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    trying to tell us realism isn’t always affiliated with fiction but within these collection of stories we explore and enhance the use of realistic techniques that develop and emphasize the themes in fictional narratives. In “To Build A Fire”‚ “The Fish”‚ and “The Story Of An Hour” and in the entire collection age of realism‚ realistic techniques are used to present and emphasize the themes. In “To Build a Fire”‚ the man exhibits pride throughout the text using vivid descriptions and realistic settings

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    semester‚ I have experienced some sort of literary awakening. Reading these short stories on my own probably would not have happened if not for Concepts of Literature. As you stand up in front of us during each class‚ asking us questions about our previous assignments‚ and barely get a single response I am disappointed. I see the long faces of my fellow students and think “What the HELL is the matter with you kids? These stories are damn interesting!” Unfortunately‚ not everyone will be enlightened

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    In the 1970s regulated federalism began to build up steam as for how our new form of federalism would operate. In this new method‚ of regulated federalism‚ congress would pass laws requiring states and localities to follow through with out a choice or say in the matter. This is contrast to cooperative federalism

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    William Goulding When the boys let the signal fire‚ their only hope of rescue‚ out bad things happen. Golding uses the twins seeing the “beastie” when the fire goes out and how “flames blew fifteen yards away from them came the flapping of fabric blown open.” to display that when the fire goes out. A second example is when Golding has a boy report a ship passed by when the signal smoke goes out in chapter 4‚ to exhibit that the boy’s need to keep the fire‚ their life‚ alive if they want to get rescued

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    How Does Syphilis Differ

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    persist in a latent state” (Swierzewski 2015). Within the first year of infection‚ after going through stage 1 and stage 2‚ the bacteria goes to sleep and remain dormant‚ or noninfectious‚ for up to 30 years. However‚ it does not mean that the person is considered free from the infection because it is still present in the body and can still be passed on to another person. For instance‚ a pregnant woman‚ at this stage‚ is likely to pass the infection on to the unborn because the disease is present

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    I worry that the kids are going to feel neglected as we attempt to get into a routine that involves a child-like Johnny. I worry that Roy will sacrifice being a Fire Captain for a Paramedic Captain so that he has a more routine job and ends up being miserable because he misses the excitement. I worry that he will choose being a Fire Captain to fulfill a childhood dream and never think about what he will lose by giving up the chance to be a Paramedic Captain. I worry that his friends and our neighbors

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    plane; elbow Biaxial: movement in two planes; jaw Multiaxial: movement in or around all three planes; shoulder 2. How does rotation differ from circumduction? Rotation is the turning of a bone around its own axis; circumduction is the circular movement of a limb. Circumduction can only be executed by a ball-and-socket joint‚ while the majority of rotation comes from pivot joints. 3. What is the specific role of the menisci of the knee? What about the anterior and posterior cruciate

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    “The Jungle”‚ “The Fish”‚ and “To Build a Fire” all display a life or death struggle while using naturalism and realism. Realism began in the 18th century and naturalism began in the 19th century. The stories deal with everyday situations that we experience. Our lives make up the stories that we write. We deal with realism and naturalism everyday. “The Jungle” is a novel written by Upton Sinclair in 1906. “The Jungle” explores the lives of a family of Lithuanian immigrants that worked in stockyards

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    Nature: The Double Edged Sword From the bitter‚ cold winters in Antarctica to the blazing‚ hot summers in Africa and from the ugly‚ thick swamplands of Louisiana to the beautiful‚ clean coasts of Hawaii‚ nature plays a pivotal role in life on this wonderful planet. Nature is extremely dangerous but it is also a beautiful component of the earth. People view nature in unique ways that are displayed through actions and words. Jack London‚ author of “To Build a Fire”‚ and Henry David Thoreau‚ author

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    Regionalism literature. He short story “To Build a Fire” displays many of the characteristics of this subgenre of Realism. There is a strong emphasis on the harshness of nature to man and how man must fight to survive and the main character is of a lower class. Also there is a simple language that is realistic to the characters and setting. These characteristics combine to create one of the best works of Regionalism literature from American‚ and simply a great short story. Primarily‚ Regionalism

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