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    Rebecca I would like to explore two of the many characters that are presented in the novel Rebecca. In the story of Rebecca the author illustrates a variety of identities. Therefore, it could be taken as that one could relate to one of the identities in Rebecca. The first identity that will be looked at is the heroine. The heroine does not have a first name that is mentioned in the book. (Du Maurier, 24) She is referred to by many other names for example Mrs. de Winter, madam, and…

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    The eulogy of humanitarian/Princess Diana is a speech told to the world, that a great person had sadly left this world too early. Lord Spencer, Diana’s brother, addresses the world the news about the mournful loss of his sister. Spencer uses rhetorical strategies such as pathos, diction, and syntax to tell the world how big a loss Diana is not only for her family, but also for the whole world. Spencer connects to people’s emotions throughout the eulogy. He tells of the time that Diana once…

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    A Dead Women's Secret

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    The short story talk about a woman lying dead without any pain in her bed. Beside the dead lady was her parent and her son and her daughter crying. They never knew their father only knowing he had made their mother unhappy. They went through her letters many from their father. Then they found something shocking that their mother had done. She was going out with some guy named Henry. At the end no one could look at the mother in the same way again. The plot is not predictable because the speak…

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    In 431 B.C. Euripides introduces the play Medea. The play features a nurse who uses the exposition to foreshadow the current situation of Medea, sorceress and princess. Following her husband’s, Jason’s, remarriage to the daughter of Creon she feels rejected and abandoned, and Medea curses his name out of bitterness and grieves interminably. The nurse narrates all the events that led up to Medea’s existing predicament. She begins as an anxious and weak woman, but after being betrayed by Jason,…

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    Ilsa Herman becomes a very important person in Liesel's life. Through the majority of the novel she remains a figure shrouded in mystery, with her fondness for Nazi bathrobes and matching slippers. It is not until much later we learn that she is actually so shattered by the loss of her son in World War I that she can barely even function as a person. However, Liesel's provocative behavior helps coax Ilsa from her suffering. The girl gives Ilsa a reason to reach out to another human. When Ilsa…

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    shows the power that music has on the soul and it emphasizes what the quote earlier in the passage is conveying. So What? What does the theme from a story about pioneer settlers have to do with us today? Music affects our everyday lives. When your day has taken a turn for the worst, and you turn on the radio, within five minutes your entire mood changes. Then you feel like you can triumph over what brought you down in the first place. That is how music can be a powerful tool when lifting your…

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    She shows how women conquer modern day restrictions simply because they are women. In her work, she shows an aspect of what it is like when a woman beats the odds and make their own decisions. Kate Chopin used to resource around her life to influence her work. She didn’t use specifics from…

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    Where does women’s freedom go after their marriage? ‘The Story of an Hour’ is a short story about feeling of a woman freeing herself from her husband. This story was written by famous American author Kate Chopin. She has her two novels and hundreds of short stories published. She is the author from 1980s but her stories and novels are still illustrious. Kate represents the negative view of marriage through her story ‘The Story of an Hour. A woman who is extremely happy about her husband’s…

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    Similarly as a winged creature secured away a pen longs to fly, so does a man restricted to a part and controlled in a home. In the short story, "Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin, the lady is caught in a cold marriage and a constrictive house. Comparable topics are likewise found in "The Revolt of 'Mother '," a story composed by Mary Wilkins Freeman. Despite the fact that both stories share the topics of imprisonment and limitation, physically and inwardly, the ladies in the stories have…

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    control over them. In the story " The Story Of An Hour," Mrs. Mallard exemplifies a woman who is affected by oppression by her spouse. Chopin uses word choice to emphasize the enlightenment that Mrs. Mallard embarks upon as the story progresses. Equally, Chopin's use of irony shows how Mrs. Mallard feels about her husband, moreover; her freedom. Also, Chopin uses sensitive foreshadowing through the progression of the story. In " The Story Of An Hour", Kate Chopin is able to weave together the…

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