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    her life, which may have left something to be desired to the reader because the phrase implies that the narrator was looking through a window at fields of grain, which can get boring and repetitive with time. Finally, the Setting Sun represents the end of her life, as a setting sun is the signal to the end of a day. In this case, Dickinson is comparing the narrator’s life with a day via metaphor. The journey that Death takes the narrator on helps show that Death is kind and compassionate towards his

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    the other kids because she is different in which the author includes setting, conflict, and a climatic moment. One thing in this passage the author uses to convey the theme is setting. The setting of this story takes place in Venus. The setting plays a part in the story because all the kids in the school have always lived on Venus except Margot. Margot lived on Earth for 4 years. She was there long enough to remember the sun. The other kids were too young. All the kids do not like her for this

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    analogous to the speaker’s life flashing before her eyes. As the speaker’s mortal life ends she notes, “We passed the Setting Sun— // Or rather—He passed Us—” (Line 12-13). The passing of the setting sun appears to serve a different purpose in the poem than the previous passing mentioned. The speaker’s observation of passing the setting sun, then rephrasing the statement and saying the sun passed us could show the superiority of nature. Part of Dickinson’s poem is about the inevitability of death, and

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    Fear can control peoples’ actions. This is demonstrated in two very different texts. One is titled A Raisin in the sun and the other is titled Eveline. A Raisin of the Sun is by Lorraine Hansberry and Eveline is by James Joyce. These works of literature were done at different times and by authors with very different backgrounds. A Raisin in the sun and Eveline have the same story line, but uses different styles of writing, elements, and outcomes to express the significance of the character’s behavior

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    MU2.8 Contribute to the support of the positive environments for children and young people 3.1 Explain how to effectively care for children and young people’s skin, hair and teeth In every setting it is essential that children’s learning curriculum for personal care covers their skin, hair, teeth and overall personal hygiene. When teaching about skin, children and young people should be encouraged to wash their hands after using the toilet or before eating. We should also encourage them to wash

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    it also focuses on how Margot’s previous life on Earth separates her from the other children. Bradbury uses the setting on Venus in an array of ways, all of which give the story more depth, he uses the location to “create” characters and to set the mood of the

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    Emily Dickinson’s, “Because I Could Not Stop From Death.” portrays themes of love, death, self-identity, and immortality. In her poem, Dickinson uses themes of immortality, mortality, and death. The central idea of this poem is about death, which depicts it as a kind gentleman taking the narrator on the journey to their grave, and eventually their afterlife. In the beginning of the poem, Dickinson ironically illustrates the journey of the narrator traveling to their own grave as relaxed, calm, and

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    “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality (Lennon)”. In Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play, A Raisin in the Sun, the African- American Younger family lives in a small rugged apartment. They are faced with the struggles of racism, self-pride, and dreams deferred. Young Walter Lee Younger dreams of being a respectable man able to provide for his family but is set back by his family’s heritage and lack of wealth. Hansberry’s renowned play has been transformed into

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    life to perfectionalize her writing. It was during this period of isolation that Dickinson wrote some of her greatest work, for instance “ Because I Could Not Stop For Death” published in 1890 after her death. Personification, symbols, and the setting are use to illustrate and maintain the strong theme of death through the poem. Death is given human characteristics. Dickinson personifies death as a suitor who is kind and polite. He goes out of his way to take the poet on a carriage ride. She

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    situations. Ray Bradbury’s childhood reappears in two of his short stories named “Marionettes, Inc.” and “All Summer in a Day” by using setting to develop conflict in the stories, developing a common theme, and using diction to develop mood and tone. Ray Bradbury’s childhood influenced his two short stories named “Marionettes, Inc.” and “All summer in a day by using setting to develop conflict in the stories. For starters, the story “All Summer in a Day” takes place on the planet Venus. On Venus, it rains

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