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Irresolvable Tension Between Light and Darkness-- What Does the Tension Reveal and How Does it Work Within the Story Literature Essay
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The failure to resolve the tension between dark and light and between the real and the imaginary is a reflection of the failure to bridge the gap between masculine and feminine views of the world. The yellow wallpaper symbolizes the pain and madness that comes of oppression, and there is a subtle message in the story, to the effect that the tension can be better managed if the woman is free to come and go as she pleases.
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Jonathan Reed's Lost Generation Literature Essay
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This paper focuses upon the Jonathan Reed’s “Lost Generation”. It’s a poem that has a passion behind it. The poet is clearly concerned about upcoming generations and is wanting these future generations to see what is going on in the world. He wants to see the change he wants to see the reverse of the poem and not the first way of reading the poem.
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The Road Not Taken Literature Essay
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The conclusion from this study states that the road not taken is a poem with a hidden meaning, it tells us how our life presents two choices in front of us, when we make our choice, after a few years we more often than not ponder over the options we would have had, had we chosen to trot on the road not taken. The poem is very tricky and requires immense concentration to be understood.
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Slavery and the Founders and Literty in the Age of Jefferson Literature Book Report/Review
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As the paper stresses historians like to present events and characters as if they belong in one or other of these two polar opposites: either defenders of freedom and justice or defenders of the iniquities of slavery. The situation is considerably more complex than that, and the constitution is inextricably bound up in the ideology of slavery. 
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Marxist Literary Criticism of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Literature Essay
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This paper tells that the term Marxism was derived from Karl Marx who war was the first author to write a literary criticism of Shakespeare’s work. Karl Marx was interested in the unique use of language and political satire that characterized Shakespeare’s work. Julius Caesar was a play written by William Shakespeare depicting the fall and assassination of the Roman dictator, Julius Caesar.
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Author and Illustrator. Mo Willems Literature Research Paper
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Mo Willems is an award winning animator, television writer, and author. He spent nine years as an animator and writer for Sesame Street, and he has created more than 100 short films many of which have featured in HBO, MTV and Mike’s Festival of Animation.
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Comparison and Contrast Salome by Gustave Moreau and Juno by Van Rijn Literature Literature review
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Gustave Moreau’s painting, Salome Dancing before Herod, was painted in 1876 and depicts the New Testament story concerning Salome’s dance for Herod at his birthday banquet. During this dance, she was supposed to captivate Herod with a seductive dance in order to influence him to offer her whatsoever she desired.
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Love and sexuality on two plays Literature Essay
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The poor man, Tartuffe, presented himself to be a wonderful and pious individual who gained the favor, love and trust of a wealthy man in the person of Orgon. He used his influence to bamboozle the nearsighted father who thought that the criticisms of his family toward the man he trusted were merely their way of destroying Tartuffe.
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Gender analysis: the lottery Literature Essay
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Everyone took their place beside their respective families. The lottery was headed by Mr. Summers and assisted by Mr. Graves. A black box sitting on a three-legged stool contains pieces of papers one of which is marked. The lottery is done in the town on a regular basis; hence, further formalities prior to the main event are not done anymore.
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Romantic Period Writings With Special Reference to Jane Austen Literature Essay
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Traces of Romanticism in literature can be found even in the works of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. Later on, it was used to “refer to the verse epics of Tasso and Ariosto”. Later on Romantic Era reached its zenith in the hands of great masters of Romanticism like Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Byron, Shelley.
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Rewarding Evil and Punishing Good in Society: Sula vs The Education of Little Tree Literature Book Report/Review
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In most cases, society finds itself punishing the good and rewarding evil. This act may not be blamed on the part of the society, but on the nature of evil and good that confuses the way, society views the two binary oppositions. In Sula, two parts are set within the same narrative. Sula recounts a story of two childhood friends, Sula and Nel.
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Bizarre Settings Effective for Horror Effects Literature Essay
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Death can be portrayed through the settings. Two of the most famous stories of Edgar Allan Poe: The Cask of Amontillado and The Fall of the House of Usher are stories that revolve around the theme of death. Catacombs, haunted houses, dark nights, human bones, and other descriptive phrases are some of the bizarre settings that are used in these stories.
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Book Report: Kate Chopins The Awakening Literature Book Report/Review
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Kate Chopin effectively uses her story to portray New Orleans and its environs, Louisiana’s Creole society and the gender stereotypes of the late nineteenth century. This make “The Awakening” a valuable interpretation of its historical period.
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The Human Cost of An Illiterate Society Literature Essay
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According to Jonathan Kozol, “The Human Cost of an illiterate society” is far reaching than just their inability to read and write. With their inability to read and write, these people cannot make any informed decisions whatsoever, whether social, economic or political.
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Trifles by Susan Glaspell Literature Essay
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The author has used various literary elements like strong plot, setting, character, gender conflict, symbolism etc. to focus the plight of women and to question the validity of a judicial system where the evidence of crime as confirmed by men is enough to charge the prime suspect of the crime.
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The Female Condition in Women's Literature Literature Research Paper
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The author states that women were denied tasks such as reading or social interaction due to a fear of becoming a hysteric. Women were further forced into the stereotypical passive housewife role.” Women who found it difficult to subsume their natural personalities were often harshly treated by their households as well as their neighbors.
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Alice Walker's Everyday Use. The Quilt's Symbolism for Heritage and Race Literature Research Paper
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Walker uses different animals to project the personalities and motivations of her characters and for Gruesser, this means that these images are “perfectly appropriate” for a “rural setting” (185). But what is wrong with urban language?
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Biography Judge Larry Seidlin Literature Essay
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There was nothing different in Anna Nicole Smith’s case where Judge Seidlin repeated such attitude again. In this essay, we would be discussing the above-said case and prove this to be true. Larry Seidlin was born in the Bronx, New York, on May 24th, 1950. He was a State Court judge from Florida, who presided over the Anna Nicole case.
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The Destructors by Graham Greene and The rocking Horse Winner by D.H.Lawrence Literature Essay
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The paper attempts to compare the two stories on the basis of the theme and the story lines. The two books show the coming of age of the two boys, who have similar childhood problems and how they overcome every challenge, through motivation and self belief, to emerge successful.
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Style Of Gothic Horror In Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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The readers get a first impression of Miss Emily when the aldermen visit her house to ask for her taxes, she is portrayed as “bloated, like a body long submerged in motion water, and of that pallid hue” (Faulkner, 1930). This comparison about her drowned body conveys a message that she had been dead inside the house for a long time now.
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Being a Bad Mother - Panicky Realization Literature Essay
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Mothers are as panicked about fulfilling the qualities of a bad mother as of falling short to fulfill the attributes of an ideal mother; in both instances, mothers fear the contempt and criticism of their children and other people. This fact is what Sandra McPherson is trying to illustrate in her poem Bad Mother Blues.
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Dreams and Realities in Broken Glass, The Mupandawana Dancing Champion, and One Day I Will Write About This Place Literature Essay
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“I am disappointed that all the distant scenery, blue and misty, becomes more and more real as I come closer, there is no vague place, where clarity blurs, where certainty has no force, and dreams are real”. Such are the words of the narrator as he comments on the downright difference between reality and dreams.
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The Maturation of George Willard Literature Essay
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Maturation of George Willard. Sherwood Anderson brings out touching themes from a small town life. In Winesburg, Ohio, Sherwood combines novelistic aspects with those of short stories to describe life in Winesburg. Consisting of twenty-four short stories, the book paints a picture of the inhabitants of winesburg through the narration of George Willard.
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Understanding the Pyschology behind the film Black Swan Literature Research Paper
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The film explores the experience of Nina Sayers as she prepares for a ballet performance of Swan Lake. Throughout Nina’s experience in the film, she goes from a relative position of sanity to psychosis, the implications of which are that Nina is subject to complex psychological impulses.
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Shakespeare Masterpiece in the 1990s Literature Term Paper
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Such a masterpiece has inspired numerous couples to fight for what they truly feel for is pure. Through times though, the world became rebellious from all the restrictions that have been put throughout the ages. Is there a place for classical masterpieces in modern art forms such as films?
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Role of Homers Andromache as Representative of Female Race Literature Research Paper
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The author states that some of the common characteristic traits of three main characters that provide an interesting comparison include courage and strength, role as a wife and importance of their role. Depiction of female characters as courageous and independent helps in establishing a woman’s status of an individual in the society.
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My Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke Literature Essay
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Theodore Roethke, in this poem, has talked about elements of love, fear, and a bit of tension in the relationship of father and son. One of the characters is the son, who narrates that the waltz his father is performing in the kitchen is not easy.
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Analysis of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Literature Essay
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Katniss faces the confusion of being a woman and handling her mind and her heart at the same time, which proves to be difficult for her. At this point, she is seen breaking down at times, not knowing what to give into. However, she still manages to handle the problem with a steadfast frame of mind and emerges victorious through her efforts.
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Ayn Rand We the Living Literature Essay
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Ayn Rand’s We the Living is one such semi-autobiography, as she wrote that work after being ‘seeded’ by the various events that she saw, heard and felt in the aftermath of the introduction and spread of Communism throughout Russia in early 1900’s.
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Why Parents Should Not Spank Their Kids Literature Research Paper
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Students name: Professor’s name: Course code: Date: Why Parents Should Not Spank Their Kids Spanking is a common but most controversial method of instilling disciplining on children. Some parents argue that, it is ethical to spank children while others perceive that children are not supposed to be spanked.
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TITUS ANDRONICUS Literature Essay
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When she was presented to Titus, however, after this happens, Titus reacts as a grieving father would react – with grief and a desire to chop off his own hands – “my grief was at the height before thou cam’st, and now like Nilus it disdaineth bounds.
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An analysis of Kate Chopins The Story of an Hour and Anton Chekhovs The Proposal Literature Essay
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Chopin, an American writer, and Chekhov, a Russian playwright, both address the issue of marriage in their different works. Even though Chopin and Chekhov portray the same theme, they deal with different aspects of the matter and the genres and styles are dissimilar as well.
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The Imaginative Book Enders Game Literature Essay
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Literature is the index of life, at times in a latent way and sometimes with potent motifs, the authors do create on the canvass of their imagination some facts that have manifested in our past, some which are manipulating our present, and some more which shall manufacture our future. It is not very easy to be futuristic.
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Sex in Postmodern Literature Is Usually a Sterile Affair Literature Essay
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Literature just as any other work of art provides a representation of society. In doing this, the authors develop constructive plots thereby addressing particular themes which represent the trends and features in the society. Throughout time, authors have expressed different opinions about the use of sex and sexuality in their books.
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Library Services for Special Populations Literature Term Paper
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It is true that more and more information is now being located online, but this is simply shifting the role of librarians from more of a physical to a virtual presence. That being said, it is increasingly becoming difficult to service the needs of certain special populations because of their unique requirements, the lack of staff training, etc.
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Flannery OConnors Short Stories Defy Stereotyping Of Individuals Literature Essay
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There is no denying the fact that the society is so given to stereotyping that it tends to stereotype people in a collective sense depending on their origins, gender or ethnicity. However, the fact is that no matter to what population an individual is affiliated to, it goes without saying that each individual tends to have a unique personality.
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A Critical Analysis of The Decameron and a Comparison to the Canterbury Tales Literature Term Paper
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This is especially true in the art of written words and two collections that can prove the opening statement to be true are The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales. These two books have withstood the test of time and still remain relevant in today’s modern world despite the fact that the stories are set in a time that no living man can remember.
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Genly Ai is a Sexually Biased Character Literature Essay
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Science Fiction is a genre which very often and extremely innovatively manages to touch the intricate subject of gender-biases and stereotypical gender-identities. The acclaimed sci-fi novel “The Left Hand of Darkness” authored by famous novelist Ursula K. Le Guin is one such attempt that unveils the hidden atrocities and hypocrisies of male gender.
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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Literature Essay
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In his nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood, the author, Truman Capote, has created suspense by focusing more on the murderer’s motive behind the act, instead of searching for who the murderer was. The reader knows from the beginning about the identity of the murderer. There is deeper suspense behind this.
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LITR 221 American Literature rom the Civili War to Present Literature Essay
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The setting, though it is a very important part of a work of prose, seldom become the focus of comparison between different works. The setting or the scenery of a literary piece, whether it be a short story, a novel, or even a poem can drastically alter the theme, and plot, and characters of the literary piece.
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Greek and Roman Mythology Literature Essay
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Aeneas is sentimental about his past experience and expresses his personal regret about the events of his destiny. This is portrayed in the whole narrative of his sea wanderings and the Fall of Troy in both Books II and III. This narrative is an empty space of lament and memory, where the loss of glory and love in Troy is mourned.
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Benito Cereno by Herman Melville Literature Essay
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This paper analyses the shifting nature of sea and sky throughout the novel and shows that the sea and the sky provide the key which unlocks the moral message of the story.
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The context of Thor's journey to Utgard Literature Essay
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Renowned for their strength and wit respectively, Thor and Loki are tricked by Utgartha-Loki (Utgard-Loki or Loki of Utgard) while attempting to demonstrate their fitness to stay in Utgard, the land of the giants.
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The Trees, Saturday, and Little Rich Boy Literature Assignment
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 In “Saturday”, Mungoshi observes the busy lives of city people and the more relaxed and contemplative life the countryside provides. As working-class citizens, Zimbabweans feel the need to have a break, and even to escape the clutches of the corporate world. In their cars, they rush to the countryside for a much-needed relaxation time.
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Reasons for Christians Persecution in the Roman Empire Literature Essay
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During the regime of the Roman Empire by Tiberius Caesar, Jerusalem too came under its control. Christianity gradually spread across the Roman Empire through the propagation of religious faith. The outlook of the Romans was quite different from that of the Christian faith because the state religion was interconnected with politics.
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How The Heart of Darkness Reflects the Paradoxes of Imperialism in the 19th Century Literature Essay
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This study looks into “The Heart of Darkness”, one of the great literary criticisms of the process of imperial expansion in Africa. Yet Marlowe, the main character, is originally fascinated by imperialism and the possibilities that exploring Africa has to offer to a young man seeking his fortune and a name for himself.
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Personal Life of William Blake in Marriage of Heaven and Hell Literature Essay
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He left indelible imprints of his intellect and creativity on art, literature, and society at large by dint of his gifted talent, vivid imagination, and strong visionary capabilities. Although his contemporary critics could not assess his poetic talent and abilities, yet the future generations acknowledged his worth as a proficient author of all times.
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The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Literature Essay
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The objective of this essay is actually to present a response and personal reaction to Tolle’s contentions focusing on how I felt after reading the book. To achieve this goal, I have noted crucial passages and statements that have moved me in one way of the other and would expound on the rationale for my reaction.
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English Literature: The Corruption of the American Dream Literature Essay
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The short story “Life in the Iron Mills, or, The Korl Woman” by Rebecca Harding Davis consists of a grim account of working class life in an American industrial environment during the middle of the nineteenth century.
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Societal Roles and Concept of Age in Contemporary Short Fiction Literature Research Paper
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It is an accepted or free or constantly changing conduct and might have provided a person social standing or social rank. The concept of age and age-related roles is also an old concept in our society. We as a society assign roles to an individual based on their age. These social issues have been well illustrated in the short story “Aren't you happy for me?" by Richard Bausch.
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