Apostrophe

I finish the assignment to make sure I do not leave anything out. Another weakness that I experienced was grammatical errors in the papers. Most significantly, I had trouble with the proper use of punctuation and the appropriate application of apostrophes. I need to be less dependent on the Microsoft Office review feature for correcting these mistakes. Instead, I will research and practice good grammar by utilizing resources such as the writing center. An example of my grammatical errors…

Ginevra’s vanity and locking a kid in a book closet. Her last name reflects her personality, the coldest person anyone will ever meet. Even so, Lucy is an enigma. She hardly reveals anything about herself, and often talks to the reader in little apostrophes. The reader hardly receives any information about Lucy from herself, and must learn from clues given by other characters and their interactions with the narrator. This entitles a very different experience for every reader, because each will…

Shakespeare tells of the internal conflict endured by the protagonist in his play Hamlet and brings the audience to question his sanity. Is Hamlet insane? Does he simply act insane? Or is he completely sane and acts rationally given his circumstances? The definition of “sanity” according to dictionary.com is: “having or showing reason, sound judgment, or good sense”. Based off of the soliloquies Hamlet gives, I believe that he is completely sane and acts as any person would if they were in a…

Katherine Philips is rather straightforward about the points that she wants to make in her poem, “To One Persuading a Lady to Marriage”. The first stanza starts out speaking to the youth, and telling them that what may seem like a simple courtship to them may be seen as sacrilegious to a lady. This lady is seen as somewhat of a goddess in her community. In other words, she has a lot to lose by getting married. Therefore, It would be a shame for her to lower herself to that of a “petty…

! Done?_______ 11. Underline the title or italics Done?_______ 12. Include Works Cited - FORMAT CORRECTLY Done?_______ 13. Make sure all proper nouns are capitalized Done?_______ 14. Stay in present tense Done?_______ 15. Make sure you use the apostrophe in the right way Done?_______ 16. Make sure character's names are spelled correctly Done?_______ 17. Add transitional words Done?_______ 18. Set the scene Done?_______ 19. Double space entire essay Done?_______ 20. Include theme and author’s…

Mercy Jane H. Obido September 21, 2015 History of Russia (A1) “Tale of the Bygone Years” Book Review “The Russian Primary Chronicle” also known as the “Tale of the Bygone Years (Povest’ Vremennykh Let)”, “Chronicle of Nestor”, or “Kiev Chronicle”, is all about the key events that shaped the history of Kievan Rus’ dated from 850 to 1110, from the settlement of the Slavs along the Dnieper River, the fighting with their neighboring tribes to the invitation of the Scandinavian Prince Rurik to…

The temporal placement of these poems and images in Trakl’s life and the connection to drug associated texts suggests that the Trakl’s utilization of color is not only a poetic device utilized to demonstrate the tides of isolation and dissolution experienced and reflected in the culture in which Trakl participated, but it is a clear connection between his poetry and the visual art and literature produced during and shortly after his life. Trakl uses unique poetic devices to render the cultural…

Ambition is the strong desire to do or achieve something through hard work. Throughout history, ambition has been a force that has driven people to success or their downfall throughout. It can (1) engender downfall because their ambition might cause people to perform acts that in the end they might regret. As seen by the murder of Duncan his rise to king ( he never found true happiness as king) and immediate downfall. It led him into a dark path where he faced his (2) upshot, which was his…

Scene 2 line 1 of William Shakespeare's Richard the 3rd takes one through the thoughts of King Edward. In this passage, King Edward who was just informed that he was the one to pull the trigger on George’s head and how god would chastise him, was recently informed with the death of his brother, the duke of Clarence, George. Afterwards, Stanley makes a pitch to not slay a single servant, thus infuriating Edward. Suddenly Edward is referring to his past relationship with George, and the sacrifices…

V. SYMBOLISM Beloved is the most complex symbol within the novel, mainly representing past. She reminds Sethe, Denver, and Paul D of the forgotten for years. “[I]f you go there—you who was never there—if you go there and stand in the place where it was, it will happen again; it will be there, waiting for you . . . [E]ven though it’s all over—over and done with—it’s going to always be there waiting for you” (43-4). Beloved aroused the evident history needed to move forward, yet became a…