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    purse their waxy lips. They didn’t see the brilliance of the flames. They don’t have wings. * You open your eyes and stare up at the ceiling. The sun will be rising up over the water soon‚ to laugh at those waking from dreams of worlds spun bright and beautiful. You get up. Breakfast is waiting for you and it is already going cold but you eat anyway as your mother gazes out the window‚ muttering morning prayers‚ Thy kingdom come‚ Thy kingdom come. “Amen‚” you murmur back. It seems right.

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    tries to make a sketch of Madame Ratignolle‚ we are told that the sketch is very good in some respects‚ but not a good likeness. ▪ Mademoiselle Reisz often cautions Edna about what it takes to be an artist—the “courageous soul” and the “strong wings” Birds: ▪ Birds are a major symbol from the first sentence of the novel to the final image. ▪ The mockingbird and parrot at the beginning of the book symbolize various attempts to communicate. Both birds‚ however‚ are best known for their

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    tone. It also has a little religious insight. It is almost like a prayer‚ in that the poem gives praise to God‚ and celebrates his creations. 	There is much alliteration in this poem. In the second line‚ the "C" sound is repeated where the speaker says "of couple-color as a brinded cow." In the fourth line‚ the "F" sound is repeated. This line reads‚ "Fresh fire-coal chestnut falls; finches wings." I think this use of alliteration helps to emphasize the freshness

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    the momentum begins to build Rev. Brown begins to ask God to “strike down this sinner.” Rachel began to grow worried‚ and interrupted her father by saying “No! No‚ Father. Don’t pray to destroy Bert” but her father ignored her and processed with his prayer. “Lord we call down the same curse on those who ask grace for this sinner—though they be blood of my blood‚ and flesh of my flesh!”(66) Rachel not only was forced by her father to tell Mrs. Brady about Bert‚ she was also obligated to testify against

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    told him:” You already are‚ Piscine‚in your heart. Whoever meets Christ in good faith is a Christian. Here in Munnar you Peter3 met Christ" (Life of Pi‚ 41). One day‚ he saw Muslim prayers then he became a Muslim and vegetarian(Life of Pi‚ 42). Unable to get the meaning of live in this vast

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    Hughes‚ Dunbar‚ Angelou‚ and Nye used their respective poems to try and celebrate the richness of diversity that can be found in self-expression. The poems collectively relate to the Grad at Grad subgoal by unapologetically endorsing it. Inspired by the poets being victimized by bias and prejudice firsthand‚ the poems each utilized these experiences by touching on the psychological effects of discrimination and recommending that love can the only viable solution to combat this problem. Once people

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    Hall of Fames‚ are sprinkled among the globe. On Earth‚ we have the Hollywood Walk of Fame‚ Grammy Hall of Fame‚ and the Baseball Hall of Fame‚ just to name a few. However‚ could you imagine a Hall of Fame being planted right in Waynesville Missouri? Many cannot imagine this type of event of happening‚ but in fact‚ the Greek God and Goddess Hall of Fame is coming right to this central Missouri town of Waynesville Missouri! Fellow committee‚ judges‚ and community members‚ as many have known‚ the

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    Benjamin Gitlow‚ a prominent member of the Socialist party‚ was arrested and convicted on charges of violating the New York Criminal Anarchy Law of 1902 during these drastic times. What was his violation? The publication and circulation of the Left-Wing Manifesto‚ a mere pamphlet‚ in the United States was his infringement. He appealed the decision on the basis that it violated his First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and press and it was passed on to the United States Supreme Court. The court

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    Outline one significant practice within Islam?   The Hajj continually supports the concept of Islam and continues to validate the importance of the submission to Allah‚ acceptance of the Qur’an and respect to Muhammad to millions of Muslims worldwide. The word Hajj means to ’to set out for a definite purpose’. Taken place in the holiest city of Islam; Mecca - this was the death place of Muhammad and where he was approached by Allah many years ago. This pilgrimage is considered to be the most important

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    The poems Sympathy and We Wear the Mask are very similar to one another‚ they both express the pain and sorrow that the author is trying to hide. Paul Laurence Dunbar was one of the first African-American poets to be truly noticed; his parents were once slaves but escaped. Most of Paul Dunbar’s poems are known to be based off his parent’s experiences on plantations and other locations as slaves. We Wear the Mask is about how slavery can break you emotionally and physically‚ therefore the slaves are

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