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    the lives of his characters, where the glamorous and idealized world of films serves as a counterpoint to their own disappointments. In his career, Puig wrote various novels: Heartbreak Tango (1969); The Buenos Aires Affair (1973); The Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976); Pubis Angelical(1979); Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages (1980); Blood of Requited Love(1982). On this day, 1989 March 2, we decided to meet Manuel Puig and ask several questions about his life. We’ve heard some rumours…

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    The first book was called Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple. The first two books were later released as a compilation under the title of The Spider Kane Mysteries (Banting). Mary, throughout the years has continued to publish numerous books and series in many different genres. Another one being the Tales from the Odyssey series…

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    of nature. In fact, he is the writer of a 400 poem book called Leaves of Grass, which captures all aspects of nature and humanity through the use of spiritual language. Two examples of the published poems are Song of Myself and A Noiseless Patient Spider. Both poems promote the idea of enjoying what life has to offer. In Song of Myself, he mentions that he and the universe are the same and will celebrate himself and others. He sees the unity in people “born here of parents born here from parents…

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    1.) Music is valued greatly in the elementary classroom because it helps students learn more efficiently. Incorporating music in the classroom can make it easier for students to understand and learn. Music can help students who need help in subject areas, such as speech or math, and can enhance their skills. It is important to keep music in schools because it can help children with language and grades, and can also help when a student is struggling in the subject. Singing can help children learn…

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    finished James Preller’s Along Came Spider. In this novel, Spider Stevens (Robert Stevens) and Trey Cooper the two main characters, have lived next to each other their entire lives. They've been bestfriends since second grade. As they move to 5th grade, Spider starts to realize that Trey has a weird behavior that he never really noticed until middle school. Spider didn't really pickup on it in elementary school. Spider’s 5th grade class notices how weird Trey is and Spider eventually feels like…

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    Booker. The dark-haired officer sat cross-legged on his bed reading a comic book. It was a strange sight to wake up to, and blinking drowsily, he rubbed a shaky hand over his mouth. “How long have I been asleep?” Tossing his issue of The Amazing Spider-Man #300 onto the mattress, Booker smiled. “Nearly two hours. How’re you feeling?” Tom pushed himself up to a sitting position, a faint tension shadowing his eyes. “Sore,” he admitted softly, “and I really gotta piss.” “Do you need a…

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    identify a theme in a poem is the use of analogy. In Walt Whitman’s poem “A Noiseless Patient Spider” the analogy of the spider compared to the soul is the main type of figurative language used to develop structure, the theme of isolation, as well as the theme of wanting to make connections because of that isolation throughout Whitman’s lyrical work. The poem begins with the introduction of “a noiseless patient spider” who is alone and detached constantly seeking to make connections with its…

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    End stopped line- A line of literature that ends with a purposeful pause shown by punctuation. In the poem A Noiseless Patient Spider, Walt whitman uses many end stopped lines in order to achieve a more powerful rhythm. “A noiseless spider patient, I marked where I promontory it stood isolated,” by using the natural pause of an end stopped line with punctuation it gives the poem a fluid rhythm. Enjambment- In a line of poetry when you move from one line to another without using any…

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    towards Valentin whom, simply answers, “But don’t act like that, you’re oversensitive...” By belittling Molina’s feelings and saying he is “oversensitive” he is declaring his superiority whilst highlighting his masculinity. The article “Kiss of the Spider Woman and the Web of Gender” states, “Valentin’s male behavior is oppressive as he attempts to control the behavior of others.” This is seen as he is judging the way Molina feels, as he rejects the idea of a man ever being sensitive,…

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    The poems “Facing West From California’s Shores” and “A Noiseless Patient Spider”, written by Walt Whitman, are very alike but also quite different. They are alike because in both of these poems, Whitman is searching for the meaning in life.They are different only because in one poem, Whitman specifically talks about his life while the other poem compares his life to the spider’s life. In the poem “Facing West From California’s Shores”, Whitman is searching for the meaning in life by writing,…

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