Roenyl Tisoy Mr. Boyd AP Literature 27 August 2012 Title In The Sound of Waves‚ Yukio Mishima explores the contrast between the corrupt influences of western civilization versus the power of nature. Mishima idealizes Japan through descriptive language and also through the characters. Mishima presents Yasuo as the antagonist to invoke the reader’s appreciation for nature and ultimately‚ Japan. He uses characterization to associate Yasuo‚ the antagonist‚ with corrupt Western influence. Furthermore
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ELA 30 – 1: Personal Essay October 16‚ 2012 Gaddiel O. Matira Is it fair to hold individuals responsible for a choice society pressured them to make? Canada might have been one of the best places in the world but for me and Tim‚ Canada is a lot more than that. For Tim O’ Brien’s “On the Rainy River”‚ Canada is freedom: freedom from the draft letter that pressures him to go to war‚ freedom from the war that he never understood and always hated‚ freedom from the dirt‚ tent‚ and mosquitoes‚
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The Prince: Analysis and Response Machiavelli‚ born in Florence in 1469‚ remains one of the most controversial authors to this day. His work demonstrates his expertise with military power‚ political success and historical events. His experience and understanding is a sum of all aspects of his life—from serving on the commune of Florence to carrying out his own military missions. Even when Machiavelli was accused of conspiracy and sentenced to a period of exile and torture‚ that did not keep him
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“The Last Song” is a breathtaking film directed by Julie-Anne Robinson about a teenage girl‚ Ronnie‚ whose parents divorced when she was young and she has been rebellious ever since. Ronnie and her father had a special language they spoke through‚ music. When Ronnie’s parents divorce she refused to play. Not only did she loose contact with her dad she lost contact with music too. This is until Ronnie and her brother Jonah are sent to stay with their dad in North Carolina over the summer. The main
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Sound of Waves Study Guide Name: ___________________________ Chapter 1 1. What is the name of the island where the novel takes place? 2. Which two spots does the narrator describe as the most beautiful on the island? 3. Describe the main character‚ including age‚ physical looks‚ job and name. 4. Who are the boy’s good friends? How do they help him with his struggles in school? Chapter 2 5. Who else is in Shinji’s family? 6. Who in the village
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Title: The Catcher in the Rye Author: J.D. Salinger Text type: Extended written text – novel In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ I found the idea of self-isolation from human relationships that was portrayed through the protagonist Holden Caulfield very interesting. While over the course of the novel‚ which is set into a timeframe of three days‚ Holden interacts with many others‚ we see that he does not have a close relationship with any of these people other than his
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Waves of glory 2012 Introduction Child comes on stage boldly declaring the word of God: The theme of the Month of January: I will avenge my elect speedily- Luke 18 v 7-8 “And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him‚ though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless‚ when the Son of Man comes‚ will He really find faith on the earth?” Testimony or learning as a result of the above: Month
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Mumsie and Zip 1. The idea of power/superiority in a relationship is evident in this short text in which one person has complete control over the other and the relationship. The author shows the idea of power in the text in which zip results to violence to get his point across. ‘The sound of Mumsie’s head striking the wall echoed in the kitchen’. Zip does this to show that his word is final and the he doesn’t like to be revolted against by Mumsie. She did this by arguing that her sister and her
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Since today is a freewrite‚ I’m going to be entirely honest and say that I read the entire book the first night that we had it. I know that probably messed up my reactions to all the journal prompts‚ but today I want to write specifically about Mitch. Mitch in general just seemed incredibly insincere to me. It might be my natural reaction to emotion‚ but nothing that Mitch is saying seems real‚ and I hated it. It was a good story‚ to be sure- that’s the problem. It reads like a made-up story rather
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“If you’re trying to achieve‚ there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall‚ don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it‚ go through it‚ or work around it.”(Michael Jordan). Negative life experiences can influence a person by positively changing his or her lives. A person can realize what they committed was immoral and make a difference in society as a whole‚ but essentially himself or herself. For instance
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