Both poems benefit from the sudden change of tones providing the backbone for their sense of belonging and place. Our sense of place can be heavily influenced by our surroundings, landscape and connections. ... However it also becomes the turning point in the poem as the tone begins to change. ... The tone of the poem begins to change as the persona reflects on her lost connection with the landscape. ... Hence it is evident that our connections and landscape can heavily influence our sense of identity both positively and negatively....

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Progressive Life In his play, Our Town, Thornton Wilder uses a unique structure in comparison to other plays. ... He creates scenes that are universally understood by any person in any town. This approach gives the play an overall positive tone because a person enjoys reading a piece of literature that can be related to his or her own life. ... The cemetery serves as the setting; however, he puts great emphasis on the beauty of the surroundings, grieving rituals, immortality, and eternity to avoid changing his positive tone into a negative and morbid one. ...

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Throughout the play "Our Town-, Thorton Wilder brings up the upsides to living in a small town. ... The setting of "Our Town- is crucial to the meaning of Wilder's play, as indicated by the title. "Our- town really refers to Grover's Corners, an imaginary small town located in New Hampshire, just across the Massachusetts line. By referring to the setting as our town, Wilder is indicating that the place has universal appeal as an ordinary small town. ... [Our Town] is an attempt to find a value above all other prices for the smallest events of our daily life. ...

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The tone in The Chrysanthemums, by John Steinbeck gave me a sense of envy toward men. ... That right there changes her whole tone from being happy with everything that she has and is. ... When the two of them drive into town, she asked about the fights that her husband wanted to see. ... I think the author has set the tone of this story very well. ... This way of thinking is strongly engraved in the minds of our society, but slowly the views are starting to shift where women can become the providers and men become the stay home parents and tenders of the home. ...

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Particularly, we realize and observe the decay of nature while analyzing our own lives. ... When the speaker starts to talk of the skunks, the tone of the poem starts to shift from negative to a more positive, uplifting tone. ... This helps to switch the tone of the poem from drearyto a more lighter, happier tone.. As the speaker later "stand[s] on top/of our back steps and breathe the rich air" (43-4) he insights into a brighter tone. He makes it seem better because he suggests that he is not alone when he says they are on "our back steps"(44). ...

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The tone of any specific place is affected by the surroundings and also by the people present. ... (Pg. 5)" The grass growing on the sidewalks shows that Maycomb is kind of an wild/untamed town. ... Putting this together, you can determine that this a very old fashioned town, giving you a very mild calming tone. The second example is in which Scout describes the Radley Place: "The Radley Place jutted into a sharp curve beyond our house. ... This gives the house a haunted spooky tone. ...

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The tone that Megan has used throughout her piece of writing was descriptive, emotional, passionate and powerful. All these different types of tones help create the piece of writing to become very descriptive and very powerful. The first few paragraphs capture our attention because they are filled with detailed word and it is in a friendly tone; "It is the best mango season of the decade, and the air is bursting with the smell of over-ripe fruit. ... Megan Jacobson has used many similes and metaphors, "A town where one end is a seashell's throw from the other. ... Megan used this anecd...

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The poem begins with, "Once riding in old Baltimore, / Heart-filled, / head-filled with glee/" It begins to describe someone who is riding into Baltimore for a trip of some sort, happy about his/or her arrival into town. Not long after that incident he/or she sees a boy starring straight at them as they are coming into town. ... The tone changes at this point though the next lines in the poem read, "And so I smiled, / but he poked out His tongue, / and called me, "Nigger". /" This is the change in tone, from excited to be in Baltimore, to being almost slapped in the face by another child fro...

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This increases our affinity with Arthur, and also gives us the sense of the passing of a martyr, and something God ordained. ... The tone of Tam O"Shanter is entirely different. ... The first twelve lines give us first a brief but vivid impression of market day at a country town, with the evening closing in, and then an equally vivid picture of the farmer's wife waiting suspiciously at home for his return. ... The way in which language, and in particular, imagery is used is also of vital importance to our emotions whilst reading the two poems. ... This use of rhyme is very importance be...

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Another aspect of the narrators that flows to both stories is a male toned narrator. In Miss Emily the narrator describes the actions of women in the town with a alien method. Almost bewildered by the actions of the women in the town. "The day after his death all the ladies prepared to call at the house and offer condolence and aid, as is our custom-(Faulkner 972). This phrase almost seems like he is criticizing the custom of the town. ...

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Shirley Jackson's The Lottery written in 1948 was a very well written piece of work that was very dependent on its characters to set the tone of the story. The director of the film version of The Lottery, filmed in the nineteen sixties, also used the characters to place the overall tone of the film. ... When it is decided that Tessie was going to take her position in the traditions withheld in their town, she became quite outraged as very accurately depicted in the film. ... Characters that were otherwise inanimate except for in our imaginations became mobile and able to be evaluated m...

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This quote shows the constant innovation that occurred in the forming of our country and still arises today. ... Even though our country is established we face change every second of every day between population, laws, technology and even weather. ... As Irving is describing the town we learn of the inn that Rip Van Winkle spends most of his days at, sitting on the bench and gossiping with the townspeople. ... The tone changes once Rip awakes to a bright sunny morning with the birds chirping. ... The tone begins to change to confusion. ...

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We started our news bulletin with a view to do something different. ... Our presentation was also meant to go against the dominant ideology. ... We decided to have the presenter standing up against a screen, this screen could be one toned colour as not to distract the viewers attention, but this screen would not be earth tone colours because that would be too dull. ... When it was time for the reporter on the streets, or "Man about town" as we called him, he would be similar to the presenter; casual, laid back, normal accent. ... I think our Bulletin successfully challenges the dominant id...

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William Faulkner: "A Rose for Emily" In "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner's use of imagery sets a tone for the general theme of the story, death. ... Faulkner starts the story by vividly describing the way in which Emily's family was revered in the town. ... Emily became identified in the town as a "tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation." ... The people of the town not only respected Miss Emily they seemed to be afraid of her. ... In our culture, we have come to view an old woman of this statue with high respect and admiration. ...

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Stockmann, Ibsen justifies his belief of the conformity existent in society, requesting a change, alteration and transformation in our fondness to listen to the popular belief, wanting a greater minority to stand-alone and separate from the commonwealth. ... Ibsen establishes the importance of these Baths, referring to them as the "artery,"" "nerve center- and "throbbing heart of the town,"" all notably important body parts of a human (1.17). ... Stockmann's strenuous task, persuading and convincing the leaders of the town, becomes unattainable in the midst of the political corruption ...

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William Faulkner: The Dying Rose of Emily In "A Rose for Emily", William Faulkner's use of imagery sets a tone for the general theme of the story, death. ... Faulkner starts the story by vividly describing the way in which Emily's family was revered in the town. ... Emily became identified in the town as a "tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation" (Knickerbocker, 3). ... The people of the town not only respected Miss Emily they seemed to be afraid of her. ... In our culture, we have come to view an old woman of this statue with high respect and admirati...

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The town square is described as being "between the post office and the bank;" every normal town has these buildings, which are essential for day-to-day functioning. ... Surely these two buildings would also be in any traditional town square! ... More and more the town's peculiarity begins to become apparent. ... Summers is particularly suitable for sunny, jovial Joe Summers; it emphasizes the surface tone of the piece and underscores the ultimate irony. ... We must re-evaluate our traditions, questioning their original purpose; otherwise we"re just letting ourselves be stoned....

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The extract that I am going to analyze consists of when Ed is at the meeting with some of the town's inhabitants. ... In the sweltering town hall all that we can see is a mass of what seems to be hand outs being waved around as fans. ... One thing that remains unclear in this scene is where our sympathies lie. ... Our sympathies on this scene change from being with the town's inhabitants to being with Ed. It is a very clever scene that subtly tones our point of view and makes us see how much the public is suffering with a table turning image of a lady who cant wait' 10-15 years...

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Looking at society from our own experiences and pass judgments, there is a point where a line must be drawn and wasting of human life is that line. ... The young kids gathered in the town square. ... When the men and women arrived, they brought with them a less jovial tone. ... The children and adults of this small town showed the tradition to be acceptable and honorable to their society. ... The black box holds the key between life and death to every person in the town. ...

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James Hendy, a native of the ghost town of Monrovia, Liberia narrates what his routine is on daily basis and how death is on his doorstep every day. ... In an emotional tone he utters "Every day I transport approximately eighty to ninety patients, sixty to be dead bodies within twenty-four hours ". ... After helping an infected relative in his home town of Monrovia, Liberia, Mr. ... Having the most busiest airports, we are highly at risk of becoming the next Liberia or Sierra Leon if we don't take the proper procedures to deter this dangerous virus from our wide shores, plus our beautiful...

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In 1908 the First Ward Ball was closed down for good, and an era ended. The First Ward Ball was probably the largest Bachanal outside of Mardi Gras, and involved a level of display not otherwise associated with the city of Chicago. The First Ward was also known as the Levee, the red light dis...

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In "Dr Heidegger's Experiment" Hawthorne uses his characters to describe how life experiences should have an impression in our lives... This is what caused for her to be an outcast with the town. "scandalous stories which had prejudiced the gentry of the town against her."... [Poor topic sentence -- How does the tone relate to your view of the theme?] The story has a scary tone to it. ...

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In other words, that problem is always in the back of our minds even after it's over. ... This enhances the idea that the boy plays by himself because he's "too far away from town" (line 25). ... With this in mind, Frost is suggesting that if we learn how to master our skill in imagining then it will increase the ability we have to handle any bad situation that might arise in our lives. ... The final way Frost gets the theme across of reality vs. imagination is through the tone used in the poem. ... The tone Frost uses proves that he prefers imagination rather than reality. ...

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It insinuates that although the town is vast and dark like a shadow, it is not real. ... It also makes the tone at this point sound bitter and critical, conveying his dislike of modern society. ... The use of the word 'and', the punctuation and the alliteration increase the pace of the poem, making the town seem crowded like a block of industry and bland because there is a sense of a loss of individuality and identity. ... The people in the town are describes as being a 'cut-price crowd' and 'simple' . ... The repetition of the word 'pure' suggests tha...

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Our songs represent gender stereotypically as the American White Male keeps the humankind safe from democracy as women are degraded to a second class. The stereotyping of women is seen in several areas of the media, in the lyrics to our popular songs and in our movies. ... His tone comes across deep and demanding, as he tells Barbie, "You"re my doll, rock-n-roll feel the pain, kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky." ... Towards the end on this song, Ken states to Barbie, "Come on jump in, be my friend, let's do it again, hit the town, fool around. ... This whole song sets a tone of...

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