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Dictionary Exercise
The act of retrieving definitions from various sources is something that I have
personally never experienced before. In our current society and educational system, even
as an English major, I find it rare that any student l
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2/20/12
EN 212
Professor Dansdill
Of Books Reading
Their practice is a contradiction, a binary give and take of creation and absorption. One
must read in order to write, while yet another must write in order to be read. In writing about the
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Theory Response 3
The Inseparable Nature of Love and Money
The Great Gatsby is a novel that utilized themes relating to certain facets of
human society in order to achieve the level of renown it now holds in the literary sphere.
F. Scott Fitzg
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Theory Response Assignment #1
Structuralism: The Role of Disunity in Criticism
There exists no author, dead or alive, that lived and wrote without exterior
influences on the words that flowed out of his mind and on to the page. Every thought,
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Style in Society: Failures to Implement Style as a Requirement
Style, a distinctive manner of expression, as defined by Merriam Webster,
remains intact in both American English written and oral forms of communication. This
American style is un
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EN 212
Timothy Dansdill
Quinnipiac University
5/7/12
The Conversational Element: Identifying the Voices of the Personal Essay
The purpose of the essay is to illicit discussion and thinking among those who
read. Thoughts and observations are wr
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A Golden Past and Future: The Role of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past
-F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgeralds famous work, represen
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EN 212
Timothy Dansdill
Quinnipiac University
3/19/12
Its the Alcohol Talking: Drowning the Mask in the Drink of the Gods
The first beer with Dad is a milestone in nearly every young mans life. Although
it may not be his first taste of the del
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1/30/12
EN 212
Professor Dansdill
Concrete and Abstract Masks
The heartfelt story of Lucy Grealy cannot be recanted with the same power and
emotion by any other than herself. The life of a young woman, full of promise, being
prematurely ended
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2nd Response Paper
Biased History
Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, is credited with the
quote, History is written by the victors. The history of any entitya country, culture,
or populationnever represents a wholesome,
