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    Warren Hoang Professor B. Lewis English 1A 3 October 2012 Opposite ends of the same stick In “Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story” by Russell Banks‚ the main character Ron believing himself to be so much more above the woman he once dated because of his great looks. Ron was a successful lawyer in the state of New Hampshire when he met a woman named Sarah Cole. Except there was a catch—Sarah Cole was the most homely woman Ron had ever seen. Despite that‚ Ron and Sarah eventually engage in a relationship

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    Plot summary the birds Set in a small Cornish seaside town on December the third‚ there is a sudden change in weather from autumn to winter. A war veteran‚ Nat Hocken‚ living in the town and working part time for a farm owner notices a large number of birds behaving strangely along the peninsula where his family lives. He attributes this to the sudden arrival of winter. That night‚ he hears a tapping on his bedroom window and encounters a bird. This bird has only drawn blood on Nat’s hand‚ but as

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    The Story That Started It All William Shakespeare based his play "Othello" on a story called "Hecatommithi" by Giraldi Cinthio’s. This was a collection of a hundred tales that was printed in Italy in the sixteenth century. It is thought that Shakespeare read the original Italian version and got inspired to write his own. In writing his own version‚ Shakespeare kept most of the original ideas but also added some of his own twists. Giraldi‚ Giovanni Battista ‚ 1504-73‚ Italian author‚ known also

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    Charles ENG 101 7 October‚ 2013 Women’s Oppression and Search for Love through Cinderella Stories Common Cinderella tales are shared throughout the world in similar versions. They are retold over a period of many generations. Cinderella tales are written in a way to explain something meaningful in life‚ through a story. Many of the tales differ from the familiar “Disney version” of the story. Each of the Cinderella stories has a different tone and theme. The tales Aschenputtel by The Brothers

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    “The Birds” The men and women of the world did something that affected Mother Nature‚ thus having the birds attack people around the world; how tough can the men and women of this world can come to get over this chaos? Even though birds had been flying the skies for over a thousand years‚ they had shown the people of what they are capable of doing and cannot. The short story “The Birds” by Du Maurier and the movie “The Birds” by Alfred Hitchcock; the short story has a better story‚ because in

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    dishiest guy at the party and she felt terribly flattered and pleased when he deliberately sought her. They seemed to click right from the start‚ and he stayed with her for the rest of the evening. And when he asked if he could drive her home in his old banger‚ Aditi was thrilled. “I’d like to get to know you better‚ Aditi”‚ he said softly. The way he smiled at Aditi‚ as if she were somebody special‚ set her heart pounding. At that moment‚ she thought that Arjun could become terribly important to

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    How do we know which season the poet describes? A. The season is spring‚ seen in the springing grass‚ first bird‚ first bud. Note the simile here‚ which helps us picture the pastoral scene which the bird so desperately wishes to join. What figure of speech describes the flower? A. The poet refers to the fragrance of a flower as it opens. He uses a metaphor to compare the flower to a goblet. What type of figurative language is used here? A. The poet uses personification‚ “cruel bars‚” attributing

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    do you say? How about a book by Roland Smith called “The Ghost Bird” and “Animal Distress Calls” by Eliot Schrefer? I’ll explain to you why I chose these two right now. Birds live in lots of many states over the world‚ but some species have become extinct and some are on the verge of extinction. In each passage they relate to birds in some way whether it have them being sick or extinct-or maybe that they could go extinct. “The Ghost Bird” and “Animal Distress Calls” have the same theme of

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    The documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” by Michael Moore was extremely interesting. At first I thought that it was going to be just another boring documentary‚ but the way he presented his arguments‚ and his point of view was very intriguing. It opened up my eyes to a lot of underlying issues that have occurred or are currently occurring in America that many people are unaware of. Three major aspects of the documentary that stuck out to me were the fact that American textbooks and made Ronald

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    The Phoenix Bird Name: Date: Block: Teacher: The phoenix bird is sometimes heard about and referenced in mythology‚ and even popular movies today like Harry Potter. But some don’t know its origin‚ and ancient mythological background. It starts with its symbolism. The Phoenix symbolizes rebirth‚ especially of the sun‚ and has alternatives in European‚ Central American‚ Egyptian and Asian cultures. In the 19th century‚ Hans Christian Anderson wrote a story about the phoenix. Edith Nesbit

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