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Sinners In The Hand Of An Angr
Number of Words: 473 / Number of Pages: 2
... the audiences full attention, the opening sentence of Jefferson’s Declaration gives the audience a much different approach to procure the audiences focus. Jefferson’s opening sentence has a mild tone of diction, for the beginning of an informative speech. The eloquent words highly imposed among the speech, when dictated, create a powerful sentence that attracts the attention of the audience with curiosity in what the speaker has to say. Thus intriguing the people, informing them with important knowledge that needs to be said.
The opening sentence in the Declaration as compared with the Edwa ...
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Grapes Of Wrath, Ma Joad
Number of Words: 381 / Number of Pages: 2
... fear, the family did too. "Since old Tom and the children could not know hurt or fear unless she acknowledged hurt and fear, she had practiced denying them in herself." She always kept calm in front of the family because she knew if she showed fear, she would lose control of the family. She also knows her family inside and out. She knows the inner need of each member of the family. She knows if Pa is defeated, the family will collapse so she makes sure he doesn't. She knows how Rose of Sharon is troubled by her pregnancy. She knows Tom has a quiet strength. She knows Al doesn't know how to ...
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Hamlet
Number of Words: 626 / Number of Pages: 3
... but deep love and concern for Ophelia. Before his departure for France Laertes provides lengthy advice to Ophelia pertaining to her relationship with . Laertes voices his concern of 's true intentions towards Ophelia and advices her to be wary of 's love. Laertes impresses upon Ophelia, is a prince who most likely will have an arranged marriage. 's strong love for Ophelia withers after she rejects his affinity. 's extensive love for Ophelia resulted in grave suffering for once his affection was rejected. 's appearance decays due to the rejection of his love for Ophelia("Pale as his shirt, his kn ...
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Hamlet, Contrast Between Hamle
Number of Words: 723 / Number of Pages: 3
... concerning her relations with Hamlet can be explained as a wish for safety, emotions and virtue which he considers to be at threat by Hamlet, ”But you must fear, his greatness weighed, his will is not his own”. With Hamlet it can be clearly seen in the scene of Ophelia’s funeral where he declares his love for her and his distress of the departure of her soul, “forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make my sum!”. Just before this both Hamlet and Laertes jump in her grave for a scuffle, without even a consideration. This is also an example of the two characters rashness.
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The Midwestern Farm
Number of Words: 484 / Number of Pages: 2
... and hoe. This new technology also led to being able to take care of more land at one time and debt. The bankers realized that farmers could not afford the new technology, so banks put out special loans for farmers.
After a brief discussion with the technology aspects he starts on how the railroads and trains opened up many new pathways for farmers, which let them become more industrialized. This also let them become more commercialized and specialized.
Finally he talked about the role of the women, men and children on the farm. It seemed through this essay that women had a lot more chores th ...
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The Wife (canterbury Tales)
Number of Words: 1889 / Number of Pages: 7
... he has completed the tale. Whereas the woman first began by sharing her feelings, then told her story to back her thoughts.
One of the main characters from each tale is put to a test of their patience and subordination to the opposite sex. In the "Wife of Bath" the knight is allowed to choose the appearance of his wife; either she become beautiful and unfaithful or remain old, and noble. The knight has been taught that it is the women's decision to choose her appearance. He makes the right decision by letting her be in control, he told her "you make the choice, yourself…whatever pleases ...
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The Fate Of Patroclus
Number of Words: 1083 / Number of Pages: 4
... defeated. In Book XVI , Patroclus said,
" Send me forth now at the head of the Myrmidon host
That I may be a light of hope to the Danaans.
And let me strap on my shoulders that armor of yours
That the zealous Trojans take me for you and quickly
Withdraw from the fighting."
Because Achilles refused to help the Achaeans battle the Trojans, a
discontented Patroclus took the matter into his own hands by requesting
activation into battle disguised as Achilles in the hope of sending the Trojans
into a full retreat from the sight of him. It is apparent that Patrocl ...
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Rita Dove Literary Analysis
Number of Words: 1059 / Number of Pages: 4
... from our familiar picture of that typical suburban home. She seems to be talking about the house in a manner that would indicate it is a photographic negative; this emphasizes race as an alienating factor. Dove’s writing usually charts a sense of displacement and this seems to be the case in “The Old Neighborhood”. In My Mother Enters the Work Force Dove does not use her home theme, but in The Bistro Styx, which is a small excerpt from a works entitled Mother Love, Dove does make references to home. This poem is a recasting of the story of Demeter and Persephone from ancient Greek m ...
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Study Skills
Number of Words: 461 / Number of Pages: 2
... and it is impossible to get my work done with friends coming in and out of my room. I realized that I needed to go to the library where it is quiet and there are no distractions. I get much more of my work done now that I actually go to the library and concentrate.
I am glad that we covered the subject of giving oral presentations. This is a skill that is difficult for almost any one to master. During our years here at Bentley College we will need to give many presentations. We will also continue to use this skill in the work force. Therefore, I think this is an extremely important skill t ...
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BEOWULF Hero Or King
Number of Words: 466 / Number of Pages: 2
... against Hrothgar, so the celebration and praise was short lived. The second encounter involved Beowulf traveling to the lake where Grendel’s mother lived and killing her also. After Beowulf killed the beast, he was praised by his “glorious band of Geats”(597) who,”Carried Beowulf’s helmet, and his mail shirt”(600-601) as they walked back to find Hrothgar. As Beowulf entered Herot, he was “covered with glory for the daring Battles he had fought”(616) and he “sought Hrothgar to salute him and show Grendel’s head”(618). In the third encounter, Beowulf was an old man yet he still fought the dragon that ...
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