Professor Kang English 04-21-14 Once Upon a Time In Nadine Gordimer ’s short story of "Once Upon a time"‚ she creates a frame narrative that she is involved in which is companioned by a children’s story that she’s had no interest in writing. The theme supports a message stating that humans can become their own self destruction. Living happily ever after means good comes to those who’ve worked hard and have earned it‚ but this story is followed by a twist and “YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" (Gordimer‚ 190)
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A contemplation upon flowers Tone The speaking voice /persona is philosophical as he follows what is initially an individual problem to a universally applicable conclusion. It moves from admiration and confusion at his his own recalcitrance ( hard to manage and understand) to one of acceptance and peace. Mood The mood of the poem is deeply reflective one as the poet contemplates his own mortality. Major themes Death and life- our lives are but a cycle that culminate ineditably in depth. If
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“A City upon a Hill” America evolved from a colony of England to one of the most powerful countries in the world by a constant challenge of its morals and by making courageous decisions when it was necessary. Its accomplishments were lead by the greatest thinkers to ever live. America’s actions were sometimes immoral‚ and that is why the U.S has succeeded. Throughout history‚ the United States of America did not make economic‚ social‚ and political progress in reaching its goal of becoming a “city
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The Seven Deadly Sins are as follows: * Pride- An over high opinion of oneself; exaggerated self-esteem; conceit‚ arrogance‚ vanity‚ self-satisfaction. * Lust- Lust is the self-destructive drive for pleasure out of proportion to its worth. Sex‚ power‚ or image can be used well‚ but they tend to go out of control. * Greed- Excessive desire for acquiring or having; desire for more than one needs or deserves. * Envy-Envy resents the good others receive or even might receive. Envy is
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A Comparison and Contrast In Both A’s Worn By Hester and Dimmesdale The two A’s worn in the novel by both Hester and Dimmesdale are dramatically different‚ yet they are born and made by the same identical sins. These letters are also differentiated by the infinitely changing emotional state and physical well being of the character‚ the towns views of morality and natural order‚ and the affecting environment. The two sins of most importance in the novel and that serve the greatest beneficiality
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KING ARTHUR A legend is a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition. Over time‚ a legend becomes commonly accepted as true. While legends usually elevate the main characters to heroic proportion‚ the best of them have a basis in fact. Often times‚ a legend changes over time in order to keep it fresh to new generations. Legends are told to teach and to inspire. They are told to entertain and pass down tradition. Perhaps no legend has reached a wider audience than that of King Arthur
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Winthrop In the passage called “A City Upon a Hill” John Winthrop‚ lawyer and leader of the 1630 migration of English Puritans to Massachusetts‚ discusses his beliefs Puritans should follow to be a good Puritan citizen. Winthrop tries to persuade the Puritans to create a good christian society‚ which they will achieve by sticking together as a community with the idea of brotherly love. Brotherly love with allow the community to succeed and prosper. Winthrop uses repetition‚ an extended metaphor and tone to
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the Puritan society influenced his new way of thinking. The church elder‚ one of the deacons from his church‚ addressed him with paternal affection and had upright and holy character. The wise man of old age payed his respects to Dimmesdale for his accomplishments. Dimmesdale could barely keep himself from shouting offensive things to him about God. He was afraid that he would accidentally speak of what he was saying on his mind. “The old man‚ addressed him with the paternal affection and patriarchal
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Youth and Sexual sin By BIB 441 Counseling and Youth July 4‚ 2011 Introduction It used to be that most parents didn’t worry that their children would fall into sexual temptation until after they were old enough to drive. I remember when I was a teenager myself. We did discuss sex and sexuality but it never crossed our minds to have sex before getting married. I remember one of our neighbors who got pregnant a couple of
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SIN TAX BILL MANILA‚ Philippines—A “sin tax” on cigarettes and alcohol dampened the New Year party spirit when it was introduced in the Philippines Tuesday‚ as part of a government bid to boost finances. Many stores started selling tobacco and drink at inflated prices before midnight‚ ahead of the official implementation of the tax hikes on January 1‚ hitting partygoers in the pocket. Tax on cigarettes will gradually be raised to P30 ($0.72) per pack by 2017‚ roughly doubling the current price
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