Features to consider in all 4 texts: - plotline and structure - elements: earth/air/water/fire - animals - narrative perspective (and time) - sight and blindness (delayed decoding) - sound and silence - settings - character foils - women (i.e. roles - conventional vs. unconventional) -artifacts!!....? The Wars and Lispector - Animals Lispector and Findley use animals to develop the theme: by becoming civilized and raising social expectations we in turn degrade ourselves to things that
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Aztec or Mixtec ceremonial knife The Spanish Conquistadors commented on the importance and the amount of sacrifice in Aztec civilization. There are many different arguments about what the role of Warfare to the Aztec is. Some historians argue it to be about capturing people for sacrifice combined with the notion to extract tribute and the expansion of their empire . Sacrifice was of huge importance‚ it was a socially accepted act of Mesoamerican civilizations. The reason sacrifice took place is
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The Impossible Knife of Memory- Laurie Halse Anderson Hailey Kincain has just moved back to her hometown for senior year‚ and she has to assimilate to her new high school life. Her father‚ Andy‚ is a war veteran and has memories of his past that haunts him daily. But what happens when someone that you’ve been trying to forget is edging back into your life? “The Impossible Knife of Memory” is a contemporary novel in a town setting. Hailey and Andy have just moved back into their hometown‚ after
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In the contemporary novel The Water Knife‚ Bacigalupi highlights the consequences‚ the savagery‚ and the measures people will resort to when they are dancing on the edge of life and death - all the result of an abrupt deprivation of a necessity to life: water. As the story progresses‚ Bacigalupi develops the novel to feature two distinct genres: a dystopian genre which is more focused on serious political issues‚ and then the detective-thriller genre where Bacigalupi adds a more suspenseful component
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Jen Jeffrey Juvenile Justice and Delinquency October 21‚ 2001 Critique of Fist Stick Knife Gun The Book "Fist Stick Knife Gun" by Geoffrey Canada is a biographical account of his childhood in the south Bronx. He and his 4 brothers were raised by only their mother. She would survive on no more than ten dollars a week. He moved several times as a child until finally landing on union avenue‚ the place were many of his life lessons were learned and at times applied. He learned about the ranking
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and the unhealthier we are the more expensive for the society. But who is really to blame for the cause of obesity‚ ourselves or the society? The article “How Britain got so fat” by Sarah Boseley discuss the issue of obesity in Britain and whether or not society is to blame. The article is an edited extract from Sarah Boseley’s book “The shape we’re in” and was published the 21 June 2014 in the Guardian. The main argument in the essay is to convince the public of the issue resolving obesity. Consider
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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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I come before you today as a son mourning his adopted mother. I acknowledge that I am not the only one feeling this grief and pain for the loss of a beloved friend. Life will never be as coulourful as it was without our precious Sarah Ashley. It is truly a tragedy to have lost such a beautiful woman the way we did. Unfortunately she was taken from us earlier than we would have liked. But her cancer was too much for her to bear‚ and I’m glad that she is finally at rest after a life time of battles
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By putting Sarah McLachlan’s reputation on the edge‚ the ethos of the commercial becomes really effective. Being a famous singer is one reason of her appearance in this commercial. She‚ however‚ is known for many of her humanitarian works‚ for example the star studded tsunami disaster relief telethon. She also has helped many women to overcome their hardships in their music careers. In this commercial‚ however‚ she represents herself as an effective advocate for the BCSPCA. On the other hand‚ the
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Andrew Jackson‚ The "Sharp Knife" When we look back into history‚ we are now able to fully comprehend the atrocities the Indians faced at the hands of the historic general and President‚ Andrew Jackson. It can be seen as one of the most shameful and unjust series of political actions taken by an American government. However‚ as an American living almost 200 years later‚ it is crucial to look at the motives possessed by Andrew Jackson‚ and ask whether he fully comprehended the repercussions
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