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    The Awakening Symbols

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    Symbols/Motifs in The Awakening Art: ▪ Art becomes a symbol of both freedom and failure. ▪ A major part of Edna’s initial awakening is her decision to take up painting again‚ and it is partly through the income from the sale of some of her paintings that she is able to abandon her husband’s home and establish her own. ▪ At the same time‚ however‚ there are suggestions that Edna’s art is somehow flawed. When she tries to make a sketch of Madame Ratignolle‚ we are told that the sketch

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    mr bean

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    Gffyguhijokiuytfdfghjrtyuio;l‚jhgfdsxcvbnm‚lqwertyuiop;lkjhgfdsazxcvbnm‚.lkjhgfdsaqwertyuioplkjhgfdsazxcvbnm‚.;lkjhgfdsaqwertyuiop;lkjhgfdsaZx m‚.lkjhgfdsaqwertyuio;lkjhgfdsxcvbnm‚.lkreropoiuytrertyuiopoiuytreruop[poiuytreropoiyuhidygduhdhgdhodgihieufguefhouudyguhjioudpdw have my dream job: I’ve wanted to be a teacher since I was in kindergarten and a scientist since I was in first grade‚ and now I get to be both. In between‚ I was a student for 22 years who saw it all - the teacher who took

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    plethora of literary techniques and strengths integrated within itself that separates it from other novels and work in tandem with the plot to form an enjoyable novel. A significant technique used in Lord of the flies is its multitude of motifs. Two of these many motifs include power and savagery and are brought up many times in the novel. The use of these literary techniques are to emphasize the insanity the boys on the island go through. In our pastiche we wrote an alternate ending to Lord of the flies

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    The Christmas Tree

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    the Christmas tree is a symbol of the bond that we all shared because we always put it together and decorate it as a family. This is something that we have done as a family for as long as I can remember and this will remain a family tradition as long as I live. We also had a traditional family breakfast that my mom and Tainisha‚ my sister‚ cook while my dad watched the Channel 5 news and Marques‚ my brother‚ and I play chess. My dad‚ brother and I would get the Christmas tree down from the

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    Ph Bean Lab

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    Florencia Rodriguez October 20‚ 2010 IB Biology SLII The effect of three different pH levels (4‚ 7‚ 10) on the rate of germination of spanish beans Research Question: What is the effect of three different pH levels (4‚ 7‚ 10) on the rate of germination of spanish beans? Independent Variable: The different pH levels in the water would be the independent variable in this lab. Three different pH levels were tested‚ 4‚ 7 and 10‚ both 4 and 10 were chosen because they are 3 pH levels away

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    The Sun Motif The sun‚ warm and beautiful‚ is a necessity of all life force on earth. In contrast to the sun warmth and beauty‚ Albert Camus uses the sun as the motivation of the main character Meursault’s actions in The Stranger. The sun is a complex symbol which has several meanings in the novel. From the day of Maman’s funeral to the day of his death‚ the sun keeps repeating again and again throughout the novel‚ and it is a distraction to the main character Meursault. The sun is a symbol of feelings

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    brings to the light the idea that a timeless quality of the tree and the world around it possess.  I think that this is what I find the most fascinating about the poem for this might be how India could be described to the West‚ and given that Dutt was one of the first poets to be read by Western audiences‚ this could be part of her intent. I find myself persuaded by the element of nostalgia for the past that is featured in the love of the tree in the poem. In the horrific conditions of what is and

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    things we can’t touch like love‚ loyalty‚ freedom‚ friendship‚ and imagination that are concealed within everyone’s lives. These universal ideas can also be motifs; a motif is a dominant idea or distinctive feature in an artistic or literary composition. Motifs are used to teach a lesson to others throughout out dance‚ art‚ or literature. Motifs have been around and hidden in literature for a very long time. Almost 3‚000 years ago there was a tale told by Homer‚ his story is now translated into an

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    Othello: Religious Motifs

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    Desdemona and Othello’s relationship. As a result‚ the twisted heaven and hell imagery used near the end of Othello reflects the eventual break down of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage. Thus‚ in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the connotation of the religious motifs throughout are used to develop the idea that even the most loving couples have their flaws leaving them vulnerable to the destructive powers of jealousy brought on by the manipulative influences of others‚ resulting in suspicion and ultimately betrayal

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    4 Motifs In Hamlet

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    In the story their are four motifs that take place in the play of hamlet. Revenge‚ decay & corruption‚ sanity vs insanity‚ and appearance vs reality. introduced in Act One. Queen Gertrude asks Hamlet why he is still so heavily mourning the death of his father‚ claiming that he seems to be grieving more than is necessary. He responds to this by saying ‘Seems‚ madam! nay it is‚ I know not ‘seems’’ (Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ line 78)‚ highlighting the idea that there can be a schism between what things appear

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