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    Boy Meets World was one of my favorite childhood sitcom; it shows ethical decisions that needed to be made in the era. The sitcom has multiple angles and perspectives of different issues and life lessons. The main character Corey Matthews goes through life long journey with struggles and mishaps with family and friends. Boy Meets World shows how the “average” teenager is life. During the time of the show‚ the Matthews made is seem that the most important thing in life was family and friends. This

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    Mark Twain made a huge impact on the American literature used today. Mark Twain’s real name is Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain was his pen name). Sam died of angina pectoris‚ but they say that he died of a broken heart. He loved to write in bed‚ which he saw that it as an exercise. People say that no one ever heard him speak without being inspired‚ and no one ever saw him without being proud to have met him. Samuel was born on November 30‚ 1835 in Florida‚ Missouri. He only went to school until

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    The story-Huckleberry Finn-is written mostly using nefarious characters supporting the same immoral ideas. Ideas contradicting the protagonist. The quest to reach freedom in certain chapters becomes futile. But‚ the freedom-seekers do not quell to accomplish their journey. Jim an Huck have been deprived from their freedom and enmity was a part of daily life. I agree with “Leo Marx from Mr. Eliot‚ Mr. Trilling‚ and Huckleberry Fin” that in the end they are back to the beginning. Despite Jim’s declaration

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    What transitions a young and foolish boy into a forever matured man? Gladly‚ a youthful boy can develop into a knowledgeable man by letting time and others lessons influence how he will evolve his way of living. This lesson became noticeable in the novel The Phantom Tollbooth‚ written by Norton Juster‚ when the main character‚ Milo‚ let time and other’s lessons metamorphosize him into a grown-up. Fortunately‚ Milo attains three essential lessons that help him turn into a well informed man. These

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    1st October 2013 Analysis of Chapter 5 In Chapter 5 we see Huckleberry Finn come into contact with his worst fear – his father. Huck doesn’t seem to fear much or be scared of the consequences to any rules in the chapters previous to this‚ but by the sudden use to shorter sentences as soon as Chapter 5 begins‚ Mark Twain makes it apparent that Huck doesn’t have fond feelings of his father. The sudden use of these short sentences create an eirie feel for the reader‚ and also change the tone of

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    Cigarette smoking‚ alcohol drinking‚ vicious and abusive‚ is how upper class snobs see Ponyboy Curtis through their eyes . But how you define someone’s character is all about the perspective you look at that person from. Ponyboy Curtis is a 14 year old boy who grew up on the wrong side of the block‚ he has the potential to grow up to be someone extraordinary but has great disadvantages that he pushes through and that makes him persistent. Ponyboy has encountered many big problems for the short

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    Literary Term #12: Periphrasis Periphrasis: The use of more words to say something that could be said with less words. Example: “I seen that wreck laying there so mournful and lonesome in the middle of the river. I wanted to get aboard of her and slink around a little‚ and see what there was...” (66). Twain‚ Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Bantam Dell‚ 2003. Print. Function: The reason that the author used periphrasis throughout the novel is because it gives more detail to the

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    The White Castle The doppelganger‚ or a double of a living person‚ is almost‚ in a way‚ a clone of a human being. Throughout the course of the novel‚ The White Castle‚ Pamuk uses this tactic between two main characters‚ the slave‚ and Hoja his master. After boardig his first ship‚ the slave begins to notice that a man lurking on it appears to look very similar to himself. Could this possibly mean that the slave will use the doppelganger to his advantage? Pamuk first introduces to the reader how

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    Bunnies In Watership Down

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    Richard Adams‚ the writer of Watership Down‚ was a British novelist who was known for writing many books‚ but later passed away in 2016.Watership Down portrays bunnies that go out into the adventurous world while discovering obstacles along the way. While still having a leader‚ many other bunnies come and show their leadership as well through bravery and confidence. Hazel is the indigenous leader who went through abundances to keep his warren together. He risks his life for the protection of the

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    Jim Smiley: A Short Story

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    (Here Simon Wheeler heard his name called from the front yard‚ and got up to see what was wanted.) And turning to mas as he moved away‚ he said: “Just set where you are‚ stranger‚ and rest easy – I ain’t going to be gone a second.” I did not for a moment contemplate that any of these strange tales were true. I wanted to hear of Jim Smiley anyways‚ not The Reverend Lenidas W. Smiley which‚ for all I knew‚ was a creation Wheeler’s imagination. Not wanting to appear rude‚ I sat and waited for

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