significant impacts on both the way the prose is crafted‚ and how the reader interprets it. For instance‚ Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography appears to be written for a very particular individual. This is made explicit by the first two words of the book: “Dear son.” Immediately‚ one becomes aware of the fact that Franklin is not engaged directly in a dialogue with the reader‚ but rather‚ that he is addressing his own son. At first‚ it may seem rather peculiar for him to address his audience in a way so closely
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Aware of the potency of Sarah Good‚ Tituba‚ and many of the other accused witches‚ the accusers in the Salem court feign hysteria (Tunc Web‚ Miller PAGE NUMBER. The display of pain is an attempt to create the impression that the Sarah and Tituba are infecting the “normal” girls (Tunc Web). Such hysteria allows Abigail to avoid allegations when she accuses Tituba and others of serving the Devil (Tunc Web‚ Miller 1154). ( According to Tanfer Tunc‚ in the seventeenth-century‚ the women accused of witchcraft
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Cora’s Great Aunt Ida arrives to the scene where Cora‚ Roger and Peter have now gotten Mimi away from the Long Lankin‚ but Cora’s Aunt doesn’t think this is all that has to be done‚ she wants the revenge that she feels is rightfully hers; the death of the Long Lankin‚ so she ends up killing the creature. This emoji shows the sense of relief that Cora is feeling now that the Long Lankin has finally been put to rest after many years of murdering children and now that her sister is safe. The Long
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Sarah E. Goode‚ born in 1855‚ was the first African American woman to receive a United States patent. Her invention was a cabinet bed. When the bed was not in use‚ the invention also functioned as a roll-top desk. During the time of its invention‚ people commonly lived in studios or small apartments. Most people did not have the space for bulky or large pieces of furniture because there was little space in there homes as it was. However‚ the cabinet desk was an ideal piece of furniture because it
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The pumpkin queen Cadet Ramirez Exploration of space B2 Utah Military Academy The pumpkin queen Sarah Frey is known as the pumpkin queen because she grows the most jack pumpkins in the united states (The big orange ones for halloween). Just this fall she shipped 5 million pumpkins. She says if it hadn’t been so hot and humid she would’ve shipped more. Eat not carve Sarah frey believes you shouldn’t just carve pumpkins for entertainment and decoration but eat them. She is now using more
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in the book‚ it is said that Placida Linero and Ibrahim Nasar shared an austere marriage of convenience‚ “without a single moment of happiness” (Vargas‚ 7). Their marriage of convenience can be likened to the marriage of Jean and Blanca‚ as in both cases‚ the marriage is formed out of need‚ not love. Though the reason for Santiago’s parents’ marriage of convenience is never stated‚ the reasons for Jean and Blanca’s are given as to conceal a pregnancy and for monetary gain. These marriages are similar
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After watching the Three Sovereigns for Sarah‚ there were many thoughts that went through my head. The main idea of the movie was the fact that there was something so called “witchcraft.” Many factors played into the accusing of people who were “witches‚” like‚ superstition‚ politics‚ gender‚ religion etc. As a basic summary of the movie‚ mostly there were some girls who thought they were possessed by witches. When some of the townsmen asked who possessed them‚ they stated some names‚ and just kept
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Staff writer for The New Yorker Sarah Stillman wrote an invigorating article titled The Throwaways where she argues using civilians for sting operations is hazardous for the informants. Using civilians as confidential informants is a growing practice among law enforcement since informants do not need to be trained‚ paid‚ or even protected; nevertheless‚ using civilians has led to numerous amounts of deaths for victim and pain for the families of the victims. Stillman’s article uncovers the truth
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Mr. President‚ First of all I would like to congratulate you on your victory to the white house. I look forward to being served by you for the next four years‚ and God willing maybe the term after that. You have worked hard to earn the trust of the people and gain their votes. There are many challenges ahead of you: curing a sick economy‚ managing wars overseas‚ and helping Americans to keep their homes‚ to name a few. However I must add to your long and overwhelming “to do” list the task of improving
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an author known as Sarah Ellis has mastered the art of suspense. Sarah Ellis‚ the author of “Gore”‚ used many tools in her task to create suspenseful stories like‚ “Gore”. This essay will point out the various tools that Sarah Ellis used. Sarah Ellis has shown mastery in many fields in the suspense genre‚ but this essay will shine the spotlight on the three tools she used in “Gore” such as imagery‚ foreshadowing‚ and dialogue. The first point will state‚ how Sarah Ellis uses the tool called
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