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    In the story Speak Melinda is being seen by other students on the bus is very different from how the readers are viewing Melinda. At the beginning of the story Melinda gets on the bus at the first stop and she decides that she will sit in the front in hopes that one of her friends would sit with her. In the story Melinda says‚ “If I sit in the front‚ it will make me look like a little kid‚ but I figured it is my best chance I have making eye contacts with one of my friends‚ if any of them decided

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    this great novel. This book also tends to affect those in schools that at first are not interested in reading this book. Harper Lee‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ shows many different symbols throughout the entire book. Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Scout Finch are symbols throughout the story. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a timeless novel with great insight on the simple times‚ racism‚ and the difficult situations that occur in life. (Altman) The full name of

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    The story of Jay Gatsby is deep with meaning and with many different interpretations. In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald shows us how society acted during the roaring 20’s. He provides us with views into worlds of love‚ money‚ power‚ and moral blindness of the time by using symbols with everyday objects and occurrences. In The Great Gatsby there are many symbols but the most important symbols are the colors white‚ yellow (gold)‚ and the green light. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses these colors to symbolize

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    part in contributing to Conrad’s story. Existentialism is more of a theory‚ while Expressionism is more of a style of art‚ writing‚ etc. Existentialism‚ in this literary work‚ is interpreted as a philosophical viewpoint that the main character‚ in this case Marlow‚ has about their responsibility to make their own choices. Expressionism‚ in this literary work‚ is interpreted as almost like looking through the eyes of a certain character (in this case the main character‚ Marlow)‚ to see their viewpoint

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    Richard Wilbur argues that the character of Roderick Usher is a symbol. The Fall of the House of Usher’s a comprehensive‚ symbolic account of the madness and dishonesty of an individual’s personality. The death of Madeline and Roderick was the decision that Roderick chose to make. The symbol Wilbur is referring to is an allegorical figure representing the hypnagogic state which‚ the condition of the mind occurring ‘upon the very brink of sleep.’ Roderick Usher‚ standing for the hypnagogic state

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    Intercultural Communication: Michael is from a different race. Therefore his interaction not only with his new family but others in the public or school is not friendly. When he goes to school for the first time other students avoid him. Self Concept: Ann Tuohy meets criticism from her friends as to what she is doing with a black boy she actually calls her son. She tells them why Michael needs foster family. Michael on the other hand despite his poverty and not an academic giant is determined

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    In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ Jr. it takes place in a society that makes everyone equivalent. In the short story‚ Vonnegut suggests that total equality is not an ideal worth striving for‚ which is saying if everyone functions exactly the same‚ then the extraordinary will be the ordinary. Harrison Bergeron tries to be the savior of the society and makes a stand showing how prejudiced this civilization is‚ but he ends up failing in the end. Harrison Bergeron‚ although

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    grows I miss wasting my days away Sitting on the beach day by day The sweet smell of the salty sea Will the warm weather come to me? I miss my home New Symerna Beach Not to worry though it’s within my reach Explanation of How Form Affects Theme If chosen correctly rhyming simply helps you remember the lines and words within them. It even adds to the overall effect of the poem. Using a rhyme scheme in an Ode forces the reader to incorporate tone‚ voice and subject to the

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    Blind Side In the film‚ Michael Oher was born and raised in the projects of Memphis‚ Tennessee. He grew up poor‚ not knowing his father‚ and was the son of a crack-addicted mother. Oher did not have a consistent place to live and sometimes stayed with his neighbors. He went along with his neighborhood friend and his father who wanted to enroll his son into a school with a good reputation‚ Wingate Christian School. While attending the school‚ he befriends S.J. Tuohy and later welcomed into the

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    Reconstruction and the West Reconstruction and the West The post-Civil War South has been called the “New South.” In what ways did it succeed in reinventing itself? In what ways did it fail? The south’s reconstruction failed for many reasons in my opinion. First off many states rejected the 13th Amendment. Furthermore‚ many of the southern states had no intentions of giving Blacks any type of true freedoms. Many states tried to make the African Americans as property-less as possible. They were

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