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    George as a ranch worker has to constantly travel and have no family made him lonely. “Guys like us‚ that work on ranches‚ are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake‚ and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other

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    new world‚ material without being real‚ where poor ghosts‚ breathing dreams like air‚ drifted fortuitously about... Like that ashen‚ fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees.” (161) After Wilson shoots Gatsby‚ he also shoots himself because he feels like he has no other way to escape his life of hardship‚ and Nick describes his body as being “ashen” which invokes the image of the dull‚ grey

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    QUESTION: Discuss how cultural experience informs the practice of artists Contemporary artist Hossein Valamanesh and Janet Lawrence both have a different and diverse cultural background in which informs their practice. Hossein’s cultural background underpins much of his art‚ intertwining both his Australian and Iranian background. Lawrence’s artworks are a personal comment on her world‚ she explores contemporary and therefore cultural themes such as history‚ art‚ science and memory. Valamanesh

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    Edgar Allan Poe – Ulalume (1847) Analysis: “Ulalume” is written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1847. Like many his other poems‚ e.g. The Raven or Annabel Lee are about narrator´s loss of a beautiful woman‚ who dies‚ also “Ulalume” concentrates to this point. We all can easily find out‚ that the poem takes place in the October‚ when the sky is grey and the withering leaves feature us the autumn season. He mentions stars on the sky fade as well as the night and the morning is coming. He

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    Absolutely. Just like a volcano exploding. As someone who had raced through both‚ Cuahtemoc felt about the same in regards to each. He kept his paws to his face‚ wincing as he charged through the cloud of in-sync feather dusters. “Out of my face. Please. Guys‚ I won’t stop for any birds in the wrong mouth at the wrong time.”

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    lady dressed in her Sunday best staggering down the road to church which was about a half a mile away. She was looking angular and lean the color of poor gray Georgia earth‚ beaten by King Cotton. Her elbows were wrinkled and thick her skin looked ashen but durable like old pines. The people of the church only saw her age‚ the dotage‚ the missing buttons down the front of her mildewed black dress‚ saw her as a cook‚ chauffer‚ maid‚ mistress‚ and some even saw her having jungle orgies in a evil place

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    sleep with at night (orthopnea): sleeps with 2 pillows‚ denies orthopnea • Cough: coughs during the day or night; no mucus or blood tinged; coughs • Fatigue: no fatigue • Skin ever turn bluish or ashen in color? (Cyanosis or Pallor): denies facial skin turn blue or ashen • Swelling in your ankles or feet (edema): no swelling of feet and legs • Ever awaken at night to urinate? How many times? (nocturia): no nocturia indicated • Past health problems with your heart

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    Fitzgerald’s selection of details regarding her. Her change in dresses‚ the purchase of trinkets and perfume‚ and her methodical choice in taxi cab based upon its luxury interior are details that serve to depict Myrtle as superficial‚ yet her origins of the ashen slum contradict these actions. The juxtaposition of these details reveals that Myrtle feigns wealth and propriety due to her affair with Tom Buchanan. Tom’s brash comments following the frivolous purchase of a dog “Here’s your money go buy ten more

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    Wassily Kandinsky once said “color is a power which directly influences the soul.” The colors used in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ mean much more than just a physical description. They are symbols and give a deeper meaning to things such as characters‚ or places‚ or objects. Colors show more emotion and represent themes throughout the whole novel. White can be tied to carelessness. While green can be connected to Gatsby’s life dream. Gold shows the riches of people and their pretty

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    In cinematic performances‚ Death is often portrayed as heartless and also often exemplifies the characteristics of a malevolent character. However‚ contrary to this popular concept‚ the character of death in The Book Thief‚ by Markus Zusak‚ has a very humane personality‚ with his ability to feel pain‚ sympathy‚ and humor causing him to defy most stereotypes set by other portrayals. In the novel‚ he narrates the life of a girl named Liesel‚ a German citizen who lost her parents and her brother at

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