"A Separate Peace," takes place during wartime and at Devon's prep school for boys. ... This trip showed how the theme escaping reality progressed throughout the story by letting them go off on their own and away from school. ... Finny was a key component to the theme escaping reality because he saw how many of the students were caught up with the war and stress, and wanted to help them escape it by having an enjoyable game called blitz ball. ...

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He lived all by himself, in a separated room, in the barn, because he was black. ... Being separated like that made Crooks very lonely. ... When candy overheard George and Lennie's dream of getting a piece of land, he was willing to give more than his share to join. ... She was just a piece of property that Curley owned. ... Thus showing the theme of loneliness, the best, throughout the book. ...

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The intriguing theme of human frailty has made an appearance in many works of historical and contemporary artists, with some works even causing disturbance within the audience. ... Four artists that have included the themes of human frailty and mutation in their artworks are Peter Booth, Ryoko Suzuki, Gordon Bennett and Francis Bacon. ... Her photography piece, Bind, is the second piece included in this exhibition. ... Suzuki's artworks mainly focus on the theme of gender roles and society's portrayal and misconception of women. ... This installation piece also represents the startin...

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In each essay, the authors separate their styles using varying literary inclinations such as structure, tone and perspective. ... The use of these literary techniques helps to give a solid foundation to the theme. By using different tones and perspectives, the theme of gender roles in today's society takes a new shape and argument in each piece. ... Why would Gould end his piece in such a manner? ... Everyone is caught up with the fine line distinction between what separates each sex. ...

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Despite these pieces having separate themes and backgrounds they all seemed to mesh with the mixed feelings the snowy weather had invoked that night. ... This piece is written and composed by Dana Wilson and was my favorite performed that night. ... The tone of the piece alternates from jolting and heavily accented to a smoother flowing ride. ... As for the ending, this piece ended the same way it started. ... The different themes presented through the different compositions were accurately hit by the amazing CSU honor band. ...

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It is the wall that separates Minister Hooper and the rest of society. ... Hooper's face was behind that piece of crape, said the sexton. ... It is at this stage of the plot that Hawthorne separates his readers from the Puritans. ... It's as if people realize that the veil is nothing but a piece of crape, but yet enjoy tormenting Mr. ... Something as simple as a black piece of crape mixed with a Puritan society can destroy a Minister. ...

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Tad Williams, a science fiction writer who has written many books such as the series Shadowmark, once said, "We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we f...

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For example, some composers might only write for a specific instrument, and others might use a specific pattern of orchestration from piece to piece. ... The first and second violins are separate from the viola and cello. ... Bartok, again, composes major seconds separated by a half step. ... Usually, it seems Bartok would separate the two parts by a half step. ... The thematic material builds upon the original Mesto theme from the first movement. ...

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As time passes quickly, distance begins to separate us, and relationships are lost. ... Susan Point's carving, "The First People," shows us that although time and space may separate us, we are all connected. ... Her choice of materials fits into the overall theme of the piece. ... This piece also shows the importance of the connection between generations within a family. In this expertly incised piece, the faces are showing how information is passed along to future offspring. ...

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Exposition: Typically, an exposition in sonata form will be made up of 2 themes separated by a transitional section (traditionally drives to the cadence of the MC), ending with coda material. ... At the very beginning of the piece, Haydn gives us a taste of what is to come. ... Haydn rather than giving a clear new theme in mm. 18 simply restates the original theme in the relative major (D Major). ... He uses a N6 chord to mark the transition from Theme 1 to Theme 2 at 65 and at 69 he uses an Italian augmented 6th chord, which resolves to V and is how we come to our MC. ... He was able to show ...

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A piece of literature will be acknowledged with acceptation into a literary canon. Unfortunately, it is only when a piece of work is in the canon that it is legitimately analyzed. ... Now, unless there is a canon that separates children's and adult's literature, This argument cannot take place. ... Quality from my perspective has to to with how the literary piece catches my attention. ... If not that, they contain a moral lesson that guides the reader into understanding what things one should avoid to prevent the themes of dystopian fiction to become the salty favoring to the autobio...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Identity becomes a pronounced theme throughout his writing. Hughes piece, "I Too," is a perfect example of identity as a theme. ... This poem tells the story of an African slave who is told to eat separately from a white family when company is over. ... The identity of the speaker was a strong enough theme to make this poem famous. ... This piece of information about his early life goes to show where his fighting spirit came from. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The children end up breaking it into three pieces and, each taking a piece, go their separate ways. ... I think if you look deeper you can see the real theme of the book. These are my views on the book and what the main theme is. ...

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In the poem "The Tale of Sunlight," Soto utilizes dramatic monologue, form, word choice, simile, personification, imagery, magical realism, and theme to bring to life a dramatic situation in this culturally-minded piece. The dramatic situation in this piece is very extraordinary. ... In scanning the form of the poem, we can tell that it is free verse, and it is not separated into stanzas. ... Soto's main element in the piece, however, is his use of magical realism. ... Keeping magical realism in mind, I think that the theme is one of hope and optimism through hard times. ...

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Not only are his themes of rural poor American seen in the Haystack, they can also be seen in other works of his such as in his rendition of the nude goddess Persephone, "which also references the rural farmer and his work, and perhaps his hardships, within the seasons (CM).... These two paintings display a theme of "man working in harmony with nature," which was stated in the Haystack's information card but can clearly be associated with The Turning Road as well. According to the museum information card on Derain's piece, "choreographed forms of villagers all s...

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One difference is the desired effect each piece strived for. ... King did not feel it necessary to separate from America, but to unite it, unlike the Declaration of Independence. ... King's piece was a speech, meant to be heard by thousands of people. ... After comparing and contrasting these two pieces, it is easier to separate differences rather then combing similarities. ... Both pieces calling for rights and freedoms is the prominent theme for both, therefore they are more similar then they are different. ...

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Another character greatly affected by this particular theme, was Fantine. ... This piece of evidence from the book is essential because it explains that Marius never meets his father Pontmercy because he was a revolutionist. ... Not only was Marius from his father, but he was also separated from his soul mate, Cosette. ... This quote is very important to this theme of social injustice because in Mariuss perspective, he is constantly separated from Cosette. ... Marius was separated from both his father and his true love, Cosette. ...

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The piccolo plays its birdsong theme until bar 33, the end of the A section. ... The theme heard in bar 33 is inverted and extended in the violins. ... This theme seems to signal then ending of a section. ... The material then heard is music taken from the first movement of this piece, intoduzione. The texture is thick, with melodies often split into two separate parts. ...

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Movements such as Art Deco and Pop Art and styles such as the 1950's Kitsch and futuristic themes inspired them. ... The 1950's style designs and futuristic themes had inspiration from the art deco and pop art movements. ... The furniture was made to look like a piece of art rather than just a simple piece of furniture, using both expensive and cheap materials, varied styles and cultural sources. ... This piece of work looks more like a sculpture than a bookcase; a different colour is used to separate each piece of wood that the bookcase has been made from. ... This is a v...

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" Sammy Nestico arranged this piece. ... The Jazz Ensemble II began with a piece of, what seemed to me like, cool jazz. ... The overall melody of the song seemed to be a theme and was very conjunct. ... Speaking melodically about this song I would say it was very conjunct and had a theme to it. ... The solos consistently were conjunct and did not seem very separated within them. ...

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The novel Stephen Hero was originally written as Joyce's autobiography, which was reworked from the autobiographical piece entitled "Portrait of the Artist." This piece was written for a journal, but was rejected due to sexual content. ... It is only then, when he can separate women from the concept of sin that he is able to view their beauty freely. ... The theme of a bird in flight is prominent throughout Portrait of the Artist. ... This is a natural desire of man, to leave a piece of himself for posterity, in order to remain alive, so to speak, forever. ...

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The novel Stephen Hero was originally written as Joyce's autobiography, which was reworked from the autobiographical piece entitled "Portrait of the Artist." This piece was written for a journal, but was rejected due to sexual content. ... It is only then, when he can separate women from the concept of sin that he is able to view their beauty freely. ... The theme of a bird in flight is prominent throughout Portrait of the Artist. ... This is a natural desire of man, to leave a piece of himself for posterity, in order to remain alive, so to speak, forever. ...

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Set to a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute the overarching theme of sound monopolized on frightful elements and themes. ... This piece of music can be described as a Bagatelle, a short piece for a piano. ... The A section is the main theme throughout this piece, which is why it is repeated so many times. This piece consists of the Rondo form. It starts with the main theme, a development, returns to the main theme, has a second development, and finally returns to the main theme once more. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Every spring these two men get together and fix any damages that may have come to the wall that separates their two houses. ... This justifies the narrator's views of the irrelevance of the wall separating the two peers from one another. ... Frost wrote this poem in blank verse, using subtle assonance and undeveloped vocabulary, adding to the conversational tone of the piece. Without the use of structure or a definite rhythm, the style of this piece reflects the theme of the poem. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Brathwaite used these tools to express two separate tones and themes within his poem. In the first part of Ogun, the common theme between stanzas was the work that the carpenter performs. ... He was creating life within his wood piece, and it was taking shape. ...

• Word Count: 526
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• Grade Level: High School