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    Miss Brill in Katherine Mansfield’s short story “Miss Brill” and Emily in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner exhibits interesting similarities and differences. The differences and similarities are noticeable in the two characters. The two stories appear different, but the relationship they share is very profound. Both of the stories open to the reader with the realization of similarities and dissimilarities in them and the readers in terms of themes within the story, character traits and…

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    A short story of Miss Brill is a glance into the life of an old lady who is alone in her life and is teaching English to the students. The story has been beautifully written by Katherine Mansfield, who beautifully compares and contrasts the self-personality of an old lady. The story beautifully describes the perception of the old lady and the actual truth which she faces in the later part of the story. Katherine Mansfield uses setting, imagery, and symbolism to develop a narrative structure in…

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    “Miss Brill,” was written in 1992 by Katherine Mansfield. The setting takes us on a Sunday afternoon at a seaside park. Miss Brill is an elderly unmarried woman visits the park on Sunday to help her cope with her loneliness and depression by creating an illusionary world for herself, yet she is deeply forced to face her reality for what it truly is. We get a clear image of what the elderly woman is really like since the story is written in third person. The story is an interior monologue of…

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    Every year, many people tune in to watch one of the largest TV events throughout history, the Miss America Pageant. As citizens, we may perceive this airing to be a show of elegance, great pride, and our decision to choose the woman who represents our nation to the fullest. Along with this recognition, there is also an enormous sum of scholarship money that is raised by the Miss America Pageant Organization every single year! By the looks of how extravagant this pageant really is, it’s no…

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    The fire at Miss Havisham's home was very symbolic. representing her passion, or her life. Just like the house, Miss Havisham is wasting away. The flames ignited the whole house until all that was left was ash. Pip is the first person to realize that the fires are extinguished. However, on a different day, there actually is a fire that is lit. Just like Miss Havisham is reluctant to having people there, the fire is also reluctant. Miss Havisham does not like having her family over due to the…

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    president. Miss Obama gave a speech in front of an audience during a campaign rally in New Hampshire.The First lady used a serious topic, that hit not only the audience, but all viewers with chills of horror. Miss Obama used both the appeals of pathos and ethos to connect with listeners emotionally by explaining that the next president of the United States Of America is not allowed to brag about sexual harassment , as our country has a higher set of standard values for women. Throughout Miss…

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    together to achieve the desired look for a play. After watching the play Driving Miss Daisy, I was able to see how important lighting and set design really are in a production. Driving Miss Daisy is a play that was written by Alfred Uhry. One may think that the key to a play is the writer itself however, behind every great production there are many contributors and Driving Miss Daisy was no exception. The creators for Driving Miss Daisy are; the director- Bruce Beresford, the set designer- John…

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    The film “Miss Evers’ Boys explores ethical and social issues involved in the infamous Tuskegee Study. The study was about untreated black men diagnosed with syphilis. This study is an example of unethical medical research. Despite the availability of penicillin, these men were studied longitudinally and deceptively without treatment for decades, to discover the long term effects of untreated syphilis on their particular population. The film gives vivid and obvious examples to breaches in…

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    students was being collected for their school books, which were required for the upcoming year. And of course, the large sum of $3,260.00 was stolen. Consequently, the evidence has led me to believe that Miss Lidecki is the criminal. The evidence found at the crime scene has ultimately proved that Miss Lidecki is the criminal because there is not a single piece of evidence which incriminates her. A deflated soccer ball, a country club brochure, and a list of school supplies were just a few of…

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    In the painting of Miss Columbia’s School House we can interpret many ideas. We can understand that in the painting the kids represent a country of the world giving each kid a certain characteristic. The nursery has an American flag demonstrating that America is strong and is teaching the world. The children or the countries that are being represented by these children are shown to be interested by Miss Columbia and the school house and because it’s an American school house they are learning the…

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