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    The Ghost Writers Society In Ed Dante’s story The Ghost Scholar‚ he discusses his business of writing college papers for clients that cannot survive on their own in today’s education system. His clients that need help because they cannot write‚ they don’t speak English natively‚ or are wealthy and don’t want to do the work. Dante sees his clients as examples of how flawed the present education system is and uses them in his article to emphasize how it needs to be fixed. To him‚ it is the school

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    The journey of iris It was a cloudy and rainy day on mount Olympus‚ as iris was just about to go and do his daily deliveries to the gods Zeus‚ Hera‚ and ares. The journey to deliver the messages took a long time so iris was always afraid he would not get to Hera‚ the most beautiful goddess iris had ever layed eyes on. Later that morning when iris had just finished his visit to Zeus‚ iris flew across Olympus to get to ares when suddenly a portal opened up out of now were and scooped up iris. He

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    We are first introduced to Dante’s best friend Guido Cavalcanti in The Vita Nuova in the XXIV Chapter dedicated to Guido Cavalcanti. Dante believes here that Guido’s heart “[is] still marvelled at the beauty of this gentile Primavera [(Beatrice])” (Vita Nuova 759). The Sonnet for Guido reveals their “brotherly” love towards each other and the support they confined within each other’s lives. The “gaze” is quite proven by Dante’s summary of his own work following the poem‚ where he explains in warm-heartedness

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    Reading “Isla” by Virgil Suarez makes one want to know more about the author and his life. We know he and his assumed single mom speak Spanish from her use of it within his poem and his mentioning that he speaks no English‚ yet. We‚ also‚ can assume the island‚ the monster‚ describing where they were from‚ was well-known Cuba. This best assumed when he described it as “her country‚ mine‚ that island in the Caribbean we left behind‚ itself a reptile-looking mass on each map‚ on my globe‚ a crocodile-like

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    distinct contrasting differences occur in the writing style of the authors‚ the characters‚ and the overall story told. These two ancient epics have many contrasting characteristics that defined Greek and Roman epics. The writing styles of Homer and Virgil differ greatly in that‚ one is written in a Greek epic standpoint and the other is written in a Roman epic standpoint. In Homer’s The Iliad the warriors die heroic deaths to be remembered‚ which is common throughout the epic‚ Patroclus fighting and

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    In the Heat of the Night

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    The novel “In the Heat of the Night” introduces the reader to two characters‚ Virgil Tibbs and Bill Gillespie. Virgil Tibbs is a homicide detective at the Pasadena Police department‚ and Bill Gillespie is the Chief of Police for Wells County. In the novel they are shown as two completely opposite characters whose personalities differ almost completely. The basic aspect of the novel is how during the 1960’s people in the south underwent severe racism and prejudice. The novel also depicts how because

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    learned experience. My theory is supported by themes that are connected throughout readings. A major correspondence throughout the readings seemed to be with identity. Once an individual accepts who they are‚ it allows them to grasp material better. Virgil and John showed similar issues as well

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    couldn’t make money like that‚ or keep it if they did‚ and he knew it.” – p. 19 3. What characteristics stand out during the encounter between Virgil Tibbs and Sam? How does this affect the reader? 4. State your feeling towards each of the following characters at this point in the story; use examples to support your opinions. a) Virgil Tibbs b) Sam Wood c) Chief Gillespie Chapter 3 1. In the first two chapters‚ the racial issue has been hinted at. In Chapter 3‚

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    racial issue – a main theme of the book – clearly introduced in Chapter 1? Chapter 2 1. Describe in detail the character of Chief Gillespie. Use references from the chapter to support your claims. 2. Describe the encounter between Sam and Virgil. What characteristics of each stand out during this instance? How is the reader affected by this encounter? 3. What effect has the final statement of the chapter? Chapter 3 1. In Chapters 1 and 2‚ the racial issue has been hinted. Now

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    After watching the movie and reading the book‚ there are some major differences such as the character development‚ key roles and certain scenes‚ yet minor differences like objects or dialogue used in the movie than the book. These differences shown between the two indicating how the book is better developed and gives more detail than the movie‚ which allows the reader have a better perception of how the characters’ minds work‚ and explaining their actions In the novel‚ Sam Wood is shown

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