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Bloody Mary as an Urban Legend Literature Assignment
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Officially speaking, an urban legend is any story that is circulated within a given population and believed, at least by some, to be true.  These stories are usually intended to frighten or restrict behavior in some form or fashion.  An example of an urban legend is the story of Bloody Mary.
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Robert Frost Poem The Road Not Taken Literature Book Report/Review
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From two diverging roads, he selected the one that was deserted and left the one that was opted a lot. Poetry was not seen as a profession but Frost adopted it. He chose the path of poetry and left farming and he himself says that he “shall be telling this a sigh”, which indicates that he had a liking for farming as well and was not happy to leave it. 
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Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Literature Essay
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The twittering sparrows account for a primary symbol in the story. The number of birds as Mrs. Mallard saw in the eaves symbolizes her yearning for freedom beyond the walls of their house. Sparrows in literature are regarded with the characteristic of being lewd. This could even translate to lust and sparrows are common symbols in Greek literature and mythology.
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Desiree's Baby Literature Book Report/Review
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Topics such as race, bigotry, the social situation, and even love are explored very well in the tale and it seems to suggest that bigotry and hatred for something abstract may very well take over the feelings of love. Desiree's Baby has something wrong with her and that ‘wrong’ comes from her appearance which makes her look one-quarter black. In essence, the child seems to have ‘mixed’ blood.
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Huck Learns a Lesson: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literature Case Study
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Very soon the old, bald man and the younger man start telling lies to Huck and Jim. The young man claims that he is the Duke of Bridgewater and must be treated with respect and the old man claims to be the Dauphin, the rightful heir to the French throne. Jim believes them but Huck knows they are lying.
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Death of a Salesman Literature Assignment
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One of the physical settings of the play is in the Loman’s house – in the front porch, backyard, basement, bedroom, and kitchen. Husband and wife Willy and Linda are in conversation with each other. Willy says these words to Linda his wife indicating that he is surprised at the changes taking place in the neighborhood, in addition to changes in the people at home too.
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Gregors Physical Metamorphosis Literature Assignment
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Metamorphosis means literally a transformation in the physical appearance of a living being. In Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Gregor is shown as having a physical transformation as he is transformed into a huge insect that is gruesome. The title is about the transformation of a human being not into an insect but into an alien.
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Lonesome Femininity Witnessed Through the Eyes of Student Killings Literature Assignment
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The story reflects Elisa who is the main character as a complex, unloved, and unappreciated woman. Elisa is introduced as an ordinary woman, “working in her flower garden……Her face was lean and strong and her eyes were as clear as water” (Steinbeck, 2005) this powerful description exhibits her longing for affection and companionship.
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The Man to Send Rain Clouds Literature Book Report/Review
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The Man to Send Rain Clouds” published in 1969 was in fact Leslie Silko’s first challenge in fiction writing. Leslie Silko was brought up at Laguna Pueblo, in west-central New Mexico. The intensity and exuberation of feelings with which Leslie Silko has narrated her own feelings and emotions have strengthened the American Originals through this short story.
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How I Got That Name by Marilyn Chin Literature Essay
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She had to migrate to America with her family when she was a child. Her poem, “How I Got That Name” depicts her conflict and struggle torn between the two identities- American and Chinese. She feels caught between the two worlds, haunted by the fear of losing her identity. The opening lines of the poem stress the importance of self-identity and the pain behind losing it.
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Poems Written by Billy Collins Literature Essay
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Billy Collins’ poetry makes one smile. It is the poetry of the moment- usually funny and surprising. . He may be writing on a very simple thing like missing a vacation, or a disquieting thing like the beginning of dementia, or on a profound philosophy of life, but each poem is treated in a unique way to make it interesting and funny.
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Barn Burning by William Faulkner Literature Book Report/Review
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The tale is related in the third person and trailed a typical design. When the narration started, Sarty together with his family is said to be inside a courtroom. During the first paragraph, Faulkner presented us to Sarty, the major character in the tale. He seemed to scorns the rich people, as he described their unusual smells.
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The Choices that the Protagonist Makes in the Guest by Albert Camus Literature Essay
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Choices are guided by moral reasoning, personal convictions, or social conditioning. Albert Camus’ “The Guest” depicts how the protagonist makes choices. His choices show that his ideologies are distinct from the other characters. His dealings with the police officer depict his respect for him, but he will not compromise his conscience for that. 
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Analysis of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Literature Essay
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It's kind of sad, that the family only sees him as a financial resource more than as a member of the family. When they found out about Gregor's transformation, instead of becoming worried about his condition, how he's feeling and what happened to him, they get more concerned about him not being able to work. So that compelled them to find themselves jobs, and they all found one for each of them.
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The Dead by James Joyce Literature Assignment
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Gabriel doesn’t fly into a rage or become upset when Gretta tells the story of Michael Furey. He simply becomes sad. He tried to comfort her; this is a sign of his love, how understanding he is. He realizes that like himself, she too is haunted by the dead all around them. The emotions he begins to feel work to alter his perceptions of his marriage, his wife, and his own life.
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Analysis of Outcast by Claude McKay Literature Movie Review
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His body carries the cultural identity of the west and he has been paying obeisance to the ‘alien gods’ which rule the western culture. His soul yearns to come out of this body and roam back to find its real identity; however, the poem closes with a note of realization of being caught between two worlds and the loss of identity 
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Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note by Amiri Baraka Literature Book Report/Review
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As a young writer, in his early period of his writing career, Leroi Jones, now Amiri Baraka wrote this poem “Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note”. It is part of a bigger collection of poems that are introspective. This poem was written before the murder of Malcolm X and before the poet’s involvement in black liberation.
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Hanging Fire by Audre Lorde Literature Essay
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There are too many worries of the main characters and she doe does not have anyone to support her emotionally, even her mother. She feels lonely shut away from her mother who is inside a closed room. She loves a boy, who is immature, to whom she does not want to reveal the truth about her. There is a constant fear of death and growing up before that.
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Native Americans Writers: Louise Erdrich and Wendy Rose Literature Assignment
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The kind of captivity that does not only chains the hands and the feet but along with it is the chain of one’s freedom to be him/her self. The stolen identity is what this captivity all about. In the midst of chaos where the cause of turbulence is uncertain, the author expresses a strong determination to survive. 
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker Literature Book Report/Review
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When attempting to explore the substance of the novel, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, and the manner it appears, we distinguish that there are particular things that persuaded the occurrences or things that influenced the creator to compose a novel of its nature. We, as readers, ought to be aware of these events and circumstances.
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Wild Swans at Coole Literature Assignment
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Yeats became popular in composing poetry when he was quite old. In addition to this, Yeats expressed his personal feelings in this poetry which dealt with sadness for the time that has passed away as one becomes old. In addition to this, this poem reflects his sorrow for the loss of many things in his life.
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Sailing to Byzantium by W.B. Yeats Literature Essay
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In the first stanza of the poem, the speaker indicates the vitality and heartiness felt by not only people but also by other living creatures such as ‘fish’ and ‘fowl’. Everything around him is young and happy. The scene’s liveliness is sketched by the speaker by means of his words, “That is no country for old men”, “young in one another’s arms”, “birds in the trees”, “sensual music” and “unageing intellect”.
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To the Daisy and The Stolen Boat Literature Book Report/Review
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In ‘To the Daisy’, the poet begins by praising the flower ‘daisy’. This flower is often used by different poets to signify death or rather, to soften the harshness of death. In the eight-versed, 48 line poem, the poet begins with lovely similes meant for the flower. ‘The Stolen Boat’ is a poem that does not concentrate on any particular object but rather on the ‘Being’ that dwells within Nature.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh and Hymn to Aton Literature Essay
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In The Epic of Gilgamesh and “Hymn to Aton,” people emphasize the role of gods in the creation and control of society. However, “Hymn to Aton” represents well-considered creation, while in The Epic of Gilgamesh the thoughts are still chaotic, because of the lack of knowledge and experience of civilization.
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American Dream in The Great Gatsby Literature Assignment
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Women get dressed in expensive clothes and do everything they can to make it look as if they came from the kind of family Daisy came from and guys spend every penny they have trying to look like they make more than they really do.  People run around buying everything on credit so that they can have this appearance even if they really don’t make that kind of money. 
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The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich Literature Essay
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He’s thoughtful and loving toward his family, buying his mother a TV and taking care of his brother through their connection with the car.  Both he and his brother seem like people I would like to know before Henry goes away.  When Henry comes back, he is “jumpy and means.”  He doesn’t laugh, sit still or notice when he bites through his lip.  
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Richard Corey, Harlem and Preludes Literature Assignment
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The theme of the American Dream embodied in the image of Great Gatsby necessarily conveys the meaning that even after the failed attempt of Great Gatsby to fulfill his dream, ultimately he is successful because a human being lives more in his endeavors to fulfill a dream than after its complete fulfillment.   
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Women in the United States Literature Annotated Bibliography
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Boyd, A.E.  (2004).  Writing for Immortality: Women and the emergence of high literary culture in America. This book shows how American writers like Edith Wharton changed the perspective of women during the 1870s and beyond.  In 328 pages, Boyd explains the challenges and struggles of the female American writer.  
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The Reaction on Book of Odes Literature Essay
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Although these are not internal anatomical parts, their absence will nevertheless cause the rat’s death because the skin serves as a mechanical barrier shielding its body from infections and harsh elements, the teeth are employed in food digestion and survival, and limbs are used for hunting food and protect itself from its enemies.
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Xiang Jun in Chinese Literature Literature Essay
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The world is often depicted as full of spirits and the biggest issue is how humans are to deal with this fact. But it also shows the development of Chinese poetry and how additional layers are being added to what was once considered simple forms. The Nine Songs are somewhat different than other classical works.
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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Literature Book Report/Review
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In the first four chapters of the section titled "Of Man", the author gives an account of the essential elements of human beings which offer them the diversity of appearances and the most essential element of them all is a sense because it is the organs of sense which help man in making conception in mind.
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Voltaires Satire on Optimism Literature Book Report/Review
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In the novella, “Candide” Voltaire deals with a series of themes such as the ‘folly of Optimism’, ‘bitterness of stern reality, ‘futility of philosophical speculation’, ‘the corrupting effect of money, ‘hypocrisy of the religious system’, etc that are stitched together with the common thread that Leibniz’s optimistic philosophy simply failed to perceive the reality.
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Candide and the Satirical Role of Jacques Literature Assignment
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Pangloss as the deformed beggar, for the first time, experiences the cruelty of his best possible world. He starts to learn that the real world is full of cruelties, wars, blood-shedding, rape, etc that is completely in contrast with his philosophical world, as he informs Candide that the baron and his family have been killed by the Bulgars.
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The Death of Ivan Ilych and Gooseberries Literature Assignment
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The protagonist Ivan Ilych spends a lifetime building an excellent career in law and thereby to fulfill the upper-middle-class dreams of earning name and fame along with social status in the form of a happy married life. However, his illness lets him realize how ridiculous it was to invest his creative energy for material success.
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Pre Columbian Mesoamerica Literature Essay
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The first is the frequent mention of death. Death is presented in several different manners but always seems to be driven by a purpose. One purpose is the appeasement of the gods through ritual sacrifice. This is shown by the example of the gods of rain being appeased through the sacrifice of Quetzalxochtzin.
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Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King Literature Book Report/Review
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Legends of the Native Americans utilize a trickster as a form of change, whether advantageous or disastrous. The opening of the story wraps up the whole tale. The trickster-god Coyote and the narrator who is only recognized as “I”, dispute the issue of early existence. The narrator believes that there was only water while the coyote insists there was nothing.
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Song of the Bright Moon Literature Assignment
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Why do poets write poetry? For many different reasons. But in the case of the poets of the Southern Dynasties, they often wrote in order to dramatize events such as singing and dancing, and transformative romance. These features often characterize poetry from the Southern Dynasties and are especially true about the poem “Song of the Bright Moon” by the poet Bao Zhao.
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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Literature Book Report/Review
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There is little action in the play and it is a comedy because of the dialogues written by Oscar Wilde. While reading the play, the absurdity of the situations is felt such as Gwendolen’s promptness in accepting Jack’s proposal, Cecily’s falling in love with Algernon before his actual appearance, and the attraction of the girls for the name, “Ernest
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Everyday Use by Alice Walker and Im Still Here by Langston Hughes Literature Book Report/Review
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The poem is quite short but it’s much more revealing. The speaker of the poem informs about the oppression that he has faced because of race. He says that he has faced many hardships in his life because of his being different in color. He suffers all kinds of difficulties in his life but he is still hopeful and recognizes his survival.
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A Rose for Emily and This Land Is Your Land Literature Book Report/Review
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While reading the story, the thing that first confused me a little was that- who is this ‘we’ narrating the story? I came to the conclusion that the narrator of the story might be the people living around Emily, that is, the public. The timeline of the story is also a bit puzzling. The plot of the story has a strangeness.
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Johnny Panic and The Bible of Dreams Literature Assignment
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Sylvia has, basically, tried to portray the fear nurturing in the heart of the narrator- fear of being led and controlled by foreign supremacy or, more specifically, by male chauvinism, and fear of not being able to fit in the typical society. This fear leads Sally to make up her own dreams and copy other people’s dreams too.
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Literature Book Report/Review
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The paper observed is a near-future novel and grim in nature that displays the exaggerated trends in American life that were more prevalent during the closing quarter of the 1980s and early 90s. Fear of crime, the rise, and evolutions of gated communities, use of designer drugs, and fast-spreading of drug addiction, ignorance, and illiteracy are a few of the central issues dealt with in the novel.
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Luigi Pirandellos Six Characters in Search of An Author Literature Essay
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Pirandello and the director want to challenge the viewer’s sense of self and make a point about madness- that if the product of creativity is mad, then we ourselves must be mad, too.  A scene that specifically underlines this point stood out in my mind and continues to make light of the nuances of this famous work is the scene in the beginning, establishing the situation. 
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Thoughts of Former Times at Mian-Chi Literature Book Report/Review
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The social role of literary composition for Tang and Song poets was privileged. These poets spent time writing, not working in the fields. Generally many worked in royal houses. The fact that Su Shi can answer his brother in a poem about a past incident shows the favor of the social literary role of these poets.   
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Esoteric Taoism: Li Bai and Du Fu Literature Assignment
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Tonight if we should hear the willow-breaking song,who could help but long for the gardens of home?  This is a more realistic poem than the fantasy Li Bai is known for. Li Bai is known for fantastical poems that transcend earthly concerns. Since he was reportedly a drunk, some of these fanciful poems might have been written influence.
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Great Expectations: Motives of Mrs Joe and Estella towards Pip Literature Essay
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Mrs. Joe’s treatment of Pip is rather nasty and cruel, for we do not see a single moment where she has talked to Pip with love and care, the things Pip wants the most. She feels that after their parent’s death she was forced to raise and take care of Pip against her will. Her motive, therefore, is to show that she cares the least for Pip and that she never wanted to take the burden of him.
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Torquato Tasso Literature Assignment
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All the sites provided valuable information about the author, Torquato Tasso.  The sites provided great information on how the author achieved elite status in literature within his short span of life. The video presented on Youtube showed the scope of the composition and the talent shown by the author. It had the depth to be provided as a basis for so many variations for it.
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The Monk Who Sold the Ferrari by Robin Sharma Literature Book Report/Review
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The Monk who sold the Ferrari (Robin Sharma, 1999) is the book that made me realize the depth behind the saying by Mr. R.D. Cumming ‘a good book has no ending’. This amazing leadership guru enlightens about a step-by-step system that will build loyalty, trust, commitment, and the spirit within your organization by transforming lives and leadership.
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What Happens to Mathilde in The Diamond Necklace by Guy de Maupassant Literature Book Report/Review
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Summing up, one can see that daydreaming about a prosperous life may not help one to attain the same. Instead, it may lead one to suffer more. The pathetic story of Mathilde Loisel and her husband proves this fact. I like to read fiction because it helps me to unleash my imagination. When I watch a drama the scope of imagination is limited because I am attending a live show. 
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The Story of an Hour and Girl Literature Assignment
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My initial reaction to "Girl" was, "What is the purpose of this story?" My first reaction to "The Story of an Hour" was that it was a beautiful story. I did not like "Girl" because it did not have anything interesting in it and it seemed more like someone's "to do" list. I could not relate to the main character because they had no substance.
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