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    In T.S Eliots “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, Eliot constructs a plot that is worked into the theme and grounded into the story. He creates various illustrations of symbolic material through the character of Prufrock. Troubled Prufrock struggles with insecurity, in an isolated setting, while comparing himself to famous mythology. In T.S Eliots “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, Eliot establishes a plot that stirs questions and provokes thoughts and feelings throughout this poem. As Eliot

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    society that hides underlying deterioration and exposes a stark contrast between the glamorous lives of the wealthy and the that of the rest of society. New York, initially painted very vividly, is depicted as “racy” and “adventurous” with a “constant flicker of men and women and machines,” a result of the rapid growth and industrialization that characterized the American identity and dream, especially in the Roaring Twenties. Nick’s description of his own experience in New York, called an “enchanted

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    The impact of this restriction is demonstrated by researchers McClelland, Flicker, Nepveux, Nixon, Vo, Wilson, and Proudfood (2012). In this study, ten participants with intellectual and learning disabilities who identified on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum engaged in semi-structured interviews and focus groups that attempted to understand their knowledge and experiences related to sexual health, sexual orientation, and gender identity. After coding this information, researchers found two prominent themes:

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    Curiosity is Key Albert Einstein, who is a renown scientist once said, “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” Curiosity is the key to success because it has the ability to create and expand knowledge. In Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver, Jonas’s most powerful character trait is his curiosity about life. One shows curiosity by questioning the world, experiencing new things, and examining unknown objects. To begin, when a person contemplates what

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    me. I reluctantly looked towards my bedroom window. I just stared at it for how long I don’t know, it felt like days. The feeling I was experiencing was so bad I felt like crying and screaming. But I didn't, I noticed that the candles started to flicker which was a first for how many weeks I been lightening them. I feel a draft of wind coming from somewhere, where from I cannot not say. From lying on my back, I felt the need to lie on my side facing the candles and to have window in full view as

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    and eagles during migration, and attacking hawks in their territories during breeding season. Kestrels compete over the limited supply of nesting cavities with other cavity-nesters, and sometimes successfully fight off or evict bluebirds, Northern Flickers, small squirrels, and other competitors from their chosen sites. Kestrels have a fairly limited set of calls, but the most common one is a loud, excited series of 3-6 klee! or killy! notes lasting just over a second. It's distinctive and an

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    FX's hit suspense series 'American Horror Story' is continuing to become successful, despite some lapse in ratings for the past couple of weeks. The show managed to rise above it and regain those lost viewers. As for the critics, well the industry is basically saying, "it's not that bad." The show is amazing for the audience except for one thing, and apparently it is Lady Gaga's acting skills. She is having anxiety issues regarding this and her doctor told her not to get off meds. The ratings of

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    The Maple Tree I remember it like it was yesterday. A couple years back, my backyard had to share its grass with a maple tree. This tree wasn’t a typical tree; this monstrosity stood at almost 90 feet tall and extended across my entire yard. I attempted to wrap my eight year-old arms around the trunk, but I had better luck trying to bend steel with my hands. I stepped outside once, and asked my dad why the grass was brown. He replied simply, “When’s the last time you saw the Sun touch the grass

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    Having been nurtured by a rather sensible and overall educated family, both my academic and career goals are set up astonishingly high. I'm an incredibly ambitious person, and I never have any problems whatsoever to achieve my goals. I've grown up in the exceedingly beautiful air of freedom, knowledge wealth and the precious book libraries. William Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jane Austen, Suzanne Collins,Rumi, you name the time era, I can name the book consisting of the specific

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    The sky rumbles with thunder as the charcoal clouds roll over the excessively dark rough watered lake. The clouds are so thick and dark that only a few flickers of light, from the moon, shine through. The depth of the lake appears to have no end, as if anything would get lost if caught in its’ rough currents. Thick and high grass cover the water’s edge. The air becomes thick and icy, making it hard for anyone to breathe. It is the kind of icy feeling that fills the whole entire body, consuming every

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