Dear High School Students‚ I have dreamt of graduating college since I began school. By the time I was your age‚ I had been practicing my college acceptance speech to my parents for many years. I understand that it can be difficult to imagine another four years of schooling. When you look at the alternative‚ however‚ you will find that you must work hard now to enjoy the rest of your life. When you are a middle-aged person‚ you will have been enjoying weekends off and family vacations for so
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I Love Shopping - Tenses and Verb Patterns I love 1.) (go) shopping. My husband 2.) (think) I am crazy because I go shopping every day. I 3.) (be) like this since I was 10 years old. When my mother 4.) (take) me to buy new clothes‚ I loved 5.) (stay) in the shops for hours and hours. We were quite a poor family so I used to 6.) (look) at everything without 7.) (buy) and that is what I still do now. I look. I touch. I feel‚ but I rarely 8.) (buy) a single thing. After I 9.) (be)
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dining cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable. Speed‚ comfort and safety are the main advantages of trains and planes. That is why many people prefer them to all other means. Travelling by sea is very popular. Large ships and small river boats can visit foreign countries and differentplaces of interest within their own country. As for me‚ I prefer travelling by car. I think it’s very convenient. You needn’t reserve tour tickets. You needn’t carry heavy suitcases. You can stop wherever
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“The Story of an Hour” is a short story written by Kate Chopin. In this story‚ there are a lot of symbols. They range from as little as an open window‚ to as big as heart disease. Symbols can be very crucial to literature‚ and the story’s meaning. The symbols in this story are very interesting to me. I do not think the story would be as meaningful as it is if they were not included. When Mrs. Mallard first goes up to her room‚ she is described as being‚ “pressed down by a physical exhaustion that
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Symbolism in the “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin For this lesson I read "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Although there are many literary devices used in "The Story of an Hour"‚ I have decided to write my essay on the use of symbolism. The literary device symbolism is a technique used to represent ideas and events by using significant or important things that stand out in the story. A few things that stood out most in the story would be the comfortable chair‚ and Mrs. Mallard’s heart
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The verbs used throughout the passage were consistently powerful and were extremely effective is evoking vivid imagery. Grendel’s rage and blood lust is captured dramatically with the use of such energetic verbs‚ ‘Then is rage boiled over‚ he ripped open/the mouth of the building‚ maddening for blood‚’ (Heaney‚ 723-724). The descriptions of the setting in this passage are also important in adding to the visual quality and the imagery. The mead-hall‚ Heorot‚ is described in magnificent detail‚ ‘..
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Have you ever read a book that you remember from your childhood‚ and discovered hidden meanings or symbolism‚ when you thought the meaning was exactly stated? In the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein‚ a favorite book of quite a few children‚ Silverstein tells a story of a “tree” giving everything she can to a young boy throughout his life. He comes back when he has taken from her not physically‚ but mentally and emotionally‚ and asks for bigger favors as he gets older. He starts to take greater
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has constructed this intricately woven film by using various film techniques the most significant of which is symbols. In the film symbols are used to present many different ideas to the audience. Scorsese who is a modern film icon constantly uses symbolism throughout his films to convey subtle ideas to the audience without them knowing. Three different motifs or symbols are used in the film to achieve this result. Water is firstly used to present the idea reality or truth; while fire is used to represent
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“A Rose for Emily” Symbolism In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner symbolism is used throughout the entire story. A symbol “in literature [is]‚ a person‚ place‚ or thing that suggests more than its literal meaning” (Kennedy 223). William Faulkner used symbolism constantly in many of his stories‚ so he was very familiar with creating symbols and giving them meanings that the wanted the readers to understand. There is a main symbol and then there are some symbols that are still important to the
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Stephen Crane’s "The Open Book": Cosmic Irony by: Sarah Clauer Stephen Crane’s "The Open Boat‚" is thought to be one of the finest stories ever written by an American. Crane uses a theme of cosmic irony. Cosmic irony is the belief that the universe is so large and man is so small that the universe is indifferent to the plight of man. In "The Open Boat‚" Crane’s theme‚ cosmic irony‚ is illustrated through the use of symbols for isolation‚ insignificance‚ and indifference. Three
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