Vocabulary Lord of the Flies Chapters 1-2 Directions: Define word. Copy the sentence where word is found. Study for Vocabulary Quiz Friday. 1. Efflorescence 6 2. enmity 8 3. embossed 9 4. frill 12 5. matins 13 6. precentor 13 7. sniggers 13 8. furtive 14 9. pallidly 14 10. pallor 16 11. clouted 17 12. surmounted 18 13. bastion 21 14. waxen 22 15. ebullience 30 16. officious 32 17. trodden 40 18. vicissitudes 40 19. avidly 40 20. declivities 44 21. tacit 45 22. susurration
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Hurst’s “Scarlet Ibis‚” Chopin’s “Story of an Hour‚” and Matheson’s “Button Button‚” a common aspect of heartbreak is shared‚ brought forth by the loss of something valuable. Each story’s protagonist has‚ in their life‚ something dear. Brother and Doodle‚ Mrs. Mallard’s future‚ and Norma and her husband‚ Arthur. But in each story‚ that something that each person loved and cherished is ripped from the characters‚ leaving them in utter heartbreak. The sense of love each protagonist shares‚
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Scarlet Ibis in the story is linked with Doodle in a very clever way‚ which collaborates to the plot and mainly to the characterization in the short story. The Ibis has many similarities with one of the main character of the story‚ Doodle. Just like father said “It lives in the tropics – South America to Florida. A storm must have brought it here‚" (pg 424) that shows us that the Ibis is not native from where they find him and he is not supposed to be there. Doodle shares this same characteristic‚ he
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than a tomato was we had to kill bessie clover and anabell just for food and money. i don wanna tell ma and price but we cal em doodle cuz he likes drawin in the dust that im scared ma wud cry and doodle wud get scared to. shoot we shuda left to california like the others i here ther cald okies and 1 in 5 wer from oklahoma and the rest wer from everywhere else. i here doodle is gettin sic to. damn and hes my baby brother 1st i loos pappy and mammy before dis all started and now pas 6 feet under and
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in North Carolina‚ where the story takes place had many experiences with some of the same things that he talks about in his story. The Scarlet Ibis the title of the story relates to two things the bird and to Doodle. The narrator is reminded of the bird at the end of the story when Doodle dies. James Hurst says that the Scarlet Ibis is a symbol of courage and perseverance which defines Doodle’s character quite well. There are many symbols in the story that hint what’s going to happen like in the
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pride above his brother Doodles health. However later in the story he realized what he was doing once Doodle died. The conflict being examined in Simon Birch is Person vs. Person when Simon is ill-treated by his Sunday school teacher. Also it is Person vs. Society because Simon struggles to be accepted by the “normal” people. The conflict being examined in “Scarlet Ibis” is Pride vs. Health of Doodle when the narrator puts his pride over the health of his brother Doodle until he learns how to be
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When my sister was a sophomore‚ in the winter of 2012‚ she got really sick. First‚ she had blood clots blocking the flow of blood to her right arm. Doctor after doctor‚ no one had figured out what was going on until we were on our final chance when they figured it out. The doctors had to remove a tiny rib near her collarbone. Everything seemed fine‚ until her left lung collapsed. She almost died yet again‚ and for awhile they were afraid her right lung with collapse as well. Her diagnosis was Mrsa
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“Buddy‚ Can You Spare a Dime?” When I set out to look for a song that would accurately and effectively represent the hardships‚ evils and effects of the depression era‚ I was faced with a unique challenge – One that I did not expect. From my time spent searching for a song that captures the essence of that lamented time‚ I learned that the Great Depression‚ in itself‚ held so much misery‚ so much adversity and strife‚ that there couldn’t possibly be a single song that could take into account
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death is the cost of pride. Overall‚ both stories teach an important lesson; pride is dangerous. Throughout the duration of “Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst‚ the theme of the high cost of pride is displayed prominently. Because of Big Brother’s shame of Doodle and pride over himself‚ there is a heavy price to pay. In the beginning‚ the theme is presented‚ “ It was bad enough having an invalid brother‚ but having one who possibly was not all there was unbearable‚ so I began to make plans to kill him by smothering
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Doodle‚ a younger disabled brother in James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis”‚ is uniquely symbolic to the beautiful red bird seen dying in his yard. The scarlet ibis‚ like Doodle‚ both are exotic in many wonderful ways. For one instance‚ the ibis is beautiful‚ while Doodle has a creative imagination. The ibis is a rare phenomenal bird‚ likewise‚ Doodle is an extraordinary boy. He is sensitive‚ like when he sees Old Woman Swamp. “His eyes were round with wonder as he gazed about him‚ and his little hands
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