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    Anti-Transcendentalist Literature In Rappaccini’s Daughter‚ the idea of obsession is very prominent. Obsession is well pronounced in society as well. But it is also unhealthy to be completely fixated on an object or another person. Transcendentalists agree that obsession is something that should be avoided‚ and stress the ideal of self-reliance. Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses his anti-transcendentalist philosophies by portraying nature as evil‚ creating characters that are not self-reliant‚ and

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    David Leong Professor Gibson ENGB 310-002 15 October 2014 The Comparisons and Contrasts between Araby and The Horse Dealer’s Daughter in The Uses of Perspective and Symbolism In James Joyce’s Araby and D.H. Lawrence’s The Horse Dealer’s Daughter‚ a lot of psychological states are embodied by the means of using “symbolism.” Symbolism‚ which “enriches the narrative by pulling its message to the level of our unconsciousness and open to different ineffable associations‚” (Lu 6) plays an important role

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    The poem “To a Daughter Leaving Home” by Linda Pastan is an emotional poem about a daughter growing older and leaving her parents. The narrator of the poem portrays how there are special moments with the daughter and that there are “gone before you know it”. The author uses the analogy of the daughter riding her bicycle to portray a story about the maturing of the child from a parental point of view. In this poem‚ the narrator uses poetic devices to translate the deeper meaning in this story. The

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    A Better Daughter “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” My eyes opened to the familiar sound of the lady singing from my alarm clock. It was two days after Christmas‚ 8:00 a.m. in the morning. I slowly spill out of bed‚ very slowly‚ continuously murmuring‚ “Why do I have to wake up? I’m not even in school anymore.. ugh..” As I was crawling up the stairs to the dining room‚ I can already tell by the sound coming from kitchen; my father was very ready to start our day. The major plans for

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    Lexi Marie Latasha Gordon ENG 121 Brandi Henderson April 8‚ 2013 I chose to write about a person that has special meaning in my life. This person not only has special meaning‚ she has my whole heart. Her name is Lexi Marie. She is three years old. She was born September 21st‚ 2009. She weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and was 19 ½ inches long. She had blue eyes and a head full of hair. I was a very proud momma. I still am. Before we left the hospital I was informed that she was born with Bilateral

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    Symbolism

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    based on the life of Laura Kieler a good friend of Ibsen. Symbolisms in literature Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy-handedly. An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object to create an overarching mood or feeling. Symbolism is often used to support a literary theme in a subtle manner. (http://www

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    country. The pattern in the Keffiyeh turned nowadays into a fashion trend. In this paper I will be talking about the Keffiyeh as a cultural symbol and how it became a fashion trend stating after that my opinion about it and other people opinions. I used interview as a method to know more about what people do see and think about the Keffiyeh. In Palestinians tradition‚ the Keffiyeh has been worn mostly by men as a headdress. The Keffiyeh is

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    Symbolism Words are not limited to one single meaning. Most words have multiple meanings‚ which are categorized as either denotative or connotative. The denotation of a word is its explicit definition as listed in a dictionary. The expressiveness of language‚ however‚ comes from the other type of word meaning—connotation‚ or the association or set of associations that a word usually brings to mind. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” there are many examples of connotation

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    Dupcak Essay #2 Revised Symbolism is an object‚ reference‚ or emotion that is especially used in literature to provide a meaning beyond what essentially is being shown. Specific and unique symbols presented in both “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver and “The Slough” by Pasha Malla are used to represent something other than itself. Specifically in “Cathedral” the two most obvious symbols are the audiotapes and the cathedral. In “The Slough” the skin is a symbol that is used to represent the couples relationship

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    English II 08‚ May 2013 The Horse Dealers Daughter Lawrence’s “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter was originally called “The Miracle‚” marking the protagonist’s rebirth of love out of death. "The Horse Dealer’s Daughters" could possibly have two different themes. ). One being love and the other being death. Lawrence takes the old school “boy meets girl” in a whole different direction. Lawrence also uses a lot of symbolism in his short story. He gives her big brother Joe horse-like

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