trek miles through fields to find that one empty home. A few of the homes were abandoned for so long that they began to decay and become over grown with weeds. Joyce was particularly attracted to the homes that were most recently deserted. The most recently deserted homes had lost remnants of past owners that really caught her attention. When Joyce entered the home she would often imagine that people were still living in the desolate house. In the homes‚ that Joyce explored many of the once
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Describe and explain the contents of Pliny’s letter to Trajan and Trajan’s reply Pliny‚ instead of the usual Senatorial governor‚ was sent to Bithynia in 112AD to reorganise the affairs of the province‚ which had fallen into a deplorable state through the mismanagement of ‘local authorities’. Pliny was described by Mackail as being “upright and conscientious‚ but irresolute‚ pedantic and totally unable to think and act for himself in any unusual circumstances”. Pliny was investigating Christians
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No matter what‚ if people are placed in the right circumstances their inner self will come out. In the book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the concept follows a group of British boys who are stranded on a deserted island. The plot of the book is how the boys survive on this deserted island. The author‚ Golding‚ uses the inner beast as the main symbol that at some point overcomes all of the boys as they live on the island. He even uses war paint through the novel as something that covers their inner beast
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Deciding whether to re-enlist or not was one of my most difficult decisions. Here at Valley Forge‚ life is horrible. In one winter at Valley Forge‚ one third of the army has died. Some soldiers do not have enough money or materials for shoes‚ let alone an entire uniform. The soldier’s huts in the camp were so small and filled with smoke‚ that the soldiers could not even see. For these reasons‚ I have decided to not re-enlist in the Continental Army‚ for if I did‚ I would have to endure through sickness
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which travelling and moving to London: “She felt flushed and a little drunk then‚ she felt that all things were possible‚ the future was in her power‚ and she wanted to shout and sing and dance‚ standing alone in the February twilight‚ looking at the deserted beach.” Confused by her newfound freedom and feeling guilty for wanting her mother to die‚ Esme receives an unexpected visit by Mr Amos Curry‚ a salesman‚ who is interested in renting a room. For a woman who “knew nothing about the habits of men
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"The Monkey’s Paw" is set in 19th century England. The story takes place in a cabin in a deserted suburban area. The majority of the story’s scenes happen at night‚ leaving only a few scenes in daylight. During the night‚ the weather is never pleasant and often unsettling‚ but during the day the weather is decent. The author purposely sets the suspenseful scenes during the nighttime leaving the reader to expect something horrible to happen. The scenes that take place during the day are not as scary
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In William Golding novel Lord of the Flies‚ a group of young boys crash land in a deserted tropical island with no adults or supervision. Throughout the novel many symbols are revealed to the reader. The conch‚ beast‚ and Piggy’s eyeglasses are the most important symbols that are expressed in this novel. These three symbols show how the children adapt to their environment and find their own ways to survive. They also assist in the development of each character’s personality and traits. The first
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Empathy was one of Hemingway’s earliest works focused on a value. Hemingway understand that everyone gets old and years go on. For example‚ in “A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place”‚ the café was going ready to close‚ and everyone in the café left except there was only an old man at the bar. The young waiter is rude to the old man because he wants to go home to his wife. The young waiter says to the old man‚ "You should have killed yourself last week?" (from the book). The young waiter is very judgmental
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Romeo and Juliet. As the mother of Juliet‚ Lady Capulet is meant to comfort Juliet. Instead of doing that‚ she abandons Juliet in the middle of suffering. Lord Capulet acted harsh when Juliet expressed her opinion over Paris. Both of Juliet’s parents deserted her in a challenging situation. Friar Lawrence tried to bring an end to the grudge between the two families by helping Romeo and Juliet get married. His advice to Juliet to deceive her parents and the solution he provided
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to study math and science obsessively as a sort of revenge on "wasting" so much time studying natural history. In the middle of the novel... 1) The monster’s revenge on the cottagers "But again when I reflected that they had spurned and deserted me‚ anger returned‚ a rage of anger‚ and unable to injure anything human‚ I turned my fury towards inanimate objects." (page 127) The burning of the De Lacey cottage is the monster’s first major act of revenge; the reader begins to see the evil
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