In Ode to a Nightingale Keats introduces the reader to his discontent with the void of feeling he is experiencing. In the first line Keats says how his‚ “heart aches” which the reader would interpret as pain; however the second half of the first line he describes‚ “A drowsy numbness”. This tells me that Keats is uncomfortable with the “numbness” he experiences. In the second line Keats says‚ “as though of hemlock I had drunk”. Norton foot notes tell us that hemlock is a poison that acts
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“Imagination in A Christmas Carol” Graham Holderness says A Christmas Carol categorically that the writer’s imagination fails. Scrooge is allowed to slide into a rarefied limbo of Christmas sentiment and Christian charity‚ so abstract as to be empty of life and meaning. His encounter with the three ghosts is far more credible‚ far more realistic‚ than this closing vision of life of permanent goodness‚ which scarcely resembles human life at all. In one respect‚ of course‚ this misses the point
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Title: The Lovely Bones Author: Alice Sebold Genre: Extended Written Text (Novel) Interviewing Joey Nathan about the novel. Dominique: Who introduced you to this novel? Or how did you come across it? Joey: Well I had seen the film not long after it was released and thoroughly enjoyed it‚ so I decided to get the book out at the town library. It was one of the first books I have read that deals with the aftermath of death. Dominique: What’s it about exactly? Joey: Well basically a teenage
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"Ode to an Orange" by Larry Woiwode took place in the winter of 1940s. It was "the winters of the forties" which I felt was very important in setting the background. It was a time of war‚ rationing of food‚ limited transportation‚ a difficult time to import items from other states and then adjustment from war of peace. Winter did not just represent cold‚ snow‚ wind‚ gray sky‚ limited sunshine‚ but a limiting of the senses. With this in mind it have also been difficult to obtain an orange that would
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I wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear we were studying this book in class but I found that I really enjoyed it. I really liked it because of the fact that the prominent theme of racial prejudice is so controversial. I found it very hypocritical that the gossiping friends of Aunt Alexandra could be so concerned about the maroons in Africa and yet be so racial to the black people in their society. There’s nothing more distracting than a sulky darky”‚ is what Mrs. Merriweather says. It is also completely
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Gem Reyrao 12/12/12 P4 Mr. Cotton AP Literature and Composition Indirect Characterization: Simply put‚ indirect characterization is the author’s way of giving the reader clues as to how a character is really like. Such clues may be describing how the character dresses‚ letting the reader hear what the character says‚ or revealing the character’s private thoughts. Example: “Gatsby‚ his hands still in his pockets‚ was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect
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| Response to reading on Rand. | | | I like and agree how the author of this article explains the negative ideas collectivized ethics. The idea of collectivism suggests that an individual is obligated to live for the advantage of a society. Under this idea‚ certain rules are declared as useful for the majority and are to be supported at the expense of others individuals within that particular society. It is by norm that public ventures are established within a society such as‚ health
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Title: The book thief Author: Markus Zusak Date completed: 24/3/12 Genre: Novel In the novel The book thief by Markus Zusak thief their is a recurrent idea of prejudice. Mostly towards the Jewish the book is set in world war 2 it adds an exciting feeling of danger during the novel. The idea of prejudice‚ in this book can also be linked to the fat boy story where the blame
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Jennifer Cortes Angeli Francois 101 12 February 2013 Abortions in India Rushdie‚ Salman. "Abortion in India". Essays. 2nd Edition. Kelly‚ Joseph. New York; Norton‚ 2008. 279-282. Print. The articles topic is about the tragedy of abortion of female fetuses in modern day India. I believe the author is trying to say that unnecessary abortions are a type of genocide and a true tragedy. Proving points on both sides saysing that having female abortions
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English 100: Reading Response Guidelines Please read each chapter as it is assigned‚ so that you can keep up with class discussions without falling behind. You may ALWAYS feel free to read ahead! RR#4 is due Monday‚ April 22nd the start of class. Students should write at least three (3) pages in response to these questions (typed‚ double-spaced‚ MLA style); as long as the total RR is at least 3 pages‚ each individual question’s response length doesn’t matter. Please refer to the Hacker handbook
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