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Samuel Clemens was an American writer and humorist who’s best work is shownby broad social satire, realism of place and language, and memorable characters. Clemens was born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His family moved toHannibal, Mississippi when he was four. There he received a public school education. Samuel Clemens was a difficult child,…

Attention Getter and Relate to Audience: I believe in the tapping of cleats, the thud off basketball, the crack of a baseball, and the boom off starting pistol. I believe in the roar of the crowd, and the silence off pre-game prayer. I believe In brotherhood, leadership, and excellence. 2. Establish Credibility: As a child…

In The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, 30 pilgrims went on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. They would go to visit the late Thomas Beckett, and say their thanks to God. The characters Chaucer introduces on this pilgrimage however, are from many different walks of life and have a plethora of ranging stories and views….

When contemplating the feelings that arise when a loved one is gone, I personally felt devastated by the loss of my dearest companion. However, I did not yearn for solitude during that period. Instead, the presence of my family and friends provided solace. Engaging in conversations with them and reminiscing about my departed friend brought…

They also both wanted to be chief, even though only one was chosen. Their need to be leader is what made them become enemies, even though Jack did have control over the choir, or “hunters”. Jack became obsessed with hunting pigs and did not do his job of keeping the signal fire going. The fire…

The story “Everyday Use” uses irony to create a story full of dynamic characters and an interesting plot line. n her short story “Everyday Use,” Alice Walker takes up what is a recurrent theme in her work: the representation of the harmony as well as the conflicts and struggles within African-American culture. is essentially an…

Dyspepsia Imagine living in the most undesirable society, a society where the government watches and controls everything you do, a society in which you have no individual choice. There is no independence, no freedom, and no personal thought. This is a dyspepsia society. The word “dyspepsia” traces its roots back to the Greek word “days”…

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is an exploration of the difficulty of obtaining and sustaining individuality in a constricting society that revolves around fixed stereotypes. This theme is developed throughout Ibsen’s play in various ways that effectively communicate his opinion of society. Among the techniques used to accomplish this are his use of set and…

“And then, neutralizing gravity with love and pure will, they remained suspended in air inches below the ceiling, and they kissed each other for a long, long time. It was then that Diana Moon Slammers, the Handicapper General, came into the studio with a double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun. ” It was then that the television station…

As my classmate, Ethan Salem, said in his historian’s report, the book, “Sula” has a distinct secondary focus to the relationships between parents and their children. In the story “Sula”, we witness a friendship between two friends fade away through the years as they grew. Betrayal serves as the main cause of the halt in…