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    incidences where fire is used in a symbolic way. The fire at Miss Havisham’s home in chapter VIII‚ 45 was extinguished. Miss Havisham went past the fires that had been extinguished‚ to the stairs and past a gallery. She looked as though she was ascending into the sky. This is symbolic of the passion that she had. The fires were extinguished meaning that her passion had faded. Miss Havisham‚ was slowly wasting away. On her birthday‚ Miss Havisham had visitors at her house. The fire had been lit though

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    can a flower represent a character? In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there are many flowers that are assigned to different characters. The azaleas‚ geraniums‚ and camellias are just a few. Azaleas are known for being beautiful and opening their blossoms all at once. The azaleas represent femininity or softness. Miss Maudie represents strength and integrity. When her house got burned down she just started working on her garden again as if nothing had even happened. “Miss Maudie hated

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    Advanced English 10. 7th Period 21 September 2012 The Daisy Withers in the Winter In Henry James’s novella Daisy Miller‚ he contrasts Daisy Miller’s American innocence with Fredrick Winterbourne’s European worldliness‚ illustrating the devastating effects that occur when the two worlds collide. Daisy is an incredibly flirtatious and reckless young American who lacks the formal etiquette of European society. When Winterbourne first meets Daisy‚ he believes that she is the ideal girl from America‚

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    Ted Hughes is one of the most famous names in the contemporary world of poetry. He is called the animal poet‚ because many of his poems describe animals and represent human beings by using animal imagery. Animal kingdom is his private mythology. He has an extraordinary way of looking into life. He exposes human follies‚ anger‚ and hatred through the animal kingdom. His themes are explored by means of image‚ myth and symbol. The Jaguar is a poem about a fierce animal from the image of which Ted Hughes

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    symbols of the people’s character and also help the reader understand the book better as it unfolds. One of the gifts in the book was given to Miss Maudie. One night during the snow storm her house caught fire. The neighbors put the fire out but she needed a place to stay. Miss Maudie stayed with Miss Stephanie for the time being‚ “Miss Maudie would stay with Miss Stephanie for the time being.” (#71) This particular scene in the book showed how Maycomb people had a strong bond‚ a unity and willingness

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    period of time is prejudicial as it causes corruption and makes the owners become desensitized‚ shallow‚ selfish and hypocritical. F. Scott Fitzgerald shows his distaste towards the deceitful aristocratic class through Tom and Daisy‚ the two East Eggers. Both Tom and Daisy have been blessed with their luxurious lifestyle‚ but they become superficial through the hypocrisy within their relationships; frivolity for materialism and wealth; and lack of sympathy and moral values.

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    Tom represents traditional upper class society’s struggle to adapt to the nouveau riche of the Jazz Age. After realizing Gatsby expects her to leave Tom and the life she has always been accustomed to‚ Daisy cries‚ “What’ll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that‚ and the next thirty years‚” (118). In asking what will happen‚ Daisy seeks to understand the percussions of leaving Tom for Gatsby. Daisy’s stress of the words ‘day after that’ and ‘next thirty years’ reveal Daisy does

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    The Great Gatsby – Chapter 1 Questions 1. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book? Why do you think Fitzgerald chose him to be the narrator? a. Nick sees himself as reserved‚ nonjudgmental (which makes him slightly hopeful)‚ but he can only be tolerant of others for so long. b. To use Nick as the narrator places psychic distance to the story. Nick is part of the action‚ yet he is not one of the principals. He shares some of the emotions and is in a position to interpret those

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    changed. Next thing you know you’re being wheeled into an ambulance and you look over to see your car and the car of a stranger completely wrecked. What happened? You became a part of the 64% of car accidents due to distracted driving. What is distracted driving and why is it so dangerous? Distracted driving is anything that can interrupt a person’s driving capability‚ making the driver more prone to accidents. These distractions can range from anything

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    What is distracted driving? In today’s over-regulated society‚ we seem to have forgotten how to apply common sense in our everyday life. Take driving for instance: driving is a privilege‚ not a rite-of-passage‚ therefore we should always stay alert and exercise caution when driving. I’ve seen people doing a lot of activities while driving that have the potential to cause an accident. Some examples I’ve seen people doing are: eating food‚ drinking a beverage‚ reading a map‚ putting on make-up‚

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