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    My purpose behind pursuing graduate studies is fourfold: I believe‚ though mature professional education can be obtained at undergraduate level‚ it can find its fullest expression only in the graduate years. I do not regard graduate study as a mere extension of undergraduate education or as an end in itself. I shall treat it as a stage to develop acumen under the careful guidance of an expert. By accoutering myself with knowledge of enduring value and by developing the ability to learn anew‚ I

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    Symbolism Of The Paperweight in 1984 George Orwell’s 1984 is overflowing with a great deal of symbolism. The use of objects such as big brother‚ telescreens‚ red-armed prole‚ and the paperweight are just a few of many symbols found throughout the novel. Sometimes characters and other objects are used as symbols to aid in communicate the underlying meaning of the novel. For example‚ the use of the glass paperweight in George Orwell’s 1984 represents the many aspects of Winston’s rebellion and secret

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    Sylvia Plath Symbolism

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    Suicide is one of the highly common ways of death. Umpteen teens much like adults think that suicide is their answer to all their troubles. While several do receive help and overcome this action‚ sadly‚ numerous lose their life. Sylvia Plath uses symbolism‚ imagery‚ and characterization in order to support the theme of suicide. To begin with‚ Suicide is high in cause of deaths‚ primarily in teens ranging from thirteen through nineteen. Teens go through stress‚ bullying‚ and heartbreaks various reasons

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    Help Graduates Avoid Financial Ruin Every year‚ thousands of new high school graduates pack their bags‚ move to new cities‚ and sign papers accepting loans they might not be able to pay back. Within weeks‚ many of these same students are writing home to their families‚ struggling to understand where their money went. Without a guide‚ these young people fail to understand how to properly budget or establish a financial plan. The best way to help graduates avoid these risks is to require that every

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    Sonny's Blues Symbolism

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    being marginalized is an emotionally discouraging sensation that many people are faced with overcoming. Figuring out where one can achieve self-content through being socially accepted is a hardship presented in James Baldwin’s‚ “Sonny’s Blues” as symbolism of light and darkness reveals the saddening experience of marginalized Americans feeling that they are unfairly labeled as outsiders by the rest of society. To begin with‚ Baldwin portrays the anxious mentality of marginalized Americans by symbolically

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    Symbolism in the Great Gatsby Oxford dictionary defines symbolism as the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s novel The Great Gatsby is about a man out of place trying to fit in with a crowed that he does not belong in and failing. Jay Gatsby is a mysterious ‘New money’ millionaire living in West egg and is trying to get back his love of his life; his neighbor Nick who is old money narrates the story. Nick is the intermediary of these many different stories and knows

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    more towards phoniness‚ a quality he despises in others. Little things‚ such as his interest with the ducks in central park and the glass cases in the museum were not just put in to the story to fill pages‚ it has meaning behind it. Therefore‚ the symbolism in Catcher in the Rye adds to the plot and makes for a more interesting story. Allie Caulfield is Holden’s younger brother‚ and he died of leukemia before he had the chance to grow up. Allie remains a very important figure in Holden’s life and

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    The Sea as A Lover: A Woman’s Quest for Autonomy in The Awakening When authors use symbolism effectively‚ readers can begin to understand a work of literature on both the surface level and in an illustrative context‚ attributing significance to ideas‚ actions‚ or even characters themselves beyond what is initially described. In her novella The Awakening‚ Kate Chopin employs symbolism through a variety of images to reveal particular details about the protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier. One such symbol

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    The Symbolism of Moby Dick "He piled upon the whale’s white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then‚ as if his chest had been a mortar‚ he burst his hot heart’s shell upon it." Such was Melville’s description of Captain Ahab. The symbolism that this statement suggests‚ along with many other instances of symbolism‚ are incorporated into Moby Dick. Although the crew knew that Ahab was obsessed with vengeance and wasn’t interested in killing

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    Symbolism in a Worn Path

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    Symbolism In Life and Death Jennifer Candis ENG 125 Ms. AltfeldFisher June 13‚ 2011 The short stories A Worn Path by Eudora Welty and Used To Live Here Once by Jean Rhys both carry the theme‚ symbolism of a journey. In both writings the authors used people‚ places and things to symbolize something extra‚ expanding the stories into more than just what is read. I chose these stories because they both consist of strong symbolic references to life. Each story was written in a third-person

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