Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

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    1. According to the James Frazer, we can realize that creation story in Genesis came from two different source because the first two chapters about the creation of human contradict each other. The first chapter is from the Priestly Document and the second chapter is form the Jehovic Document. In the first chapter, the god created the world in six days. On the fifth day, the god created animals. On the last day, the god created the man and woman because the man and woman look like the god.…

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    use of disguise is brilliant by captivating Eve’s Curiosity through his knowledge of Eve’s ignorance. Satan also deceives Eve by constantly lying and making Eve conclude that eating from the Tree of Knowledge will deliver her full knowledge of good and evil and her senses. Through Satan’s devilish and deceiving ways in the epic poem, “Paradise Lost,” Satan heavily deceives Eve through temptation by his fooling ways of slyness,lying, and through his swindling charm. Satan scans through the…

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    What effect do Christmas tablecloths have on Christmas table decoration? The tablecloth is a real classic when it comes to table decoration Christmas and during the remaining time of the year it is mainly brought to festivities. Exciting to know is where the tablecloth actually comes from, because if you think about the Christmas table decorations with beautiful blankets, it is always an advantage to know the story. Already in antiquity small tables were provided with mouth cloths, which were…

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    In the Christmas Carol Scrooge is very unhappy with the oncoming season Christmas. Everyone is cheerful and Scrooge is trying to get as much work done before the counting house closes. That night the ghost of Jacob Marley comes to tell Scrooge that he will be visited by three spirits so he can change his ways. During these trips Scrooge realizes that Christmas is actually a very merry day. In both Scrooge’s and Fezziwig's workplaces there were fires going. The people there worried hard and…

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    Foggy Monologue

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    Winter Foggy was in high spirits. Had been since December started and grew even more ecstatic as the days rolled by and the holidays drew nearer. He never did outgrow his love for Christmas. There was just something about it that he could not get enough of even as an adult. The carolers, the fairy lights, the sugar cookies and just the general scent of it. Peppermint and pine and hot chocolate. He had taken to decorating the law office. A small potted Christmas tree at the corner with dainty…

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    his life when he becomes aware that this may be his father 's final Christmas with them. The protagonist then matures to accept there could be something even bigger and more severe than him being troubled about the nature of Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve, the older members of the family gather for gift wrapping, and the narrator “look[s] at [his] parents drawn together before the Christmas tree…[he] look[s] at [his] sisters, who have crossed this threshold ahead of [him]…[he] look[s] at [his]…

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    Foo 1 The Charmer Why is it so difficult for us to accept responsibility for our actions? The more we are willing to accept the responsibility for our actions, the more credibility we will have. Everything we do each and everyday is based on our choices and only we are responsible for every decision we make. In the short story “The Charmer” narrated by the character Winnifred, Budge Wilson tries to illustrate that sometimes if we don’t take responsibility for our actions it could result in a…

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    My Christmas Celebration

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    We took them site seeing and shopping all over Los Angeles. Christmas Eve finally arrived. About seven o’clock in the evening everyone invited to the big celebration started to arrive. My mother and grandmother had been cooking up an amazing feast in the kitchen for the last five to six hours, although I was starving throughout…

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    Every great story has a villain; they serve a purpose, create a conflict, and in the end leave a message for the reader to learn from. Usually from the start, villains are straight to the point with their intentions, yet some villains often pose as a friend and someone that can be trusted in order to spread their hate towards others for their own benefit. The villains that hide who they really are typically make for some of the most captivating stories and some of the greatest lessons for life.…

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    usually proven when the outcome is something negative. The first thought it the woman in the situation had to have done something. An overall theme for both literary works could be obedience. This can be applied to the literary works listed earlier. Eve disobeys God and Desdemona has disobeyed her husband and their marriage according to Othello. In Shakespeare’s work Othello, Desdemona, which is Iago wife, is seen as being the cheater but she is…

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