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    Winning is the most important thing Agree 1. Because in life there are always winners and losers…get used to it! 2. Competition is a good thing because it makes us work harder 3. Winning is important because it shows what can be accomplished‚ great people get great accolades. Winning is most definitely the most important thing in life. It is important that we learn from an early age that winning is important because all through life we will be faced with situations where there are winners

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    shout‚ but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back". This quote depicts the audacious voyage of one of the most influential poets‚ with a focus on woman’s empowerment‚ Anna Laetitia Barbarald. Anna Laetitia‚ the author of this extraordinary poem‚ is said to be a notable feminist literary writer that has been cherished since the eighteenth century. Barbauld is a strong willed woman who desires nothing less than woman equality. She believes “women’s

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    Compare and Contrast Essay Short stories are often the best way to learn about literary terms and their uses. They’re short‚ as their name depicts‚ but contain everything that longer stories would have such as the elements of plot‚ foreshadowing‚ themes‚ tone‚ and other literary devices. The two short stories‚ The Parsley Garden by William Saroyan and Sweat by Zora Neale Hudson were both amazing to read and offered a lot of insight to American history. The Parsley Garden told the story of an

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    Arabic! It is used for mathematical terms throughout the world. The three most important Muslim innovations would be math‚ medicine‚ and astronomy. Why? Well without mathematics‚ we’d still be using roman numerals! Astronomy helps us focus on outside of our own world. Medicine helps us everyday‚ with sick people. Medicine may not cure us‚ but it may help people throughout the day. Some may say mathematics aren’t all that important. There are actually thousands of different jobs that require some knowledge

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    Mathematics‚ and Geography are three of the most important Muslim innovations of all time. Others argue that architecture is the most important Islamic innovation‚ or at least one of the top three. But while architecture is important to culture and history‚ according to the My World History textbook “ Muslim architects built breathtaking mosques‚ fountains‚ gates‚ gardens‚ baths‚ and palaces.” it isn’t as important as math. Mathematics is one of the most important Muslim Innovations that is used in modern

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    Reading Notes |Analysis | | |CH 1 – “The quest consists of five things: (a)a quester‚ (b) a place |In this passage‚ the author is stating that all “quest” stories have | |to go‚ (c) stated reason to go there‚ (d) challenges and trials en |the same basic outline. These five parts to a quest are essential for | |route‚ and (e) a real reason to go there.” (pg. 3) |any story with a solid substance. | |“The real reason for a quest is always

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    Character Analysis: the narrator (Raymond Carver‚ “Cathedral”) The narrator in Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral‚” is portrayed as someone who lacks insight and awareness of the things around him. He is paralyzed‚ stuck in a destructive way of living. The narrator does not realize the limitations he has placed on himself that prevent him from seeing things greater than life. Carver exposes the narrator’s true personality using a first-person narrative. It isn’t hard to tell that the narrator is jealous

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    Analyze the stories for literary devices‚ and record one example of the following devices from any of her stories that are exceptionally well-done. Quote each example (include story title and page number for citation). Then‚ explain the rationale for your selection. Literary Device - Foreshadowing: “A Good Man is Hard to Find” She uses foreshadowing very well in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. She uses

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    Jackson’s fiction is noted for exploring incongruities in everyday life‚ and “The Lottery”‚ perhaps her most exemplary work in this respect‚ examines humanity’s capacity for evil within a contemporary‚ familiar‚ American setting. Noting that the story’s characters‚ physical environment‚ and even its climactic action lacks significant

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    Lady Macbeth’s monologue to paint a picture of her true intentions and how she plans to get what she wants. Her desire for her husband to be king involves a murder‚ and she desires to be cruel in order to carry it out. Shakespeare uses a variety of devices in order to convey her wishes to do this. The words “unsex me” clearly state the wish she has to be rid of her natural female qualities‚ which would otherwise hold her back in her pursuits (1:5:48). Lady Macbeth wants to be more tough and masculine

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