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    choice‚ symbolism and tone. The setting of the novel is the first indication that the theme could be centered around loneliness. When George talks to Lennie about the advantage they have over other itinerant workers of the time‚ they are near a lagoon which‚ to anyone alone would seem lonely‚ but to them seems comfortable as they have each other. George described how other ranch hands like themselves who traveled alone had nothing to look forward to‚ and no one to look after them. He told Lennie

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    I belong to a small island community‚ Kwajalein Atoll‚ Marshall Islands. This small island in the Pacific Ocean is home to a United States military base where my parents work as government contractors. I attend the only high school with my small graduating class of 13. I have lived here for just over a year‚ but I have easily involved myself with the community and created relationships with fascinating people. This island is home to about 1‚000 people; many move frequently and a rare few have spent

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    a new name for it. You are a bitch." "Well‚ you’re coward.""All right‚" he said. "What of it?""Nothing as far as I’m concerned. But please let’s not talk‚ darling‚ because I’m very sleepy.""You think that I’ll take anything." "I know you will‚ sweet.""Well‚ I won’t.""Please‚ darling‚ let’s not talk. I’m so very sleepy.". He confronted Mrs. Macomber about this situation and she responded as if she did nothing. She did not want to speak with him and wanted to go to sleep. She did not care if she hurt

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    Washington Irving was born on April 3‚ 1783 in New York City‚ New York. He was born the youngest of 11 children. His parent were Scottish-English immigrant whose names were William Sr. and Sarah Irving. He was named after George Washington who at the time had just completed the American Revolution. He was educated privately and started writing essays under the pen name Jonathan Oldstyle for a publishing company called the Morning Chronicle. The Morning Chronicle was edited by his older brother

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    possessive about it. Holden has a very clear perception about everything. He can see right through a person and he hates phonies. While Holden’s teacher Mr. Spencer was talking to him‚ Holden was thinking about where the ducks at the lagoon in Central Park go when the lagoon gets frozen and icy. This doubt of his is repeated several times in the book. He wonders where these ducks go when times get hard. Similarly‚

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    Book Report Paul D’Arcy‚ The People of the Sea: Environment‚ Identity‚ and History in Oceania (Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press‚ 2006) 292 pages $22.50 In D’Arcy’s “The People of the Sea” he talks about the maritime dimension of Remote Oceania’s history on the period from 1770 until 1870. The study emphasizes Pacific Islanders varied relationships with the sea as evolving processes during an era of crucial transition”. This was the period as the eve of Western contact‚ but D’Arcy focuses

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    the show was going to start! Suddenly‚ a bright yellow light appeared! I could here sounds like thunder cracking. Sudeep and I didn’t know what was happening! I couldn’t see a single thing. Then I smelled an elegant smell! It made me feel drowsy and sleepy. I didn’t know what happened next………. I woke up to the sound of thunder! When I opened my eyes it was blurry. Then when I rubbed my eyes a little I could see everything. I couldn’t believe my eye! I saw the Bree‚ Chase‚ and Adam. They were the three

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    In the Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ one of the most important symbols in the novel is the conch shell. The conch is a shell that the boys found in a lagoon on the island. “We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting.”(20). They use the conch to summon the group to meetings and help govern the boys. The conch started off as a symbol of power and democracy. Over the course of the book‚ both power and authority start to fall apart. The first boy to ignore the power of the shell

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    “The Devil and Tom Walker” was an Early Romanticism written by Washington Irving. Irving was a reluctant lawyer who preferred writing and is now mostly known for “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow”. Irving was the first American to achieve international reputation. In 1815 Irving traveled through Europe‚ remaining there for 17 years. Although when “The Devil and Tom Walker” was first published in 1824 it was not well received and even caused Irving to stop writing fiction all together‚ today it is considered

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    on some fresh clothes. I’m all groggy and sleepy so I look like a zombie walking around the house. I go downstairs and I grab a bowl a spoon and I grabbed some milk and apple jacks. I watched the creamy milk gush out like a waterfall falling upon crisp apple jacks. Then I just sat down and was eating cereal savoring every taste. Then it was time to leave and go to school and my sister had to basically dragged me into the car. I was still a little sleepy until I got to school and go to hangout with

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