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    Rhetorical strategies in John Keats’s: “To Autumn” Enchanting. Colorful. Changing. Words to describe the vivid imagery the season of autumn. A Famous poet by the name of John Keats wrote “To Autumn “, published in1819. He gives a clear descriptive image of the season of autumn for which he writes the actions that are visualized around him. He shares the movement of autumn, the visualization, and the character embedded into autumn with the audience. John Keats builds the imagery with similes,…

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    Essay On Enlightenment

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    people but for a select few. In The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen it says, “contempt of the rights of man are the sole causes of public misfortunes”, which is a prime example of Enlightenment thought. In the Enlightenment people such as John Locke developed the idea of a social contract with the government, which stated the government has an obligation to its people and if it fails the people have a right to a new government. The structure also backs up the ideas of the…

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    state for three years. Thomas Jefferson’s election as President was “The Revolution of 1800” because he cut back on spending, believed in states rights, and he wanted a small government which many would feel otherwise. Compared to George Washington and John Adams, Thomas Jefferson represented a real revolution. Jefferson and Adams would disapprove on many things, everything was an argument between them. They spent most of their political lives debating, disagreeing, and arguing with each other.…

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    This Ad was a Ted Cruz that aired in my home state of PA during the primaries. The Ad begins by claiming that President Obama was “A failure” and that Hillary Clinton is could be “worse”, It continues by introducing Ted Cruz as the right man for the job. Then come the campaign promises. Cruz claims that he will “Repeal Obamacare”, Grow jobs, and Destroy ISIS, then it transfers to the campaign slogan “jobs, freedom, security Ted Cruz”. The Cruz ad doesn’t take a shot at his Republican opponents…

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    There are several underlying themes throughout The Chrysanthemums, but the ultimate theme is gender inequality and the oppression of women in society. This short story by John Steinbeck is about a thirty-five-year-old woman named Elisa who has an intense love for gardening. Although she is a great and extremely capable gardener, she is forced by her husband to apply her skills only on the tasks that are dictated to her role as a woman in society. As a result of this, she is forbidden from…

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    He is the right hand of the father and that He will be at judgment day, but it wasn’t until I read the Gospel of Mark that I found a true understanding of who Jesus is. The Gospel of Mark begins with John the Baptist’s claim of what I believe to be the first attribute of who Jesus truly is. John says that Jesus, who will baptize people with the Holy Spirit, has…

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    Fearing the Leap James Joyce’s “Eveline” is a short story depicting a young woman with a chance for new life and a glimmering future. The story is dark and dreary as it unfolds itself, drifting between memories and current time spinning around the mind of young Eveline, who longs for a world that she will not let herself be a part of. In “Eveline,” by James Joyce, though the character of Eveline wishes to escape the life she’s living, she is bound tightly by her abusive relationship with…

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    From the novel the Pilgrim’s Process, written by John Bunyan, I have chosen two episodes, one that is more suitable for children, and the other more appropriate for adults. The episode of Christian fighting Apollyon is better fitted for a children’s version of Pilgrim’s Progress. Christian and Hopeful crossing the River is more fitting for an adult version of the text. The event of Christian and Apollyon fighting is better suited for a child’s rendition of the Pilgrim’s Progress. Although the…

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    Holmes Breaking the Law?! In the story “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton” (1904) by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, the author shows us that Sherlock Holmes breaks the law for the sake of helping and protecting the upper class people, leaving the lower class people behind and using them to get threw the case he’s dealing with. We can all agree that he’s wrong but at the same time its smart of the way he does it. Holmes breaks the law by tricking Milvertons’ maid in order to get information…

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    Decisions. In the story Of Mice and Men, George one of the main protagonist, makes a daring decision to kill his best friend for the best of things. George and Lennie have faced many outcomes that lead to problems in their relationship, and George must take the initiative to make what 's best for the both of them. George makes the best decision to kill Lennie. George cares too much for Lennie to have him suffer anymore, so George won 't have to protect Lennie, and won’t have to disappoint anyone…

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