Admir Mehmedovic American Lit 210 Response Paper #1 My Kinsman‚ Major Molineux - Nathaniel Hawthorne Robin approaches town. The town was a good size that he acts as if he is approaching London not a little New England colony. Robin walks a short distance when he realizes that he doesn’t know where his kinsman lives. He decided to ask the next person he meets the way to the home of his kinsman Major Molineux‚ however the guy seemed angry and storms away. He approached a barber shop where
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Mr. Kinsman‚ Major Molineux Nathaniel Hawthorne was very important to America’s early literature. His story “My Kinsman‚ Major Molineux” represents the extremes of leaving home with the intentions of having others to help you to make your way. He gives a gritty account of what was believed to be the American dream by showing the harsh realities of the real world. He also describes the harsh world waiting once your youth and innocence are gone. Hawthorne’s main character‚ Robin‚ leaves his
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Setting of “My Kinsman‚ Major Molineux” Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864 Members of Group Khadijah Ledy Yunia 122154048 Elva Rosyana Eibrizha 122154052 Oni Octaviani 122154059 Christin Hadi W. 122154238 Definition of setting Kinds of setting Function of setting Definition of Setting Setting is the place and time at which literary work such as a play‚ novel‚ or film is represented as happening. The elements of setting may include culture‚ historical period‚ geography‚ and hour. (wikipedia) Time
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Garrett Badalich Mr. Feely American Literature‚ 2 10/31/13 My Kinsman‚ Major Molineux Part 2 Finding the kinsman was of utmost importance for Robin on this frolicsome night in the city. Robin‚ feeling dreary of the city life‚ decided upon himself to bring about his homecoming to the farm from the days of his youth. Upon leaving the church and Major Molineux behind‚ Robin fulfilled his yearning for his childhood. Robin has left New England in the dusk‚ and is almost to the farm of his
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Furthermore‚ his is a man of swift action and great insight. This is perhaps best represented with his response to the priest’s complaint‚ he responds adeptly‚ “But I have not been idle; one thing I have already done – The only thing that promised hope. My kinsman Creon… has been sent to the Pythian house of Apollo.” Oedipus is indeed one that is faithful and compassionate to his people‚ this is further exemplified as he orders Creon to
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Davis 1 Antonio Davis Dr. Day Composition I 20 February 2013 Why My Major is Useful I have always wanted to be an athletic trainer. I knew that making it pro in a sport would be a long shot‚ but I wanted to stay around sports my whole life. So I choose athletic training as my major. Majoring in athletic training will give me the opportunity to be around sports and be around something I really love. My major is very useful. I want just learn things to help athletes. I will learn things that
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My Major and My Future. Thesis: My major and my future is not so promising. Outline: a. China-Vietnamese relations. 1). Territorial dispute. - South China Sea. 2). Diplomatic tension. - evacuations of Chinese nationals. b. Economic outlook. 1). Principal challenges. - inflation‚ etc. 2). Foreign investment. - confidences
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Gary Kinsman contends that our attraction is influenced by society and the primary factors on why individuals are the way they are and the material world is evolving benefiting society’s growth. Factors of why individuals are the way is that the attraction we develop for other people is controlled by ourselves not by our genes. Social constructionism is created by individuals in society who have particular opinions on how society should be. In regards‚ to the work of Kinsman he states “Common-sense
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Each individual will choose university and major to pursue his dream. The choice of major is one of the key to get the dream job‚ but sometimes it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get the dream job‚ the place you are studying will give an number of opportunities‚ knowledge and skills that useful in the future. The major that interests me is materials engineering. It is because materials engineering is a major field that applies fundamental knowledge of the structure and properties of material that
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My Major Accomplishment The thing that comes to mind that I would say makes me the proudest is working so hard all those years in high school to get good grades just so I could get into the best college in Florida. The day I got accepted into University of Florida was the day I felt proudest of all my accomplishments in high school. I would not say it was easy though‚ I managed to maintain my high GPA while holding a job‚ participating in sports‚ and even doing a lot of chores most kids would
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