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    imagery and analogy to convey that it is not a physical forest‚ but rather the jungle of his own mind and thoughts. Negative experiences can leave corporeal scars but also scars on your very mind and soul. In the story the narrator describes the “speckled road‚ scored with ruts‚ smelling of mold‚” He’s been down this particular road too many times and it’s beginning to wear and his legs. He struggles to escape from his own thoughts and past and describes himself as “in a frenzy”‚ which paints a picture

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    explaining the theme of the poem to a greater extent. The neglected memory that explains the theme of the story is created through the metaphor of the paper‚ which is clearly shown in the lines “Was a blow-away paper the rain had brought to rest.” The speckled piece of paper represents the faulty situation of which he has forgotten. He also presents the metaphor of time using rain‚ meaning the time has made him forget the memory and put it to rest. This poem reveals its powerful

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    their black uniforms. There are illuminated menus with bolded white lettering‚ the numbers are red and there’s a picture for almost every meal. There are people also enjoying their meals. I see trashcans and soda dispensers; the white counter was speckled with sauces and trash‚ which made my hands feel gross. The walls are beige with a dark burgundy color lining the top edge. I see many windows‚ it’s open and bright. I see fancy lights‚ shaped as a cone hanging over most tables. And white tiling on

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    awaited them at the end of their death march. 2) In paragraph 15‚ what is on the other side of the fence? Explain Ozick’s description here. Why does Ozick include these details so close the the story’s end? Just beyond the fence lies a serene meadow “speckled with dandelions and deep-colored violets.” Ozick is contrasting the beauty of the meadow with the cruelty that Rosa and millions of others suffered from the hands of the Nazi’s. 3) What character is the center of interest in “The Shawl?” Why is she

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    LOOK AT TEACUP The essay ‘Look At A Teacup’‚ written by Patricia Hampel‚ shows how a simple writing helps in finding out great events. It is about the history of writer’s mother in a delicate teacup. The two major themes of this essay are relationship between a mother and her daughter and a connection between the past generation and present generation. Both these things are represented by a teacup. The writer’s mother was married in the year 1939‚ the beginning of the Second World War. The same

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    of the details of spring that impress him. He gives a series of images one after the other that are typical of the season of spring. In the second line he pictures fresh weeds growing through a wheel in a yard. In the third line he praises the speckled colours on a thrushes’ egg. In the fourth and fifth lines he shows his delight at the wonderful sound of the thrushes song in the woods and compares its effect to lightning. In the sixth line he portrays the shiny leaves and blossoms of the

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    My Name Is Margaret

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    a black girl developing up in the south. Mrs. Viola’s friend sees a lack of importance in calling Margaret by her actual name‚ as “that may be‚ but the name’s too long. I’d never bother myself. I’d call her Mary if I was you.” In doing this‚ “Old Speckled-Face‚” as Margaret called her‚ attempts to dehumanize her and epitomizes the standard way of thinking of the common‚ rich white people in the 60’s and 70’s. A name for me represents history. Too many names are lost and/or changed because someone’s

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    Nauru and Kiribati. Recently recorded from Tonga. C- Description : * The Foxface Rabbitfish‚ also known as the Foxface Lo‚ has a very unique body color. It has a mottled yellow-brown body with a dark chest. The face is very light in color and speckled on the lower half. They retain this bright coloring throughout the day‚ and during the night or when stressed‚ like many other fishes‚ they have the ability to change into a mottled dark brown color. * This is most likely used as a camouflage

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    Pluto’s Icy Heart Is Still Beating‚ Strange Polygonal Shapes Spotted Scientists have discovered that Pluto’s heart informally known as Sputnik Planum appears to be continuously youthful. It was emptied of impact craters and was seen speckled with mysterious polygonal shapes between six and 24 miles in diameter. The planet’s heart has no impact craters‚ which means that there is some kind of geological process that coated Pluto’s Sputnik Planum fairly recently. The broken frozen heart of Pluto might

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     Clearly it says "It is the beating of his hideous heart!" Also he starts panicking because  the room around is growing "hot" and he thought the police already knew and were laughing  at the fact that they knew the deed he did.    D. The Adventures of the Speckled Band  1. When and where does this story take place?  2. What are the first examples of Holmes’ extraordinary powers of

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