“Paul’s Case” written by Willa Cather not only offers an entertaining read with content which at first glance can come off as merely a story‚ but when read closely it becomes evident that there are substantial themes being explored through Cather’s protagonist‚ Paul‚ along with his predicament. Paul‚ a young boy living on Cordelia Street‚ a place that quite inordinately contradicts his frequent exotic fantasies‚ sets course toward tragedy when he begins to realize he can no longer remain within the
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Period 3 15 November‚ 2014 Paul Revere’s True Midnight Ride On the evening of April 18‚ 1775‚ Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington‚ Massachusetts‚ to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. By now‚ most of the Massachusetts Patriot leaders had taken refuge in outlying communities‚ fearing arrest by British officials. Paul Revere‚ a trusted messenger‚
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Friendship is a bond between two people. Friendships can change over. Their similarities and differences affect this bond. In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda and Heather had changes in their friendship because of their personalities and other things happening around them. The personalities of Melinda and heather have things in common but also have differences.
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Paul Keller was under stress at his job. He tried not to show that he was under stress but it began to show very well in his job performance. As Paul would began his checkpoint he would lose his place in on the countdown. That caused Paul to panic at time as he would then found his place and get back on track just in time. Which should not have been the case given Paul’s experience he knew all the check points like the back of the book. Perhaps in Paul situations talking to his boss Barksdale was
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I am a freelance writer with more than 50 papers written and an average score of 96 out of 100. Life of Paul Cuffee Student’s Name Institution of Learning Life of Paul Cuffee More than for 500 years‚ people of African origin have shaped the course of not only American but the history of the whole world. We are proud of many African-Americans that had put so much hard work to make our society as good and developed as it is nowadays. There are lots of Blacks
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In Willa Cather’s Paul’s Case‚ the author suggests that if a person can’t find his right role in society‚ he will try to escape it or failing to escape it will destroy himself. This story depicts a young man Paul who hates his ordinary life‚ and escapes to a luxury life he has been desiring eventually commits a suicide. The various settings of this story not only clearly reflect Paul’s sentiments between depression and happiness through different location but also reinforce the reason why Paul takes
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Paul of Tarsus Contribution to the development and expression of Christianity Paul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus) is widely considered to be central to the early development and adoption of Christianity. Many Christians view him as an important interpreter of the teachings of Jesus. Little is known of the birth and early childhood of Paul‚ then known as Saul. It is known in the scriptures that he was born in the city of Tarsus (Acts 22:3) located in the Roman province of Cilicia around
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The New York Triology: City of Glass By Paul Auster City of Glass is a novel written by Paul Auster in 1985‚ and its one of the stories included in the series of novels The New York Trilogy (1987). One of the essential themes that recur in many of Austers works is the search for identity and personal meaning‚ and this is exactly one of the main elements of City of Glass. It deals with this detective writer‚ who descends into madness when he becomes a private investigator himself by mistake. In the
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symbolism Willa Cather incorporated into the story is crucial to understanding the way Paul’s character progresses from beginning to end. In the beginning of the story Paul feels anxious about the things he wants and longs for in life‚ while at the same time feeling distraught towards the way he was currently living. The luxurious lifestyles of musicians and hotels that they stayed symbolized his admiration for their lifestyles. This explains Paul’s fancy for hotels later in the story. As Cather states
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Paul’s life essay A choice made by Paul was when he told the police about when Arthur hit Louis with a black jack and killed him. It affected Paul that he felt more confident. The choice was made because Paul wanted Arthur to go to jail for killing his friend. Paul’s reaction felt weird because he never told the police about a murder before. Paul’s effect was that he felt good about himself that he helped solve a murder case. Another choice was that Paul decided to show up at soccer practice
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