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    Politics in the United States has been since the beginning of political existence, intricate and convoluted just as it appears in Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil written by John Berendt. This extract from the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil cultivates awareness through its use of language and generic conventions in giving an insight into the stratification of feudal society of Savannah, Georgia, in the South of America during the 1980s. The two main representations of this extract

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    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt Savannah is the city of Southeast Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah River. James Ogelthorpe founded it in 1733, it is the oldest city in Georgia and has been a major port since the early 19th century (Soukhanov, p.1606). Savannah has been called that gently mannered city by the sea and indeed it is, with Spanish moss hanging from the huge oak trees and the shine of the moon reflecting off the pillars of Savannah’s grand mansions

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    their charisma. Two such figures stand proudly as the focus of the two books to be discussed. The first book, written by New York journalist John Berendt, entitled Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil recounts the many and varied acquaintances of its author as he embeds himself deeper into the unique culture of Savannah. In many ways the people Berendt describes seem too perfect in

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    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt      The book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil was written by John Berendt and was 388 pages long. This was a non-fiction story of the beautiful town of Savannah, Georgia. John Berendt was a reporter who lived in New York and one night while dinning out he realized that one plate of food cost him the same amount of money that it would to fly to Savannah. So he did and he found himself in love with the city and

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    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt works it’s suspenseful antics in a mystery filled book set in the 1980’s. Full of quirky characters and southern gothic tone, Berendt takes the reader through the community of Savannah, Georgia while portraying a life of illusion that surrounds the gossiping members. While there is intriguing description, which is portrayed in a strong narrative style, the excessive amount of characters takes away from this piece of literature. When a young

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    REPORTER: The reporter/Counselor (Beth) called with concerns for the victim, Allison. On Friday 08/25/2015), Allison (victim) told another parent (unknown) her brother (Stephen) burned her with a cigarette (unknown when). The burn mark appeared to be a week old and it was on her left leg above her knee. Stephen purposely burned the victim, according to the reporter. The reporter said there is an “old burn mark” on Allison’s right lower arm from a “hair straightener”. The reporter said Briana accidentally

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    Scene 1 In the inner city area of Detroit, a freshman class sits in a English classroom waiting to hear their assignment for the day. JOHN. (walks in with TIM). Hey so are we still on to shoot basketball today after school? TIM. Sure, but I need to get all of my homework finished first. JOHN. Are you serious? You actually do your homework? TIM. Of course! JOHN. Why? TIM. Well, I am going to attend college one day. TEACHER. (interrupts the small talk) Okay students, get out your notebooks. Today

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    The another one passed by, followed by other two. When Edward saw that the old man was not using any effort to seek help from either of the riders, he was tired and decided to leave the old man alone. After a while, the last horseman by the name John Denis neared the spot where the old man had sat like a snow statue. As this one came near, the old man caught the horseman’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving a helpless old man a

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    John Tyree is a young man who serves as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. John is from Wilmington, North Carolina, which is a popular tourist town with the largest port in the state. He is tall and muscular with short brown hair, tattoos, and brown eyes. John speaks with the politeness of a true southern gentleman. His speech can be described as reserved, though he does speak from the heart when he feels it is necessary. John is a Christian, but also believes in fate and luck. He was baptized as a child

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    SILVER JUBILEE OF ELENA AND KENNETH 14th JAN,2012 ENTRANCE You by my side that’s how I see US ….. I close my eyes and I can see US …we’re on our way to SILVER MILE STONE… our secret dreams have all come true ….. I see the church I see the people …your folks and mine happy and smiling

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