Fiction allows us a rare insight into the minds and hearts of its characters, its people. An insight that we often wish for in real life. When reading or watching a fictional story, we see and hear almost everything. You could go as far as to say that you get to know some characters better than you ever get to know the people around you in real life. Personally, I find books entertaining when they use conflict as drama, action, unexpected events, an extensive vocabulary and exaggerating characteristics
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Ngalyod--the rainbow serpent is a bark painting done by Jimmy Njiminjuma of the Western Arnhem land region, circa 1985. Jimmy Njiminjuma is one of the most renowned artists from this region. According to the artist profile featured on the gallery website, For many years he lived with his father, Anchor Kulunba, at Mumeka outstation. Njiminjuma said that his father and his uncle Peter Marralwanga showed him how to paint. In the 1980s Njiminjuma took on the role of teaching his younger brother John
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Change is prevalent throughout society. Famous poets and authors from past and present use change as their theme throughout their many works. Generally speaking change is a broad topic encapsulated by many areas of literature. In poems and short stories, speakers and narrators use many types of literary devices to express their thoughts. Symbolism as one that authors and poets use often to analogize their perspective to transfer a clear message to the reader. Several authors and poets use symbolism
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As time periods change, people’s viewpoints and themes of literature all change with it. The interpretations of many poems are based upon the measures of the time period in which they were written and often tend to reflect on the time period. A poem’s theme is usually interpreted by not only the plot, but the elaborate diction and language used that contribute to the mood evoked by the poem. Three poems were written in different time periods that all contain a similar theme of “supremacy” are “My
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“Lady or the Tiger” Alternate Ending (Please type your alternate ending in this document. Your ending is expected to be 1 page typed at no larger than 12 pt font. You’ll be graded on organization and producing text (creativity, believability, and relevant details) I look forward to reading your ending =) please delete these instructions before you complete your final copy.) The foot boy picked the door with tiger and as soon the foot boy looked at tiger the tiger stopped and started walking
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Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine during the year 1892. The Romanticism Era took place roughly between the years 1800-1850, but Edna was not yet born. As a poet of the 20th Century, Millay used aspects of the long-past era to influence her writings, such as: individualism, emotion and the use of vivid imagery and detail. Millay was a revolutionary, both while attending Vassar College in the Hudson Valley and through her everyday life. She transpired what she experienced onto paper
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Have you ever come across a story you simply can’t put down or a story that bores you to sleep? There is a reason some stories keep you interested, while some do not. The story “Hit and Run” by John D. MacDonald is about a detective, Walter Post. Post solved the case of a mysterious hit and run car accident that occurred on Harding Avenue. After searching for a while, he found a suspect. He later discovered the real criminal was the mechanic that was fixing the car for the suspected family. MacDonald
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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena was probably the most beautifully written book I’ve yet to encounter. The stories were based from 14 different sources and firsthand knowledge of Chechnya. It is a snow globe of the lives and moments owned by three main characters as they attempt to live in the unrest encapsulating Russia and Chechnya from 1994 to 2004. This is not, however, a story of the Chechnya and Russian wars. There are no snapshots of bullets being shot between groups of men. There are no
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Introduction This writing piece you about to read. Is about Nelson Mandela, where he was born, how he contributed to Anti-Apartheid, his presidency in South Africa and his passing. Mandela was a brave and wise man. He gave speeches, ceremonies, quotes, he taught other people how to love. In this writing piece you will learn, how life was like when Mandela was alive. Mandela showed strength and stability. Through all stages of his life. As you read take a look back into history and see how
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“This serves as a lesson to any girl who thinks that what she wears on her body is no one’s concern but her own” (local satire piece). This sentence is not necessarily the best line of prose in my collection it is however both my favorite line and a reflection of a subgoal I was working on for this writing portfolio. This subgoal puts emphasis on my voice as a writer and how I want my writing to be perceived by my audience. I wanted a distinguishable voice and this line of prose has both a personal
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