In “Los Angeles Notebook”‚ Joan Didion depicts a wind named Santa Ana as an alarming and unnatural figure that disturbs the daily life of the people in Los Angeles. Didion implies the fear and disorder caused by Santa Ana through illustrative words that enhance the imagery of chaos. One imagery evokes an image of fire by only using the words “smoke” and “sirens”. Although these words by itself do not produce any significant meaning‚ when placed in a sentence like “we will see smoke back in the canyons
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Meditation - Take a few moments to slowly read the following passage over several times. Let each reading help focus your heart and mind on the word or thought which stands out to you. Ask yourself: What might the Holy Spirit desire to speak to me from this passage? How does my heart react to what I have heard? When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this‚ they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But
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Joan of Arc was a significant part of the French war. Though‚ she was named a saint twenty years after her death‚ she was an eloquent warrior as well. In 1425‚ at thirteen and a half years old‚ she began to hear supernatural characters she called her “voices” or her “counsel”. Consequently‚ after this phenomenon‚ she was tried and told the judges this; “I see them with these very eyes‚ as well as I see you.” Nevertheless‚ Concluded by the judges‚ the “voices” were thought to be a condition of religious
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Abstract I talked about how Miro started‚ his style. I also talk about a little bit about his life‚ where did he lived and stuff. Then I talked about his work‚ and his influence in his own country. At the end I give my opinion about him and his work. Joan Miro‚ borned in 1983 and he was a painter‚ sculptor‚ and ceramicist. He was born in Barcelona‚ I have family there‚ and he was a really colorful artist‚ using children’s spirit and a manifestation of the Catalan pride. We grow up in our schools learning
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The common theme of the two passages is being satisfied with yourself when you do something useful. We see the theme in the first passage when the narrator clearly states that he is satisfied with himself. The narrator in the first passage says‚ “ When I was done‚ I stood leaning on my shovel for a moment‚ looking with satisfaction down the long path that stretched to the corner.” This is clear evidence of the theme in this story. In passage two the theme is also easily recognized. The title “To
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Ancient‚ Iago‚ the antagonist of this play. In the following passage‚ Iago uses his language to skillfully maintain his control over his puppet‚ Roderigo. Moreover‚ Iago uses a focused dialogue‚ and clever techniques to convince Roderigo‚ Iago is also characterized as a cruel character to the audience. Shakespeare also uses this passage to maintain the shift of power in this passage. One overarching idea is that Shakespeare is uses this passage to reiterate to the audience that Iago uses his language
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Joan of Arc (Jehanne Darc) was important to the history of France because she was a tremendous help in the Hundred Years War. Joan of Arc was born a peasant girl in Domremy‚ France on January 6‚ 1412. Instead of attending school‚ she worked on the farm with her family‚ where she learned to sew and spin wool. Every time church bells rang‚ she prayed. When Joan of Arc was 13 she began hearing the voices from God. They were telling her to disguise herself as a man and join the French army to fight
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Joan of Arc led the French armies to several military victories over the English‚ all the while claiming to receive her strength and orders from God. Once she was in English hands‚ she was put on trial as a heretic. Do you think there was any chance that she would receive a fair trial? Why did the French not attempt to save her from her fiery fate? Joan of Arc is perhaps one of France’s most well-known Heroine. She is known for being pivotal in the expulsion of the English Army from French lands
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This close reading is about a passage derived from the Letters in the beginning of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. This extract was chosen because it acts as a good preface to what the remaining novel will be about. It serves as an introductory passage that builds suspense and interest; marking the first instance that the book begins to hint at the plot’s main intentions. The overall mood it conveys is one of intrigue. It skirts on the edges of the central conflict of the novel‚ leaving the reader absorbed
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across friends and foes who act in duality propelling him forward to a pleasing fairy-tale ending. The passage on page 71-72 is an exchange between Iff the water genie and Haroun about the ocean of the streams of stories. I intend in the close reading of this extract to analyse the ways the text‚ Iff the water genie and how this passage aids in the narrative as a totality. This specific passage helps in developing our understanding of the story‚ by us
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