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    Blahaha Ms.blahaha English III CP 25 Febuary 2014 They say with age‚ comes wisdom. They say a tough life will build tough people. That the world‚ no matter how terrible it may seem or how bad things get‚ is only what you make of it. This has never been shown more so by Phoenix Jackson from Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”. Encumbered with age and poverty‚ Phoenix shows fortitude‚ cleverness‚ and a child-like view of the world while traveling to the city for medicine. Welty’s love of literature

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    Theme for English B

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    The Pearl Literary Analysis Wallid Soukaki 8R Introduction/Thesis Statement: Kino Paragraph 1: Kino is an individual that knows the value of knowledge. Since he knows‚ he values it so much. Kino knows that the only way out of being the inferior group in his fishing village is to get educated. According to page 26 of The Pearl‚ ‘“My son will read and open the books‚ and my son will write and will know writing. And my son will make numbers‚ and these things will make us free because he will

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    The History Boys Essay 13. “Brilliantly funny….but by the end‚ tears are as near as laughter.” To what extent can we read The History boys as comedy? One of the key factors that makes the History Boys such an iconic play is its witty comedic effect throughout the entire book. Using various techniques‚ such as parody‚ contrasting characters and clever juxtapositions within the plot‚ intelligent metaphors‚ bathos and many more. But at first glance the history boys could seem a typical dramatic

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    Her Protection for Women

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    Venerians that complaine so to bee overcloyed with womens kindnesse. by Jane Anger‚ fl. 1589.) London: Printed by Richard Jones‚ and Thomas Orwin. 1589. To the Gentlewomen of ENGLAND‚ health. GEntlewomen‚ though it is to be feared that your setled wits wil advisedly condemne that‚ which my cholloricke vaine hath rashly set downe‚ and so perchance‚ ANGER shal reape anger for not agreeing with diseased persons: Yet (if with indifferencie of censure‚ you consider of the head of the quarell) I hope you

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    of both. The play is too intellectual to be considered a farce‚ yet too unrealistic to be considered a comedy of manners‚ even though ridicule and exposure of the vanities and hypocrisies of the upper class is surely the main function of the verbal wit. However‚ the comedy of The Importance of Being Earnest is not in the situations or actions for most of the part‚ but in the dialogue. Wilde’s play is a satirical demonstration of how art can lie romantically about human beings and distort the simple

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    Othello Summary

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    Othello Brief Summary: Othello is a Moor and immigrant to Venice and is the Vanehon republic’s most admired military commander. Desdemona becomes enchanted‚ falls in love and elopes with Othello. As the play begins Venice is about to be attacked by the Ottoman Turks. The leaders of Venice call upon Othello to lead their forces but Brabantio‚ an influential senator‚ is also Desdemona’s father. Enraged to discover that she has married Othello he accuses the Moor of using witchcraft to steal his

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    Much Ado About Nothing is yet another play created by renowned playwright William Shakespeare that has successfully maintained its relevance and adapted to a contemporary audience. The ability to relate to the characters‚ plot and the various themes continues to allow the audience to engage with these stories created over 400 years ago. Much Ado About Nothing revolves around two pairs of lovers; Beatrice and Benedick‚ and Claudio and Hero‚ and the obstacles they are faced with throughout the story

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    A Beautiful Night

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    Once upon a time‚ under a sumac tree in Bingle Bog‚ a frog sang the night long‚ every night‚ in a horrendous voice. The forest animals were distraught and at their wits end. They tried stopping his crass ‘Minstrelling’ with sticks and stones‚ insults and bricks but to no avail. In sheer dismay they cried for divine intervention. To all this‚ the frog remained impassive and resolute‚ intent on airing his heart’s glad ‘elation.’ One night‚ when in the sky hung a pale moon‚ a nightingale perched on

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    Barrel of Laughs

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    Political‚ Academic and Cultural Aspects. *“A Barrel of Laughs: A study of Philippine Humor through the Works of Bob Ong*” Introduction The wonders of our country’s humor never cease to amuse even the most restless individual. It’s rather comical wit‚ often delivered by those who practice the art of comedy‚ has somehow managed to put a smile on our faces. Whether it was poking fun at our culture‚ our politics‚ or our culture in particular‚ the laughter we bring about is a sign of a job well-done

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    It was a scorching summer day in Las Vegas and my dad and I were meandering around the city in awe of the size of everything. We were acutely aware that we had overdressed for the weather‚ having just left a chilly Illinois. It was the hottest place to which I had ever been. The both of us‚ father and son‚ were going to meet up with my grandpa to go to the Grand Canyon for one of the greatest trips ever. We were going white water rafting on the Colorado River for eight days. Returning to the

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