Her Last Breath

PITRE, CD 2913942 HER LAST BREATH Submitted to Professor Bloom For the course ENGL 211 She arose at length and opened the door to her sister's importunities. There was a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory. She clasped her sister's waist, and together they descended the stairs. Richards stood waiting for them at the bottom. Some one was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard who entered, a little travel-stained, composedly carrying his gripsack and umbrella. He had been far from the scene of accident, and did not even know there had been one. He stood amazed at Josephine's piercing cry; at Richards' quick motion to screen him from the view of his wife. But Richards was too late. When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills. This passage is found at the end of the short story, The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin. The story is narrated by an unknown character in the third person. During the dénoument, the narrator describes Mrs Mallard's last steps of life, prior to meeting her husband. Mr Mallard, during the entire story, has been presumed dead. The third person narrator permits the writer the luxury of leveraging the magic of imagery, through analogies and comparisons, in order to describe the emotive experiences of Mrs Mallard. These

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Explain why different source languages contributed different types and different amounts of vocabulary to English before about 1600. Is English still borrowing from other languages? If not why not; and if so what is the main current source and which of th

Explain why different source languages contributed different types and different amounts of vocabulary to English before about 1600. Is English still borrowing from other languages? If not why not; and if so what is the main current source and which of the past episodes of borrowing does current borrowing most resemble? English has been borrowing from other languages ever since it came to these Islands in 5th Century. With every new wave of invaders, a new influence was brought to the language of what is now England. Even the initial contact of the 'English' invaders with the native Britons caused some few words to pass over into the English language. And we continue to borrow words and phrases from other languages, although to a lesser extent. There follows an examination of borrowings from the native Celtic languages, from the Old Norse of the Viking invaders, from the French of the Norman invaders, and from the Latin of Christian missionaries. The Celts had lived in the British Isles in various forms for centuries before the arrival of the 'English' tribes of northern Germany and Denmark. When these Germanic tribes did arrive, it would be natural to assume that the languages of the two peoples would mix and that one would fine many examples of Celtic borrowings in at least the Anglo-Saxon's Old English. Yet there is scant evidence for the Old English having borrowed from

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Two different places in The Water and the Blood by Nancy E. Turner

Two different places in The Water and the Blood Nancy E. Turner's novel, The Water and the Blood, focuses on Frosty Summers' life during the Second World War. The war gives Frosty Summers, an open-minded girl with a dysfunctional family, the chance to escape from her hometown Sabine and experience a better life in South California. She finds out that her close-minded, intolerant parents are only an obstacle for her: they are constantly trying to keep her from doing what makes her happy. But in the end, Frosty received enough intolerance from her family to realize that she has to leave Sabine to become the happy person that she wants to be. The Summers family is strictly religious and insists on their principles while Frosty walks through her life with curiosity and openness for the new and unknown. When Frosty joins the church service of the Missionary Way as the only white person, she realizes that the "colored" people aren't as bad as she was taught by her parents. She describes, "I loved how everyone moved to the music. Everything even the prayers, were sung in a rolling chant that had a rhythm to it." Frosty soon realizes that those people are very cheerful, and that she feels more comfortable in this church than in the one her family goes to. Since Frosty's parents behave like racists, they wouldn't like their daughter to go there, although it might make her happier

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Mummification.Many cultures believe in life after death, but the Egyptians believed that the body needed to be preserved in order to achieve an afterlife.

Mummification Many cultures believe in life after death, but the Egyptians believed that the body needed to be preserved in order to achieve an afterlife. They believed that protecting the body would guarantee a safe journey into the next life. They thought that death was only a small part of life and that eternal life could be ensured by the means of piety to the gods, preservation of the physical form through mummification, and the provision of sanctuary. The most important part in achieving life after death was mummification. Mummification was intended to make an everlasting body out of a decaying corpse in order to provide the Ka, or spirit, a home in the afterlife. The entire process of mummification took seventy days. Five very important steps that took place during mummification were: the embalming of the body, the removal of the brain, the removal of the internal organs, the drying out process, and the final procession (the burial ceremony). Shortly after death the body would be taken to a tent known as "Ibw", which is the place of purification. There the body would be thoroughly washed in a solution called natron, a disinfectant and desiccating agent consisting of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, which was primarily used to dry out the body. The body was then taken to another tent known as the "per nefer", the house of beauty, where the process of

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Woman In Black Evil Theme

"This is a story about evil: about how suffering and grief may warp a human personality and isolation compound those things, so that evil holds sway" -To what extent do you agree with this assessment of 'The Woman In Black'? I believe that there is no real transcendent definition of evil, but that evil is actually determined by the people's social, cultural background and acts throughout life. Hence, I agree with the assessment given above of The Woman In Black because her very essence as a character seems to be brought up around those traits mentioned above. Some people define being evil as not only inflicting pain and suffering on others but also as performing an act for either solely selfish materialistic reasons (i.e. power or revenge), and I believe that this definition fits perfectly with The Woman In Black. Under this definition of evil, Jennet Humfrye does not commit morally wrong acts for sincerely benevolent reasons, her reasons to why she creates such chaos in Arthur Kipps life is truly selfish; the killing of his original wife and son prove just this. However, disregarding whether the ends were to be considered morally wrong they would not be classified as evil, so long as they truly believed in the pursued higher goal. In her case, the higher goal would be the vengeance and justification for the trauma she was made to put up with whilst others did nothing but

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The Confederate Flag Controversy.

The Confederate Flag Controversy By: Chris Barfield Living in this diversified country, the one thing that everyone has in common is the fact that we all live under the American Flag. It symbolizes that this is the land of the free, and represents a part of this country's history just as the Confederate Flag does. The Confederate flag for some people is a symbol of racism and oppression. For others it remains a nostalgic source of pride. Still for others, it's simple design grants testament to that turbulent era in American history, where American stood against American, glared one another in the eye, and attacked with barely a thought as to why. Is history destined to repeat itself? Are we as Americans prepared to divide ourselves again over the Confederate flag? Will there ever be a day when at last man can sit back; taking with him one thing that has escaped unscathed from controversy? I think not! I fear we live in a restless society where issues like the Confederate flag will always be a problem. What symbol is so important that we spend years debating over, we waste lives fighting for, our best minds quarrelling over, and precious manpower defending? The answer is quite simple "The Flag." This simple but complex piece of material holds many different meanings for many different people. Since its conception in late 1861, the Confederate flag was designed to

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"How far is the Christian view of Sex and relationships an unfortunate product of it's time?"

20/09/2005 "How far is the Christian view of Sex and relationships an unfortunate product of it's time?" There are more and more issues facing Christians today surrounding sex and relationships. With social boundaries altering, the Church has become a target for it's strict rules about sexual conduct. In this day and age, the way we perceive sex has changed. Explicit images are used for advertising; sex scenes are commonplace in films and in soap land people swap and change partners as if they were trump cards! And instead of joining the prophets of disaster who see only trouble before us and who demand a return to the "good old days," we should acknowledge the changes and accept responsibility for directing them with all the rationality, foresight and skill of which we are capable. This would require the morphing of currently held Christian traditions. Our culture has compiled a bizarre array of irrational attitudes about sex. These seem to mainly stem from the Christian tradition and idea of sex as part of original sin. Some examples of the irrationalities are: ) Women as subordinate 2) A generally guilty feeling about sex as a pleasurable practice 3) Disapproval of masturbation and other sexual acts 4) The idea that sex should be seen as non-romantic and only for the procreation of children. The concept of original sin is recognised in the temptation story where Eve

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Why Does Such a Thing Exist? Hate.

Samit Patel Professor Bates March 15, 2003 Why Does Such a Thing Exist? "Just as you have the instinctive natural desire to be happy and overcome suffering, so do all sentient beings; just as you have the right to fulfill this innate aspiration, so do all sentient beings. So on what grounds do you discriminate?" ~Dalai Llama Hate is defined as having a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed. Hate is a very scary thing and there is much too much of it in the world. Hatred, racism, and differences are among the many traits that make up reasons for violence. Why do people judge one another? Why are people cruel enough to hurt other individuals because of the way they look, talk, or act? To go along with that, why are people cruel enough to hurt other individuals because of their sexual preference? God has chosen people to look different from one another, talk differently, act differently, and even have different sexual preferences. By no means should the differences between individuals, especially sexual preferences, lead to violence. In high school, I tried to make a difference by not singling out a certain group of individuals to be friends with. I tried to be friends with almost everyone in the school. However, I did not obtain the respect that I thought I would. I was subject to hate

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In all of us there is a bit of prejudice for something or someone.

INTRODUCTION In all of us there is a bit of prejudice for something or someone. Some will say it is not a prejudice but rather a preference, however I see this as a matter of semantics. In the story of Jesus' witness to the Samaritan woman we see Jesus overcoming these prejudices and setting a blistering pace for us to follow. The question may be asked, why this paper, and why now?" In my view the answer is simple. So often we "back seat" or "railroad" person for various reasons in the church. We see those who are not so educated being shoved aside to allow someone who is more educated, but probably not as gifted for that service, to take his place. (This may happen at my church only). Jesus in his witness to the Samaritan women gives us a first hand look at our treatment of others who we consider to be less than we are. We will look at the background to this discourse, "what is the big deal about Samaria?" In this paper we will also look at how John uses an earthly concept to reveal heavenly truths. More specifically we will look at John's usage of water in his gospel. We will end with an application that may prove relevant to all of us as Christians. BACKGROUND Jesus was facing strong opposition from the Pharisees. They never liked his popularity and sought ways and means to turn up the heat on him. He therefore decided that he would leave Judea and travel

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Placing a Biography in the Context of History

Asian American Studies 20A Tiffany Tsai 1619 2666 Placing a Biography in the Context of History GSI: Joanne Since her childhood in India, Pooja Sharma, aged twenty-three, believed she was destined for different things. "Since I was little, my mom says I was very different," she begins. "I just wanted to do something different. My sisters, after they were nine or ten, they'd starting painting their nails. I got into tae kwon do; I got my black belt. I used to beat up my sisters, my brother." She recalls visits to the hospital, where her sisters would look at needles and "pee in their pants," while Pooja wanted to touch those needles. Her father was from the Indian royal family and was disowned when he fell in love with and married her mother, a Nepalese. "He had to start from scratch. They had nothing." Her father became a "very, very successful" businessman, but when Pooja was twelve years old, he died of lung cancer and left the family with enormous debts. "Most of money, our property, went to paying them off. She [Pooja's mother] didn't have anything left... She lived a very rich life, and later, she had nothing," she explains. An opportunity for positive change arose five years later. Pooja, a top student recently accepted into medical school, was among the three of 500 applicants who were awarded scholarships to visit New York and explore

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