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    and related products worldwide. Due to the high demands of different types of computers and competitions from other computer manufacturers companies‚ Dell Incorporation has started offering some good deals on every type of computers it sells. The two products that Dell Incorporation advertises are desktop and laptop computers. Although both advertisements are manufactured by the same company‚ the target audiences they appeal and the way they are advertised seem to fascinate different ranges of

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    Three characteristics of the Modern World that are found in William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning‚” were chaotic‚ collapse of morality/values‚ and confused sense of identity and place in the world. From the very beginning of the story‚ the first thing that came to mind to me was total chaos. In the court‚ there was nothing proved by Mr. Harris‚ the internal battle Sartoris Snopes appeared to be having knowing that his own father expected him to lie‚ and finally with the Justice not finding against

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    William Faulkner’s work “Barn Burning” is a great example of how authors can connect his writing with the reader. I observed that Faulkner gives us the duty to figure out each situation along the story. He introduces a problem‚ provide the details‚ but doesn’t conclude with a resolution. To me‚ it sounds as if he wants us to draw our own outcome. For instance‚ when Sartoris betrays his dad‚ Mr. Snopes gets killed‚ but we don’t know for sure what happens after it. In order to satisfy our ending‚

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    Ancient river civilizations in the Mediterranean as well as Central and South America denote some of the world’s first civilizations. The Phoenician’s civilization was founded in what is now Lebanon‚ Syria‚ and parts of northern Africa‚ the Chavin society developed around modern day Peru where the Mosna and huachescsa rivers merge. The Phoenician civilization created their society around 1100 B.C.E and the Chavín civilization was established around from 900 B.C.E. The Phoenician and the Chavin showed

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    William Faulkner’s short story "Barn Burning" describes a typical relationship between wealthy people and poor people during the Civil War. The main character‚ Abner Snopes‚ sharecrops to make a living for his family. He despises wealthy people. Out of resentment for wealthy people‚ he goes and burns their barns to get revenge. Abner’s character over the course of the story is unchanging in that he is cold hearted‚ lawless‚ and violent.<br><br>First‚ Abner’s unchanging character shows his cold heartedness

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    Comparing the Setting of “Barn Burning” to that of “A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner has written some of the most unique novels and short stories of any author‚ and‚ to this day‚ his stories continue to be enjoyed by many. Both “Barn Burning” and “A Rose for Emily” tell about the life of southern people and their struggles with society‚ but Faulkner used the dramatic settings of these two stories to create a mood unlike any other and make the audience feel like they too were a part of these southern

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    ‘The Woodspurge’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and ‘Continuum’ by Allen Curnow are both poems that deal with a sense of detachment the poet experiences. In ‘Continuum’‚ Curnow illustrates his mental state of being uninspired and slightly abashed at his lack of poetic inspiration whereas in ‘The Woodspurge’‚ Rossetti describes his depressive condition‚ possibly due to relationship issues. Both poets seem to be stuck‚ and remain trapped in their minds throughout the poems. ‘Continuum’ begins with Curnow

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    Hunter Taylor Dr. William Bedford English 1102-011 10 September 2013 Comparing and Contrasting “A Rose for Emily” and “Barn Burning” In William Faulkner’s short stories “A Rose for Emily” and “Barn Burning” the characters are both guilty of committing terrible crimes. However‚ Miss Emily in “A Rose for Emily” and Abner Snopes in “Barn Burning” are both portrayed very differently from each other. A few things to consider while reading these short stories is how each of these characters is characterized

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    to be a good woman and a good wife. She has to do household tasks the same way as the Japanese families. As mentioned on page 195 the wife did the same things "his wife went about her household tasks as briskly as ever". Another similarity in these two cultures is that Japanese families do have high level of respect for the elders in their family‚ and Iranians I believe have the same respect that Japanese people have for the elderly. In an Iranian culture when a foreigner comes into the country‚

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    being a River Valley Civilization. Both of these River valley civilizations had the similarities of being invaded‚ and also both being river valley civilizations. Even though they seem so similar‚ India and Egypt have their differences too. These differences include different writing styles‚ and different geography and climate. The knowledge of both civilizations has changed the future of the world today. Egypt and India had many similarities in their civilizations. Firstly‚ both River Valleys

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