Dear diary‚ I was trudging across dreaded communications trench‚ feet and clothes damp and cold. The mud had gone hard as it was crunching under my worn out‚ over sized boots. I was considered lucky to even get boots. It was a narrow trench that was shared by many young and innocent soldiers who were limping to the fatal front line; I looked up into the sullen and weary eyes of a petrified soldier with curly black hair like a plate of broken noodles. His clothes were tired and filthy with a foul
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literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality‚ including biography‚ history‚ and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).” The novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote‚ Capote claims to write the first nonfictional novel. After hearing the articles in class‚ and according to the definition‚ the novel still appears nonfiction. As the prompt states‚ when looking for the novel in the library‚ the placement falls
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English 101 Mrs. Purcell 23 October 2012 Messy Eaters Teaching my younger brother Bailey to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich was my first experience in teaching someone how to accomplish something. Each individual has very different methods when they teach someone how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Some teach by spreading the peanut butter on the bread and then spreading the jelly on top of that. Another method is by mixing the peanut butter and jelly in a bowl and then
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Quote | Whose line is it? | Rewrite this quote in your own words or explain what it means | What does this quote reveal about the character’s state of mind‚ or what is happening in the play at that moment? | ‘Fair is foul and foul is fair.’ (Act 1‚ Scene 1) | The Witches | When life is deceiving people.When things are not as they seem. | They were getting ready for the prophesy of Macbeth. | ‘…but all’s too weak: For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name – disdaining fortune‚ with his
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The excerpt from In Cold Blood‚ written by Truman Capote‚ represents a remarkable example of using suspense to interest the reader into learning key details. Understanding that his reader will not find an ordinary town interesting‚ Capote displays details so that they appear vivid‚ even if they aren’t. Truman’s writing works in direct reference to the setting of the story: accent‚ local language and slang. Holcomb‚ the name of this town‚ is “dry” and nothing has happened in the area up to this point
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She is described at the start as "about fifty‚ a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior." • She is a snob‚ very aware of the differences between social classes. She is irritated when Mr Birling makes the social gaffe of praising the cook in front of Gerald and later is very dismissive of Eva‚ saying "Girls of that class." • She has the least respect for the Inspector of all the characters. She tries - unsuccessfully - to intimidate him and force him to leave‚ then lies to
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)‚ English playwright and author wrote Of Human Bondage (1915); William Somerset Maugham was born on 25 December 1874 at the British Embassy in Paris‚ France‚ the fourth son (of seven children total‚ but only four that survived infancy) born to socialite and writer Edith Mary née Snell (1840-1882) and Robert Ormond Maugham (1823-1884)‚ a lawyer for the British Embassy. Living in the suburbs of Paris‚ Williams’ older brothers Charles‚ Frederick‚ and Henry already
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Name:__________________________ House:_________________________ Teacher: Tick the box against your class and teacher(s): Mr. Bowen Mr. O’Hara Unit 3 Physics Trial Exam Semester 1‚ 2013 Reading Time: 15 minutes Examination Time: 1 hour 30 minutes QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK Section A – Structures and Materials B – Motion • • Structure of book Number of Number of Marks Questions 35 35 9 55 Total 90 Suggested Times (minutes) 45 45 90 Students are permitted to
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Strangeworth is a judgmental deep-rooted lady. Being well known amongst the townspeople because of her family‚ people sees her as someone who couldn’t possibly do something as insensitive as sending awful letters of judgment. She wrote a green letter to Mrs. Harper saying‚ Have you found out yet what they were all laughing about after you left the bridge club on Thursday? Or is the wife really always the last to know? Openly we both know that you would automatically think of something wrong but knowing
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Paul G. Pierpaoli’s‚ Truman and Korea the Political Culture of the Early Cold War‚ written in 1999‚ focuses on the American decision to mediate in the Korean War and the political‚ military‚ and social impact it left behind. Pierpaoli provides an understanding into America’s first undeclared conflict and the building of the national security state. The main emphasis is to analyze how the nation mobilized for the war and how that affected the economic scene and political culture of the United
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