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Face To Face Long Time
1,392 words
An interesting short story is Letters from The
Samantha by Mark Help. This story tells the
fascinating tale, in the form of never sent
letters, of an ape brought aboard an iron-hulled
sailing ship in 1909 by Samson Low, the ships
captain. Although the author makes a point to tell
the reader, through Samson Low, that the animal
does not symbolize anything or mean anything, in
fact, He stands for nothing (280), several
arguments can be made to contradict this. One
could argue that the ape symboliz...
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Hester And Pearl Scarlet Letter
942 words
Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is considered the
first symbolic novel in American Literature. His
use of symbolism in the novel presents a complex
view of sin and its effects. Utilizing characters,
colors, settings, and objects Hawthorne's extended
metaphors shape and develop throughout the plot.
Three main symbols used in expressing Hawthorne's
message are the forest, the use of sunlight and
shadows, and the use of colors. The use of colors
in The Scarlet Letter is one of the more obvious
symbo...
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Feel Safe Main Focus
453 words
Car safety is an issue that concerns people across
the Nation. Millions of Americans die each year
due to fatal car accidents. The demand for safer
automobiles is ever increasing. The Saturn
Corporation recognizes this demand and has begun
focusing its advertisements on America's need to
feel safe. Saturn brings together setting, color,
and a main focus to create the image of a safe car
company. In one particular Saturn ad, a Saturn
worker stands in a room surrounded by crash test
dummies. The d...
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Hagar Shipley Stone Angel
1,035 words
The Stone Angel is a compelling journey of
flashbacks seen through the eyes of Hagar Shipley,
a 90 -year-old woman nearing the end of her life.
In the novel, Margaret Laurence, uses the stone
angel to effectively symbolize the Currie family
values and pride. In particular, the stone angel
essentially represents the pride and cold
personality traits of Hagar Shipley. Within the
novel, Margaret Laurence uses the Stone Angel to
symbolize the Currie family pride, Hagar's lack of
compassion for her f...
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The Masque Of Red Death
902 words
Tales of horror and hidden messages of Edgar Allen
Poe's stories and poems have kept readers in deep
thought to this day. People have argued for years
about the vivid imagination of this historic
writer. Everyone has their own opinion of the
meaning behind his twisted stories. The Masque of
the Red Death has been a topic of discussion
because of its many different messages. This is
typical of many of his haunting stories, in which
there is always a bit of truth and reality to his
twisted tales. ...
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Los Angeles Times School Uniforms
1,124 words
Violence has been around since this world began,
whether being in biblical times or in the modern
times. Although violence has been around a number
of years, there is on place where parents trust
they can send they children with worries, school.
Everyday a mother wakes up, kisses her children
goodbye, and sends them to school. Unfortunately,
in these times that we live in parents may have a
legitimate cause to worry about their childs well
being. Parents often wonder if their children are
gettin...
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Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale People Of The Town
1,325 words
According to the American Heritage Dictionary,
symbolism is the practice of representing things
by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic
meanings or significance to objects, events, or
relationships. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of
The Scarlet Letter, uses much symbolism throughout
the course of his complex novel. Through the use
of symbolism Hawthorne gives the book a much
deeper meaning. There are many symbols which can
be found in The Scarlet Letter. Some may be hidden
and others are...
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African Americans Worn Path
659 words
The journey that takes place in Eudora Weltys, A
Worn Path truly is a special symbol. The journey
is a symbol of the hard fought freedom African
Americans have won. Old Phoenix, the main
character, symbolizes the Africans that had been
looked down upon, that fought for their rights.
Old Phoenix's grandson symbolizes the future. The
medicine, Old Phoenix journeys out to get for her
grandson symbolizes the faith of the African
Americans who had fought racism. The faith is the
key to her grandsons ...
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Maria Delle Grazie S Maria Delle Grazie Leonardo
1,132 words
Leonardo's "Last Supper" is a priceless piece of
art with much hidden meaning and obvious talents
bestowed upon a wall. Under the study of
Verrocchio as a painter and a sculptor, he was
able to use his skills in creating a very detailed
and a very naturalistic piece of work that would
be remembered for hundreds of years. He was also
able to create characters with amazing
individuality. Not only was his portrayal of the
characters magnificent, but the symbolism he used
which emphasized the story ...
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Gladiator Fights Wild Beasts
1,087 words
Question: Who were the spectators at Roman games?
Discuss the relationship between them and the
performers they watched. Gladiator fights were
first introduced to Rome in 264 BC, when the sons
of Junius Brutus paid honor to their father's
funeral by showing three pairs of gladiators
fight. This ritual caught on and was performed to
honor significant men. As the years passed, the
ceremonies became more promoted and emperors began
to present the games to symbolize their power. The
citizens of Rome...
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Immortal Hopes Of Animal Farm
1,864 words
Communism is supposed to be a system under which
all property would be held in common. The dignity
of the poor workers oppressed by capitalism would
be restored, and all people would live as equals
in communism. This book, Animal Farm by George
Orwell is an amusing story of allegory of the
early history of the Soviet Union. Orwell wanted
to make political writing into an art and to
harmonize political concerns with artistry. As he
became inspired by the Russian Revolution he
wanted to show how s...
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Part Ii Chapter 4
736 words
In the book " 1984 " Orwell criticizes
totalitarianism of all types and brings up
questions concerning social status of citizens and
the role of politics in the society. Orwell
depicts events, experience, time, memories through
different "frames" and symbols to force the reader
to think over deeply the message of the novel.
Orwell rests his novel on three "pillars" -
themes: the paperweight, the ministry's pyramids
and Goldstein's book that have ulterior motives
unveiled throughout the novel. Th...
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Escape From Reality Stopping By The Woods
486 words
Robert Frosts love of nature is expressed in the
setting of his poem "Stopping by the Woods on a
Snowy Evening. " His elaborate description of the
woody setting brings vivid images to the readers
mind. Frost explains the setting so descriptively
that the reader feels he is in the woods also The
setting is a very important tool Frost uses in
writing this poem. The setting is obviously in the
woods, but these are not just any old woods.
Something caught the speakers eyes in these woods
making them...
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World War One Leon Trotsky
873 words
George Orwell was a great writer; he created a
book with many different qualities. Animal Farm is
an allegory, fable, and a satire. He made the
characters in the novel relate to real people and
events in history. Examples such allegory would be
Animalism compared with Communism, Snowball
compared with Leon Trotsky, and Napoleon compared
to Joseph Stalin. Animalism in many ways does
symbolize Communism. Animalism for the animals
would be a perfect land, no rich, no poor, and
everyone is equal. Th...
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Summers Day Young Woman
583 words
William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 is addressed to a
young woman of great beauty and promise. Like in
all other of his sonnets, he uses AB-AB rhyming
style, with the rhyming couplet at the end as a
conclusion. In this sonnet, the speaker warns her
about the destructive power of time and age. Also,
an important theme of the sonnet is the power of
the speaker's poem to defy time and last forever,
carrying the beauty of the beloved down to future
generations. Sonnet 18 focuses on the beauty of
the you...
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Analysis Of Famous Poems Relating To Ethan Frome
510 words
Poems relate to many people in society. Two poems
that relate to a character in a novel are Desert
Places by Robert Frost and Mirage by Christina
Rossetti; they relate to the main character, Ethan
Frome, in the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton.
In the poem Desert Places, Robert Frost portrays
snow falling down to the point where all you can
see is bright white with a little bit of shrubs
and weeds sticking out of the ground. He describes
the frozen desert very vividly. In one of the
stanzas Ro...
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Hester Hawthorne
887 words
Nathaniel Hawthorne commingles the use of
symbolism frequently in his book The Scarlet
Letter. The most complex of these symbols is
Pearl, the daughter of the illicit relationship
between Hester Pyrnne and Reverend Arthur
Dimmesdale. Pearl possesses intelligence,
imagination and an attitude of inquisitiveness and
determination, which occasionally gives way to
sheer disobedience of her mother? s will. She is a
girl of diverse temperaments. Her unusual behavior
leads to appellations of different s...
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Idea Of Fate Red Death
524 words
Imagine you could wish for your heart? s desire.
It could be anything you wanted. However, someone
would have to die for your wish to come true.
Remember, be careful of what you wish for; The
consequences may be horrific. The idea of fate and
symbolism, when mixed together, can make a lethal
pair. Poe and Jacobs use fate and symbolism to
paint an effective picture of death. The idea of
fate is used in both? The Monkey? s Paw? and? The
Masque of the Red Death? very well. In? Monkey? ,
the paw man...
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Stainless Steel Korean War
634 words
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located near
the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in
Washington, DC. It was dedicated on July 27, 1995.
The Memorial commemorates the sacrifices of the 5.
8 million American who served in the U. S. Armed
Services during the three-year period of the
Korean War. Set on 2. 2 acres directly across the
reflecting pool from the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, the $ 20 million memorial was paid for
largely with private donations and is a dramatic
blend of granite, st...
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Carnegie Hall Cordelia Street
448 words
The short story Paul s Case by Willa Cather
illustrates the problems of a young man, named
Paul, growing up and taking on the responsibility
of finding out who he is, and what he wants from
life. The story contains many symbols, which add
meaning to the story. Some of the major symbols
present in Paul s Case are: the flowers, Cordelia
street, the Carnegie Hall, and Paul s house. The
flowers play an integral role in the story. They
symbolize Paul throughout the story. For instance,
at the beginni...
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