Charlemagne R. Geronimo BSEDEN 3-1D A Literary Analysis on Welostit by Romina Gonzalez Welostit (We Lost It) is a sad-funny story made by one of the Philippines renowned author‚ Romina Gonzalez. It won the 1997 Palanca Awards (3rd Prize for the short story category). The story is about a love affair between a 35 years old woman who fell in love into his favorite teen-aged nephew’s best friend (Mike) that happened on the early 90’s were EDSA Revolution already happened. Their age gap caused
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The book‚ “Pastor. The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry‚” authored by Willimon William is a comprehensive and educative guide to the ups and down of the pastoral ministry. The book can be described as a gift to anyone who is interested in the field of Pastorhood. It can act as the reason why someone chooses to go into the field or chooses to opt out. Willimon is candid in his descriptions and makes sure that the target audience is aware of his position. From the book‚ the author
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the book thief is a book about a Nazi family hiding a jew in their basement even though the consequence is death if they get caught. in the story a girl steals multiple numbers of books from the mayors house or anywhere she can find them. the girls friend Rudy is thought as an academic failure until he is involved in a after school program with boys his age. then he also is known as a great athlete after winning the 1500‚ 400 ‚ and more yard dashes in a row. Liesel also reads her stolen books to
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“A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words” Imagery is the use of rich vivid descriptions in literal scripts to create pictorial images in the reader’s mind. Hence‚ these mental illustrations produced by imagination are deliberately simulated by the author’s nib to give more weight to his/her specific ideas. British novelist Jeanette Winterson‚ best known for Orange Are Not The Only Fruit‚ perfectly handles the art of imagery‚ especially in her short story Newton where the topics of conformity and individual
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Controversy has surrounded Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray since its publication‚ but critics often disagree on the how the ethics of the tale conflict with the morality of society‚ both then and now. It was common belief that‚ when the novel was first published‚ the story was immoral and the themes of decadence offended the seemingly “delicate” senses of the Victorian society. (“Oscar Wilde” 408) However‚ now that a different culture has developed and minds have opened‚ the ethics of the
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Chelcie Tjoeng Ms. Pacheco English III/Period 5 30 August 2017 Weekly Book Report #2 Bergin‚Virginia. H2O. Illinois: Sourcebooks Fire Inc.‚ 2014. 332. Number of pages read this week: 22 Characters: Ruby Morris‚ Simon Morris‚ Becky Morris‚ Caspar McCloud Plot: (Describe the plot in one paragraph.) Ruby has a huge crush on Caspar McCloud and ever since that incident‚ Ruby has gotten the opportunity to get closer to him. Caspar confesses that he has feelings for Ruby too and they start to get closer
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The Picture of Dorian Gray and Gothic Literature The Picture of Dorian Gray is not the typical gothic literature‚ but this book does include several elements of gothic literature. Although Dorian’s mansion is not spooky‚ the old‚ secret schoolroom‚ where he keeps the portrait‚ is spooky and is covered in cobwebs‚ which are gothic elements. There are a couple of scenes in the book where the spooky‚ gothic literature themes become present. One of the scenes appeared when Dorian visits the opium house
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In The Book Thief‚ a story by Markus Zusak‚ Liesel is trying to live through Nazi Germany during World War II. Liesel Meminger is a curious young girl who did not start as the book thief. Her first stolen book wasn’t intended to be stolen‚ it had simply been left behind; When her brother died‚ she picked up The Grave Digger’s Handbook. When she arrived at her foster parent’s home‚ it wasn’t long before her papa discovered this book. He taught her to read and it began Liesel’s obsession with words
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------------------------------------------------- Fr. Randolf Flores‚ SVD “Listen!” An Exegesis of Sirach 3:1-16 I. Introduction The Book of Sirach (also called the Book of Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus) is recognized and valued for its instructive and enlightening teachings. One particular value of reading and studying Sirach comes from the light its sheds on the role of Jesus as a sage. This is the reason why the Book of Ben Sira is very relevant. It is cited well on various discussions concerning family matters and relationships
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A Narcissistic study of The Picture of Dorian Grey General Overview Oscar Wilde’s The picture of Dorian Grey’s novel is about a young man named Dorian Gray‚ the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian’s beauty and believes his beauty should not be wasted and it is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton‚ a friend of Basil’s‚ and becomes enslaved by Lord Henry’s world view. He shows him a new hedonism‚ and suggests the only things
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