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Commentary On The Short Story
<view this essay>.... she has had on her eleventh birthday. She retells her story in the first-person point of view, letting the reader witness firsthand Rachel’s predicament. By having Rachel recount her birthday rather than a narrator tell the story in the third-person point of view, the reader gets to witness everything Rachel feels during the course of her day. We are able to see Rachel’s thoughts as she ponders why when you turn eleven, you do not feel eleven, but rather all the previous years together “like pennies in a tin Band-Aid box.” The embarrassment Rachel feels is made apparent through the use of point of view, when her teacher makes her take .....
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Hamlet 18
<view this essay>.... not look upon his like again." - and is having a difficult time dealing with his death. Then, in his misery, he also has to deal with his mother's marriage "of most wicked speed to incestuous sheets." He expresses his frustration and confusion during his soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 2 after the new King's announcement to his people.
Horatio then arrives to tell Hamlet of the 'apparition' that was seen the night before. A figure resembling the Old Hamlet - "these hands are not more like" - appeared outside the castle. This presents concern for Hamlet because he feels that there has been some 'foul play' to cause the appearance of this spirit. In Kenneth Branag .....
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Lack Of Knowledge Thesis Examination
<view this essay>.... experiences, formal and informal. In some ways, the creature’s gain in knowledge can be seen to resemble Frankenstein’s gain in knowledge, as in when the creature starts learning from books. In other ways, their experiences are very much different.
As the novel progresses, it is very apparent that the word “world” for Frankenstein, is very much narrow-minded and limited. Frankenstein speaks of childhood and points out that he would rather seek knowledge of the “world” though investigation, instead of following the creations of the poets. (Shelly 87)[5] He thirsts for knowledge of the material world. If he notices an idea that is not yet realized in the material .....
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The English Patient
<view this essay>.... on, how himself and others discovered his unpleasnat past.
The novel is mostly focus on the patient(as Almasy)’s inner conflicts. Why he
hidden his past to others and how he began to face it after a man named Caravaggiuo
who was suffered from Almasy’s betrayal of England, and came for revenge.
``Why follow me? Escort me, by all means, but to follow me . . .'' It is clear to both of
them that they are in love. .
``The English Patient'' searches for
answers that will answer nothing. the famous novel
by Michael Ondaatje circles down through layers of mystery until all of the puzzles in the
story have been solved, and only the great wound of a doomed love .....
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Dulce Est Decrum Est
<view this essay>.... pointless act as World War I so horrendously demonstrated to the world powers. The graphic horror of war is presented through a series of images which are designed to demolish the notion of war being a patriotic and meaningful adventure. The one particularly vivid image that got to me was that of the lone soldier who doesn't fasten his mask fast enough and suffers from the full effects of deadly gas:
'In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.'
And then:
'If you could hear at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incura .....
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Writing Analysis
<view this essay>.... thoughts she had.
Descriptive language is used to give graphic details. This paints vivid mental pictures in the reader’s mind. It contributes to the feeling of personal involvement of the reader. All the author’s observations are described in detail. Words used are simple yet effective.
The article was an enjoyment to read. It provides an insider’s view of what goes on in the mortuary, where not many people can access. It deals with a subject which people do not usually seek information on but are nonetheless intrigued by. The style lessens the formality of the subject, which makes it less scary to deal with. The descriptive langu .....
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Analysis Of Platos Simile Of T
<view this essay>.... dark subterranean chamber with their eyes permanently turned to a screen before them, upon which pass the shadows of men living and working in the world of light. Since the prisoners in the underground cave have never known reality other than those shadows, they take them for all that actually is “the whole truth”, and if voices from the world above do reach them, they believe it is the shadows speaking. In comparison of this to our government today, many similarities can be seen. Citizens of our nation today are often “blinded” from the truths that are presented before them. They live their lives from day to day just knowing and accep .....
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Antigone Tragic Hero
<view this essay>.... doing what is right. She buries her brother without worrying what might happen to her. She "Takes into consideration death and the reality that may be beyond death" (Hathorn 59). Those who do believe that Antigone was meant to be the true tragic hero argue against others who believe that Creon deserves that honor. They say that the Gods were against Creon, and that he did not truly love his country. "His patriotism is to narrow and negative and his conception of justice is too exclusive... to be dignified by the name of love for the state" (Hathorn 59). These arguments, and many others, make many people believe the Antigone is the rightful protagonist. .....
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