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    appealing and full of elements. For Longfellow it was “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”..In the poem, “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”, the theme to me is surrounded around the fact of life goes on. The rise and fall of the tides in the ocean represent the way life is a roller-coaster and it goes up and down and never slows down. An example to relate to the theme is when Longfellow says “The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveller to the shore, and the tide rises, the tide falls.” While he

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    figurative language, foreshadowing, irony, and themes. Two of the greatest short stories would be “The Story of the Hour” by Kate Chopin published in 1895 and “The Machine that Won the War” by Isaac Asimov published in 1961. They have been praised by many for their use of irony in these short stories. Therefore, I will be comparing and contrasting “The Story of the Hour” and “The Machine that Won the War” in types of irony, foreshadowing, and themes used for the short stories. In addition, I

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    enhances understanding of Goldings basic fable, although it certainly figures as a clue to the theme.”In the Novel, Lord of the Flies, Golding uses a multitude of themes that allude and reveal his intention for writing the novel. He also uses allegorical symbols to reveal his myriad of themes encircling his novel in his characters, settings, and symbols representing simple objects. The most common themes of them all that is used throughout the entire novel the loss of innocence in the face of adversity

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    people. Because of this, the name of this thematic unit is “Don’t Judge a Book by It’s Cover,” and focuses on the importance of not drawing conclusions about people based on appearances or initial observations. The text set for this unit reflects this theme, as the books and resources included deal with characters or stories dealing with prejudice or discrimination. My hope is for middle school students to think deeply about their own prejudices and

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    The very first music piece started off slow but then flutes and chimes came in and took the song to a different level. It then later on has the same type of beat which helps it continue to flow. I really like the flute solo that was played around the middle of the song. In the next song it starts out as if it is a church choir. The song sounds serious and probably takes part of some ritual or ceremony. The third song sounds very inviting and calm. This song also is song by a choir or a group of

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    Shel Silverstein is a popular American cartoonist, singer, songwriter, playwright and author. He is mostly known for his children books including the popular, The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends. Surprisingly, Shel Silverstein did not always care for children literature. In fact, he criticized the sappy endings of happy children stories. However, he was eventually convinced by a friend to transform stereotypical children’s book and he able to become successful in creating clever and humorous

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    end of her life, the reader is able to understand her thoughts and feelings, and feels how the elderly woman is struggling with coming to terms with dying. The themes in this

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    strategies, and triangulation of data sets for more robust findings (86). Audiotape recordings, researcher observations and intentional debriefings after each focus group were used to document the focus group sessions. The researchers constructed themes and dimensions in an attempt to identify the messages communicated in the focus group sessions. The idea of multipass strategies is to continue data analysis until no new findings or insights emerge. The focus of the study using SARA was on the

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    "The Gift of the Magi” is a heartwarming short story by O. Henry. To different readers, different themes may be more palpable than the rest, and as the audience read through this story, they began to notice that there were many different topics that all tied together to form one narrative. The story is of a young woman, Della, who lives in poverty with her husband. Although, she is determined to get a Christmas gift for her loved one. Della ends up cutting and selling her luxurious, brown waves

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    Summary Of Lysistrata

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    the readers face due to the comical events that occur. However, comedy is not the only thing that becomes apparent within the play. Throughout the work of Lysistrata there are three themes that become apparent during this play: peace and harmony, control by gender, and politics. Peace and Harmony is the central theme in the play. Lysistrata is out to end the prolonged war. After consideration on how to accomplish her wishes, and idea finally arises. Lysistrata holds a meeting with all the women to

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