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    animal to climb that altitude. So far, the question with no straight answer WHY. Why did the leopard climb the mountain? How to explain logically what it was seeking there? How to explain what Harry was looking for, dying slowly at the foot of Kilimanjaro and struggling within himself with his sort of "writer's block"? Some could say Harry blamed the girl for their coming to Africa. Your bloody money - was the rude answer to the girl having complained about the very fact of their coming to the Black

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    Another film element that helps support Guggenheim’s ethos, pathos, and logos is camera work. In this film there are a lot of medium close ups that are used to make the audience feel more intimate with Gore. One example of a medium close up shot in this film is when Gore is off stage and working on his computer or when he is in the car traveling from place to place. Also, there is an extensive use of wide angle shots, which makes his topic seem more important. An example of this includes when he

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    Climate Tanzania represents a wealth of ecological diversity, ethnic diversity, and geographical diversity. It contains both the tallest mountain in Africa as well as the largest lake, and is a tourist hotspot for safaris and expeditions to Mt. Kilimanjaro. The citizens of Tanzania are utterly dependent on the weather for their two major businesses, agriculture and tourism. Thus, the climate of Tanzania is worth examining in greater detail. Tanzania has two distinct seasons, wet and dry. However

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    Describe the relationship, if any, of the boundaries in #1 to the features that you labeled in #2. There are many relationships between the boundaries noted in #1 and the features examined in #2. In fact, all the the features listed in #2 can be explained by plate tectonics. Over time, the shifting of the plates at divergent boundaries create great ocean trenches and volcanic hotspots ("Evolution of Continents and Oceans", 2016). Conversely, convergent boundaries pushing into each other create

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    masculinity from a character to showing his self-confidence, death from alcohol which is showing the self-injury, fatalistic heroism like the character, Schatz from the book, A Day’s Wait and nature from mountain and safari (Africa) in The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber or other books. Hemingway puts the meaningful themes and symbols through his experience and thoughts. There are major important themes in Hemingway’s books. First, men and masculinity is a main theme

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    awarded the Croce de Guerra with three citations and the Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare, which was the second highest Italian military decoration (McCaffery 46).         The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a collection of short stories emphasizing the conduct of a code hero. In the actual "Snows of Kilimanjaro" story, Hemingway uses the hero's guilt, frustration, and acts of destruction as tools to test his endurance (Geismar 60). Harry, the main character, faces death from gangrene, while at the

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    Hemingway’s “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Williams’ “A Streetcar named Desire,” and LaHiri’s “Sexy,” all portray moments of betrayal between the characters in the stories. Through the writings of these three authors there is a common theme of challenges of death and regret. Helen and Harry in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” have unspoken trials as Harry takes his wife, his life, and his writing all for granted. Stella and Blanche in “A Streetcar named Desire,” struggle with relationship issues that have

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    His detailed references and use of symbolism can be drawn from the known fact that Hemingway was an avid and enthusiastic hunter. In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, a similar interpretation exist for, Old Man ash the Bridge. As the old man worries about his pigeons he left among his cat and goats, which the narrator later refers to as ‘doves’. In both “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” and “Hills

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    As a brief preface, I chose to answer the first question. Realism, in strictest terms, was a literary movement that found it’s footing in the mid-1800s in France, quickly spreading its meaning into Europe, Russia, and the United States. Realism, itself, is all about allowing an author to use his or her words to illustrate the real world around them. Realist authors often wrote about ordinary citizens, such as you and I, and giving these characters a meaning that many readers wouldn’t initially

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    Hemingway loved nature and his stories transmit this love. They also reflect his belief that a man is just an animal among animals. This trait is present in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” and “Big Two-Hearted River” two of Hemingway’s stories. Both take place in a land where the civilized men have not destroyed its virginity and purity. But regardless of the purity of nature, death cannot be escaped. Death is a natural phenomenon and it accompanies all the living. In his stories, Hemingway’s joins life

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