a piece of literary criticism, or an essay about an author's life and works, you will find writing samples in our Novels section to use for reference and from which to gather ideas. You'll encounter writing that addresses beloved, classic literature as well as modern, controversial novels. Find expository writing that discusses the life of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his chilling novel, "The Scarlet Letter." How is "the scarlet letter" in the story more than just the letter itself? What statement was
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many of the major characters, including Luke, the narrator, his grandfather, and the "hill people" and Mexicans who will be picking cotton on their farm for the next two months. This also introduces a sub-plot line that will be important to the novel – Luke and his family's love of baseball. 2) Pappy's money woes and the hope the cotton will provide enough money to pay the workers and at least break even in costs. 3) The first conflict with the hill people, who camp in the front yard instead
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TEXTUAL ANALYSIS 1. The passage is taken from Volume II, chapter xx of the novel Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. The bildungsroman begins to focus on the turning point in Jane’s maturity. She will have to make moral decisions and the passage relates her inner forebodings. The novel cannot be truly characterized as gothic however; this chapter appears to have a very gothic tone. This can be seen in the ghostly vision and weather which exhibit supernatural tones, the damaged chestnut tree, and Jane’s
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side by side with all the other citizens. While they are dreaming of this, they also have an idea of a place where all the different cultures can live equally. The biggest theme in the extract of Monica Ali’s “Brick Lane”, is multiculturalism. The novel “Brick Lane” is also about the clash between East and West. In England and especially London, there are a lot of immigrant from all around the world. Some of the immigrants here are trying their best to get integrated in the British society
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[Author’s Name] [Instructor’s Name] [Course Title] Date Georges Bataille George Bataille is a French librarian and writer whose essays, novels, and poetry expressed his fascination with eroticism, mysticism, and the irrational. He viewed excess as a way to gain personal sovereignty. After training as an archivist at the school of paleography known as the Ecole des Chartes (School of Charters) in Paris, he worked as a librarian and medieval specialist at the Bibliotheque National in Paris
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By Blood and Bone It was on my volition and indeed I alone will suffer. It seemed so right for me to accept for I cannot bear the thought of my brother leaving his other half. I knew better. It was the only way I could save us. We were orphans yet royals. I knew I was stepping in the enemy’s territory, I knew I submitted to what they wanted, I knew. I knew. I have to save them. One Year Earlier “Are you ready yet your highness?” I heard Linda, my personal maid said as she opened the
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第一章 这是我第一次进到他的房间。 浅米色的房间，棕色的衣橱，DIY木地板，绿色格子窗廉，淡蓝色直线条床单，海豚图样枕头套，木黄色桌椅，以及一本白色的日记。 「我们不结婚，好吗?」 这是那本日记封面上唯一的一行字，用他最喜欢的紫色水性笔写的， 旁边还画了个小脚印，涂成黑色的小脚印。 1999年12月11号，我爱上了他。 其实，我跟他不常见面，我在高雄念书，而他在台中， 我们之间常有着大约200公里的距离隔开着，虽然200公里的距离很容易就可以缩短， 但因为他的一些....算症头吧!我们见面的机会变得少之又少。 他坐车会晕车，坐飞机会晕机，只有骑机车时比较正常点。 我的朋友都问我说 : 你这样不是太辛苦了吗? 是的!在他们看来我是很辛苦，我家住台北，我一个人到高雄念书， 我只能利用放假的时候坐长途车到台中找他，而他从来不曾主动找过我， 就因为他坐车会晕车，坐飞机会晕机。 他在高中的时候，父母亲离婚了，监护权由父亲取得，但也在同一年， 他父亲在工地里的23楼摔了下来，当场死亡。
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王珍十岁生辰那天，大姐王瑶失足掉进了池塘，一家子手忙脚乱，待到把大姐救上来，也没了兴致，结果生辰也没过好。当时她不知道，对于她，对于王家来说，神不知鬼不觉的变化已经开始发生。 王瑶持续两天高热不退，情况危险性命堪忧。王珍每天都去探望她，第三天早上，她听丫鬟说，大姐终于退热醒来，但是脑子烧糊涂了，把以前的事都忘记了。王珍脚步一顿,失忆... 王珍随着丫鬟进了大姐的房里,大姐大她三岁, 虽有正庶之别,但作为正房所出的长女王瑶待庶出又丧母的三女王珍却较为亲厚。王瑶秀丽文雅,极有才情,又通音律,为人和善,年纪虽也不大,却是靖城里有口皆碑的淑女。 待她见到王瑶的时候,王瑶正坐在菱花镜前由丫鬟帮她梳头,她用手摸索着自己的脸,后又仔细打量自己的手,古怪的笑了起来,王珍心里有说不出的惊异,她看到王瑶的眼里,泛着莫名的光彩. “大姐，你...起来做什么，身子骨还没好全，怎么能够起身？”王珍小心又关切的问. 王瑶抬起头一脸惊艳道:“你好漂亮，你是王珍...小妹吧,我听小桔说,这里就属三小姐王珍生的最好看,我想不会有比你更好看的了...抱歉
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Art and CultureArt in ancient GreeceThe Charioteer of Delphi, Delphi Archaeological Museum. One of the greatest surviving works of Greek sculpture, dating from about 470 B.C. Source:WikipediaThe art of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present, particularly in the areas of sculpture and architecture. In the West, the art of the Roman Empire was largely derived from Greek models. In the East, Alexander the Great's conquests
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Generelt om analyse og fortolkning af forskellige litterære tekstgenrer Ligesom man bliver dygtigere til at lave mad, jo mere man gør det, bliver man også dygtigere til at analysere og fortolke tekster, jo mere man prøver det. Der er ikke en bedre vej til at blive en god tekstanalytiker og -fortolker end træning. Men ligesom man kan få hjælp fra en opskrift, når man laver mad, kan det også være ganske nyttigt at få hjælp fra en analyse- og fortolkningsmodel, når man skal analysere og fortolke
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