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    The path blood take from the right femoral vein to lower lobe of the right lung via the pulmonary artery is as follows; we start in the right femoral vein which is located in the thigh and travel to the right external iliac vein. Blood from the femoral vein emptiness in the inferior vena cava but first must travel through the external iliac. The iliac vein joins with the inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava takes deoxygenated blood form the lower limbs of the body to the right atrium (Thibodeau

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    Fabian Ochoa Carrie Spencer His 111 February 19‚ 2013 The Leadership of Alexander the Great Alexander the third of Macedon was considered to be the great (greatest?) ruler of Asia Minor during his conquest of the Persian Empire. As an effective general‚ Alexander won the majority of his battles during the conquest‚ and created new societies for the people. His success created an expansion of the Greek empire‚ and conquered many lands for Alexander to be considered a great leader‚ and the

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    T. S. Eliot’s "The Hollow Men" Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St. Louis‚ Missouri of New England descent‚ on Sept. 26‚ 1888. He entered Harvard University in 1906‚ completed his courses in three years and earned a master’s degree the next year. After a year at the Sorbonne in Paris‚ he returned to Harvard. Further study led him to Merton College‚ Oxford‚ and he decided to stay in England. He worked first as a teacher and then in Lloyd’s Bank until 1925. Then he joined the London publishing

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    “The Dead” James Joyce final charter in the collection of stories and creates the book Dubliners‚ which explores issues of identity and power through language and colonialism. These issues are connected to the political turmoil of his negative Ireland. The themes of colonialism in the story are mentioned by the tale of a simple holiday party that connects with the archetypal conflicts of: male vs. female‚ Irish vs. British‚ old vs. young and success vs. failure. These forces mentioned create a world

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    short story A Worn Path is an interesting‚ the story full of symbolism. It explores some themes through the simple story of an elderly black woman in 1940s Mississippi‚ walking along an arduous path to town to collect medicine for her grandson. Along the way‚ she encounters various obstacles and interactions with others. The main character is Phoenix Jackson‚ and her journey is to get medicine for her sick grandson. The main plot of the story concerns her journey the worn path and the events that

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    An Evaluation of Criticism on Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” Delta State University student‚ Susan Allen Ford‚ wrote a poem and entitled it “Chiromancy”. Chiromancy is defined as the prediction of a person ’s future from the lines on the palms of his or her hands. Her poem expresses this journey of an African American woman in the Alabama March of 1965‚ but what intrigued me the most were the last few lines of the last stanza: It plunges fearless into hot water‚ Gently crumbles

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    Symbolism

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    different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object

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    Understanding Steinbeck’s Setting Symbolisms John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men documents man’s struggles during the Great Depression. The characters George and Lennie‚ both homeless men who move to a farm‚ struggle to gain work‚ leaving them in moments of darkness and isolation. Further‚ Steinbeck also describes man’s dull life of typical ranch workers‚ and racism towards blacks. As a result‚ Steinbeck’s usage of setting description symbolizes important details about the hardships in one’s

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    Pryor The Dead In the novel The Dead‚ Gabriel Conroy‚ who is the nephew of Julia and Kate Morkan‚ is the main character of the story. One night he and his wife attended a party‚ which was given by his two aunts‚ and there were many other members in the party. The story revolves around their life and memories.Gabriel Conroy felt a blur between his soul and the dead. Some people died‚ but they are still alive because they have true love. Some people are alive‚ but they are still dead because they

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    A Worn Path Eng125 Introduction to Literature Professor Hamlin September 10‚ 2012 A Worn Path “A Worn Path” is a metaphor for the life of Phoenix Jackson. The “path” is not only worn because of Phoenix’s repeated travels across‚ it also symbolizes the path of the poor and oppressed. One of the many characterizations in the story starts with Phoenix herself. The mythical bird‚ the phoenix symbolizes rebirth‚ resurrection‚ immortality. When its lifespan ends it sets itself into flames

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