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  • Irony, Symbolism, and Foreshadowing S Literary Elements

    Irony, Symbolism, and Foreshadowing S Literary Elements

    Irony, Symbolism, and Foreshadowing s Literary Elements. Among Kate Chopin's most impressive works is the short story entitled "The Story of an Hour". This work best displays the importance of literary elements on the overall unified affect. Through the use of irony, symbolism, foreshadowing and paradox, the reader can grasp a better understanding of the main focus of the story. These literary elements are essential in the artistic style of the story. The story opens

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    Essay Length: 879 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Monika
  • Letter Written by Mlk from Birmingham City Jail, Alabama

    Letter Written by Mlk from Birmingham City Jail, Alabama

    My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive

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    Essay Length: 6,855 Words / 28 Pages
    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Vika
  • Letter of Intent

    Letter of Intent

    Letter of Intent Dear Ms. Sweet, We are very excited to have the opportunity to work with you on this project. We are certain that this will be an enjoyable and enrichening experience for everyone involved. In order to raise money for the Parent Infant Center, we will combine all of our efforts to produce the best benefit concert that the center has ever seen. The target audience for the concert will be area high

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    Essay Length: 446 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 4, 2009 By: David
  • Fashion Letter (informal)

    Fashion Letter (informal)

    What is fashion? Is it the way you walk? The way you style your hair? Your attitude? One of the most common things I think of when I think of fashion is clothing. I think the media has somehow imbedded this in my mind! I thought that it would help me if I looked up what fashion is in the dictionary for this letter. It said that fashion is "The mode of dress, manners, living.".

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    Essay Length: 609 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Letter from Birmingham

    Letter from Birmingham

    Martin Luther King Jr., is one of the most recognized, if not the greatest civil rights activist in this century. He has written papers and given speeches on the civil rights movement, but one piece stands out as one of his best writings. "Letter from Birmingham" was an intriguing letter written by King in jail in the city of Birmingham, Alabama. He was responding to a letter written by eight Alabama Clergyman that was published

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    Essay Length: 962 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Lottery: Symbolism

    The Lottery: Symbolism

    The Lottery: Symbolism Essay submitted by Kerri Gun In "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued, where

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    Essay Length: 419 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • College Education - Personal Letter

    College Education - Personal Letter

    Dear Ben, Hey Ben! I was talking with Sean yesterday when he told me the news, you're planning to delay college. This came as a shock to me when I heard it. By not attending college, you may get a year's rest and a chance to think your decisions through, but if you ever do decide to attend college, you will miss out on a lot of opportunities as well. I think you should consider

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    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Symbolism in 1984

    Symbolism in 1984

    George Orwell, in his dystopian novel 1984, includes many symbolic objects, themes, and characters. These symbols are important to a deeper understanding of the book and its purpose. The language in 1984 is symbolic of the Party’s manipulation of its members. The development of Newspeak, although seeming to improve the civilization, depletes thought, creativity, and individualism in its speakers. This represents the Party’s main goal of brainwashing and taking complete control. The terms used for

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Scarlet Ibis Essay

    Scarlet Ibis Essay

    There is a saying that frankly states Only the good die young. Of course, this observation is not quite literal, as many moral individuals live long and happy lives. Consider, however, the notion that perhaps the innocence of youth crumbles, jaded, before a chance is truly given to mature. The loss of innocence and the youthful sins of pride, overconfidence, and infallibility manifest within the narrator, Brother, in James Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis".

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Symbols in the Truman Show

    Symbols in the Truman Show

    Symbols for Truman In the movie The Truman Show, the director, Peter Weir, uses many symbols to help convey ideas throughout the film. By the use of these symbols, Weir can create representative concepts and ideas that show us more than what we, as viewers, literally see. In The Truman Show, there are many of these representative symbols. Near the beginning of the movie, a light falls from the top of the dome. This

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Max
  • Hills like White Elephants - Symbolism

    Hills like White Elephants - Symbolism

    Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants" relies on symbolism to carry the theme of either choosing to live selfishly and dealing with the results, or choosing a more difficult and selfless path and reveling in the rewards. The symbolic materials and the symbolic characters aid the reader's understanding of the subtle theme of this story. The hills symbolize two different decisions that the pregnant girl in our story is faced with. Both hills

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Scarlet Ibis

    The Scarlet Ibis

    Dante Alighieri once said, "Avarice, envy, pride, three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all on Fire." In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, it shows how pride can be beneficial in some ways, and harmful in other ways. The story starts out as the narrator of the story has a recollection of his past when his younger brother Doodle was still alive. The narrator tells how everyone believed Doodle is

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: July
  • Letter to Prosecutor and Cry for Help

    Letter to Prosecutor and Cry for Help

    Hello my name is ------ ------, I wish to address an urgent matter. I am a member of LIUNA__Laborer's International Union of North America__I have been a member for six years I belong to ------- --- ---- I am a certified 'Washington State Traffic Control Supervisor' My duties as a 'Traffic Control Supervisor' include overseeing employees as they perform their functions on the job, which include various types of temporary traffic control. Flagging and the

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: July
  • Letter from Birmingham Jail

    Letter from Birmingham Jail

    And now this approach is being termed extremist. But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. Was not Jesus an extremist for love: "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." Was not Amos an

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Crevecoeur Letters and the Poem Вђњlet America Be America Again

    Crevecoeur Letters and the Poem Вђњlet America Be America Again

    From Crevecoeur Letters, we know that through a series of letters, Crevecoeur illustrates the idealized version of a free society, America . He is so positive about the new land because no landlord and slavery, no autocratic prince or lord, no "absurd ordinances”, and they can find more mild government also peaceable inhabitants than in their europe land that they can't get a real freedom. That situation is important for new imigrant from europe because

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Letter from Meena

    Letter from Meena

    Dear friend! I am writing this letter because I am having some problems at home. My father keeps forcing us to do things we don’t want do. For instance he forced Sajid to get circumcised. He was in pain for several days and didn’t eat much. My father has been angry and unfair since Nazir left the ceremony on his wedding day. Father was crushed and refused Nazir’s existence. Now he is planning Abdul and

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    Essay Length: 288 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Symbolism in Jackson’s the Lottery

    Symbolism in Jackson’s the Lottery

    Symbolism in Jackson’s “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, raises many questions in the back of a reader’s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. “The Lottery” clearly expresses Jackson’s feelings concerning mankind’s evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals. She shows how coldness and lack of compassion in people can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. Jackson presents the theme of the short story with the use of symbols and setting.

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jon
  • Symbolism in Bless the Beast and Children

    Symbolism in Bless the Beast and Children

    Throughout the novel Bless the Beasts and Children, by Glendon Swarthout, symbolism is used frequently to show a weakness in a character or to fulfill a purpose in the novel. The most apparent weaknesses in the bedwetters was their need for radios to help them sleep. The hats portrayed each characters personality and background in some cases. Also, The Box Canyon Boys Camp is in itself a symbol representing American society in general. The radios

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    Essay Length: 750 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Top
  • Respodent Letter

    Respodent Letter

    Dear editor (the student newspaper): I am writing this letter in response to the article I just read from the school newspaper. This article talked about the safety issues of bottled water and some standard regulations which I did not know about before. I always assumed that bottled water I bought from the store was perfectly safe until I read this article. This article mentioned some sample bottles had been contaminated and possibly could cause

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Symbols in a Christian Wedding

    Symbols in a Christian Wedding

    Symbols in a Christian wedding The Rings The rings symbolize God’s unending love, as the shape of a ring has no beginning and no end. These symbols stand as the model of love for the husband and the wife who have both pledged their commitment to each other; and as they wear the rings, they are reminded of each other’s love. The circle of a ring represents undying love and the continually renewed vows of

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Scarlet Ibis Vs Simon Birch

    Scarlet Ibis Vs Simon Birch

    Analytical Overview The main theme of A Prayer for Owen Meany is religious faith--specifically, the relationship between faith and doubt in a world in which there is no obvious evidence for the existence of God. John writes on the first page of the book that Owen Meany is the reason that he is a Christian, and ensuing story is presented as an explanation of the reason why. Though the plot of the novel is quite

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Symbolism Plays an Important Part in ’the Glass Menagerie’

    Symbolism Plays an Important Part in ’the Glass Menagerie’

    Symbolism plays an important part in 'The Glass Menagerie'. In his play The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams uses a multitude of symbols. From these symbols, there comes a deeper understanding of the relationships between the play's four characters. The most obvious symbol in this play is Laura's glass menagerie, representing the world she lives in. Another recurring symbol is that of the fire escape. Each symbol is a concrete substitution used to express a particular

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Jack
  • Symbolism in What Rose?

    Symbolism in What Rose?

    What Rose? A symbol is something that represents or reflects a deeper meaning or concept. We see symbols every singe day. A flag, a peace sign, or even someone showing you there symbolic finger during rush hour traffic are all examples or symbolism. In William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily", the symbolism he uses is somewhat subtle, however, it is very consistent. Throughout Faulkner's story he symbolizes a house, a painting, and even the story

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Letter from Frederick Douglass

    Letter from Frederick Douglass

    Letters of an Ex-Slave Freedom is a very loose term which is interpreted differently by people of diverse heritage and culture. In the 1800’s and earlier it was believed by some that it was their “freedom” to be able to buy and sell fellow mankind on an open market, to be used as property for the betterment of the slaveholder’s own fortune. In this essay I will look at a letter from Frederick Douglass, an

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    Essay Length: 285 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Why Does Frankenstein Begin and End with Walton’s Letters?

    Why Does Frankenstein Begin and End with Walton’s Letters?

    Why does Frankenstein begin and end with Walton’s letters? Victor Frankenstein is a scientist whose ambition will be fatal. His story is central to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Nevertheless, Shelley gave a frame to Victor’s tale as Frankenstein begins and ends with Captain Walton’s letters. In this analysis, I will show that Shelley did not insert the letters by chance, but that they add a deeper dimension to the novel. Walton’s letters play an important role

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Monika

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