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Tenth of December is a collection of short stories by George Saunders. In Tenth of December, Saunders uses the theme of selflessness and sacrifice for others in multiple stories. Saunders shows this theme multiple times with a transformation of a character in which he/she ultimately acts in a selfless manner, often at a cost to him/herself. “Escape from Spiderhead” and the title story, “Tenth of December” both demonstrate this. “Escape from Spiderhead” is about a man named Jeff who is…

length, with all stanzas ending in the same, or similar, lines. The ending line of the first two stanzas refer back to the “Ecchoing Green”, which is echoing with timelessness in the beginning of life, to the “Darkening Green”…

structure. The title “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” is repeated four times throughout the poem. It is the first line of the poem as well as the ending of two stanzas (stanzas 2 and 4) and the second to last line of the entire poem. The line “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” also repeats four times and is the final line of the poem. The two lines evoke a sense of urgency for the reader, almost to invoke the idea that death is coming soon and his words should be heeded.…

of the wavelength. As it was impossible to measure the true standard curve, the data points and subsequent graphs demonstrated the qualitative information collected and the trend of these values. The calibration curve closely resembled a straight line, with only minimal deviations in either direction. This indicated that the solutions examined and the data attained had a low percentage of error and high accuracy. As the concentration of the cobalt (II) solution decreased, the absorbance also…

poem about being ungrateful for things done everyday. Composed of three main sections, not by stanzas but by line breaks. In the first section, the speaker describes how his father rose early during his childhood, even on Sundays, to do chores. In the second section, the speaker describes how he got up later after his father was already done with all the work. In the final two lines, the speaker explains his regret for failing to understand his father’s selfless efforts. Through the use of…

According to the first line in stanza three, “She strikes and strikes the shrilly circling boy till the stick breaks in her hand.” The woman must be very angry if she beats the boy so hard that the stick she uses breaks. The speaker uses a metaphor to describe this image by saying…

When James Madison outlines the dangers of faction in Federalist No. 10, he defines faction as “a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united...by some common...interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens.” 1 This wording is critical for examining both the goals and pivotal ideas of the federalist movement. At first glance, this definition seems to reflect the very real fear of mob uprising. Certainly, it’s tone insinuates an image of mob…

In 2012 a family of 4 moved from Madison, Alabama to Bend, Oregon. They have visited Bend, Oregon every year for 10 years. They have watched the area grow and decided they wanted to move here. The family found a home in Awbrey Glen. The area was just the right size, the streets weren't crowded with houses, and the traffic was at a minimum. But after four years they started to second guess moving to the area. Northwest Crossing (a neighborhood in Bend) started crowding both sides of the…

your back in a situation like that? A stealth fighter or a jet nicked named the warthog? Make your chose after you read this and remember that is a real scenario. Among the air force and the government there has been a lot of talk about retiring the A-10 thunderbolts II and F-35 lighting’s II replacing…

felt alongside what he say in nature. Munch uses a series of bold lines, both straight and curved, drawing in the viewer to feel the intense emotions being brought out by The Scream. The figure in the painting is in the forefront right to give more emphasis to the painting’s mood. Seemingly the implied lines of the road tend to flow towards the figure as well as the fence’s line are larger near the figure. The strong curved lines of the figure are a type and shadow of the sky in the…