Lenae Gomez ENG 110.3 Professor Unger February 11‚ 2013 Au Contraire In “Conte” by Marilyn Hacker‚ Cinderella shows the reader a glimpse of her life after the childhood tale ends‚ a less happier ending than the original story implies. She feels trapped in a constant state of misery and boredom in the royal palace. Without life experience guiding her‚ Cinderella is in a dilemma caused by her ignorance of the potential consequences of her actions. With the use of irony‚ structure‚ and diction
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The new day The purpose of a descriptive essay is to describe a person‚ place‚ or thing in such vivid detail that the reader can easily form a precise mental picture of what is being written about. The author may accomplish this by using imaginative language‚ interesting comparisons‚ and images that appeal to the senses. Read this sample descriptive essay‚ and then read the notes below. The subject of the sample essay is fairly ordinary—a ride on a Ferris wheel. The author makes it interesting
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The Army Varsity Crew failed as a team‚ in my opinion because there was no trust or confidence amongst the team members. It was clear that there was no team effort working towards the same goal; instead it was eight individuals doing their own thing‚ with no goals. Coach P had been so driven to excel at the National Championship that he discounted or chose to ignore the psychological piece when he put together the varsity team. Although the Junior Varsity team may have been the bottom eight rowers
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The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ is a war novel set in America during the American Civil War‚ written by Stephen Crane. The book is about a young private‚ called Henry Flemming‚ who fears how he will react when he encounters his first battle. His worst fears come true when thrown into combat‚ and he flees‚ abandoning his fellow soldiers. Ashamed of his cowardice‚ he longs for a war-wound – ‘a red badge of courage’. When refaced with combat‚ he vents his rage
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Shaylee Ewing AP English May 2‚ 2014 A Barred Owl/ The History Teacher The poems A Barred Owl by Richard Wilbur and The History Teacher by Billy Collins are two deeply contrasting pieces that share a common basic idea. These authors introduced two differing approaches on adults’ attempts on how to calm a child’s curiosity and illegitimate fears. While Wilbur uses rhyme and juxtapositions soothe the sleeping child out of her fears by “domesticat[ing]” them‚ Collins offers under-played false information
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“When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” begins by repeating the title. This phrase also stands out because of it’s a rhyme within the same line‚ of “heard” with “learn’d.” This poem talks about an astronomer lecturing the narrator’s class. The narrator becomes tired and sick implying he is bored by the class and dazes off to his own world. While he thinks the class is boring‚ the audiences give the astronomer plenty of applause in the lecture room. Whitman uses repetition‚ starting the first four lines
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Think for a minute about the most thrilling time of your life‚ that time when your life seemed so exciting‚ your body was filled with adrenaline‚ now imagine that moment being drawn out over 4 or more years. This is how a soldiers term overseas feels‚ they are always on their toes‚ waiting for the next ambush or ever waiting for their next attack. They never know what is next and soldiers often say they have never felt as alive as they feel in a firefight. Often when soldiers return from war they
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How I became a bookworm My sophomore year‚ around April I started reading "Crank" by Ellen Hopkins. I only got somewhere around the 100th page and then stopped reading‚ because I was always busy with school work. we read a book in class called "Looking for Alaska"‚ I truly enjoyed reading it‚ that is when I started slowly getting more interested in reading. When school ended for the summer‚ I had to take summer school‚ and for my English class I had to read a book and give a presentation over it
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The poem “nature study” is about animals in a zoo being in a timeless and hibernation state. A state of boredom and lifelessness passes over all the animals in the zoo .Its atmosphere is one that lacks energy and the powerful allusions help to convey the idea of boredom. The theme of hibernation present throughout the poem also helps bring out the animals’ boredom The theme of hibernation‚ is brought about by diction of the poet‚ brings about the boredom and lifelessness in the zoo by giving readers
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Unit 213 Provide Displays in Schools The school’s setting on displays show that displays are allowed on the walls in the classrooms‚ corridors‚ in the school hall and sometimes in the offices. By having displays up around the school it gives the children a sense of achievement and the children will feel valued. Also by having displays up on the walls in the school‚ it makes the school look brighter‚ and more cheerful. The policy on displays includes that the display should create awareness and
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