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    It was a beautiful December morning in Pearl Harbor in 1941. Everybody in the city was just about ready to go to their jobs and start their day when without warning‚ several jets were seen soaring through the air above the beach fast as lightning. All of a sudden‚ there was a loud BOOM! Bombs started falling from the planes blowing up cars and building around the neighborhood as if they were raindrops falling from the sky. The only sound anyone could hear was the sound of explosions. People were

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    Throughout the text Pearl Poet uses many plot devices that can be seen in other literary work like films for instance Scooby Doo. The different plot device that were used in both Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Scooby Doo were the beheading game‚ the use of mythical creatures and the use of characters were the protagonist and the antagonist always meet. The beheading game consists of the chopping off someone’s head with an axe. Moreover‚ in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain cuts the

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    Marie Ferguson Mr. Matson Final Copy of essay #2 The Attack on Pearl Harbor Today is a nice warm day on the USS ARIZONA. It was sunny outside with a nice cool breeze. There was not a cloud in site. I was lying in bed when my bunk partner decided to jump out of his bed. He was totally unaware of me lying in mine. As he landed on me I fell off and hit the floor and felt one of my teeth fall out. I stood up and before I had the chance to say anything we heard the sound no one in the harbor

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    1 Pearl Avenue runs past the high-school lot‚ Personification: the author uses basketball verbs to describe the location of Flick’s working place. 2 Bends with the trolley tracks‚ and stops‚ cut off Alliteration: t has a sharp sound that helps emphasize the following words. 3 Before it has a chance to go two blocks‚ Metaphor: the setting of the garage portrays Flicks life( he never went any further from high-school. 4 At Colonel McComsky Plaza. Berth’s Garage Contrast between the

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    Johannes Vermeer: Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer’s‚ “Girl with a Pearl Earring” was painted in 1665-66. It is oil on canvas painting of an ordinary girl that is turned sideways and appears that she is glancing over her left shoulder. Not too much is known about the girl‚ but there are speculations that it could be one of three people. Some think it is his daughter Maria; while others are torn between the daughter of Vermeer’s benefactor‚ Magdalena and a maiden he hired to help with his

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    The disparity and identical writing in John Steinbeck’s: Of Mice and Men and the Pearl Several works of John Steinbeck are very similar but also different in many ways such as ‚ of Mice and Men and the Pearl. From many understandings Steinbeck can be described as an economic and social writer but in these two novels Steinbeck’s biggest similarity are quite different from the norm. The characters in the novel both have a resemblance in fate‚ leadership‚ and death. Mutually‚ George and Lenny dream

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    The novel "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier chronicles the young life of a woman named Griet‚ as she travels through a journey full of love‚ hate‚ jealousy‚ hardship‚ and other experiences throughout her work as a maid. She is employed at the famous painter Vermeer’s very large household. Catharina plays a main role in the house and is Vermeer’s stuck-up housewife who gives birth to many children. Her mother‚ Maria Thins‚ is wiser and conducts most of the family’s business manners. Griet

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    One of Johannes Vermeer’s mysterious artworks which are universally recognized is the Girl with a Pearl Earring. This piece of artwork still poses a few unanswered questions and wonders after more than a century of studies. The identity of the sitter in the portrait‚ who is she? What significance did the pearl earring have? When was the exact date of the painting? Vermeer was born and raised in the Dutch town‚ Delft and began his genre paintings in the late 1650s. Although Vermeer produced only

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    My fellow compatriots‚ I address you all at a time of need for grievous news have fallen upon us. We were attacked by Japan yesterday on Pearl Harbour. Many have died under their merciless hands and many more shall be killed if we do not get up and fight. We need to stand and defend our nation‚ and may this be the last time we have to wage a war for our rights‚ for we are at a risk‚ we stand on unstable ground and Japan may prove to be our downfall if we remain idle. Once they come‚ they will not

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    information (mailing address and e-mail) Abstract This paper explores two published literary pieces: The Pearl by John steinbeck and The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald. The basis of the comparison is the shared overall theme‚ (insert theme) Each author develops this theme using shared motifs. Keywords: Comparative literary analysis‚ The Pearl‚ The Great Gatsby‚ The American Dream‚ (insert theme)‚ (insert

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