Nothing Like You Nicole Mealey English 9 Mrs. Natoli October 31‚ 2011 In the book “Nothing Like You‚” Lauren Strasnick constructs the theme of the story about keeping secrets. This was supported by several passages in the book. The plot was also about how keeping secrets can backfire and cause friendships to end and relationships to become much more complex. After Holly lost her virginity to the popular Paul Bennet‚
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distance. He said to himself. “What a funny bird that is! It seems to be walking on two thin sticks. It is all neck and beak. Head‚ it seems to have none. In such a head‚ he must have no brain at all. But‚ look! How proud he is while walking! Wait‚ my friend. I shall each you a good lesson.” Then the fox had a hearty laugh. The fox approached the crane and called to him. “What a fine bird you are! Allow me to be your friend.” The crane came to the fox. It did not believe the fox. But it tried to
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Natural Powers Nature is often overlooked as a concept without significance or value in our lives. However in the words of Henry Ward Beecher‚ “Nature would be scarcely worth a puff of the empty wind if it were not that all Nature is but a temple”. Beecher explains with the proverb how this temple of nature serves as a haven which can parallel our lives. This fascinating idea is heavily explored in William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ where the once joyous Othello is manipulated by his “friend” Iago to
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In the short story‚ Like the Sun‚ author R.K. Narayan expresses the importance of telling the truth‚ being honorable‚ and imposes the consequences of telling the truth. In this short story the main character Sekhar reflects on truth and decides to tell the complete truth for one whole day. He goes through a series of challenges throughout the day‚ but still sticks to his promise to tell the truth. Sekhar believed this was an honorable thing to do. In the end though he has to face the consequences
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movies. In the movie The Mistress‚ John Lloyd Cruz (as JD)‚ a handsome rich boy‚ whose father owns a telecom company‚ fell inlove with Bea Alonzo (as Sari)‚ a typical Filipina citizen who struggles to work for her family. Later in the movie‚ it was revealed that Sari is a mistress of JD’s father (as Rico)‚ and so the story revolved within that conflict. As a Filipino watcher‚ it was quite unusual to see such movie because I got used with the flow The boy meets girl‚ girl don’t like the boy‚ boy makes a
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transform one’s view on important topics that affect our generation and will continue to affect generations to come. In John Donne’s metaphysical poem ‘The Sun Rising’‚ he explores the valuable idea of love being stronger than time as love surpasses all boundaries. In contrast‚ Shakespeare’s sonnet 130 explores the reality of love being in the eye of the beholder and that true love is a chemistry that cannot be defined. Both of these poems‚ although from diverse eras‚ study the valuable notion of love
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poems would be that Sonnet 81 is a blazon poem whereas Sonnet 130 is an anti-blazon poem. Both poems revolve around the theme of love‚ describing the woman and their feeling towards them‚ however the former picks out the woman’s admirable physical traits whereas the latter criticizes. Both the Spenserian sonnet and the Shakespearean sonnet presents the theme of love and woman‚ where both authors are absolutely in love with their lovers. The first poem addresses the woman as ‘my love’‚ hence the
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Enrollment English October 28‚ 2014 sonnets William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564. Author of the most beloved love story Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare is one of the most well know English poet‚ playwright and actor‚ widely respected as the greatest writer in the English language. Shakespeare had the ability to summarize a person’s emotion in an expressive way that everybody can relate to. Which was why he was remarkably favored throughout time. In sonnet number 18 Witten by Shakespeare‚
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English Literature What is a sonnet? A sonnet is a form of poetry‚ which originated in Italy and was created by the Sicilian poet Giacomo da Lentini during the Renaissance. The term sonnet comes from the Italian word sonnetto‚ meaning “little song” and is a poem of fourteen lines‚ which can be broken down into four sections called quatrains. It follows a strict rhyme scheme‚ which is ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG. This means that the first and third lines and the second and fourth lines of each quatrain
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Read the prose passage carefully and write an essay in which you describe the attitude of the narrator toward nature. Make specific references to the text and show how the author uses figurative language‚ comparison‚ and contrast to convey this attitude. As you write‚ remember your essay will be scored based on how well you: develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates your thesis to the audience. support your thesis with meaningful examples and
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