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beginning or a symbol of hope, but it is the opposite of its homonym, “mourning,” which is usually attached to grief or sorrow. House is the last word of the title which represents a special place of the past. Also, as mentioned in the first stanza, lines…

In Marilyn Chin’s “Elegy for Chloe Nguyen (1955-1988),” she speaks about the life of her friend that has passed away at the age of 33. She compares their lives side by side, with Chin growing up poor and Nguyen growing up wealthy. Both women grew up in a similar cultural background, but a different class background. It’s almost as if Chin admired how intelligent and well-rounded Nguyen appeared to be, despite Nguyen experiencing moods of emptiness throughout her life. As the poem progresses,…

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…

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…

felt it would be in a place where it snows. I remember going to get my passport months prior and kind of not fully comprehending to thinking about how much things 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…

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…

Two features that support Walthers theory are verbal cues and extended time. Verbal cues support Walthers theory because the way someone communicates through networking or text message can define whom a person is and how they think. If someone used certain words such as fail language and talks badly about another person, he or she may not want to associate himself or herself with that person. Verbal cues through texting also help people get to known one another better. Walther suggest that…

Connected but Isolated Technological advances have revolutionized how we communicate with each other. They have opened a new medium for communication; one for which physical distance does not matter. The emergence of email, social media networks, online chat rooms and blogs make it possible to connect with people from all parts of the world with a simple touch of a screen. Thus, the Internet enables us to establish all kinds of online relationships; we can make friends online, meet people to…

the people, he emphasized everyone’s responsibility to do their part to make American better. For example in 1943, the coal miners called for a strike. Before they could, Roosevelt took control of the mines to prevent the strike. During his fireside chat, he once again, appealed to the values of patriotism. In his speech, he drew connections on their tasks as coal miners to the men on the battlefields. Roosevelt made the goals of the nation, the goals of the soldiers and goals of the miners the…

rates, the initiation of hot lunches for children, and the improvement in the Indian tribes. The first reason why the New Deal was a success was because the unemployment rates went down. When Franklin D. Roosevelt or, FDR, gave his second Fireside chat, he…