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    come. Due to this, I always have to be the supportive, loyal, and loving woman that he needs, because if I am not, who knows what Macbeth would do to me or others. Systematically, I must always be ready to greet “my dearest love” (I.vii.67) with open arms and support him through whatever he needed me to, even if that meant joking along with him in schemes when he is not. I could never report Macbeth to anyone because I have taken an oath to cherish him through all, even when this man was not my husband

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    Ernest Hemingway had a lot going on in his early life which made him create a writing style that was understated, but influenced the 20th century and later generations. Ernest Hemingway was a Illinois author who started his career in a newspaper office as a writer. His most famous novel is The Old Man and the Sea, which won him the 1953 Pulitzer. This story is about an fisherman’s long and lonely struggle with a  fish and the sea. Hemingway is most known for 7 novels, 6 short stories, and 2 non fiction

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    In horrible situations people will do anything to cope with the pain, fear, and hopelessness they experience. In a Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, a young man named fredrick Henry is working as an ambulance driver in the Italian army. Fredrick is thrown into the horrors of war on a daily basis, and does what he can to deal with his emotions. Frederick Henry uses many different techniques in order to find some kind of inner peace and escape the horror of war. One of the most prominent coping

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    Eye contact: Eye contact is fundamental when imparting as it tells the beneficiary you are tuning in, demonstrating an intrigue and understanding messages. The absence of eye contact could mean the beneficiary is not hearing you, so you may need to consider advances to help with this. For examples: Eye contact is the meeting of the eyes between two people. In people, eye contact is a type of nonverbal correspondence and affects social conduct. ... The traditions and essentialness of eye contact

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    legend that he is today. To name a few of his accomplishments he won a Nobel Prize in Literature, published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fictions pieces. Some of his more famous works include “The Sun Also Rises”, “A Farewell to Arms”, and a short story often read in college, “Hills Like White Elephants”. All this to say Ernest Hemingway was an incredibly gifted writer with a God given talent. He is discussed through-out the world in college classes and by many literary scholars

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    undying love for each other. Francie promises to wait for Lee while he is away fighting in the war: "And he asked for her whole life as simply as he 'd ask for a date. And she promised away her whole life as simply as she 'd offer a hand in greeting or farewell." (Pg. 450). Francie is heartbroken and in turn loses the last of her innocence when she finds out that Lee returned to his home town and proceeded to marry another girl and that his so called passionate love for her had only been a cruel joke. Francie

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    Upon the Burning of Our House by Anne Bradstreet LITERARY FOCUS: THE PLAIN STYLE The Puritans favored “plainness” in all things: in dress, in the architecture and design of their churches, in their forms of worship, and in language. Unlike the ornate “high style” popular in England at the time, the Puritan plain style used simple sentences and common words from everyday speech. The plain style contained few or no classical allusions, Latin quotations, or elaborate figures of speech. The plain

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    pain in Aeneas’s reflection on that particular scene: She spoke and faded into the insubstantial air, leaving me there in tears and longing to reply. Three times I tried to put my arms around her neck. Three times her phantom melted in my arms, as weightless as the wind, as light as the flight of sleep. (47) When I left to join the Army, four or five years ago, I felt the same way about leaving my love behind, my fiancée, and judging by

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    And ooo, look at that HUGE Christmas tree in the window! I can’t believe you grew up like this.” “Actually, we never had a tree.” Arthur took Elena’s arm and guided her up the stairs. “It’s odd to see.” “When are Morgana and Lance coming? I’m nervous, and I could use a couple more friendly faces. Besides, you’re radiating tension.” Arthur took a breath and knocked. “That’s because I am tense. And they

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    Why people use gesture when they speak? People use gestures when they talk, but is this behavior learned from watching others move their hands when talking. When speaker talk, they gesture. The goal of this article is to understand the contribution that these gestures make to how we communicate and think. Gesture can play a role in communication and thought at many timespans. I explore, in turn, gesture’s contribution to how language is produced and understood in the moment; its contribution to how

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