Odile Bouchard 11/10/2010 Frankenstein Commentary: Female Monster Creation Scene (REVISED) Mary Shelley‚ the author of the novel Frankenstein‚ greatly uses various literary devices‚ such as language‚ setting‚ contrast‚ imagery‚ description‚ foreshadowing and in some cases a vague sense of irony‚ much to her benefit in order to portray a certain hidden meaning to her text. This ‘secret message’‚ a sense of reality that makes the text come to life‚ can only be found through analyzing the
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Commentary Passage: Page 248: "-You made me confess the fears that I have " Page 249: "Cranly did not answer." In this passage‚ Stephen is saying how Cranly has made him confess all of his fears to him‚ but then he tells Cranly what he does not fear. Stephen tells Cranly that he does not "fear to be alone or to be spurned for another or to leave whatever" he has to leave. Stephen has gone through several stages in his life‚ and now that he has gone
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A bora ring is a sacred site for indigenous Australians where initiation ceremonies for indigenous males were held. In her poem "Bora Ring"‚ Judith Wright mourns the loss in contemporary Australian society of the culture and traditions of indigenous Australians. She begins with descriptions of Aboriginal culture that has vanished as a result of European settlement. At the end of the poem‚ Wright recognizes the destruction wreaked upon indigenous Australians by their white brothers and shows remorse
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The poem‚ A Far Cry From Africa‚ by Derek Walcott‚ is that of the poet’s indecisive feelings towards his motherland of Africa compared to the English in him. Derek Walcott is a poet who is mixed race; both sets of his grandparents were mixed color marriages. This background on Walcott is what gives the poem depth‚ as it is in the first person from the point of view of Walcott being the narrator‚ and it deals the Walcott’s duel identity and the proceedings of being two races. From research on Walcott
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‘A Doll’s House’‚ by Henrik Ibsen‚ is a play that was considered so controversial when it was first published‚ in 1879‚ that the playwright was forced to create a second ending to be used when necessary. This was because of Ibsen’s unorthodox stance on the idea of the role of women in society at the time‚ and this concept became one of the main themes of his play. Although this was one of the prevalent notions‚ other significant themes include the unreliability of appearance and the notion of heredity
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#1- The author Bryan Stevenson writes Just Mercy which is about a mix of a bunch of wrongly convicted people who are put on death row. Bryan Stevenson being an attorney had faced an enormous amount of cases with wrongly convicted people. Stevenson writes the book in a very serious tone and to the point. This is because he wants the reader to really feel the frustration and anger that him and the convicted person felt during the trials. Stevenson states in the book “We have a system of justice in
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After seeing his father brutally murdered by the leader of the native gang‚ Amsterdam Vallon makes it his mission to avenge his father’s death. He comes back to the Five Points district in New York and joins an old friend‚ Johnny Sirocco‚ to learn the ropes of the area. While doing so‚ Vallon gains the trust of his father’s assassin‚ William “The Butcher” Cutting‚ and is taken under his wing. Young Amsterdam falls in love with the local beauty and pickpocket Jenny Everdeane‚ but in doing so angers
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Jonathan Doyle 523 words 9100 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis‚ MO 63114 (314) 493-6100 doylej008@ritenourschools.org The Vanderburg Trial by Jonathan Doyle No one knows when their character will be tested. Hell‚ I didn’t expect it. I was always a drifter. From the time my mom died to when I ran away from my dad who beat me whenever he felt like it to when I went to New York to blend in
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COMMENTARY COVERSHEET • Name: Johanna Troedsson • School: Söderportgymnasiet School #: 1216 • Commentary #: 1 • Referring to section 2 of the syllabus • Date written: 3rd of February 2011 • Date of article: 18th of January 2011 • Source: http://www.dn.se/ekonomi/brant-stigande-matpriser-globalt-hot‚ 1/18/2011‚ 14.30 • Wordcount: 731 words Commentary Number 1 The food prices in our world are on their way up to a level almost impossible to manage. As we try to
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Thinking about everything I have learned from reading “Monique‚” I would say it is one of the greatest books I have read. Kris Holloway did an awesome job with how she made you feel about Monique and Mali. I liked everything from when she spoke about child birthing to the culture status for women in Mali. (Question #1) After reading the book‚ I would say that I know a lot more about childbirth and childrearing practices in Mali then I did before. Starting with chapter 1 I knew this was going to
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