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    An Unknown Girl

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    An  Unknown  Girl          In  the  poem  ‘An  Unknown  Girl’‚  Moniza  Alvi  uses  poetic  techniques  such  as   metaphors‚  personification‚  alliteration‚  repetition  and  similes  in  order  to  depict   her  struggles  in  rediscovering  her  cultural  identity.  Along  with  references  to   India  and  the  scenery  surrounding  the  narrator‚

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    The House on Mango Street

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    Unit 5 Paper – The House on Mango Street Summary of “Our Good Day” In my opinoin this part of the story shows that you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. Just because someone looks a certain way that doesn’t mean that they are a bad person or are not worthy. Everyone should be given a chance to prove themselves. Unlike Cathy who dismisses Rachel & Luch because of the way they look‚ Esparanza gives them a chance and ends up getting two very good friends out of the deal that don’t seem to

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    The Waiting Girl

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    The waiting girl- Loretta lux The image that I have chosen to research is The waiting Girl by Loretta Lux. The image was published in 2006 in Germany. The image is about time and timelessness‚ the girl and the cat are frozen in time waiting for eternity. The little girl is simply waiting for nothing it is like what ever gets thrown at her next will be her opportunity. The waiting girl is one of Loretta’s best works; it is also one of her most famous work. Stated by Loretta “I started with the

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    Wall Street Movie

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    Wall Street The movie "Wall Street" is a representation of poor morals and dissapointing business ethics in the popular world of business. This movie shows the negative effects that bad business morals can have on society. The three main characters are Bud Fox‚ Gordon Gekko‚ and Carl fox. Bud Fox is a young stockbroker who comes from an honest working-class family but on the other hand‚ Gordon Gekko is a millionaire who Bud admires and wants to be associated with. Greed seems to be a huge theme

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    English 1302 11 July 2013 “Two Different People‚ Same Problem”: A Comparison of Maggie and Laura’s Physical Defects We are sometimes known as our own worst critic and after reading Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use” and Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie”‚ we experience two characters that display this to be true. In “Everyday Use” we are introduced to Maggie‚ the timid and homely little sister who has burns throughout her arms and legs due to a house fire which occurred many

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    1. TITLE HERE Tessa is a beautiful‚ athletic‚ 12-year-old girl who loves lacrosse. She’s always been an exceptional player‚ consistently performing as the top scorer in every game. Although lately her strategy on the field has changed. Now‚ when she has a chance to score‚ her parents notice she’s passing to a teammate. When asked about her new game plan‚ she comments‚ “I don’t want to upset my friends on the team by always being the one to excel.” Stephanie is in choir at her middle school‚ but

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    Girl Scout

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    The Girl Scout Promise On my honor‚ I will do my duty To God and my country. To help other people at all times And to live by the Girl Scout Law. The Girl Scout Law A Girl Scout’s honor is to be trusted. A Girl Scout is loyal. A Girl Scout is helpful. A Girl Scout is a friend to all and a sister to every other Girl Scout. A Girl Scout is courteous. A Girl Scout respects living things. A Girl Scout is disciplined. A Girl Scout is self-reliant. A Girl Scout is thrifty. A Girl Scout

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    Street Angel analysis

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    �PAGE � What sort of social critique does this Street Angel (1937) present? What does it say about issues involved in "modernization"? What symbols are portrayed in Street Angel (1937) Introduction Every country has specific famous era in which their cinema portrays the reality of their society‚ the 1930 ’s was the era in which China ’s cinema bent itself towards portraying society and modernization. A lot of distinctive features developed by Chinese film over the last hundred years are the

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    family in "Everyday Use". Maggie Johnson was the youngest of the two daughters‚ and her older sister Dee had gone to college and hadn ’t been home in over a decade. Maggie stayed at her mother ’s side‚ to make a life for herself that seemed suitable for her. In this story‚ Maggie is a fragile young woman‚ however a strong character that is opposite of her sister Dee‚ who underestimates Maggie for the person she is. The story takes place at ’mama ’s ’ house‚ where Maggie and Mrs. Johnson were at

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    Education and Girls

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    about twenty boys and twelve girls. We learn many things one another in the course of being in the same class everyday. Sometimes the interaction is pleasant and sometimes not. In other words co-education has its good points and bad points‚ that is‚ its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage that I can see is that we learn that boys are different from girls in many ways. In short‚ we learn how to handle each other. Boys tend to be more physical‚ while girls are far gentler. However this

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