in only one god .

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    In the short essay “Everyone and everything around you is your teacher” by Ken Keyes‚ the main audience is everyone. Anyone can read this and relate‚ no matter how young or old. The line that interested me the most was when the author quoted “Conversely‚ what we dislike most in others may also reflect some trait within ourselves that we weren’t aware was there.” This line is my favorite because it brings light to the subconscious part of our mind. We all have flaws‚ but it is seen best through each

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    Rise of the Taliban

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    attention of most westerners after the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001. However‚ they have a much deeper history rooted as far back as the Soviet Union’s invasion and occupation of the region. In order to comprehend the rise‚ fall and re-emergence of the Taliban‚ three men must be mentioned: Mohammad Omar‚ Ahmad Shah Massoud‚ and the most famous terrorist alive‚ Osama bin Laden. During the last days of the Afghanistan Soviet Union conflict‚ it was apparent that the less equipped and heavily disadvantaged

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    The Outsiders The outsiders‚ a young adult novel‚ is the story about Ponyboy curtis and his struggles with the rights and wrongs of society in which he believes he is an outsider. There are many examples of symbolism in this book. For example sunsets‚ hair‚ and gold. In this essay I’m going to talk about four very important symbols. Sunsets‚ gold‚ the Greasers’ hair‚ and the drive-in theater. Firstly‚ sunsets. In the outsiders Ponyboy says‚ “Maybe the two different worlds we live in weren’t so different

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    The Rise of Realism

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    The Rise Of Realism 1. Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it. The term Muckraker was created by Theodore Roosevelt. It was used for American novelists or journalists that exposed corruption in government or big businesses in the twentieth century. 1. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer?  The main focus of a Naturalistic writer

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    The Rise of Naturalism The Law of Life RL 2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text. RL 3 Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story. RL 4 Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone‚ including words with multiple meanings. RL 9 Demonstrate knowledge of early-twentiethcentury works of American literature. L 4b Identify and correctly

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    very soul. The unwanted yet undeniable words‚ telling me my cousin Johnny was dead. I so often seem to be immobilized by that moment. "He played life to the fullest‚ and without regret‚ he bet it all and braved the fall". For me‚ that is the day everything went wrong. Ray and Jerilynn‚ My parents and my daughter‚ Alexa live in Costa Mesa‚ California. My Mothers sister Aunt Carole and Uncle Lenny‚ Karen‚ Joe and Johnny my cousins live about a block away. I‚ myself had been living in Newport Beach

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