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    Legend has it the Nazca lines Monkey was brought to you because of the one and only...Aliens. Rumor has it that the Nazca Lines were brought to us out of revenge. The monkey was said to be a horrible creature. This creature was brought to earth because there may have been a fight between the supernatural and the humans. The story all begins when the Aliens touched the land called Earth. They explain that they were there because a gigantic meteor crashed into their home planet. The creatures explained to the humans that they had nowhere to stay and that it would be a pleasure to stay on earth; well the humans had a different idea. “Although they would take up more space, we can sucker them into being slaves for us,” the king told the citizens of the city. After that the people told the creature they could stay only if they would do work for them, the aliens agreed to the offer. A few months later “This is nonsense; working for these lazy bums is useless! I would rather live in the dump we used to live in,” Screamed all the angry Aliens at the king. “If you do not work you cannot stay,” said the king calmly. “You will pay for what you have done,”…

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    The nazca lines are all over the nazca desert. The nazca lines are giant geoglyphs, geoglyphs are large designs that can tell a story most are longer than 4 meters across. That are ancient, ancient means old I mean really old thousand, millions, billions of year old. The nazca lines have had several meanings of existants. They have had many theories of why there are giant lines in the nazca lines. One theory caught my eye, that theory was the theory by: Robin Edgar His theory states…

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    The Nazca lines have been a source of fascination since they were first discovered in 1927. They are considered one of archaeology’s most significant mysteries due to their size, quantity, and preservation. However, a few enigmas surrounding the lines have been uncovered such as their origin, meaning, and construction. The Nazca lines consist of more than 800 nearly perfectly straight lines, 70 plant and animal designs, and 300 geometric figures. There are 2 main styles distinctive of the…

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    In “Morning in the Burned House,” Margaret Atwood suggests that when recalling the past there is a tendency for a person to desire dwelling in the past instead of living in the present, therefore there must be a destructive force in order to reinforce reality and continue progress. The author of the poem carefully chose the title as it reveals a lot about the entire meaning of the poem. Atwood used words such as morning, burned, and house in the title. Morning might be a connotation of a new…

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    interest that probably rooted from her father’s occupation as a linguistic professor. Chin humorously uses a hyperbole in order to lightly brag about the brain of Chloe in Stanza 2, “However, even though Chin spoke so highly of Nguyen’s intellect, as the poem begins to shift it makes the reader question if Chloe wanted to be seen as the stereotype of a “Smart Asian.” As Chloe grows up in Marilyn’s poem, the reader starts to notice that Chloe has experienced dissatisfaction going on in her life.…

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Truman Capote’s “Nancy’s Bedroom” In the passage, “Nancy’s Bedroom” from the novel, In Cold Blood, the author, Truman Capote, creates a vivid description of Nancy’s bedroom to help the reader connect with Nancy. Capote portrays a descriptive view of her bedroom to convey her personality. He uses many rhetorical strategies to create a feeling of sorrow and reveals the femininity and innocence of young Nancy Clutter. He uses figurative language throughout the passage to…

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    The poem moves forward again as the line 3 starts with “Everything moved.” You break out of the surreal moment when the author creates the setting and admiring the area then all of a sudden you break out of your reverie when the poem continues with the words “Everything moved.” The natural order of plants moving and flowing to the wind. The feeling of things being normal with everything moving and no sooner does everything start, there is stillness again as the poem continues with “a bell hung…

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    actually were going to change once I got on that plane. My first real awakening was in line for a routine security check when the man in front of me spoke on…

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    Moment (Page #) 2 Quotations (Pages #s) Literary Device Connection/Significance Chapter 6 – Pages 85-97 – (34-38%) This chapter basically goes into detail about the forbidden daughter of Hester whose name is Pearl. The first quotation is not from a scene, but rather just the author introducing you a bit more to Pearl. The author uses a metaphor in this first quotation on page 87 by comparing Pearl to a flower. The second quote is from an actual scene. During this time from on…

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    accurate depiction of her expectation of death and her journey to afterlife. The death can be frightening topic for many, but not for Emily Dickinson. Emily’s tone and attitude in this poem is notwithstanding and carefree as she dares to challenge the death. In this poem, Emily completes her thought of her perspective of time, immortality, life, negative, aseity, and death itself. This poem contains six stanzas and each stanza contains 4 lines. The first stanza, the first line in the poem…

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