In Anne Sexton’s "Cinderella" one may ponder what the purpose and tone is. Anne Sexton uses a strong satiric and humorous undertone when poking fun at marriage. The use of dark humor adds life and body to the poem. Anne Sexton’s placement of witty understatements is impeccable and allows the reader to imagine Anne Sexton’s dark humorous laugh as they read the poem. "You always read about.../...the nursemaid some luscious sweet from Denmark / who captures the oldest son’s heart. / from Diapers to
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The Sisters of Saint Anne was founded in 1850 in Quebec‚ Canada‚with the goal of promoting the education of the rural children in the province of Canada. From 1850 to now‚ their influence has spread far beyond the province of Canada. Out of the many places they have served and aided‚ Holy Name High School and Anna Maria College have greatly affected and changed my life. I came to Holy Name in the fall of 2011 as a seventh grader and from the moment I walked through the doors‚ my life began to change
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Jianan Chen Ms. D’Amore English Honors 11 10 October 2012 Katherine Anne Porter Katherine Anne Porter is one of the most celebrated authors in American Literature‚ she is mostly known for her collection of short stories‚ often about themes regarding justice‚ betrayal‚ and the unforgiving nature of the human race. Throughout her life the many things that influenced her views and morals also helped shape the way she writes and the messages in her stories. Porter experienced a variety of cultures
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I believe that "tomorrow is a new day with no new mistakes in it yet" - Anne of Green Gables. I have always liked this quote because despite the fact that Anne Shirley‚ the main character in Anne of Green Gables‚ makes countless mistakes‚ she never stops trying. I remember the first time I heard this quote. I was snuggled in my bed‚ listening to my mom read to me what would soon turn out to be my favorite book of all time. This quote resonated with me as soon as my mother read it aloud. The quote
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Dear Diary‚ February 16th‚ 1778 I’m writing to you from Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Life here is horrible. There’s a lot shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. My men are sick from disease‚ hunger‚ and exposure. Right now‚ were camped in crude log cabins and have endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes. Naked and starving as they are we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery. My men
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Q. Write a diary entry describing your feelings and emotions on the day your class 10th result was announced? Answer: Friday‚15 May 20xx 9 P.M. Dear Diary‚ Today‚ as I sat before the computer screen‚ my fingers were shaking and I was in utter bewilderment at the idea of getting the biggest news of my life. Though I was sure to get good results‚ I could not help sobbing after I noticed my wonderful result. It feels great to be able to make your parents proud! PQR Q. Imagine you are on
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During the course of the film ‘Motorcycle Diaries’‚ the two protagonists Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado learn much about the world around them over the course of their travel. Many of the events experienced by the two protagonists have a significant effect on their opinions on the world and their maturity. At the start of the movie‚ you will expect the journey they will undertake is relaxed and puerile‚ but over the course of the film‚ we find out that the journey is all about the interpretation
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crime‚ who really didn’t‚ but are found guilty because it goes against the beliefs of the higher court. Ann Hutchinson’s trial is a great example of being treated unfairly in a courtroom and also an example of how the court was used during trials. Anne Hutchinson’s trial was an example of how woman should not go above and beyond of a man or church in society‚ the reason being is because
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Kelsey Hoffman Professor Maier Literature by Women 3 December 2004 And the Clock Struck Reality: Anne Sexton’s retelling of Cinderella Michelangelo‚ perhaps the most gifted sculptor and painter of all times‚ once said that "geniuses stand on the shoulders of other geniuses." As Michelangelo built upon the brilliance of his predecessors‚ Anne Sexton does the same with her poem "Cinderella". Fairy tales originated as oral traditions and were passed along and sculpted by thousands of story tellers
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In the three poems Anne Bradstreet writes in memory of her grandchildren−Elizabeth‚ Anne‚ and Simon−she expresses grief and sorrow and doubts the intention of God’s will. Her emotion evolves in each poem from quiet acceptance to thinly veiled sarcasm. This progression represents Bradstreet’s ongoing struggle to embrace the traditional Puritanical view of accepting God’s will as final explanation of all things. Throughout her life‚ Bradstreet suffers her share of personal tragedy‚ and in the
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