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    Yeats’s poem ‘’Leda and the Swan’’ and Dorothy Hewitt’s ‘’Grave Fairytale’’ have content that is both mythological and violently sexual. In Yeats’ poem the speaker retells a story from Greek mythology. It is that of the rape of Leda by Zeus. In Hewitt’s poem, the speaker creates a new version of Rapunzel’s fairytale. This essay will discuss the relationship between mythology/ folklore, violence and sex through the analysis of both poems. In Yeats’ poem, the speaker resents the rape scene,…

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    To begin with there are many similarities and differences in “the gift of Magi” and the “Perfect gift”. Each story has its strengths and weaknesses. After having to read and reflected on each story, I personally prefer to read ”The Gift of Magi” over the “Perfect gift.” In “The Gift of Magi” the point of view was third person limited. We know because, it was based on Della's point of view for the whole day. And also the readers had no idea what Jim (which is known as her husband) was…

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    Some ordered because they thought it would be fun to have their favorite numbers and letters on the number plates made specifically for them, when custom number plates were first introduced to the members of the general public. Of course, it is a fact that it's usually abundant and famous people with tailored plates hooked up on his or her high class cars. However, it soon turned out to become a very popular trend that not only famous individuals order custom plates from licensed plate makers.…

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    unconditionally and with so much understanding and beauty. So, what is a gender? Does it matter?This is one moms story! By Merriam Webster website, this is the definition of the word Gender. Full Definition of GENDER 1a : a subclass within a grammatical class (as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics (as shape, social rank, manner of existence,…

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    Themes In Red Kayak

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    Who drilled the holes?Who will be prosecuted?What will they be charged with?Digger drilled holes in Mr.DiAngelo's red kayak to get back at him for kicking him off his property.Realistic fiction has its elements, credible events,authentic characters,real settings,true-to-life themes,and believable dialogue.The three I am talking about are true-to-life themes,authentic characters,and believable dialogue. One reason Red Kayak is a good example of realistic fiction is…

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    There are many indivuals in society that have no one to depend on and one to give them advise from what is wrong and right . Several adults and children live without someone to guide them through life .These people are often influenced by the wrong people in society which causes them to do things they will later regret . This is problem is presented in Sherman Alexie’s novel Flight published in 2007 , under the character Zits. Sherman Alexie creates an emotional yet inspiring novel through…

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    November 4, 2011, was my first day at Brekingview High. It can also be known as the day everything changed for me. I like to think I'm generally a nice person, well until I get these sudden outbursts of rage. i'm not too excited about being shipped off to this new school considering everything at my other school was going great. If you're currently wondering why I'm just randomly being shipped to another school with everything going great, well it would be because my parents couldn't ever get…

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    The Road Poem Annotations

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    The poem opens introducing a long and dark street. The speaker walks through the street clumsily, stumbling around due to the darkness. He hears his feet on the stones and the leaves, but also hears someone else behind him. The person behind him is doing everything the speaker is doing, but when the speaker turns around, there is no one there. The speaker can’t see or make out anything, only his footsteps. He follows the endless street around its endless corners, and says that no one…

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    Introduction: • Tense o Original:  Once she was put into a situation where she could lose her life, the grandmother sees the error of her ways and becomes a new woman. o Correction:  Once she is put into a situation where she could lose her life, the grandmother sees the error of her ways and becomes a new woman. o Reason:  The tense wasn’t the same through the sentence. I needed a consistent tense through-out. First Body Paragraph • When works better for meaning instead of by o…

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    Mission Jupiter

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    “Amber Kowalski from Illinois, please report to NASA headquarters through teleportation, I repeat, Amber Kowalski from Illinois, please report to NASA headquarters through teleportation, thank you.” That was the message that would forever change my life. Everybody knew what would happen if NASA called you to their headquarters. You would get put in the “waiting room”. The “waiting room” is a top secret area located in the headquarters of NASA space center. NASA secretly chooses two people from…

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