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    Alienation Many characters during the Victorian to early Modern literature era were alienated. Causes of alienation during this time period included familial separation‚ social class or gender restrictions‚ and self-isolation from society. These characters may display the common causes of alienation‚ but ared still connected to their families and society. Some characters may alienate themselves‚ yet find that they can never truly separate from family and/or society. While on the surface many characters

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    Robert Gray

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    Robert Gray is an Australian poet whose work is closely linked with nature. He grew up in the post ww11 era‚ and lives on the north coast. The poems ‘The Meatworks’‚ and ‘Flames and Dangling Wire’‚ express how he feels about life‚ his experiences and his beliefs. His poetry has such an enduring nature because it can be understood in so many different contexts‚ and includes universal themes which remain relevant to societies past‚ present and future. In ‘The meatworks’ Gray presents a vivid and

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    The Gray Wolf

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    “The eyes of the wolf speak the mysteries of life. We must want to listen from our hearts to hear what they want to say” (Wolf Quotes). The Gray Wolf also known as the “Canis lupus was known to be the most largest nondomestic member of the dog family” (Fritts‚ Steven H). “They have lived in every type of habitat except from the tropical forests and the most arid deserts” (Fritts). From the moment gray wolves are born to the moment they die‚ they are viewed as a danger to humans. “Ever since the

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    Poe had a very depressing life. His parents left him‚ he was a drunk‚ and he struggled to keep a job. But‚ how does this relate to one of his most renowned poems‚ “The Raven”. Well‚ at the time when he wrote the poem he was married‚ so we can conclude that maybe he was scared to lose his wife. Also‚ he could have been paranoid/ superstations‚ due to the eerie presents of the raven‚ or he could have just been drunk while writing the poem. At the time of the poem Poe’s wife was ill and he could

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    Iron Gray

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    2013 DB #1 1. The final detail is meaningful because it shows that Emily had lain in that bed‚ next to that man‚ after he had died. Faulkner had given great detail to the change in color of her hair throughout her life on page 36. By the time she had died‚ her hair was an “iron-gray” color. Just like the strand of hair found on the pillow. 2. The unnamed narrator seems to be a representation of the townspeople as a whole. He is most likely a member of the town. He talks about the curiosity

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    able to change schools. My schooling life began in 2005 where I began Preschool at Kalkie State School in Bundaberg. I continued at this school for grade one and two however‚ at the beginning of grade three I stated attending St Luke’s Anglican School. This school is a small‚ private school situated in East Bundaberg with 700 students attending from

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    reflects upon many of the negative aspects of his personal life‚ both mentally and physically. The relationship between Gregor and his father is in many ways similar to Franz and his father Herrman. The Metamorphosis also shows resemblance to some of Kafka’s diary entries that depict him imagining his own extinction by dozens of elaborated methods. This paper will look into the text to show how this is a story about the author’s personal life portrayed through his dream-like fantasies. Franz Kafka

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    Janiquea Gray

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    Janiquea Gray Miss Zahodnick AP Language and Composition 14 October 2014 “The Complexity of Teaching” Peddiwell’s story illuminates the absurdity of the rigid systems by not only making the “wise old men” look doltish but also proving their beliefs on a traditional educational system bogus. In the “Saber- tooth Curriculum‚” New Fist was and educated man that was skilled at fish-grabbing‚ horse clubbing and tiger-scaring and if he had survived to see the ice-age‚ those skills would have been useless

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    while at the same time providing an insight into the cultural life of the era. Through these aspects‚ literature can withstand the test of time and be considered ‘good’ literature. Oscar Wilde‚ the famous writer and poet‚ has produced literature that is widely considered as good and superior. The Picture of Dorian Grey is one of Wilde’s more famous works‚ widely considered a classic novel. The novel revolves around the young Dorian Grey‚ who sells his soul for eternal youth and pleasure. Wilde raises

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    In Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism‚ Grandin explains her incredible ability to engineer machinery‚ memorize volumes of information and provides a legacy in teaching a deeper understanding and appreciation of people that have ASD. However‚ it also doesn’t go without explaining areas of functioning that have deficits and the discrimination that people with disabilities endure. Even today with ASD being more known‚ society may make many generalizations. A lot of people may envision people

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