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    but now‚ instead of running after the chief clerk himself‚ or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him‚ Gregor’s father seized the chief clerk’s stick in his right hand (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair‚ along with his hat and overcoat)‚ picked up a large newspaper from the table with his left‚ and used them to drive Gregor back into his room‚ stamping his foot at him as he went” (Kafka 11). These actions do not make Mr. Samsa a kind human being‚ but they do make him a human with

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    a man has been reported in the main hall on a number of occasions. On one occasion the caretaker reported hearing organ music coming from the hall‚ but the organ was in a decommisioned state and couldn ’t be played! The figure of a man in a brown overcoat wearing a very distinctive hat has been seen wandering the hallways on many occasions. Another apparition of a woman has been witnessed on the balcony above the main hall. The current caretaker has reported witnessing doors

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    of her efforts to escape this ordeal unharmed had been abandoned. The handle twisted‚ she looked for something‚ anything to protect herself with‚ and she came up empty handed. Sheepishly‚ she attempted to cover herself further with her father’s overcoat. The door began to open‚ she huddled as close to the corner as she could‚ wishing she could just sink through the walls to safety. She was in tears now‚ trying her hardest to muffle them‚ she thrust the jacket into her quivering mouth. Then‚ with

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    Anna Mantzaris English 1B 08 March 2013 Gogol Versus Nikhil Gogol grapples with his name throughout the majority of the novel‚ yet this tension was in the makings even before his birth. Ashoke and Ashima being immigrants set Gogol up to live in two different cultures‚ American and Bengali. Many children of immigrants may feel like Gogol‚ having one foot in each world. Gogol framed his struggle with cultural identity through something tangible‚ his name. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel‚ The Namesake

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    anything they could scrap together each and every day. Most of the colonists in the winter wore around their bare feet‚ this was due to the continental army being able to afford squat. But when it came to to the warm weather‚ colonists would have blue overcoats‚ white shirts‚ that were really never washed‚ so they were really brown‚ and they had white and very dirty pants. A very authentic quote came from George Washington‚ and I quote ”these have got to me the most uncomfortable pieces of clothing ever

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    ) the beginning nor the end ‚ but whenever I think of the ( )‚ tears flow freely down my ( ). |young |carried |trudged |imagine | |visiting |overcoat |flooded |held | When I was ( )‚ my family led a poor life in the country. One evening we were ( ) some relatives and the weather was very bad. It rained so hard that the roads were ( ) with water

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    A chilling 30-degrees‚ my hands inside my overcoat pocket trying to save them from freezing‚ and I just stood in the middle of a busy intersection in the heart of Philadelphia fascinated by a black 20 by 10 chalkboard with 6 words painted on top‚ "I can change the world by.." that was mounted  in front of University of Pennsylvania’s gates... Anyone walking up and down Locust Walk could write down with a piece of chalk what they wanted to do to help or change the world. Future Business Leaders

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    her travel boots‚ before heading out the door. The pillars of sunlight charging through the thick ivory clouds did little to actually warm the air and Theia found the morning to be unusually chilly. Thankfully‚ she had thought to grab her Bostlkin overcoat in case of midday rains and the thick fabric insulated her well enough. Despite the weather‚ the slush of the sea and the creak of the nearby docks calmed her nerves and brought memories of her father. Come home soon‚ she thought. Letting out a cloudy

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    irony. The main characters‚ Della and Jim‚ both sell something to buy a gift for the other‚ however the thing they sell‚ renders the gifts unable to have a purpose. For example: “‘You say your hair is gone?’ he said [...] Jim drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it upon the table… For there lay The Combs.” This quote is a good example of ironic figurative language because Della sold her hair to buy a present for Jim‚ however his presents for her are combs. This whole exchange is a good example

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    Republic of the Philippines UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM Antipolo Campus NAME: Aileen J. Villacruz DATE: April 28‚ 2015 COURSE & YEAR: BEEd III PROFESSOR: Mr. Hernan E. Garado “IN MEMORIAM” A Critique Paper for Jose Rizal (1998) Film As some says‚ Filipinos can easily forget. If this is true‚ it’s certainly hard to remember those who have died over a century ago. This is the challenge faced by the Filipinos in celebration of the 153rd anniversary of the birth of Jose Rizal

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