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    playing with my shadow magic not noticing a girl come in. “hello” she says in a small voice. I stop and look up from my hands. “What do you need?” I said annoyed. “I wish to challenge you” I sighed then I make a gesture and summoned a pack of Shadow Hounds.

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    “The burden of proof that the Canadian citizen is not an intended immigrant is always on the applicant” (Protection‚ 2015). Landed immigrants of Canada generally need a visa or passport to enter the United States‚ unless they are part of the Visa Waiver Program will a citizen of a country be eligible. There are approximately 170‚000 residents who apply for citizenship. If someone has lived in Canada for three to four years then they may apply for citizenship. Having a good standing in the community

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    Fahrenheit 451 Part 1 Responses 1. The significance of Montag seeing his reflection in Clarisse’s eyes is that it shows that Clarisse is different. She is special. In this dystopia that Ray Bradbury has made‚ Clarisse is the one unique part of the society‚ the “flaw.” 2. In the childhood memory that Clarisse caused Montag to recall‚ Montag was a child and the power went out in his house. Montag’s mother had lit a candle. He found an “hour of rediscovery‚ of such illumination that space lost

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    Several conflicting frames of mind have played defining roles in shaping humanity throughout the twentieth century. Philosophical optimism of a bright future held by humanity in general was taken advantage of by the promise of a better life through sacrifice of individuality to the state. In the books Brave New World‚ 1984‚ and Fahrenheit 451 clear opposition to these subtle entrapments was voiced in similarly convincing ways. They first all established‚ to varying degrees of balance‚ the atmosphere

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    Essay on Sadness What is sadness? Sadness is‚ contrary to popular belief‚ a natural emotion or feeling. People feel sadness whenever they lose something that they previously enjoyed such as someone they loved‚ or something as simple as a stuffed animal. This particular emotion is actually good for you. It offers relief from the pain of the loss and it gives you some measure of the importance of what you’ve lost. In Fahrenheit 451‚ Ray Bradbury strives to create a society that lives in the absence

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    If the setting in Fahrenheit 451 were moved back to the setting now it would greatly affect the plot and the characters. The overall mood in the futuristic city is dark‚ gloomy‚ and cold. It is illegal to own books and gain knowledge. The technology is very advanced and therefore people have lost interest in simple things like enjoying nature or having a meaningful conversation with one another. Instead they watch TV and listen to the radio all the time to fill the emptiness of their lives. The mood

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    troop of lions. A zoo of wild animals. A pack of wolves. A litter of puppies/kittens. A swarm of bees/ants/rats/flies. A team of horses/ducks/oxen. A murder of crows. A kennel of dogs. A pack of hounds. The following collective nouns are used for things. A group of islands. A galaxy of stars. A wad of notes. A forest of trees. A stack of wood. A fleet of ships. A string of pearls. An album

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    1. Blind Man With a Pistol – Chester Hines 2. The French Lieutenant’s Woman – John Fowles 3. The Green Man – Kingsley Amis 4. Portnoy’s Complaint – Philip Roth 5. Ada – Vladimir Nabokov 6. Them – Joyce Carol Oates 7. A Void/Avoid – Georges Perec 8. Eva Trout – Elizabeth Bowen 9. Myra Breckinridge – Gore Vidal 10. The Nice and the Good – Iris Murdoch 11. Belle du Seigneur – Albert Cohen 12. Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend is Laid – Malcolm Lowry 13. The German Lesson – Siegfried Lenz

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    The poem "Question" by May Swenson is about a person that is questioning the way they’ll go on after their belongings and pets are no longer a part of their life. The nameless main character state it in the last line of the second stanza saying‚ "bright dog is dead”. It can be said that the person is very attached to the dog as well as other things in his/ her life. The description of the main characters love for his / her dog. I believe that the speaker feels that after the dog dies he/ she will

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    Tracking Telemachus’ Transformation Through the Words and Actions of Others When most people recall The Odyssey‚ one of Homer’s epics‚ they think of Odysseus and his journey home. Few people immediately remember Telemachus‚ Odysseus’ son‚ though he goes through a journey almost as trying as Odysseus’. At the beginning of his adventure‚ Telemachus is 19 and he has never met his father. No one is willing to teach him what is expected of him so he grows up not knowing how to fight in the fields

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