In the short story “Janus”‚ Ann Beattie uses strong displays of symbolism to lead the reader into the personal life of the protagonist‚ Andrea. The author digs deep into the loneliness that Andrea’s life conveys‚ using a simple bowl as her main tool. The bowl can be seen as a symbol for the life that Andrea leads‚ or as a symbol for the world that she lives in‚ the world that she describes as “full of tricks.” Andrea’s life seems to revolve around the bowl. As a real estate agent‚ Andrea
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Teenagers are surrounded daily by different issues and problems. Some know how to deal with them; others create bigger problems for themselves. A problem that a teenager could come across can vary in its extremity. A major problem‚ that forms from other problems‚ is drug and alcohol abuse/use. Drug and alcohol abuse has become a huge problem among teenagers. It can start for multiple reasons. Every person has a different reason. The most common reasons or excuses for teenagers are boredom
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He turned around expecting to see a familiar tiefling and red-head. What he saw‚ however‚ was something that made him blink in confusion. In the doorway stood two lime-green figures. They had long fingers and huge bald heads. Their large‚ oval eyes were a deep black and stared blankly. One was noticeably taller than the other and had to tilt its head slightly as the pair exchanged glances. They had
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The Great Water Giant The Great Water Giant Has finished his bath. He pulls the huge plug Out of the clouds. He roars his thunderous laugh And a wet slippery waterfall Spills out of a squelchy sky. ‘Look out below’ he seems to shout as the water Splooshes‚ splashes‚ plishes‚ ploshes‚ gushes‚siushes‚ And soaks deep into the thirsty earth. by Ian Souter Jack Frost Look out! Look out! Jack Frost is about!| He’s after our fingers and toes; And all through the night‚ The gay
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and that the experience and education will allow the person to have a greater chance to land a successful and meaningful career. That success through education is something that most of us in this world strives for. In my opinion education is a doorway to
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creating a base of steps that surrounds the entirety of the building. Two entrances to the Parthenon are located on the east and west sides. There is a row of eight outer columns followed by a row of six inner columns outside the doorway. On the pediments above the doorways‚ several statues in the round once stood. The East Pediment’s statues depicted an armor-clad Athena recently born from the head of Zeus with other mythological figures looking on. The West Pediment’s statues depicted Athena winning
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“Then unexpectedly my hands came upon a doorway‚ where hung a portal of stone‚ rough with strange chiseling…” (Lovecraft‚ 100)‚ etched deep into the doorway was a panel of glass‚ showing a beautiful creature‚ that I have never seen before‚ not in my dreams nor the books that I read while alone. Its bright‚ glassy‚ orbs stared into my own. I was entranced by this never-before-seen creature and reached out to touch its bumpy‚ intriguing flesh. It met me halfway. However‚ where I was expecting to feel
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As an archaeologist‚ my interests fall in the Roman city of Pompeii. In an excavation of this site‚ there are certain artifacts and features I would look for. these features would give insight to the status‚ living conditions‚ daily routines‚ and other characteristics of the people who lived there. Some architectural clues such as the presence of large banquet rooms or small living spaces gives us an insight into the status of the people who lived there. Artifacts such as the presence or absence
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Biography: Novelist‚ poet‚ activist‚ and teacher Born: 3/22/1911 - 1/7/1996 Birthplace: Manila‚ Philippines -In 1932‚ he earned a B.A. from the University of the Philippines. -Under the Philippine Pensionado program‚ Santos came to the University of Illinois for a master’s degree in English. -Later he studied at Harvard‚ Columbia‚ and‚ as a Rockefeller Foundation fellow‚ at the University of Iowa. -His first two novels‚ Villa Magdalena and The Volcano‚ were published in the Philippines
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Joy Hester Joy St Clair Hester‚ or Joy Hester‚ was born 12th August in 1920 in Elsternick‚ Melbourne. Hester was an Australian artist during a time period where the work she produced was exceptionally unappreciated. After dying of cancer at age 40 (4th December 1960) she has become acknowledged. Hester’s work particularly is largely made up of human faces. Hester’s “Girl” and “Cancelled Sketch of Pauline McCarthy” display the use of human faces and her artistic style. Joy Hester’s father‚ Robert
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