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    Authentic works of folk literature versus manufactured ones differ in many ways. The definition of folklore was changed from an “‘oral cultural tradition of a specific group of people’” to an “‘oral poetic creation of the broad folk masses’” (Miller 5). The concept of tradition and cultural origin which is usually ingrained in the authentic folklore is void in the more modern‚ manufactured ones. Manufactured folktales also have much more thought put into to them in terms of “controlling” the folktale

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    the theme? If you win the lottery‚ you would expect to become a millionaire. Instead‚ you got stoned to death. In her contemporary short story‚ “The Lottery‚” the author‚ Shirley Jackson uses the external conflict of blindly following rituals to demonstrate the danger of the following tradition blindly and the cruel nature of the characters. To exemplify the first point‚ I say that the lottery serves as the symbol of conservatism. In the story‚ the tradition of the lottery is passed down from generation

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    armed conflict is on the commander(s) for ordering or encouraging soldiers to kill innocent people. People in The Lottery are like soldiers blindly following a rule that ends up taking innocent lives. Winning the lottery does not in tale a trip to a nice place but it’s a responsibility. This is an analogy to the war because any soldier who enters an army is as if he was entering the lottery. As the villagers in the story ignore Tessie’s protest‚ they begin to select the stones they are going to use against

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    She Walks in Beauty

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    1814 (Gamber). In Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty‚” motifs‚ personification and imagery express the theme that the combining of light and dark reflect a perfect inner and outer beauty. Lord Byron connects two pairs of motifs in “She Walks in Beauty” to establish the theme. One motif is dark and light while the other is inner and outer beauty. Throughout the poem he combines the negative and positive things of a woman and creates a perfect whole (“Lord”). “She walks in beauty‚ like the night/ Of cloudless

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    Nature vs. Nurture: Who leads the dance? I am writing this essay on nature vs. nurture to try to figure out which is more important. Nature is the side says that our behavior is pre-determined by our genes and DNA. A lot of the nature research has to deal with twin studies and IQ. Nurture is the side that says our environment shapes our behavior. Many people believe we are born a “blank slate”‚ and are influenced to behave a certain way. The conversation on which side is more important has been

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    Cast Away Analysis

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    majority of the people who watched this wanted the ending to be better. We are left with a cliffhanger as the viewer wonders if he will go after the truck to talk to the girl or start a new life going East‚ West‚ or South. This would tie the film together and act as some sort of closure.

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    -1- The amount of RAM that Amy needs is directly tied to what she is planning to host. It is highly recommended by our team that she monitor processes to see which ones consume too much memory and to optimize every part of the setup for better performance. Traffic - The number of hits‚ page views‚ and unique visits are the main variables to take into account. Obviously‚ there is going to be a lot of traffic through Amy’s website‚ I suggest that Amy use more RAM. Operating System - To run the Windows

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    Away by Michael Gow

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    Away Set in the Australian summer of 1967‚ Michael Gow’s Away is an elaborate play which explores the ideas of self- discovery and change. Through the war affected nation‚ three families‚ each from different social classes‚ depart on an iconic Australian holiday to the beach. In the play‚ Gow utilises the characters to demonstrate that going away physically is intrinsically linked to their mental developments. With the help of references to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer night’s Dream‚ Away uses Gwen

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    A Walk to Remember Essay

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    A Walk to Remember There are times that‚ reading a book and watching the movie can almost be identical or it can somehow be the same story with a lot of differences. When I read A Walk to Remember I thought‚ here was a real story about a young man who never realized the amazing person that was sitting in front of him for so many years and that the true heartbreak wasn’t him losing Jamie but how long it took him to notice her. When I saw the movie there was a spark on the screen that I couldn’t

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    Among the first things one is taught when learning how to write novels‚ short stories or even essays are effective titles. Although instructed not to judge a book by its cover or title‚ most people will admit to doing so. A title needs to be luring‚ meaningful and perhaps both metaphoric and literal‚ or one or the other. However‚ among the qualities that make a title exceptional is its ability to present a certain depth so that it can be perceive and applied to the text in different ways. After

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