I was seventeen and my sense of invincibility is at its peak. My mother and step dad were holding me hostage in my room. I was grounded again and counting down the minutes for my step dad to leave the living room so I could sneak out. The lights are off‚ making my room pitch black. I’m holding my phone close to my face‚ attempting to use the light to apply my eyeliner. I could finally hear my step dads oversized rubber sandals squeaking on the marble floor. My pulse increases with every squeak‚ knowing
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The same unblinking eyes bore into his very soul once he turned to look behind him. Jerry felt the burden of guilt weighing down on him even more than before. Yet‚ he resolutely pushed it away and rushed headlong into the crowd. The little girl was a bedraggled sight in the midst of the well-heeled shoppers. Her stringy hair hung limply down her back‚ which was barely covered by the rags she wore. Yet what stared insolently from the pallor of her face was a pair of intense eyes framed by dark
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[pic] The book Once was written in the first person which means the narrator was talking about himself (I). I think it was important that the story was written in the first person‚ because if it had been written in the third person (she/he) it would have been a different story. I would have liked for the setting to have been described in more detail‚ because I didn’t think it was described in much detail and to it’s full potential. I liked this story‚ because it was
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Paradise Lost is an epic poem‚ written by the poet John Milton‚ that tells the biblical story of the events surrounding the Fall of Adam and Eve. As much as anything‚ it ultimately expresses Milton’s personal truth by presenting the fundamentals of christian theology. It is composed in blank verse that achieves both rhythm and sound through the use of the iambic pentameter. ‘Paradise Lost’ has received mixed reactions from the time it was published in the 17th century to the modern age‚ continuing
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because he got captured by the Native Americans‚ he still loves her and cares for her even after what she has done | P: 75 “She grew to have a dread of children; for something horrible in this dreary woman‚ gliding silently through the town‚ with never any companion but one only child.” | Hester is clearly an outcast. And she feels like one too. She is the example that parents use to tell their children what not to do and to show them the consequences of it. This made her feel as if she was the
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Throughout “Paradise Lost”‚ Satan slowly degenerates both mentally and physically as he turns from a fallen archangel into the lowest form of a serpent. He possesses some of his former pre-fall qualities; however‚ he becomes so tormented mentally that his physical appearance slowing conforms to the evil inside of him. His “honorable” motives even become corrupted throughout. This regression of Satan’s character throughout the poem illustrates the way Milton believes sin originated in the Bible
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The Day I Lost My Temper “Ring......”‚ the shrill ringing of the school bell pierced the air‚ bringing to an end the silence that reigned the class for the past fourty minutes. As the stalwart figure of the Mathematics teacher stepped out of the class‚ there was a sense of relief for Mr. Siva was a strict disciplinarian who would not tolerate any of our pranks. There were squeals and peals of laughter amidst the din of conversation. It was at this moment that Seng Chye bustled to the front of
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Based on the short story “Back to the Dreamtime”‚ I would like to write a journal about the relationships of the two main characters. Two main characters that I choose in this story are Richard and Tom. This is because there are many things that Richard and Tom doing together. Richard‚ a teenage Aboriginal boy raised in white Australian society‚ is compelled to come to terms with his past by forces outside his control. He was adopted by the McDonalds. His father died when he was two years old.
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Land of the Lost In Stewart O’Nan’s short story “Land of the Lost” a woman’s life is on the edge of being taking over by her lust for reaching a goal. The protagonist refuses so realize that she is an alone elder woman and that her life is lacking meaning and purpose. This paper will include comments on the main character and her life‚ the point of view in the short story‚ an interpretation of the title as well as the ending. The main character of the text is a woman who is working as a cashier
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In what ways does “Paradise Lost” reflect John Milton’s Puritan Beliefs? Introduction Paradise Lost is a poem by John Milton that is about the Fall of Man‚ how Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent who is Satan‚ and how God sent them out of the garden. Satan makes the angels turn against God leading to his expulsion out of paradise as well. God’s mercy‚ the son of God and the ultimate salvation and redemption are brought out in this epic poem. The poem is a series of arguments that were an
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