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    There were many law codes made from the Ancient Middle East. The most famous one‚ which survived is the code of Hammurabi. Hammurabi was the sixth king of the Amorite Dynasty of old Babylon in Mesopotamia. His laws are said to be the best preserved legal document reflecting the social structure of Babylon during Hammurabi’s rule. Many people recognized him as being an outstanding lawgiver (www.canadianlawsite.com/hammurabiscode.htm). Hammurabi’s goal for bringing about this legal code called

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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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    When people lose their dignity‚ they also lose a part of the very thing that makes them human. Despair‚ hopelessness‚ fear and apathy are all ways a human can lose their humanity. The eyes provide a window onto the soul‚ and thus a view on the person’s mental state. The eyes also function in reverse‚ as a symbolic gesture of control over someone. All of this is present in Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ an account of human tragedy‚ human cruelty‚ human dignity‚ and the loss thereof. At the start of the

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    make life better for themselves. Instead of fighting by himself he looked up for his brother’s support to overcome the fear. He delivered his message by altering the tone of the book whenever Kumalo felt down and used pathos to show Kumalo’s emotional rollercoaster as he strived to reach happiness. Alan Paton used altering the tone of the book from happy to sad to express the struggle of the land how the land had died and needs of recovery. Alan Paton introduced the book with a sad

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    Charles Dickens presents his story of aristocracy and tyranny clashing during the French Revolution. The dramatic novel grabs the reader’s attention as events unfold in a time of love and sorrow. In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities he illustrates the picture of two countries that eventually become tied together by the characters in a cynical yet factual tone using diction and symbolism. The author’s use of symbolism shows the sorrowful state that the people were in during the French Revolution. Dr

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    is why‚ structurally‚ the length‚ diction‚ and tone are similar in both stories. They follow a similar format of explaining their relationship‚ how they interact with each other‚ and finally by recalling their first encounter. Their tone also follows a similar pattern by conveying disappointment‚ anger‚ and fatalistic. Their voice echoes each other because they’re the same person and they’re virtually talking to each other in the two different stories. For example‚ the monsters explain its role as

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    HOMEABOUTPHOTOGRAPHYLOVE STORYFAQBLOGGING TIPSADVERTISECONTACTBLANK LOVE STORY Chapter One Our love story started long before Matthew and I ever actually met. And when you think about it‚ most love stories start that way. Every moment leading up to the one in which you meet your future husband or wife somehow shapes you and prepares you for that person you were fated for. Any previous heartbreaks or dark days or lonely nights can be crucially important in the grand scheme of things—sometimes

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    The Storyteller (Saki) by H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) Word Count: 2109 It was a hot afternoon‚ and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry‚ and the next stop was at Templecombe‚ nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl‚ and a smaller girl‚ and a small boy. An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat‚ and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party‚ but the small girls and the small

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    Malgudi Days is a very special book‚ but it also may well be a book for special tastes. A collection of thirty-two stories‚ most of which have been selected from two previously published collections‚ An Astrologer’s Day and Other Stories (1947) and Lawley Road (1956)‚Malgudi Days offers a mosaic of a life that seems to belong to a lost time. The tone of the stories belongs to the nineteenth century‚ to the world of Rudyard Kipling and O. Henry‚ to the days when stories were expected to have neat

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    women and minorities‚ especially those who are dependent. Women‚ especially those placed in a dependent position‚ such as Mrs. Mallard in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour‚” and the mother in Edwidge Danticat’s “New York Day Women” are at a greater economic disadvantage. Although belonging to a higher economic class‚ Mrs. Mallard of “The Story of an Hour‚” does not have any individual income

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