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    a pretty how town reflection anyone lived in a pretty how town was written by e. e. cummings. e. e. cummings is writing about life in a small town and also about happiness. I look at this poem as a form of unconscious delight‚ which may seem different to others‚ but it makes me happy. everyone in the small town sits back and does absolutely nothing. the poem is actually about a man named anyone and a Woman named noone. anyone found the love of his life‚ noone. every part of anyone’s life affected

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    “Live a great life.” People have heard of that quote or something similar often‚ but sometimes life is not as superlative as some people anticipate it to be. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author’s moderate use of racism impacts how the characters behave throughout the story. The author’s use of setting and the characterization of children highlights the importance of discrimination in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. The author’s use of setting climaxes the importance of racism in the

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    essay‚ analyze how cummings uses language to describe the setting as well as to convey mood and meaning. In the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town”‚ E.E. Cummings’ uses language to describe a setting of an average suburb‚ convey a content mood‚ and establish the meaning‚ which is that everyone is born and everyone dies‚ regardless of what happens in between. The strange‚ confusing syntax is the first thing the reader notices about this poem because of the title. “a pretty how town” seems to be

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    within their readers. In “anyone lived in a pretty how town” by e.e. cummings‚ Cummings uses language in various ways to portray setting‚ mood‚ and meaning. It isn’t just the words he chooses‚ but the order by which he layers them. The setting isn’t described through adjectives‚ but through imagery and nouns. “a pretty how town” creates the setting of a happening town that is active throughout “spring summer autumn winter” (the whole year). The setting is often described by “sun moon stars rain” — three

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    During the Great Depression receiving an education was becoming more and more difficult for southerners. From not being able to afford the required supplies needed‚ to not being able to pay the tutions‚ many people found it nearly impossible to attend school. The novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee shows how the lack of education in society during the Great Depression affected Southerners lives‚ not allowing them to change their futures for the better. The public school system changed

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    been before.”(Lorde) During the 20th century many authors used a new modernistic style of writing. E.E. Cummings‚ a modernist writer‚ saw poetry in this way; his poem “anyone lives in a pretty how town” shows how he believes poetry is the skeleton of our lives and that it brings about new perspective into people’s lives. Cummings was born in 1894 and died in 1962‚ and throughout his writing career he created more than 2‚900 poems. In the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” themes such as a move

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    Growing up in a small town in Hardeeville‚ South Carolina wasn’t easy but I was determined to push myself. Being in a narrow country town can make your eyes near sided. My family was persistent in my childhood. I can remember my mother and father would make me stay up late nights studying until I get each problem right. They challenged me so much‚ but I thank them for it now. While in the small town having friends who support and some hate me help me to become wise in decision. During my childhood I

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    by the Great Depression. After the stock market crash in 1929‚ the country changed drastically. Many people lost their jobs because of this downturn in the economy. During the Great Depression practically every person had to adjust to a different way of living than what they were used to. This paper explores how life changed for children‚ teenagers‚ African-Americans‚ farmers‚ women‚ and the middle class. Historical Background Many factors led up to the Great Depression. Among

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    Harper lee has presented racism in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by describing how blacks live and are treated harshly. The court case of Tom Robinson‚ which is the main part of the story is a metaphor that Harper Lee has created of the situation in the 1960 ’s. Things were not stable at the time and Tom ’s case is just one example of the racial discrimination the blacks were facing during this time. The racial tension in the 1930s was so serious that even when blacks did do well‚ they were

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    The Great Depression This essay will discuss the suffering experiences that Americans had during the dust bowl in the Great Depression. The great depression began in the United States soon after the stock market crash in October 1929‚ which sent Wall Street into a panic. For the next ten years the consumer spending dropped causing sharp declines in industrial production and so raising a considerable amount of homelessness and unemployment. In the Great Depression‚ events such as dust bowl‚ also

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