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    Cather

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    According to the text‚ what was the situation in the world at the time of Kennedy’s address? What lines in his speech declares it? Be specific. • How often does Kennedy use anaphora‚ alliteration‚ chiasmus and antithesis in his address? What phrase(s) are repeated‚ and what effect does this have on the address? Give examples to support your answer. • Discuss the pledges that Kennedy makes to each of the audiences he addresses. How are they similar? To one audience‚ Kennedy offers not a pledge‚

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    of motion (cf. "Discobolus)‚ and for capturing a wide range of human emotions and moods.  Some sculptures are comic‚ others very serious. The Greeks sculptors could inspire patriotism and the love of liberty--and some of the subtleties of individual personality and character.  Greek sculpture inspired the Romans and (indirectly) the great sculptors of the Renaissance.  One tribute to how much one could learn from such works came from Rodin‚ one of the finest

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    Anthony T. McClellan English203-5 Btworld03@gmail.com Paul’s Case by Willa Cather An Analysis of the Mental State Paul This paper is an analysis of the main character Paul in the short story Paul’s Case by Willa Cather. In this analysis I will discuss‚ the conflicts of the story‚ the mental state of Paul and the issues that led to his suicide‚ focusing on his struggle with his social class and the loss of his mother at an early stage in his life. Paul’s Case take place

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    Introduction A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating‚ respecting‚ sanctifying‚ or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead‚ from interment itself‚ to various monuments‚ prayers‚ and rituals undertaken in their honor. Customs vary widely among cultures‚ as well as‚ religious affiliations within cultures. Funeral services in LA TERESITA in Gapan City are the most common funeral homes that offers

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    The Angel of Death and the Sculptor‚ sculpted by Daniel Chester French‚ pays tribute to a fallen American sculptor‚ Martin Milmore‚ and challenges the usual representation of Death as the horrible gruesome presence that it has been represented to be ever since the Christian era. Through a combination of high-and-low relief and in-the-round sculpting‚ French makes you feel almost complacent in the company of death. The benevolent face on the angel of death and the intrigued look on the face of the

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    Funeral Assignment I would want my funeral to not be something that everyone comes to and cries at. I want them to remember all the good things I did in life. The songs I would like to be played would have to be “I’m going off to yonder”‚ “crossroads”‚ “it’s all God”‚ and any other song that people know I love. And I would want the songs sung by the people they were wrote by and if those people are not alive then someone from my family could do it. I would want Pastor Marvin Sapp or Pastor Marvin

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    Cather in the Rye

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    Holden’s childhood‚ teenage years and transition into adulthood might have been different if he had a parent‚ teacher‚ and mentor like Morrie in his life. Cather in the Rye book is quite different than Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie would influence Holden’s life if Morrie teach him a great lesson about life. How life could be different in group of people if people live it different ways. People around Holden always make him think that all people are phony. Holden never got taught life lessons by any

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    Dan Flavin was an American Sculptor who worked on a series of minimalistic installations of pre manufactured light fixtures. His work which began in the 1960’s used predetermined space in which his light interacted. Using brightly fluorescent colors Dan Flavin and geometric forms he set out to create a three dimensional interaction between the viewer‚ area‚ and the installation itself. This focus on light‚ color‚ and physical surroundings placed him among other minimalist of the time. Although

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    The Sculptor’s Funeral A major theme in this story is the effect that close-mildness can have on an individual’s life. This story is set in the small town of Sand City‚ Kansas. Most of the people in the town are greedy and materialistic‚ but above all they are very close-minded. The story centers on the funeral of Harvey Merrick. There were very few people in the town who actually understood Harvey Merrick‚ and because of this very few people liked him. Harvey Merrick did not measure up to the

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    “Neighbor Rosicky” is a short story written by Willa Cather. As the story starts‚ the setting is In Dr. Burleigh’s office where he tells Rosicky‚ a sixty-five year old man that he had a bad heart. When asked if his heart was bar‚ Rosicky protest‚ “So! No‚ I guess my heart has always been pretty good.” (Litz‚ 1994‚ p 301). The plot of the story is‚ in essence‚ man verses mortality or death. Rosicky has had some ups and downs in his life but‚ he is happy and loves his land‚ family‚ and people in general

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