Sarah White Mr. O’Donnel AP Literature 09 December 2011 The Door in the Wall 1. Plot: Lionel Wallace confides in his friend Redmond that ever since childhood he has been haunted by the sudden appearance of a mysterious door. This door led him to a different world‚ much better than the one they live in. However‚ once he leaves it‚ he never returns‚ though he is offered the opportunity three times. He deeply regrets never entering again. He is found dead from an attempt to once again live out
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Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy The poem Medusa explores the theme of jealousy and anger; the poet illustrates this using the extended metaphor of a Greek mythological creature Medusa‚ whose story describes her as a beautiful maiden that is turned into a hideous creature after being raped by Poseidon. The poet furthermore links this metaphor to the theme of feminism when she describes the women in the poem overpowering the man that hurt her. The language in this poem is quite harsh‚ emphasising the
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Although it is one of the shortest stories in the collection‚ What Do We Have In Our Pockets was the story that really stuck out the most to me. In the two pages of the story Etgar Keret provides a vivid look into the sad life and hopes of a man looking for love. The man in the story‚ whose name we never learn‚ caries around with him everywhere he goes‚ an odd assortment consisting of a lighter‚ a cigarette‚ a cough drop‚ a postage stamp‚ a pen‚ and two five shekel coins. People are always asking
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immigration to the United States‚ beginning with the racist Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and following the twists and turns in official policy up to the present debate on how to control illegal immigration. One of the great merits of Guarding the Golden Door‚ his comprehensive overview of that policy since 1882‚ giving appropriate attention to unrelenting efforts to keep out Asians in their near-total exclusion in 1924. Throughout‚ the author argues that immigration policy is often based on unfounded assumptions
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Identifying the problem: * Palladium Door‚ Inc wants to increase its sales goal to $12.5 million for 2004 which represent a 36% increases in sales over projected 2003 year-end sales. * During the planning process‚ a number of fellow executives had voiced concern over whether distribution approach used by Palladium Door was appropriate for the expended sales goal. Richard Hawley is the director of sales and marketing felt that their concerns had merit and should be given careful consideration
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Shooting Star – Carol Ann Duffy The poem ’Shooting Stars’ by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940‚ Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy’s haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The
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Matt Clendening Eng 1301 6th 1/24/10 Klepper The Worker Next Door In the essay “The Worker Next Door” written by Dr.Chris Chiswick‚ the author addresses the illegal immigrant problem in America‚ and gives several questionable reasons how if the flow of illegal immigrants were deterred‚ jobs would still be filled‚ and life would go on as usual‚ or even better. Dr.Chiswick wrote a not too convincing essay‚ having many places where he could have improved or even left out certain parts of his essay
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In “The Girl Next Door” there are several relationships explored. The contrasting themes of intimacy and distance as well as closeness and separation are depicted through the characters portrayed in the story. One relationship is between the protaganist and his mother‚ which appears to be close and intimate but also seems dysfunctional. Another relationship is between Brandi and her mother‚ which is distant and separate. The last relationship is between the protagonist and Brandi‚ a nine year old
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A Painted House Book Review The book a painted house was written by the famous author John Grishman. John Grishman was born in Arkansas‚ this book plays off some of his experiences to growing up in the natural state. Grishman is mainly known for legal thrillers such as The Rooster Bar‚ Camino Island and the one I have heard of‚ A Time to Kill. This story is considered a change from his normal type of work‚ it explorers rural Arkansas during the 1950s. This setting influence much of the story because
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The Millionaire Next Door After reading The Millionaire Next Door‚ Stanley‚ the author‚ made me see a different view on the word millionaire and what it actually takes to be one. The basic concept that the book proposes is that the general comprehension of what a millionaire is actually incorrect and not what majority of the people in the world believes it is. In fact‚ a millionaire’s lifestyle is quite the opposite of what we see on television and on the news. According to Stanley‚ an average
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