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    The Death of Annabel Lee and Virginia Clemm            Poetry is a fine art; it can be interpreted in many different ways‚ it is a complex piece of literature that can carry much more meaning than just the words on the surface. Edgar Allan Poe‚ author of the piece “Annabel Lee”‚ writes about a young couple who are in love with each other. The speaker of the poem shares a passionate love towards his dear Annabel Lee‚ but once his lover was taken away from him due to sickness; his overabundance of

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    show compassion and empathy with many of the decisions they make‚ and they usually have a strong set of morals; they stand up for what they believe in even in the face of adversity. Atticus Finch‚ from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is one such person. Harper Lee helps readers follow the journey of Atticus as he attempts to end the ignorance with which the citizens of Maycomb grew with. In this small town where nothing happens and everything stays the same‚ a single event causes the citizens

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    Harper Lee is a prominently known author particularly for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ published in the mid-early 1960’s. Harper lee was born April 28‚ 1926‚ and grew up in Monroeville‚ Alabama where she was the youngest of four children in her family. Lee attended Monroe county High School where she gained a majority of her interest in writing. The Novel To Kill a Mockingbird was narrated by character Scout Finch who had very similar characteristics like Harper Lee in her

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    Edgar Allen Poe wrote the poem Annabel Lee in 1849. The poem is about the loss of a love‚ the loss of his wife Virginia. Poe’s wife died of a disease common in that era‚ which in fact killed many people‚ called tuberculosis. Tuberculosis was responsible for the death of about 2‚500 people in just three years‚ from 1885-1887. Poe wrote this poem two years after the death of his beloved wife. In this two year span‚ many people suggest that he had tried dating in many affairs‚ and even contemplated

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    Tim Berners Lee Biography: _Tim berners Lee was born on 8th June 1955 in south east London‚ England. He’s the son of Conway burners Lee and Mary Lee woods. _ He attended Sheen Mount Primary School‚ and then went on to Emanuel School in London‚ from 1969 to 1973. He studied at The Queen’s College‚ Oxford‚ from 1973 to 1976‚ where he received a first-class degree in Physics. _He accepted a fellowship at CERN in Geneva in 1980 and while at Cern he proposes a project based on hypertext and

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    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is defined and demonstrated by various characters throughout the novel. According to Atticus‚ courage is “when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what” (Lee 112). By his own definition‚ Atticus is definitely courageous. As a lawyer in rural Alabama‚ he chooses to defend

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    “Annabel Lee” is poem about the memory of an endless deep love. The speaker is reminiscing about his one and only true love is Annabel Lee. This poem is full of imagery‚ phrases such as “in a kingdom by the sea”‚ rhythm and rhyme and symbolism. The tale of true love even though it was young love was only love in the eyes of the speaker. The Kingdom is the first image we come across in the poem; Edger Allen Poe uses it many times‚ always as a part of the phrase "a kingdom by the sea." It is kind

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    Mocking Bird Essay In the book The Mocking Bird by Harper Lee‚ there were many lessons taught to the protagonist Jean Louise aka Scout. It was a coming of a story showing the development of a young girl. Scout overcame many obstacles in her life and became an independent young woman. She made her own opinions on racism and did not use other opinions to persuade her. She learned true friendship. She was raised in a single family home without a mother. Scout Finch (Jean Louise) had a housekeeper

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    the emotions of the main character‚ observing‚ listening‚ and understanding. When you read someone’s story is when the solution of racism and prejudices within communities is really possible. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the author‚ Harper Lee‚ shows empathy is the solution to the prejudice and racism that has unfortunately afflicted America throughout its history. These characters include Scout‚ Atticus‚ Miss Caroline‚ Boo

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    "Annabel Lee" By Edgar Allan Poe What is the theme in this poem? And how is it expressed? The main theme raised in this poem is the strong and eternal love between a lover and a beloved. Many figures of speech‚ diction and several figures of sound are used to convey it. To begin with‚ hyperbole-in line nine and thirty six-is employed to describe the intensity of the lover’s feelings to magnify Annabel Lee’s beauty and innocence and to reaffirm the speaker’s grief and sorrow. The poem

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