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    Loch Ness Monster Myths

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    The Loch Ness Monster, affectionately known as ‘Nessie’, is known globally as the cryptozoological lake monster that lives in Loch Ness. This freshwater lake, which is located in the Scottish Highlands, is approximately 37 kilometres long, roughly 226 metres deep, and is supposedly home to the large lake monster named Nessie. (Wikipedia.com/LochNess) This urban legend known as the Loch Ness Monster has apparently been sighted several times over many hundreds of years. Almost all descriptions of

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    Handicap is the step to success. When you overcome it, you are getting closer from the success. Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea describes the life of a old man whom had gone eighty-four days without taking a fish. One of the important themes of this book is hard work, hope and never gives up makes miracle happen. In order to develop this theme, Hemingway uses the literary and rhetorical devices of imagery and repetition. Hemingway introduces the theme through the usage of imagery. As

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    Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism in a lot of different ways in this book, but one of the most distinguishable ways he uses symbolism is to try and represent women and men through different characters in the book. Early in the book when the old man is on the boat he starts to think about the ocean. He brings up the fact that he thinks about the ocean as la mar, which is the feminine form of the ocean in Spanish. On page 30 he says “and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help

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    Rocky Vs Hemingway

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    One might think that destruction is like defeat, but it is not. Think of it like someone rebuilding a house after it was destroyed by a storm; the house might have fallen apart, but it is not gone forever, it is eventually going to return better than ever. The parable, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway shares similar characteristics with the boxing drama Rocky directed by John G. Avildsen. The Old Man and the Sea is set in a fishing village near Havana, Cuba during the 1940s, and Santiago

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    Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist who was credited with having a major impact on the fictional writings of the 20th century. His writings have influenced many people through his life experiences seen throughout many of his stories. In “Hills like White Elephants” Hemmingway uses multiple literary devices throughout the story. Three of these devices are imagery, symbolism, and a metaphor. Hemmingway uses imagery in his story when he calls his girlfriend a jig. A jig is a device use to trick

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    ideology is emphasised through the patent detached tone present throughout the novel. In addition, Bateman reveals that he “feels like an automaton”. This suggests that his depersonalisation has led to him living in a pseudo-reality. It is reasonable to suggest that Bateman has created a false reality in his mind that does not actually exist. It could be argued that this is probable as consequently, his depersonalisation eradicates his reliability as it hinders his ability to understand the surrounding

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    Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” tells a story of a couple whose relationship has come to a crossroads. The story takes place at a train station set between Barcelona and Madrid, and serves as a stopping point rather than a final destination. Therefore, the main characters Jig and the American man must decide where to go and, specifically, whether to go with each other and continue their relationship. An analysis of setting in “Hills Like White Elephants” illustrates how making life

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    Adversity is a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune. Ernest Hemingway shows how adversity can affect someone in many ways through the individual's actions. In the novella, The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway shows how a person can overcome hardship and adversity through persistence and tenacity. Hemingway utilizes a wide variety of literary devices such as alliteration, characterization, and allegory to prove the overcoming of adversity. Santiago, the protagonist

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    Hemingway vs Faulkner Both Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner were popular writers during the twentieth century. Being that their writings were written in the same time period, they both share similar rhetorical strategies in their works. Although, Hemingway and Faulkner also differed in some of their writing styles. Hemingway and Faulkner both maintained depressing and gloomy tones throughout their pieces, as well as the use of increased description and the implementation of pathos. However,

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    American Psycho Patrick Bateman is a 26-year-old investment banker, living in the 80's New York. On the surface he's rich, attractive and charming. But behind his successful façade rests a soulless serial killer. When he's not committing murders or having sex, he's worrying about how the world perceives him. But is Patrick really a killer? He admits to his crimes to his friends, but everyone thinks he's joking or ignore him completely, and to Patrick's dismay the bodies seem to be disappearing

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