Kaitlyn Alfman January 08‚ 2013 Research Project Notes Ernest Miller Hemingway Born on July 21st‚ 1899 in Oak Park‚ Illinois Died on July 2nd‚ 1961. Ernest Hemingway was found dead of a shotgun wound in the head at his home on July 2‚ 1961. His wife‚ Mary‚ said that he had killed himself accidentally while cleaning the weapon. American author and journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Raised in suburb of Chicago. Spent most of his time in Northern Michigan
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Ernest Miller Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway was considered one of the great American authors of the 20th century. Hemingway’s unique style of writing set him apart from other authors of this time and of today. He influenced many generations of authors with his style of using powerful‚ precise words. He used few adjectives‚ simple verbs‚ and short sentences in his works. Hemingway believed that his writing should be based on knowledge that he had acquired on a particular subject through
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Paragraph #1: Introduction Hook - Ernest Hemingway is experiencing the inferiority of women‚racism against others‚ and the suicide of a depressed father. Explain the story - A boy named Nick is with his father and the father ends up helping an indian woman give birth while most don’t care about the woman in pain. The father of the newborn can’t stand to listen to his crying wife so he ends up committing suicide. This helps Nick mature at a young age. Thesis - Coming of age is the moment a person
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1. Biography of Ernest Miller Hemingway "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it‚ never really care for anything else thereafter. You will meet them doing various things with resolve‚ but their interest rarely holds because after the other thing ordinary life is as flat as the taste of wine when the taste buds have been burned off your tongue." (’On the Blue Water’ in Esquire‚ April 1936) A legendary novelist‚ short-story
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set apart from its context and still express the qualities of the whole. When this occurs‚ the integrated profundity of the entire work is a sign of true artistry. Ernest Hemingway‚ an author of the Lost Generation‚ was one such writer who mastered the art of investing simple sentence structure with layers of complex meaning. Hemingway‚ who was a journalist in the earlier years of his writing career‚ was known for writing in a declarative or terse style of prose. The depth of emotion and meaning
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Ernest Hemingway wanted his writing to outlast time and establish his own legacy. In his Nobel Prize speech‚ Ernest Hemingway states that great writers “should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed” (Hemingway 17). Hemingway focused on the perception of the reader and sought to bring depth to his work through a minimalist approach to using language. He often utilizes the iceberg principle which is a “theory of omission” coined by Hemingway. Through
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TRIPLE ENTRY JOURNAL: “The Killers” The short story “The Killers” written by Ernest Hemingway begins as two rude men walk into a lunchroom and start taunting George‚ the man running the place and Nick Adams‚ a young man sitting at the other end of the counter. Finishing their supper‚ the men reveal that they are planning to murder Ole Anderson‚ a big Swede‚ former heavyweight prizefighter‚ who often ate at that lunchroom. After 7:00 pm‚ they stop waiting for the man to enter the scene; it was
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The Iceberg Theory summary This theory was created by Hemingway and was called The Iceberg Theory. According to Hemingway‚ the stories could be written through succinct words‚ distinct images‚ plentiful emotion and profound thought. In this theory‚ the writer omits items‚ facts or descriptions that are obvious or are already stated by symbols‚ images‚ metaphors‚ similes‚ or some other figures of speech leaving the reader to think‚ imagine‚ understand and create his own point of view. The main
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"The Killers‚" Ernest Hemingway’s story about two hit men who come to a small town to kill a former prizefighter‚ Ole Anderson‚ was published in the March 1927 issue of Scribner’s Magazine. Uncertainty is emphasized throughout the story.‚ George‚ Nick‚ Sam‚ and Ole each have unique responses to the concept of “death”. Nick Adams is robbed of his innocence when he is forced to face this by the two men. Each character develops their own response in a setting filled with confusion‚ perhaps depicting
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I have awards in Literature such as the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize. (Shmoop) I have done many things in my life‚ but I am best known for my writing. Perhaps my work‚ The Old Man and the Sea is what I am best known for. This story uses my “Iceberg Effect” style of writing and intertwines the theme of depression and loss. Not far behind I would say‚ is my romance novel‚ A Farewell To Arms. This story was truly difficult. It was heartbreaking to write. Along with novels‚ I have written many short
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