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    Thematic Interpretation Monk Kidd‚ Sue | The Secret Life of Bees | Harmondsworth‚ England: Viking Penguin‚ 2002 In the novel The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd there were many themes‚ motifs and symbols that presented their selves throughout the story. The two themes that stood out to me in this book were the irrationality of racism and the power of the female community. These themes had a major significance in the overall message of the book. If I have learned anything from reading

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    with ships. As a young boy‚ Benjamin plays with small wooden boats and beetle-men‚ but as he advances in age and gathers more and more life experience‚ he finds himself on the coast of a vast ocean‚ where he is an assistant for Caliel September‚ and later an oarsman for John Benn. Matthee cleverly uses the boats that he encounters as symbols for the events in his life‚ that eventually lead Benjamin home to his family in the kloof. These carefully crafted vessels weave together key points in Benjamin’s

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    magically attract experiences that bring you joy and fulfillment. Never before has the Law of Attraction been explained so thoroughly‚ concisely‚ and beautifully as in "The Secret." The Law of Attraction states that like attracts like; your thoughts and feelings attract corresponding experiences. For me‚ "The Secret" accomplishes three objectives: 1) it deepens my understanding of the Law of Attraction and provides numerous examples of how to apply it‚ 2) the uplifting presentation engenders

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    issues or transgressions. The result often becomes an inability to exculpate others as well. However‚ if a person can seek forgiveness‚ then happiness will become more apparent in his or her life. In the novel The Secret Life of Bees‚ Sue Monk Kidd demonstrates how contentment becomes prevalent in a person’s life through the characters Lily and June once they seek forgiveness. Lily‚ a fourteen-year-old runaway white girl‚ not only struggles to forgive herself‚ but her father‚ T Ray‚ and her mother for

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    Throughout literary history‚ animals have been utilized in tales to convey moral ideologies. Frequently‚ these animals interact with the human race. This literary technique is modeled in the novel Life of Pi. This novel details the adventure of Piscine "Pi" Martel as he is stranded in the Pacific Ocean with a hyena‚ a zebra‚ a orangutan named Orange Juice‚ and a tiger named Richard Parker. Pi is polyreligious; he is a Hindu‚ Christian‚ and Muslim. Pi’s religious beliefs aid him in his struggle

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    In this chapter of “The Secret Life of Water‚” the language and vivid detail of the text truly stood out to me. The chapter begins by describing many familiar experiences humans have encountered with water. The language is straightforward‚ and the vivid details help me imagine I was in a certain situation presented in the chapter. For example‚ when the chapter talked about preparing to dash through the rain‚ I related to it and can remember the many times in my life when I have had to do this. The

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    Walter Jackson Freeman II Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895-1972)‚ American neurologist‚ specialized in the lobotomy‚ which showed his devotion to helping the mentally ill. According to an article called “Walter Jackson Freeman II‚” posted by the Birtanica Online Encyclopedia‚ between 1920 and 1930‚ Freeman attended different facilities to extend his view on mental illnesses: University of Pennsylvania‚ University of Pennsylvania’s on campus hospital‚ Europe‚ and Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Washington

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    “I’m Gonna Give All My Secrets Away” A secret can undoubtedly be considered an urban myth in today’s society. The very concept of keeping a secret has been forgotten. I believe that a lot of the blame can be directed at social media and its effects on confidentiality‚ as well as peoples grasp on reality. I think we forget how big of an effect our words can have‚ when they are so easily typed and uploaded for anyone and everyone to see. When I say I believe people have lost their grasp on reality

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    Secret Life of Bees Book Journal Chapter 1 Lily Owens is lying in her bed watching bees squeeze in and out of cracks in her walls. She thinks about her mother‚ who died when Lily was a child. She also thinks about Rosaleen‚ a black woman who looks after her and her father‚ T. Ray. When the bees begin to swarm around Lily‚ she wakes T. Ray to show him but when he comes‚ the bees are gone. He threatens to make her kneel in grits if she wakes him again. Lily decides she will catch some bees in a

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    Plan for Achieving Personal Success in the Footsteps of my Role Model‚ Walter Knotts I admire Walter Knotts‚ who was an unsuccessful Farmer until he nursed several abandoned berry plants back to health and became a successful Entrepreneur. As I complete my academic program‚ I intend to develop the success skills and abilities that will enable me to achieve my dreams of developing and managing a successful business. Walter Knotts is the perfect role model for me because for the fact that he started

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