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    Wise Blood

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    Professor Sisson English 1101 10/14/2013 Wise Blood Haze Motes was a very confused man when it came to religion. He went through several phases throughout his spiritual journey. Haze encountered events that challenged his beliefs and made him reconsider where he actually stood. Over time Haze comes to realize he is not as clean as he thought he was. In the beginning Haze thought he was going to be a preacher‚ “He was going to be a preacher like his grandfather.” (Pg. 15) When he turned eighteen

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    1.) In "Hills Like White Elephants‚" how might a feminist critic view the relationship of the American and the girl? Would you agree with the evaluation? -A feminist critic might view the relationship of the American and the girl as unfair. They are in Spain and the man was given the name "The American" to symbolize that he is American‚ "the girl" is given to the girl to symbolize that she is neither American nor from Spain. Throughout the conversations with the waitress "the girl" couldn’t communicate

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    Hills Like White Elephants: Reaction Paper Throughout this school year‚ we analyzed and discussed several awesome poems‚ novels and stories. One that I particularly liked would have to be "Hill Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway. The first thing about it that caught my attention would have to be its title‚ "Hills like White Elephants’. To be honest‚ I really thought that it’ll be about some elephants in Africa or something but I was wrong. There were no elephants! The story is

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    Continually present in Gotthold Lessing’s play‚ Nathan the Wise‚ is the pursuit for truth. In particular‚ a truth that goes beyond religion‚ one that reaches to the depths of humanity: human nature’s freedom. In his play‚ Lessing reveals the freedom of human nature among mankind through the bonds of friendship. Furthermore‚ Lessing conveys an optimistic view of human nature in such a way that left to its own devices‚ human nature will seek the goodness of mankind and fraternity. Friendship in

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    Ernest Hemingway – Hills Like White Elephants According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ a white elephant has a more figurative meaning: "A burdensome or costly possession. Also‚ an object‚ scheme‚ etc.‚ considered to be without use or value." It’s easy to see how this could be seen in context of an unplanned pregnancy that at least one of the parents wants to terminate. At first when I read through Hemingway’s short story‚ ‘Hills Like White Elephants’‚ I thought that it was merely a conversation

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    To Keep or Not to Keep The short story‚ “ Hills Like White Elephants ” by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about a man who is unnamed and a women whose nickname is Jig‚ as the reader we understand them to be boyfriend and girlfriend. They are both sitting at a train station waiting on the train. After some time (and a few beers)‚ the women brings up that the hills in front of them look like white elephants. The man does not think the hills look like white elephants and this statement brings them both into

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    Theseus the WIse

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    from mythology: Hercules‚ Perseus‚ and Theseus. All of these heroes have many of the qualities that make up a good hero. However‚ Theseus is the quintessential hero because‚ unlike the others‚ he makes wise decisions‚ treats others fairly‚ and is extremely courageous. Theseus’ ability to make wise decisions during critical times proves that he is the quintessential hero. In one of his adventures‚ Theseus sets out to kill King Minos’ minotaur in the Labyrinth. Theseus “came upon him (the minotaur)

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    At first glance‚ one might not think Black Like Me‚ a book with such real issues millions of people face daily‚ and The Truman Show‚ a movie about a man being born and raised all while being filmed by thousands of cameras without his knowledge‚ would have a lot in common. The latter can really only be relatable to few‚ if any at all‚ where something like the racism written about in Black Like Me can resonate to millions of people world wide. After digging deeper‚ however‚ the similarities between

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    Jgging Around the Issue: A “Hills like White Elephants” Literary Analysis Trying to decide on a course of action when faced with an unexpected pregnancy‚ an American and a girl sit outside a train stop in the dusty part of Spain and drink on it. Indirectly approaching the sensitive subject of abortion‚ each member of the couplehood sets out to test the other in a verbal battle of the wills‚ engaging in a staccato like dialogue that offers some insight into the two main character’s personas.

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    “The Hills Like White Elephants” As I started to read through the poem I felt like I easily understood the setting. It was very easy for me to picture this man and woman having a conversation and sharing drinks. I did not easily understand what the subject of their conversation was the first time I read through the poem but I did recognize it was affecting the young girl named Jig. I first realized something was going on when the man kept repeating that everything will be okay and he kept repeating

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