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    deep sense of emotion that can be found through the tone that Ernest Hemingway shows in the characters. The tone in this story appears to be dark and gloomy but as the story carries on it shows hope and compassion. "Tone is the attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literary work. No single stylistic device creates tone; it is the various elements an author brings to creating the work’s feeling and manner." (Pearson p. 198) Hemingway shows tone such as loneliness‚ sadness‚ and emptiness through

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    Franklin’s Tone In his Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America‚ Benjamin Franklin expresses his attitude toward the white settlers‚ and the ‘savage’ Native-Americans. Franklin’s fluctuating style of tone in his writing can not go neglected‚ as it is left naked to criticism. In revealing his perspective on the white settlers and the Native-Americans‚ Franklin’s audience is left to question who the real ‘savages’ are. Franklin’s passage is perceivably‚ though not physically‚ divided

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    By using the metaphor of a “ valley of the shadow of death” David speaks of seemingly hopeless situations through the use of a grave tone. The psalmist uses this metaphor to further show the shepherd character of God because through that dark place the psalmist says‚ “You are with me”. In the final stanza of the poem‚ the speaker uses the metaphor or his cup running over to symbolize

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    Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. His parents were Edward Fitzgerald and Mary McQuillan. His first novels lead him into success. He met his wife on a military camp. After many years of drinking‚ his wife fell into mental breakdowns. Fitzgerald died at 44 of a heart attack. Family Francis Scott’s dad was Edward Fitzgerald. Edward owned a furniture business until it eventually failed. After it failed he became a salesman for Procter and Gambo to keep

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    On February 27‚ 1934‚ N. Scott Momaday was born to mother‚ Mayme Scott who was a teacher and a writer‚ and to father Alfred Morris Mammedaty who was a teacher and an artist. Momaday’s father later reduced the family’s surname to the present day spelling of Momaday. N. Scott Momaday was specified as seven-eighths Native after birth‚ and a tarrying one-eighth of pioneer lineage. In Native American tradition‚ presenting a name for a person is significant as in determining the person’s life course. Momaday

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    Tone Colour - Music 1 Analysis 1. What typical materials are most instruments made out of eg wood? An instrument can be grouped into six main categories‚ which all have specific individual sound. These are wood‚ metal‚ string‚ skin‚ electronic and vocal. The qualities of the sound in each category are primarily similar. 2. List FIVE methods of producing sound eg hitting. The five ways of producing a sound involves hitting‚ blowing‚ shaking‚ scraping‚ and plucking. 3. What is the

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    Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery” uses underlying details and specific word choice to highlight her pensive tone. Throughout the story‚ Shirley Jackson uses the word “Lottery‚” repeatedly. The use of the word in one sentence focuses on the use of it‚ “...Used to be a saying about ’Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon.’... There’s always been a lottery‚” (Jackson 31). The word here emphasizes that Old man Warner has an understanding of “The Lottery.” Jackson leaves the reader with a connotative

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    Amanda Turnbull Ms. Miller U.S. History I Enriched 25 February 2013 Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)     Slavery was at the root of the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Dred Scott sued his master to obtain freedom for himself and his family. His argument was that he had lived in a territory where slavery was illegal; therefore he should be considered a free man. Dred Scott was born a slave in Virginia around 1800. Scott and his family were slaves owned by Peter Blow and his family. He moved to

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    a few individuals believe that one of a cheerful relationship between a son and the father. And also other individuals trust that this sonnet has a shrouded message of parental misuse. In my perspective‚ the symbolism and dialect‚ the imagery‚ and tone in the pome gave me the impression of the affection between the son and father‚ not of an oppressive relationship. You might get the response of misuse in light of the fact that; the line‚ "Whiskey on your breath could make a small boy dizzy" proposes

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    Dred Scott v. Sandford Slavery was a often fought over issue when we were settling the South. Dred Scott v. Sandford is a great example of one of these cases. Dred Scott v. Sandford was a monumental decision made by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of slavery. In the Dred Scott v. Sandford case‚ the Supreme Court decided the African people‚ whether free or slave‚ were not considered American citizens‚ and didn’t have the right to sue someone in federal court. During this case‚ the

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