... poems, dramas, short stories and even essays. Themes that a reader can relate to or that spark a memory of a similar experience are often enjoyed and are stimulating to the reader. A person looking at the poem "Oranges" by Gary Soto, (474) to analyze and critique it would use a formalist approach. The poem "Oranges" uses imagery and strong concrete words to create meaning in his poem. Soto ... a more descriptive picture and uses "used" car lot and "newly" planted trees as images against the cold December walk. As they walk into the drugstore the boy's actions and the description of the ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the doing the shuffle to make sense of the work I was doing was right for me and started to question how fulfilling it was for me. I started thinking of other things in my life I wanted to do and become. I started researching other professions and went on a variety of job interviews for positions out of my normal character to see if I could spark ... something inside me to kick start the level of success I wanted for myself. I had a passion for interior decorating, so I read up on that and started looking at schools ... someone else, like an out of body experience that was happening and ...

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... on their coffee table that was filled with Van Gogh paintings. I dawdled through the first several pages, but then I saw Irises. Again, it spoke to me. It gave me something to talk to the Hodgetts' about. It was the medium I had with them, the spark to the fire I was going to try and build. The tension released. An intellectual orgasm. Something to bring out "who I was."" I looked ... at the picture and saw the flowers for what they were. Wilted, but still beautiful. It reinforced ... the idea that nothing is perfect. The flowers weren't perfect, just as I wasn't, but they had no shame...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , relationships, and surfing. I often find that I waste more time thinking about the time and the effort the paper will take to complete, rather then actually working. Depending on the situation I may go to the gym or the beach in order to motivate myself to get my assignment done. Yet, I still ... that I must take in order to write well. For my paper analyzing Pink Floyd, I finally got myself to sit down one night and watch the one particular scene multiple times looking for interesting aspects of symbolism. After I felt that I had enough information as a background I began to make an .....

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... on their coffee table that was filled with Van Gogh paintings. I dawdled through the first several pages, but then I saw Irises. Again, it spoke to me. It gave me something to talk to the Hodgetts' about. It was the medium I had with them, the spark to the fire I was going to try and build. The tension released. An intellectual orgasm. Something to bring out "who I was."" I looked ... at the picture and saw the flowers for what they were. Wilted, but still beautiful. It reinforced ... the idea that nothing is perfect. The flowers weren't perfect, just as I wasn't, but they had no shame...

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... it would be a good idea to clone those animals and plants that are in jeopardy of extinction. This would help their species survive and hopefully end extinction of many of the beautiful plants and animals that were once plentiful on this earth. CLONING BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Bernstein, Maurice M.D. "Cloning of Humans." Feburary 27, 1997. http://www- hsc.usc.edu/~mbernste/ 2. Bernstein, ... delphi.com/patrickdixon/clonech.htm 5. Dr. Dixon, Patrick. "Headless Human Clones will Grow Organs in 10 Years." October 19, 1992. http://people.delphi.com/patrickdixon.frogs.htm 6. Voice of America. "The Eth...

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... old body in a dark room- Duror's recognition of this growing evil force prevents him from happiness and terrifies him. This compels the reader into feeling sympathetic toward him, as he would appear to have no control over these thoughts and feelings of being beyond redemption ... . You"d better get in then, Duror." The gamekeeper hesitated." This deliberate juxtaposition with the reference of the gates of heaven with the gates on the estate, in my opinion, is so that the reader appreciates the link between the two. Duror's hesitation is due to the fact that this evil force has such a gra...

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• Grade Level: High School