It is a truly gripping story, told in a lean, hard, athletic narrative prose that, in a way, puts other great works of literature to shame". ... (Marital) This too is a suggestion of the mastery of the English language demonstrated in the works of Ernest Hemingway: the ability to say things without actually stating them, the power of the unspoken word. ... Hemingway is frequently contrasted with the lurid and excessive prose of 19th century writers because his works marked a stark shift in the practice of modern writing. ...

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• Approx Pages: 21
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

If you're from the American south, you may feel that you share a unique bond with other southerners. Traditions, values, speech patterns, and even favorite foods bind them together in a way that "outsiders"" may find hard to understand. Pulitzer Prize winning contemporary author Rick Bragg builds up...

• Word Count: 4108
• Approx Pages: 16
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• Grade Level: High School