The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Copyright 1939 John Steinbeck To CAROL Who willed this book To TOM Who lived it 1 TO THE RED COUNTRY and part of the gray country of Oklahoma‚ the last rains came gently‚ and they did not cut the scarred earth. The plows crossed and recrossed the rivulet marks. The last rains lifted the corn quickly and scattered weed colonies and grass along the sides of the roads so that the gray country and the dark red country began to disappear under
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"The Philosophy of Composition" is an 1846 essay written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. He concludes that length‚ "unity of effect" and a logical method are important considerations for good writing. He also makes the assertion that "the death... of a beautiful woman" is "unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world". Poe uses the composition of his own poem "The Raven" as an example. The essay first appeared in
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Regarding The Pain Of Others REGARDING THE PAIN OF OTHERS Susan Sontag Susan Sontag . PICADOR FARRAR‚ STRAUS AND GIROUX NEW YORK Regarding The Pain Of Others REGARDING THE PAIN OF OTHERS. Copyright © 2003 by Susan Sontag. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information‚
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Contents Introduction Chapter I Historical background of the English Language I. 1. A short history of the origins and development of English I. 2. Varieties of English I. 3. English as a global language I.4. Writing system Chapter II Peculiarities of British and American variants in the English language II. 1. Peculiarities of American and British English and their differences II. 2. American and British English lexical differences II. 3. Grammatical Peculiarities of American and British
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Secret Window‚ Secret Garden Page 1 of 84 Two PAST MIDNIGHT: A note on ’Secret Window‚ Secret Garden’ I’m one of those people who believe that life is a series of cycles - wheels within wheels‚ some meshing with others‚ some spinning alone‚ but all of them performing some finite‚ repeating function. I like that abstract image of life as something like an efficient factory machine‚ probably because actual life‚ up close and personal‚ seems so messy and strange. It’s nice to be able to pull
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THE STORY OF MY LIFE BY HELEN KELLER THE STORY OF MY LIFE BY HELEN KELLER www.Inspiring-Quotes-and-Stories.com 1 Notice This ebook is distributed at http://www.inspiring-quotes-and-stories.com You are permitted to distribute and duplicate copies as long as you distribute it in whole without addition‚ subtraction or modification. Copyright © 2006 Inspiring-Quotes-and-Stories.com www.Inspiring-Quotes-and-Stories.com Inspiring Minds THE STORY OF MY LIFE BY HELEN KELLER www.Inspiring-Quotes-and-Stories
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