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    discussed within each subheading. b. Mindy Kaling’s narrative evolves around her subheading, which are the anecdotes. Each anecdote describes an archetype of a woman that is often portrayed in romantic comedies; for instance, The Klutz. The word “Klutz is defined as a clumsy person and that’s the type of woman Mindy describes in this anecdote. Therefore, Kaling describes this archetype, as “100-percent-perfect-looking female is perfect in every way, except that she constantly falls down”…

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    point of view are shared between both texts to describes characters mentally and psychically. While point of view is used to characterize the boy in each story, visual imagery is employed to describe the main girl. In Araby, these devices are used to exhibit the girl 's physical appearance and the boy 's mentality. Visual imagery and point of view are used in Araby to describe Mangan 's sister and the boy. Being the narrarator, the young boy describes Mangan 's sister extensively, despite…

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    Space And Place Identity

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    Space and place are important facets of our identity and who we are. It is sometimes said that places have a way of claiming people, or that a place grows on you. This means that not only are we getting used to a place but also that we are developing a strong relationship with that place and that it is becoming a part of who we are-our identity. Place identity is the foundation of a person’s self-identity, and consists of knowledge and feelings developed through everyday experiences of physical…

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    their audience. In the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” written by Edgar Allan Poe, imagery is used to describe the setting, the mood, and most importantly the “theme of revenge.” Poe uses imagery throughout the whole story to describe the setting. He describes the setting with very descriptive detail and it makes me feel like I’m there in the story. One great example is when he describes the wine vaults, “...stone walls were wet and cold...” and “...bottles which were lying on the…

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    Vivid description, adventure, humor, and friendship are the perfect words to describe the short story titled ‘The Red Convertible’ by Louise Erdrich. Erdrich uses various stylist devices to bring this short story to life. In order to vividly describe events in the story, the author has incorporated significant similes to describe events that occur. The story is one of a bond of friendship between two brothers who purchase a red convertible, “… the first one in the reservation” (Erdrich 1). Their…

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    worst of a beautiful place. Throughout the passages Charles Darwin projects his astonishment about the Galapagos Islands by describing the enigmatic plant life while, Herman Melville described the Galapagos Islands through melancholic yet magical sentiments that they each bring. Herman Melville evokes the setting of the passage by allusions, visual imagery, and comparisons to better illustrate the Galapagos Island. Through this he sets the story's tone as a enthralling place,…

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    the state. Obviously now it is extremely easy to see that the United States is not one of these dictator-type governments. However, there are a few places around the world that are ruled with a totalitarianism type of government. North Korea operates under a totalitarianism government, they rule with a total fear type of idea like Hannah Arendt describes, and the basic views of North Korean government is to keep complete power. One area of the world that operates…

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    After Hester is brutally exposed on the scaffold, she needs a place where she can be without facing judgement, a space where she can be free and hide. The forest embodies all the characteristics of the space she desires; in fact, the narrator describes it as a place where “To Hester’s mind, it imaged not amiss the moral wilderness in which she had so long been wandering” (Hawthorne 118). In a time of distress, Hester searches for a place where she can achieve self-assurance. The “moral…

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    committed in Rwandan churches that would later serve as memorials, but also the way the Rwandan people viewed their churches and their ability to serve as a fortress or safe place like they were meant to be after they had turned their back on their own congregations.…

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    famers and their families. Their suffering and struggle living in a place full of dust. In the article John Steinbeck stated that "Men and women huddled in their houses, and they tied handkerchiefs over their nose when they went out and wore goggles to protect their eyes", in his quote it describe how difficult it was living in dry and dusty place were the only protection people can use is a handkerchief and goggles. I can describe that Chapter 1 discusses the sufferings of the people during…

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