It wasn’t the soft‚ ethereal glow of dawn’s early light peeping through the ill-fitting curtains that gently lured Tom from a restless night’s sleep. It wasn’t the promise of a new day‚ free from the nightmares that still plagued his tortured mind or the pleasing chirrup of the house sparrows greeting the sun with their morning song of joy. It was something more physical‚ something visceral‚ an inherent perception of a long-forgotten pleasure slowly rising from within. His body was awakening.
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Passage 1: “My parents were nonmaterialistic. They believed that money without knowledge was worthless‚ that education tempered with religion was the way to climb out of poverty in America‚ and over the years they were proven right.” (29) Response: James’ mother was always consistent in saying that money means nothing. School and Church was all you really needed to succeed. His mother was deeply religious and her and her kids went to church every Wednesday and every Sunday. Her kids went until
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#8: “The stars were shining‚ and the leaves rustled in the woods ever so mournful; and I heard an owl‚ away off‚ who-whooing about somebody that was dead‚ and a dog crying about somebody that was going to die‚ and the wind was trying to whisper something to me‚ and I couldn’t make out what it was‚ and so it made the cold shivers run over me. Then away out in the woods I heard that kind of a sound that a ghost makes when it wants to tell about something that’s on its mind and can’t make itself understood
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Dialectical Journal Quotes – Scarlet Letter "But she named the infant ’Pearl‚’ as being of great price- purchased with all she had- her mother’s only pleasure." Ah‚ but let her cover the mark as she will‚ the pang of it will be always in her heart. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Chapter II "The Market-Place" "the scarlet letter had the effect of the cross on a nun’s bosom. It imparted to the wearer a kind of sacredness which enabled her to walk securely amid all peril.” "he will be
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Dialectical Journals Marking Period 1 1. (S) -"It bounces on my lap‚ a Ho-Ho." Page 3 Well it’s very simple‚ someone was calling her a whore. She was sitting in the bus when a kid threw his trash at her and told her something just with the wrapper. 2. (Th) -"If there’s anyone in the entire galaxy I am dying to tell what really happened‚ it’s Rachel." Page 5 The theme is all surrounded by Melinda’s secret. Plus the only person Melinda wants to tell is Rachel. Her ex-Best friend. 3. (Ch)
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Jake Riley Welte‚ Riggs. Humanities II 10-9-15 Great Gatsby Journal Entry. Jay Gatsby is the main character of the novel The Great Gatsby. He was born in a poverty ridden family in rural North Dakota. He despised poverty and always wanted to be as rich as he possibly could as he grew up. He eventually became extremely wealthy‚ However he came into the money through various forms of organized crime such as alcohol distribution during Prohibition and securities trading. He is an extreme introvert
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Act One Character List Character Description‚ Traits‚ Characteristics‚ etc. Flavius tribunes‚ argues with commoners‚ takes the decorations off of the statues‚ does not support Caesar Pompey Old ruler‚ Caesar has taken his place Marullus tribunes‚ argues with commoners‚ takes the decorations off of the statues‚ does not support Caesar Cobble A shoe fixer who supports Caesar Act One Character List Character Description‚ Traits‚ Characteristics‚ etc. Flavius tribunes‚ argues with commoners
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The Great Gatsby Journal Chapter 1 Summary- In Chapter 1‚ the reader finds that Nick Carraway‚ a moral and tolerant man from the Midwest‚ narrates and takes the role of author for the rest of the story. Throughout the book‚ the reader looks at the happenings through Nick’s eyes and finds out what he is thinking. Chapter 1‚ like many chapter 1’s‚ starts out with someone or something explaining themselves and showing how their life has gone thus far. The Great Gatsby is no exception. Nick says that
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’ I said‚ ‘I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool — that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool.” ● Daisy‚ even in her name‚ is sought after like a decoration. She is a flower that is fun to look at and great to put on display. She is almost inhuman. In her many years of being enslaved by the apathy of her own society‚ she has desensitized herself to the feelings of others and completely lacks any ability to empathize. That’s why she
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Gatsby.....he was a mysterious person. After I got to know Gatsby more‚ it occurred to me what his real motives were‚ which was to invite Daisy‚ a married woman over to my house in order for Daisy to meet Gatsby again. I thought Gatsby living just across my cousin Daisy’s house was just a coincidence but this obviously wasn’t the case after Jordan told me that it was all for Daisy. Daisy was his only motive. He was madly in love with Daisy‚ yet it’s been five years they haven’t spoken. There was
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