...Research Paper English 102 University Maryland University College All character in literature face conflicts whether they are external or internal, for these three short stories there are multiple forms of conflict that the characters will face that can alter the plot or theme of the story. In the first story The Gift of the Magi the main character is struggling with internal conflicts about how to get her husband a gift for Christmas. The couple only made twenty dollars a week and Della the wife only had less than two dollars to buy her husband’s gift. Della had already checked and all the gifts she would want to get for him were more than what she had. This was a poor family and the only two things they had in the world they were proud of was “The James Dillingham Young's were very proud of two things which they owned. One thing was Jim’s gold watch. It had once belonged to his father. And, long ago, it had belonged to his father’s father. The other thing was Della’s hair. If a queen had lived in the rooms near theirs, Della would have washed and dried her hair where the queen could see it. Della knew her hair was more beautiful than any queen’s jewels and gifts.” (Henrey, O). The conflict for Della was to either cut and get rid of her prized possession or to not give her loving husband a gift for Christmas. Della thought hard about her decision but in the end she chose to do something kind for her husband. If Della wouldn’t have bought...
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...I got from online google In the play Everyman, death is personified and treated as an agent of God that goes to visit the plays protagonist, Everyman. The unknown author of the play uses Death as a character to present a very real truth that all people will meet death. Death is an antagonist in the play and represents physical death. The word "death" grabs people's attention because it is a strong word. It is a loaded, often offensive, intense word and it reflects a reality every human will one day have to realize. The author understands death's implications and uses it to draw the reader in. In the play Everyman, the character Death is presented by the author as an allegorical representation of physical death and the reader finds that Death is under God's control, brings conviction, and will visit everyone. In Everyman the character Death is viewed as submissive to God's will and under His command. Since the play is a morality play, the characteristics of Death are viewed as the same as a human's physical death. In the Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, the author brings to attention that "[t]he themes in Everyman are strongly reflected in the allegorical characters which populate the work." The play opens up with "[h]ere beginneth a treatise how the High Father of Heaven sendeth Death to summon every creature to come and give an account of their lives in this world, and is in manner of a moral play." In Everyman, Death is merely a carrier and transporter for God. From...
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...EN102 - English Composition II VIP - Week 5 Week 5 Objectives: Upon successful completion of this Lesson, students will be able to: Reflect and respond to published works using scholarly analysis Utilize library resources when researching Reading Assignment Key Points: Academic writing is all about dissent. As writers in academia, we welcome a dialogue with those whose ideas challenge our own. This is an essential part of the academic process for several reasons: Because through dissent we add to the general pool of knowledge, Because through these challenges to our ideas, we strengthen our arguments, Because it compels us to seek a much broader, more encompassing world view. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning When we think, we start with, what Aristotle called the “Three Fundamental Laws of Thought.” While this is a complex concept, we can simplify it as: 1. The Law of Identity: Whatever is, is what it is. For instance, a cow is a cow. It may be a Jersey cow, it may be an old cow, it may even be a purple cow, but it is most definitely a cow. 2. The Law of Contradiction: Nothing can both be, and not be. A cow cannot both be a cow and not a cow at the same time. 3. The Law of the Excluded Middle: Everything must either be or not be. For instance, a cow is not, under any circumstances, and un-cow. A horse is also not a cow. According to these laws, there is no middle ground. Naming a thing makes it conceptual; it is, quite simply...
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...ENGL 102: Literature and Composition Summer 2013 Aleta Byrd APA Format Outline Thesis: Symbolism in The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is descriptive of a young adult's private struggle regarding which path in life to take. I. Thesis and Introduction II. Symbolism of setting a. "Morning" symbolic of beginning of life in line 11 b. "Yellow wood" symbolic of sunrise and beginning in line 1 c. "Wood" in line 18 symbolic of private/inner struggle in line 18 III. Symbolism showing longing for both paths a. "Sorry" in line 2 b. "And both that morning equally lay" in line 11 IV. Symbolism showing backup plan a. "Kept the first for another day" in line 13 V. Symbolism showing satisfaction with choice a. "Made all the difference" in line 20 VI. Conclusion Symbolism in The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is descriptive of a young adult's private struggle regarding which path in life to take. The many symbols in the poem show a young person who is indecisive about which choice to make and the longing to choose each option in front of them. The symbolism follows the person's indecision through to decision and finally shows satisfaction with the choice made. The first display of symbolism occurs in line 1, where he utilizes the term "yellow wood" to show the earliness of day, reminding the reader of sunrise and also showing symbolically a beginning. Again in line 11, Frost uses the term "morning" to show both the time of day and also symbolize the...
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...| 361214.4 | 352872 | | SUMMARY OUTPUT | | | | | | | | 367,286 | 3 | 102 | 602,450 | 269,563 | 72172.8 | 457732 | | | | | | | | | | | 429,432 | 4 | 107 | 553,151 | 266,349 | 645312 | 254396 | | Regression Statistics | | | | | | | | 347,874 | 5 | 119 | 646,752 | 169,020 | 574752 | 259952 | | Multiple R | 0.963494738 | | | | | | | | 435,529 | 6 | 104 | 880,507 | 408,304 | 650832 | 267368 | | R Square | 0.92832 | | | | | | | | 299,403 | 7 | 107 | 118,265 | 379,090 | 910252.8 | 158504 | | Adjusted R Square | 0.91783 | | | | | | | | 296,505 | 8 | 81 | 225,294 | 243,981 | 44678.4 | 430012 | | Standard Error | 34733.11735 | | | | | | | | 426,701 | 9 | 113 | 52,667 | 968,780 | 197275.2 | 388516 | | Observations | 48 | | | | | | | | 329,722 | 10 | 97 | 16,187 | 940,079 | 45076.8 | 225616 | | | | | | | | | | | 281,783 | 11 | 95 | 10,334 | 372,523 | 4521.6 | 1042304 | | ANOVA | | | | | | | | | 166,391 | 12 | 65 | 3,565 | 132,332 | 8726.4 | 974092 | | | df | SS | MS | F | Significance F | | | | 629,404 | 13 | 113 | 2,370,999 | 18,902 | 3225.6 | 301892 | | Regression | 6 | 6.40597E+11 | 1.06766E+11 | 88.50057549 | 7.20284E-22 | | | | 263,467 | 14 | 98 | 360,028 | 287,484 | 2633779.2 | 76148 | | Residual | 41 | 49461967067 | 1206389441 | | | | | | 398,320 | 15 | 102 | 156,431 | 649,021 | 253531.2 | 0 | | Total | 47 | 6.90059E+11 | | | ...
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...Throughout the course of my English 102 class, there have been many attributing factors that have not only geared me toward meeting the course objectives but have challenged and strengthened my analytical and critical thinking skills. My portfolio highlights these acquired skills through two outside of class essays, which required two completely different styles of writing. Another key element that has helped to illustrate the writing process for the two essays in my portfolio was the use of reading various types of literature. This included but was not limited to, editorials, newspaper articles, books, and specific disciplines of research in course related fields. These two essays essentially reshaped my ability to write for specific audiences...
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...Poetry Essay Aldain Barham Liberty University English 102 Thesis Statement: The poem is a great example of communicative techniques and display of mood. Themes of the poem include man and nature, life and religion to list a few. Because the identity of the poet isn't really entailed in the poem but further investigation on him has given me answers which prove relevant to the poem. Although the setting of the poem isn't explicitly listed in the poem one can get a feel of the setting due to the fact that it was written in 1877 which was in the industrialization era. And all of the themes are strongly conveyed within the poem and descriptive in nature. (1. Themes a. Man and Nature b. Life c. Religion (2. Setting a. Industrialization Era b. 1877 (3. Mood a. Melancholy The poem I choose to discus in my essay is “God’s Grandeur” by Gerald Manley Hopkins, and was first captivated by the form of which the Poem is written in which is an Italian Sonnet. As we delve deeper into the poem we noticed it isn’t subjugated to one theme but has an abundance of themes such as man and nature, life and religion to list a few. In line two of the poem we see that Gerald Manley Hopkins states, “It will flame out, like shining from shook foil,” indicating that once was will eventually flame and cease to exist. We see this happening with nature in our current state will the rapid depletion of many nature resources and the continual decline predicted...
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...of Passions ENGL 102: Composition and Literature Fall D 2014 Nicholas Pampaloni, L2366120 MLA Outline THESIS: The themes of Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery” and D.H. Lawrence’s, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” demonstrate a very powerful and sinister aspect of fallen human nature. The characters in both of these stories are driven to what many would describe as insanity in the pursuit of a passion. Ultimately, these pursuits end in unimaginable tragedy and pain. I. The townspeople in “The Lottery” and the family members in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” are caught up in their passions. A. Paul is pursuing answers as a way to earn money and become lucky. B. The townspeople are pursuing an ancient tradition, no matter how immoral it may be. II. Paul and the townspeople stop for nothing in their pursuits. C. Paul will not give up until he is sure about the final race winner, even when it drives him to the point of mental and physical exhaustion. D. The townspeople will not give up their tradition of the lottery, even though they are murdering a wife and mother. III. Both pursuits end in terrible tragedy. E. Paul, as a child, dies with his final words declaring his accomplishments in the pursuit of money. F. Mrs. Hutchinson is brutally murdered despite her pleas for mercy as the townspeople “hurry” to fulfill their terrible tradition and move on with their day. Nicholas Pampaloni Professor Simpson English 102 10 November 2014 ...
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...Kenny Zammito English 102-051 Mrs Greene 1/26/10 Stanza Paraphrase Part 1: Stanza 1 & 2- The wind and the darkness are setting a kind of eerie mood for the highwaymen. The word color paints a picture of this rugged, heroic, and fierce man. Stanza 3 & 4- The highwayman made loud noises outside of the in at a window to try to get his landlord’s daughter to look out. Tim listened to their conversation and became angry. Stanza 5 & 6- He assured the girl that he would return in the morning and convinced her to wait for him as he has promised. He then reached and gave her a kiss and then went on his journey Part 2: Stanza 1 & 2- The highwayman did not return in the morning as he had promised, instead the kings men came marching to the door. They came and took hostage the daughter and stood guard, while she looked out the window awaiting the return of her love the highwayman. Stanza 3 & 4- The guards put a gun to the girls chest and mocked her for watching for the lover while they kissed her, as she remembered the words of the highwayman. She tried to escape for hrs but could not, her only way out with to pull the trigger.\ Stanza 5 & 6- She was beginning she would never see her love again so she was contemplating pulling the trigger of the gun that was against her chest. She then heard a trotting in the distance and stood up because she thought it may be the higwayman. Stanza 7 & 8- She was excited because her...
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...Olivia Fortier March 14, 2014 C. Hellwig English 102-038 Rhetorical Analysis Women Don’t Have to Be One Shape to Be Beautiful Dove’s Real Beauty advertising campaign is meant to promote a positive body image for young girls and women alike. The campaign was designed to combat problems women have been facing for decades, even centuries: self esteem issues and unrealistic views on body image. If you ask a woman her definition of beauty she will more than likely give you the description of a fashion model. The fashion models portray an unattainable, unrealistic, and often times unhealthy body image. Most women have a skewed image of what a healthy body physique looks like because of what they have seen in the pages of magazines, or billboards, or on television from an early age. Dove’s Real Beauty campaign features eleven women of all sizes, body types, and heights. They wear white lingerie, but of different styles to fit their body types. Dove used women of different races, hairstyles and hair colors. The Dove Real Beauty campaign provided a revolutionary view of beauty for young girls and women, and put on emphasis on self-esteem. The Dove Real Beauty campaign appealed to the average sized women, all over the globe, all races, from all walks of life, and from every age. From an early age women are led to believe that the 5’11” 115 pound model is the image of perfection and they should strive to look like the women in the magazines or the fashion models strutting...
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...Recycling in Colorado? Throughout the last 5 months I had collected plastic bottles with hopes that I could recycle them and help save my part in the environment. Through my exploration I found there was only one location in Pueblo to recycle my plastic, but also I was required to pay for my donation. I was appalled at this discovery and questioned the idea of this charge. After speaking with the employees at this recycling center I was told “Colorado has too much empty space for landfills so rather than applying money to start recycling programs we can just bury it for cheaper.” Is this why it is so hard to recycle in Colorado; to think that such an idea truly existed created the thirst to find out why this is such an accepted idea. I believe that we need to stop this idea, and make a huge curve for the better of our community and our environment in Colorado. According to Boulder Colorado’s EcoCycle, Colorado recycling ranks 47th out of the 50 United States today! We should be so ashamed. Growing up in states like Massachusetts, Michigan, and California it is depressing when I look at the bottles and cans seeing the label that says return for 5 – 15 cents. Why can’t CO. have this; why can’t every state have this? Each issue that I have inquired about with the recycling programs brings up cost and efficiency however when seeing the facts from other states compared to Colorado it just seems that we don’t wish to see the final analysis. How are states like CA. and MA. had...
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...Magic in the Kitchen My wife has a new hobby: baking. Since I bought her Vitamix, a heavy duty blender, she is so in love with it that she bakes even twice a week. I need to say that for the person who has never done this before, she is doing really well. So I decided to watch her make my favorite cranberry walnut bread (which technically tastes like a cake so I am not sure where that "bread" word comes from). It is a Friday evening when she decides to prepare this delicious bread so we can have it for our breakfast the next morning. I am sitting by the kitchen's island quietly taking notes and ensuring her that I will make the next cranberry walnut cake on my own. It is pretty late, almost bed time but she seems full of energy. The snow is snowing heavily and I can hear the snow plough working outside. The kitchen’s island is her favorite place to prepare food and it is also the closest place to the fridge and the pantry. The kitchen cabinets are grey at the bottom and white on top. They have long and wide silver handles. The white quartz countertop shines like she has just polished it. Vitamix is right on top of the cabinet to the right from the island. It is a gigantic mixer, black and silver, with a plastic container. Then, she turns on the Pandora radio to her favorite “Gotan Project” station, pours a glass of Spanish red wine and she starts to do her magic. The first thing she does is to open the Vitamix's cookbook. She stores it along with...
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...at home and abroad. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: ❑ To reinforce the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; ❑ To develop the skills of students in the use of idiomatic English and the capability of expressing ideas and thoughts in English; ❑ To develop and reinforce communicative interaction; ❑ To introduce the understanding of western philosophy and ideas and their influence on literature; ❑ To introduce classical literature, the Greek myths, the Bible and other writings which have influenced English literary works; ❑ To introduce and refine the understanding of American literature with emphasis on some selected literary works; ❑ To increase the appreciation of Bangla literature and culture among students and to develop their ability to relate experiences from English and American literature to Bangla literary works; ❑ To deepen students’ awareness of the universal concerns that are the basis of literary works; ❑ To stimulate a greater appreciation of language as an aesthetic medium and of the artistic principles that shape literary works; ❑ To appreciate literature as an expression of human values within an historical and social context. ❑ To understand the fundamentals of information communication technology and be able to use it for greater understanding of English language and literature. CURRICULUM STRUCTURE: Total requirements of credits...
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...Puritans were English people who sought to “purify” the Church of England from within. They came by the thousands to the American colonies, although well after the Pilgrims. Pilgrims came to the colonies in small numbers. 102 Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower after fleeing Holland, and endured a rough winter on the stony coast of New England in the year 1620. Separatist pilgrims were more extremist Puritans who separated completely from the Church of England and moved to the American colonies for religious refuge. The Mayflower Compact was written by the 102 pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. Before disembarking, the pilgrims wrote up the document, which was essentially an agreement to form a government in Plymouth in which the majority rules....
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...English Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 102 Hourly Course Planner September, 2013 – December, 2013 TENTATIVE HOUR #sWeek #s | DAILY SCHEDULE OF IN-CLASS TOPICS | RESOURCES/HANDOUTS/ASSIGNMENTS | Hours 1-3Week 1Sept 15-19 | RHETORICAL SKILLSINTRODUCTION TO ENGL 1021. Placement Test2. Content and Syllabus3. Lecture: Chapter 1 | Donna HaasHOMEWORK: 1. Read “The Lottery” handout-Week 22. Read Chapters 1 and 23. CDJ #1-Why are you here?4. Reading Logs | Hours 4 - 6Week 2Sept 22-26 | RHETORICAL SKILLSRECOGNIZING THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING1. Lecture: Chapter 2 & 32. Group Work: “The Lottery”3. Group Work: Outline4. CDJ #2-Recall ceremony5. Students’ essay critiques6. Present Personal Essay Project | Donna HaasPPP: Ch 2- Recognize Elements of Good WritingH/O Sample OutlineH/O “The Lottery” QuestionsH/O Critical Thinking and the Personal EssayHOMEWORK:1. Read Ch 3 and do all assigned exercises.2. Read Ch 16-Do Exercises 2-6, 8 & 123. Read “Visiting Rites”, p. 6054. Read “How to Mark a Book”, p. 6355. Reading Logs | Hours 7 - 9Week 3Sept 29-Oct 3 | PART I: RHETORICAL SKILLSTOPIC SENTENCES AND CONTROLLING IDEAS1. Lecture: Ch 162. Review assigned exercises3. Group Work: “Book” & “Rites”3. CDJ #3-Earliest Memory4. Students’ essay critiquesPART II: RESEARCH SKILLS1. Intro to academic integrity2. EAHM AI Policy3. Using the library catalogue4. Exercise | Donna HaasPPP: Ch16 Topic Sentences/ Controlling IdeasHOMEWORK:1. Read “A Day at...
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