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    children at night." (Suh 397) A lot of his jokes are a lot more macabre than that, but are still hilarious. DaVinci wrote multiple stories featuring various animals dying in all sorts of cruel ways, one of which stars a moth happily flying towards a flame that quickly sets it ablaze. The moth begins to weep and dramatically exclaims his remorse at not having been satisfied with only beholding light instead of rushing towards it (Suh 398). As brutal as that sounds, it paints a pretty hysterical…

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    be worth it” (Dillard 76). In other words, the author is saying people should take risk in life in order to success because it is not like a piece of cake to succeed in life if there is no effort for it. It can be connected to the essay, “Death of a moth” when the author was asking her readers if they are sure they want to give their lives a writer, if writing is their craft to follow for eternity. 7. Author Commentary: Research the author and time period to better define the reasons why the…

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    they are poor. One example was in one of the clips when a father was living in his house with his daughters. The only way he could live there was by doing renovations on the house to keep the rent payment low. He had to go to the soup kitchen each moth also because he could not afford to go grocery shopping whenever he needed to. Rural poverty is a big issue because of distance. There are not that many opportunities because of this distance. There are lack of jobs, educational opportunities and…

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    their eyes to distract predators? These head-armored lizards then escape by burrowing under sand or scurrying away to hide under a rock. Another amazing animal is the skipper butterfly. Skipper butterflies have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.…

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    It is truly up to the patient if they want to feel rest assured for later in life. By charging a certain amount each moth or year along with the lower rate bills they get based on their lower income would greatly reduce the financial strain for all the people who need a ventilator. If someone truly cannot afford that then insurance should pay for that individual, taking…

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    “rubbing the life back into its dim little eyes” (Mansfield 155). Miss Brill also beings to hear the coat talk as if were truly alive. She believes the fur coat is very stylish and young. In reality, the fur coat is very worn, and covered in a dusting of moth powder. It does not look appealing to a young couple and it is compare to fried whiting. This description of the coat shakes Miss Brill into reality quickly; she now realizes the world around her is very different than how she views…

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    Where the people sat like the dead, the gray or multicolored lights their faces, but never really touching them." Sought as dead, the people are absorbed in technology. Also, Bradbury uses metaphors in his story. "He stood entranced not unlike a night moth, stunned by the illumination, then drawn toward it." Referring to him as a person who has not seen luminosity in a while. "The moon was high and clear among the stars and the houses were gray and silent." The house being gray and silent refers…

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    Superior writers use a vast number of well-used elements. It is key to use exceptional elements if you thrive to be a great writer. An example of a writer with higher-level elements is Ray Bradbury. Bradbury has a famous short story called "The Pedestrian." The "Pedestrian" is a futuristic story about a man who is not involved with the world. Bradbury uses setting, figurative language, and symbolism to affect the overall succession of the story. First, Bradbury uses figurative language to…

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    Cowan thinks that these experiments are secretly being done in US, China, and other countries. The United Kingdom has already given approval to one of the institutes in London to carry out these experiments. Chad Cowan quotes, “It’s basically light to moths”. He says that it’s almost impossible to stay away from…

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    more land partitioned to them. Jews have more land, more coastline on the mediterranean sea, which could be useful for shipping and trading. However, Arabs have more cities, and thus more population centers. This can cause extreme conflict between moth Nations, every nation wants to be considered equal. Furthermore, the Israeli- Palestinian conflict impacted Palestinians by Palestinian losing land and Jews gaining land. “4.7 Million Palestinians are Classified by U.N as Refugees.” This proves…

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