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    Essay I: Southern Literature   1. Conventional representations of the South tend to portray the region in a simplistic manner and to reduce Southerners to stereotypes of shiftless hillbillies‚ indolent belles‚ and intolerant bigots.  While many of the stories we have read invoke similar stereotypes‚ the authors seem to subvert these conventional assumptions to present more complex and sympathetic representations of this region and its inhabitants. For this topic‚ you are to choose one of the texts

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    m. Submit Analysis of Artistic Response to War through the course and post it to the Discussion Board by Fri.‚ 1/31‚ 11:59 p.m. Post your comments to the Discussion Board by Sun.‚ 2/2‚ 11:59 p.m. THREE Feb. 3 to Feb. 9 Four "A Worn Path" and "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" Complete Readings section Virtual Office Hours with Dr. Warren to go over how to write a thesis statement and other details of the essay assignment (optional): Mon.‚ 2/3‚ 4-4:50 p.m. Central Time Submit

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    Conflicts in Everyday Use ​The main conflict in the story Everyday Use is that Dee wants the quilt to show off with her friends‚ but her mother to give the quilt to Maggie‚ because she thinks Maggie will “use” it every day‚ and not just to show off their heritage every day. Another conflict was that Dee considered herself to be more worldly and educated and that the everyday things should be hanged up and admired as antiques. The basic conflict is based on the difference of values between Dee and

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    A Worn Path: Dementia

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    Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory‚ thinking‚ language‚ judgment‚ and behavior. This disease usually affects the old generation. As the human body ages‚ some aspects of life may not be as easy as they were before. In this paper‚ I will talk about the causes‚ symptoms‚ medications‚ diagnosis‚ complications‚ and preventions of Dementia. The causes of Dementia can be heightened. Most types of dementia are nonreversible. Nonreversible means the

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    Water Arrow Journal Entry

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    Chapter One I was running through a forest with the sounds of our country’s foreign enemies at my tail. It was especially dangerous for me because I skipped the armor in battle preparation due to my purpose in combat. I was know as a frate razboinic hydro sagittarius‚ or a girl warrior water archer‚ but when a lieutenant needed me they would say “Water Arrow”. My outfit was an olive drab button-up tank top with tan colored shorts. There was a belt with a pouch that was made of strong leather

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    The Sniper: A Short Story

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    Alivah was running for her life through muddy fields and dense forest‚ attempting to evade the sniper who was on her tail. She’d been grounded by one of their anti aircraft missiles‚ and her parachute was kind enough to tangle itself into a chestnut tree‚ of all things. The spiky shells of the nuts had pierced the fabric of the chute and stuck as if they were deliberately trying to hinder her escape‚ and so she had to hurry to cut herself down. From her vantage point in the tree she couldn’t miss

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    Symbolism of the Title “A Worn Path” The short story‚ “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty describes a very interesting character whose name is Phoenix Jackson. She isn’t your average person. Phoenix is a very old and boring women but the story is still interesting. The title is very symbolic of the story and has a very good meaning. Throughout the story you begin to learn more and more about Phoenix and you also discover some important things. Phoenix Jackson is a very old and small woman. She wore

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    Worn path essay In the short story “A worn path” written by Eudora Welty one interesting character is Phoenix.She is loving‚daring and decisive.One technique used in the short story to show the reader why Phoenix is an important character is the third person narrative point of view.This short story is about the determination of a grandmother and how much she had sacrificed for the wellbeing of her grandchild.She has toface different kinds of terrain (hills‚forests‚fields) along with her already

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    Coming down the mountain – re-write In this clip‚ the representational issue of disability is displayed through the juxtaposition of Ben‚ who is mentally disabled and his brother‚ who is able and seen to be more mature and responsible. The whole clip demonstrates continuity editing as each scene is followed by another creating a sense of reality and time moving forward. The lighting throughout the whole clip was fairly similar; it was slightly dull and dim which perhaps reflects David’s emotions

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    Eudora Welty A Worn Path

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    screams-silently through her gently placed words in story‚ “A Worn Path”. The inspiring and encouraging phrases spoken to someone‚ “never give up”‚ “keep fighting”‚ “never back down”‚ are the unspoken feeling through the characters perseverance‚ determination‚ and love. The tone in the story is displayed through life of a black‚ negro-woman‚ who faces daily obstacles‚ during a time when black Americans were treated unjustly and unfairly. The traveled path she is traveling parallels the obstacles that African

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