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    The Stranger Tandy

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    presented but a suggestion about the way the young girl should act is presented as a solution. A stranger appears and becomes friends with Tom Hard. The stranger begins to talk to the little girl and give her some advice. The stranger seems to describe a feeling that some other female characters have described as having a feeling but having no one or way to present this feeling. After this‚ the stranger explains that “they think it’s easy to be a woman‚ to be loved‚ but I know better… I understand…

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    architect‚ Frank Lloyd Wright said that “Truth is more important than the facts.” Mostly‚ we may outline truth as: a statement about the way the world really is. In our real life‚ truth is opposite of false. While getting an education at school or university level‚ teachers test students on the basis of true or false questionnaire. We generally discuss truth and‚ always attempt to find the real essence or gist of truth in every aspect of our life. Since many ages‚ truth has been discussed and examined yet

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    Stranger Danger

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    Stranger danger Social Networks are‚ on these days‚ the perfect way to communicate and keep in touch with your friends and family‚ and even to let them know about your plans and lifestyle. The disadvantages of using social networks are commonly ignored by users. I must say‚ I used to do it too‚ until one day. That morning‚ as the sun was rising from beyond the mountains and gradually changing the color of the sky from dark to blue. My day was starting like any other day; I brushed my teeth

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    Strangers on a Train

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    An obvious yet very effective theme in Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train is that of “criss-cross” and doubles. The list could be endless with mentions of double crossing‚ and criss-crossing‚ however each example is very effective and important to the film. One double that truly sticks out is that of Bruno and Guy. “Doubled” together in the film‚ they constantly are double crossing each other‚ and yet are completely opposite personalities shown in the film. One could argue that this is shown in the

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    Fiction

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    Elements of Fiction 1. Settings * Place and time where the story takes place * It sets the mood of the story 2. Characters * Elements that move in the story *Classifications of Characters* * Protagonist – good guys * Antagonist – bad guys * Round – complex‚ many sided * Flat – one to two traits only * Static – sake sort of person from the beginning till the end * Dynamic/developing – undergoes permanent change * Major – main roles * Minor – supporting

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    The Stranger Reflection

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    My understanding and appreciation of cultural and contextual considerations shown throughout stylistic choices developed throughout this discussion. When I was reading The Stranger‚ there was a notion of hotness and higher temperatures that Meursault experienced throughout the book. During this discussion‚ one of the leaders pointed out that there was a reoccurring motif of the sun. Right then it clicked for me that the idea of hotness was really a part of the much larger motif‚ the sun and its multiple

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    The Truth About Truth

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    Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (1963)‚ Karl Popper suggests that no scientific theory can be classified as truth.  The only thing that can be done is to attempt to falsify the theory over and over again reject the theory repeatedly in different situations.  Each failed attempt will strengthen the theory and bring it closer to the truth.  Hence‚ Popper claimed that the truth of a hypothesis can never be confirmed. A hypothesis is an “if-then” statement‚ which that is an assumption of causality

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    Fiction

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    Kacy Pember Professor Kennedy 21 Feb 2013 ENC 1102 In the story of “Why I Live at the P.O.‚” Sister is consistently picked on by everyone in her family‚ forcing her to isolate herself and move out. But is she really happy with the decision she made? On the Fourth of July‚ Sister’s life in China Grove is interrupted by the arrival of her sister‚ Stella-Rondo‚ who just left her husband‚ Mr. Whitaker‚ and returned to the family home in Mississippi. Sister had briefly dated Mr. Whitaker before

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    Deborah Austin-Barbour Toni Williams ENG 113-I5 September 5‚ 2012 Fiction Essay “A Rose for Emily” was written by William Faulkner in 1931‚ “It is not unusual to find degraded‚ sullen‚ disturbed‚ and degenerate characters in Faulkner’s fiction” (Roberts and Zweig 91). Emily Grierson’s character is rounded and the summary of the way Faulkner chooses to portray most of his characters is accurate for her. As the story unfolds we see that Emily had and insane great aunt‚ been sheltered by her

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    Fiction improves empathy by allowing the reader to imagine what the characters are experiencing. Gaiman talks about “how you’re being someone else and when you return to your own world‚ you’re going to be slightly changed”. This means that when someone reads

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