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    narrator states the things the soldiers carry, they mention how the soldiers carry their greatest fear, “the fear of blushing”. Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to”(20). In this quote, the narrator explicitly states that the soldiers secretly carried a fear greater than dying, or even killing; blushing, or more specifically, the idea of expressing emotion. Blushing is a way to communicate emotions, and is usually perceived as being a feminine emotion. The soldiers face countless

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    Bergmann insists that Austen widens the divide between males and females. Particularly through the recurring expression of blushing, the author “reinforces rather than breaks down the gender binary” because the act conveys a sense of innocence and naivety in females (Milne 214). According to Bergmann, the frequent blushing in the novel is “connected to purity and divinity, simultaneously address[ing] the gaze of a male lover urged to take advantage of the blush's fleeting

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    Unfortunately, all of them were taken. I looked for someone to sit with and saw a very tall almost bald guy, and a short blonde boy. "Can I sit with you two?" The boy looked at me. "Yeah sure." He said before quickly turning away. I think he was blushing. I sat down across from them. "What's your names?" "I'm Edward Elric the Fullmetal Alchemist. " he said with a grin. "And I'm Alex Louis Armstrong the Armstrong Alchemist." "Oh so you're both State Alchemist?" "Yeah." "That's so cool. I'm (y/n)

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    I Love Monologue

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    “aww why are you blushing and hiding your phone” Jared says teasingly. “i’m not blushing nor am I hiding my phone i’m just putting it on the charger” I say hoping he will believe me. “I can tell when your lying y/n now let me sing your phone” Jared says and I of course listen because who can say no to

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    Gay further states that blushing is not an act that is confined to Anne or females in general in the late 1800s and early 1900s. During courtship and in other instances, men also blushed at the sight of a woman. When one felt so strongly about someone else, blushing was a common practice. Although this is not to say that it was not a cause for embarrassment especially for men who at the time were so masculinized that it was seen as a taboo. However, Austen does depict men such as Captain Wentworth

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    Social Phobias

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    days or weeks before an event where other people will be. They stay away from places where there are other people. They have a hard time making friends and keeping friends. They may have body symptoms when they are with other people. For example; blushing, nausea, trembling, heavy sweating, and having a hard time talking[NIMH]. Communication Apprehension Fear or anxiety linked with communication with another

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    Marriage News Epilogue

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    "Marry your childhood close-Friend, Lin?!" Oh my, my first love ever since I started my preschool. Surprisingly, I'm kind of happy to marry her, we even promised to marry each other once we're old enough to marry. - Chanyeol laughed softly, blushing. "You're blushing, Chan." Mum exposed. "Am I? I must be sick today.." Chanyeol denied and started to imagine and picture himself and Lin marrying in his mind. "I wonder what's Lin's reaction when she heard that we're going to marry.." Chanyeol starts to wonder

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    Ray Bradbury Symbolism

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    buy the world. Some other people might say that using descriptive language Ray Bradbury better transports readers into the story they in symbolism. as it talks about kids feeling the Sun on their faces The author includes, it's like the kids are blushing because everybody can relate to that. All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury makes readers feel the emotions of all the students. Sometimes at night she heard them stirring remembrance and she knew they were dreaming and remembering gold or yellow

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    brain”, which logic tells us would not be used if the speaker were pleased with her product, also expresses her disappointment. An additional sense of embarrassment is present, specifically in the line “At thy return my blushing was not small” (7). This line, particularly the word “blushing”, reveals the speaker’s unease at the sight or thought of her book. The line “[i]n better dress to trim thee was my mind” (17) further establishes the speaker’s displeasure for her book. It also strengthens the comparison

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    one even 100 years ago and even way back then people wanted so much power over eachother.In theses two stories they will be showing how both the authors reveal In “Last duches” it’s about a duke that killed his duchess because she was smiling and blushing at other end and looking at them the same way she looks at him so he said he would stop it all together, In “The most Dangerous game “general Zaroff and Rainsford are the main characters but Rainsford is playing Zaroff's game but it tends to backfire

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