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    Descartes’ sixth meditation in Meditation on First Philosophy sets out to prove the existence of material objects through the faculties of imagination and senses. To clarify‚ a faculty is the inherent power of the mind and body; thereupon‚ clear and distinct ideas are created. Clear and distinct ideas‚ however‚ are valid through pure understanding or the intellect. The intellect is a critical property of truth that any faulty and differentiate from all other faulty. As a result of confirming his

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    ​Throughout the story of “The Lottery”‚ author Shirley Jackson uses an ironic tone. From the reader point of view‚ a lottery is special grand prize‚ not a twisted turn of events which involves death. The use of irony prepares the readers for the most dramatic reaction. ​Shirley Jackson sets the most obvious use of irony from the beginning. From the first impression of the readers‚ the lottery is a cash prize. As the plot ticking’s‚ Jackson played on the belief and turned it to the complete opposite

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    A Day In The Life Of A School Bag It was a typical (ordinary) school day and I was being packed with my heavy load. I had different compartments. Inside in you could find books‚ pencils‚ erasers‚ rulers‚ dictionary‚ Atlas of Belize‚ some coins and other stuff (things). My zips were closed and I was lifted off the ground. It was time to go to school. I was being tossed (flipped‚ swung) around. I kept bumping into something hard. Soon I felt myself being lifted up again. ‘We were at school.’ I thought

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    What Is The Tone Of Araby

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    *Analysis of “Araby*” by James Joyce The tone of “Araby” significantly contributes to the main character’s eventual self-discovery. The author uses tone in the beginning of the story to show the intensity of the main character’s feelings for a girl. The author uses phrases such as “we watched her”‚ “her dress swung as she moved her body”‚ and “her hair tossed from side to side”(646). These phrases show the main character’s immense obsession with the one thing in the neighborhood that seemed unmarred

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    Virginia U. Jensen - “The actions of righteous women ripple on through time and space and even generations.” In “The Prologue‚” Anne Bradstreet writes a poem that seeks to understand her role as a female poet in a male-dominated Puritan society. She knows that her poetry is perceived as inferior because it was considered the province of men and appear to humble herself within the context of the poem by indicating her unworthiness‚ yet through the subtext‚ Bradstreet craftily challenges men and

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    Tone of "Her Kind"

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    Anne Sexton’s poem titled “Her Kind” is a popular poem filled with powerful imagery‚ diction‚ and syntax. Her particular use of these elements in different ways contributes to the robotic and non-human tone of the poem. Her use of syntax in the poem is done in a very clever manner. The lines of the poem are short and almost all contain commas. These commas are a part of the syntax because they contribute to the sentence structure. They split up each line into two halves‚ and it almost

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    Dashua Williams English II Professor Patrick Murphy 12 October 26 Twitter Phenomenon Living in an Era where digital and social media is on the rise every single day‚ Author Clive Thompson presents to us on how twitter creates a sixth sense. When one thinks of sixth sense one automatically thinks psychic-like abilities. However‚ in this context Clive explains to us social proprioception through websites like twitter. Social proprioception-is giving a group of people a sense of itself

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    Analyzing the Bill of Rights: Ninth and Tenth Amendments Mississippi College Abstract The first eight amendments in the Bill of Rights were intended to protect Americans ’ specific personal rights. The Founding Fathers recognized the importance of these rights and fought so that the people in the United States would have the independence that no other nation had known. These same men were well aware of the unavoidable sacrifices they were going to have to make. Listing every right that a person

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    Life Of Pi Tone

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    of Pi‚ a story about the tales of a boy lost at sea with a tiger. In the novel‚ Pi discovers religion and faith. While surviving at sea he keeps religion on mind the entire time and relies on it. Pi realizes he must rely more and more on his religion to keep him alive on the boat with the bengal tiger‚ Richard Parker. Martel depicts themes of religion and God to create a more faithful tone throughout Pi’s survival. Some similarities to Yann Martel’s life can be seen throughout the story such as his

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    Symbolism, Tone and Mood

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    Symbolism‚ Tone and Mood: An Overview and Review What is a symbol? • A symbol is an ordinary object‚ event‚ person‚  animal‚ or color to which we have attached a special  meaning and significance. • So‚ symbolism is simply the act of attaching inner meaning to outward things. So what is Literary Symbolism? • When the author uses an object or reference to add deeper  meaning to a story.  • Can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy‐ handedly.  • An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey 

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