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    Cited: Chekhov‚ Anton. “The Lady with the Pet Dog.” The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s 2012. 192-203. Print Oates‚ Joyce Carol. “ The Lady with the Pet Dog.” The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s 2012. 206-218. Print

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    are an endless number of poems in the world today. Each of these poems can leave a lasting impression on a reader. Each reader may gain a different impression from the next reader. Two poems that have left an impression on me are “Harlem” by Langston Hughes and “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. There are different key elements within in each poem that create the effect it can have on a reader. These key elements are imagery‚ figures of speech‚ symbolism‚ word choice‚ tone‚ theme‚ and sound. The

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    Death at a Lottery “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson opens with the descriptions of how the day was beginning and the describing the ordinary villagers and the pleasant and hot weather. The title itself gives the reader the general subject matter about the story. The reader automatically with the help of the title and the introduction of “The Lottery” provides them the thought this would be a pleasant story with a happily ever after‚ but the contrary it was anything but. The atmosphere of the town’s

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    Cited: Chopin‚ Kate. “The Story of an Hour.” The Bedford Introduction to Literature 9th Edition. Meyer‚ Michael. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press‚ 2011. 15-16. Print. Godwin‚ Gail. “A Sorrowful Woman.” The Bedford Introduction to Literature 9th Edition. Meyer‚ Michael. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press‚ 2011. 39-41. Print. Atwood‚ Margaret. “Happy Endings.” The Bedford Introduction to Literature 9th Edition. Meyer‚ Michael. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press‚ 2011. 624-626. Print.

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    is possible. When Patricia Smith wrote “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl (for Those of You Who Aren’t)” (854) she was simply telling us about her experiences in life as she grew up. She may not spell out everything she is saying‚ but expects the reader to pick up on it. This tendency is also carried out in “Surprise” (899) and “Summer Words

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    the idea about how lies exist in the everyday aspects of our lives. She describes ten different forms of lies that individuals use. She defines a lie as “a false statement or action especially made with the intend to deceive” on page no.409 of Bedford Reader. In her essay she argues that everybody lies and tries to find excuses to justify it. She provides personal examples including lying about being stuck in traffic‚ lying to her husband and her friend. Ericsson talks about how always telling the

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    what people think and believe” (Everything’s an argument 38). There are many methods that can be used to create an emotional connection with people. In the story called “The F word” by Firoozeh Dumas‚ the author use humor to emotionally connect the readers to her story. In some instances when writers want to get a deeper message across to the audiences they use a sadder approach. In the commercial by AT&T‚ they try to get the message across texting and driving and the serious consequences. A good

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    cool. Through its symbolism‚ imagery and tone‚ “We Real Cool” illustrates how losing one’s identity to become part of a reckless group in insolence of moral and social traditionalism will lead one to an early grave. Brooks uses symbolism to get the readers to view the poem in an abstract nature. In the subtitle‚ the word golden is symbolic of summer‚ youth and daytime. This is an ironic name for the pool hall‚ because the wandering lives of the pool players seem anything but golden. By saying that

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    effective writing. Source: Hacker/Sommers (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2011‚ 2007). This paper has been updated to follow the style guidelines in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers‚ This paper follows the style guidelines in the MLA Handbook for Writers of

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    is one of the most powerful attributes an author can use while writing a story. It is a conversation between characters in a drama or narrative. Also‚ it’s the lines or passages in a script that are intended to be spoken. The use of this gives the reader the belief that they are part of the story. It is used throughout stories to convey the feeling of emotions. Writers use expressions in their writing to suggest that the character(s) are having some sort of inner feeling happening Whether it be from

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