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    Josie’s Departure Hilary Clinton said‚ “We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.” Society is the collection of people living together in a more or less ordered community. There is so much hostility happening in societies that people are aware of. The Day it Happened by Rosario Morales proves that society condones domestic violence‚ teaches decision making‚ and promotes social interactions. Society teaches continual domestic violence especially in

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    "STRANGER IN THE VILLAGE" To start off‚ this essay is the first hand account of James Baldwin’s experiences in a tiny Swiss village 4 hours outside of Milan. Lets begin on who James Baldwin is‚ Baldwin is an African American male who has recently left the United States to come observe an know more about the relation of racism and societies. Baldwin is very proud of his African American heritage even though it has become more segregated then ever in the early part of the civil rights movement

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    2013 “To You‚ Stranger” Follow up Essay Walt Whitman is considered one of America’s most influential Poets of all time. He wrote In a way that the “common man” could appreciate using free verse and a simple vocabulary. In my poem‚ “To You‚ Stranger”‚ I imitate Walt Whitman’s style and tone‚ appreciating his originality as a poet. In multiple poems I have found that Walt Whitman sees brief‚ chance encounters with strangers as an appropriate opportunity for the strangers to interact. That

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    his morals are set. The existentialist‚ believes that life is absurd and meaningless. Existentialists believe humans live and humans die‚ they state that death is just a matter of time for everyone‚ a reality that is inescapable. In the novel The Stranger‚by Albert Camus‚ I believe reality to be the villain. Meursault realizes that death is a subject that cannot be erased. Meursault comes to the conclusion that death is the end result for every human’s life. Meursault kills an Arab and is convicted

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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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    What’s more scary than the truth? Shutter Island‚ produced in 2010 and directed by Martin Scorsese‚ is a psychological thriller film that portrays psychological treatments in the 1950’s. Martin Scorsese’s alteration of the Dennis Lehane novel‚ Shutter Island‚ is in fact a horror movie‚ but it will not come across as your average present-day horror film. Typically directors take ghosts‚ monsters‚ vampires‚ or possessed people and develop a film to scare its viewers‚ and it more than likely always does

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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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    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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    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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    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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