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    Theories of Relativity tells the story of 16-year old Dylan Wallace whose reckless mother kicked him out in order to please her latest boyfriend, Dan. He is struggling to survive on the streets without taking the easy way out with drugs. Dylan settles outside two office towers and begs for money from passersby. This is where he meets Glen, a young employee at one of the office buildings. Another homeless teen named Jenna, works on the street across from him, in front of a church. She is an…

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    “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a poem by Robert Frost. Written during the roaring 20's, it was a part of his Pulitzer Prize-winning publication of poems, New Hampshire. The main overarching idea for the poem is that nothing precious can last. This is demonstrated in the metaphors, the structure and other figurative language found in the poem. There are many metaphors used in the poem that illustrate the overarching idea. In the first line, Frost writes “nature’s first green is gold”. Natures first…

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    In T.S Eliot's poem, “ The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock” the tone of a reflective, bitter, and morose man is achieved through the use of epigraphs, imagery, allusion, metaphor , and diction. J. Alfred Prufrock is followed through his night, romanticizing what could have been. To develop the tone of reflectiveness the love song opens with an epigraph from “Dante’s Inferno”, which is about Dante trying to talk to Guido about the atrocities Guido committed in his life; Guido is resilient to…

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    The automobile industry was booming in the 1920’s. Henry Ford was the leader in the production of cars. The most popular automobile at the time was the Model T because it was very inexpensive and was something no American had ever seen. Every American wanted this luxury item causing the demand for it to skyrocket. Mass production caused the automobile to increase the demand of other goods that were needed to build the automobile. Steel, glass, paint, rubber, and everything else needed to build a…

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    J Alfred Prufrock Tone

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    In the poem, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot, he uses a depressing tone to express a meaning of don’t take life for granted and life is shorter than you think. The poem shows a man that is getting old and has regretted not doing the things he should have done. The author shows the characteristics of J. Alfred, a man that is looking back on life and regretting the things he didn’t do. Throughout the poem, T.S. Eliot uses words to characterize and build up the story of J.…

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    Abercrombie & Fitch

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    Southern California, lives the dream of an endless summer; Abercrombie Kids stands for American style with a fun, youthful attitude and it is known for its made-to-play durability, comfort and on-trend designs. Our products range from the most basic t-shirts to jeans,…

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    “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”- Henry Ford. (Vlaskovits1) Ford had a vision. He took new ideas, developed them , and promoted them. He remained self confident and was not afraid to take risks. Over a long period of time Henry Ford slowly gained the characteristics and values ,which made him so successful. His innovative, conflict-free approach at life allowed him to brand his successful company that changed America forever. Henry Ford's invention…

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    Within the memoir of the book Up from Slavery tells the life story of Booker T. Washington, from childhood throughout the height and low points of his career. This book is written in first person, supplemented with excerpts from letters and newspaper editorials that are all information about his work. Mr. Washington was born as a slave on a plantation in Virginia. He had an intensive sweltering hunger for edification and, once freedom arose, he trained himself to read. He spent much of his…

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    T. Coraghessan Boyle’s short story, “Greasy Lake,” is a work of fiction that is meant to display the absurdities of the American teenage experience. Published in 1985, Boyle is quick to contextualize the work within an 80s teenager’s frame of reference; he opens the story with a lyric from a Bruce Springsteen song, “Sprit of the Night,” which acts as Boyle’s first symbol in the story, a tribute to the teenagers of the decade in which the story is published. But, from the content, it can be…

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    many. How would this happen? Well a guy called Henry Ford created the Model T car and revolutionized america with them. Henry Ford revolutionized America with his cars, his youth affected his work, despite being anti-semite he really changed America. How he revolutionized America Henry Ford’s cars revolutionized America by being affordable for most people and was easy to create when he made assembly lines. His first model T car was widely used across America in the early 1900s and even was…

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