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  • The Altalink C8000 Series Colour Multifunction Printer

    The Altalink C8000 Series Colour Multifunction Printer

    Your workgroups operate more efficiently and effectively with AltaLink. Manage, monitor and upgrade your entire fleet with our Embedded Web Server, or provide interactive training and support right from your desktop with our remote user interface. Fewer maintenance hassles, less IT support, high-capacity paper trays and the ability to print on varying paper sizes add up to increased uptime and greater productivity. Scanning, printing and faxing can be done simultaneously, allowing for multitasking during peak periods - and your choice of finishing options means you can configure your AltaLink device for any work environment and

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    Submitted: November 24, 2017 By: Caldwell Partners
  • The Black Cat and Tell Tale Heart

    The Black Cat and Tell Tale Heart

    “The Black Cat” and “Tell-Tale Heart” Introduction Imagine the 19th century, on a cold dark night the wind is blowing in the trees and the leaves are blowing away. You have just gotten off work to go get some food, you quickly walk home through the dark, cold night. You are on the couch eating and you hear something fall, you get up to see what had fallen nothing seemed to be out of place. You hear something move, so you are a little scared. You go back to the couch and continue to eat

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    Essay Length: 1,321 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2018 By: Kynziejane
  • The Black Cat and Tell-Tale Heart

    The Black Cat and Tell-Tale Heart

    “The Black Cat” and “Tell-Tale Heart” Introduction Imagine the 19th century, on a cold dark night the wind is blowing in the trees and the leaves are blowing away. You have just gotten off work to go get some food, you quickly walk home through the dark, cold night. You are on the couch eating and you hear something fall, you get up to see what had fallen nothing seemed to be out of place. You hear something move, so you are a little scared. You go back to the couch and continue to eat

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    Essay Length: 1,321 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2018 By: Kynziejane
  • The Cask of Amontillado

    The Cask of Amontillado

    Analysis of "The Cask of Amontillado" The usage of literary devices in the writings of Edgar Allan Poe are quite prevalent. In Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado" he continues his notorious dark, chilling, and murderous tone, with that he deploys several literary devices such as symbolism, irony, and foreshadowing to convey them. One of the more intriguing devices used in this short story is symbolism, two strong illustrations are the Montresor family motto and their family shield. Both of these compelling examples symbolize the fate of Fortunato coming to an end by the

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    Submitted: November 2, 2016 By: taadams
  • The Catcher in the Rye and the Wasp Factory - Comparison Essay

    The Catcher in the Rye and the Wasp Factory - Comparison Essay

    A comparative study of the treatment of isolation and alienation from society in J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” and Iain Banks’ “The Wasp Factory” with reference to symbolism, narrative voice and setting. S. N. Behrman once said, about “The Catcher in the Rye” that Holden Caulfield “is gasping in the avalanche of disintegration around him.”[1] This statement is appropriate for both novels main protagonists as they both experience this avalanche which eventually overcomes them and results in their complete isolation. Both novels are written in first person and focus on teenage boys, Holden

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    Submitted: January 22, 2019 By: Dhall132
  • The Company Man by Ellen Goodman

    The Company Man by Ellen Goodman

    The Company Man” In “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman, the narrator portrays clear resentment and opposition towards Phil, as shown by her use of sarcasm, appeal to pathos, and unpleasant diction. Goodman depicts a hard working American man who lost sight of what really matters in life because he was too busy climbing the corporate ladder. Phil’s life is shown as one without much meaning or purpose, and many rhetorical devices are used to build the satirical tone used by the narrator to criticize his lifestyle. A sarcastic tone is utilized throughout the essay

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    Submitted: April 10, 2018 By: xamuel_2001
  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

    Reverend Hale is not a hero because he preaches about God and He is the person influencing him to make his decisions. God's intentions are to help others, guide people, to give them hope, and peace. “ How can you bare to see this child suffering? Look at her, Tituba. Look at her God Given innocence; her soul is so tender; we must protect her, Tituba; the Devil is out and preying on her like a beast upon the flesh of the pure lamb. God will bless you for your help. “ ( Miller

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    Essay Length: 531 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 5, 2016 By: unknown1234
  • The Day of the Stage Is Over

    The Day of the Stage Is Over

    How can a Shakespearian play written over 400 years ago still relate to modern audiences today? The simple answer is it can't. Good afternoon Miss ________ and class In Baz Luhrmann's fast tracked film version of Romeo and Juliet his development of themes and representation of youth allows a contemporary audience to better relate to the famous love story than if they were to only imagine it through the dialogue of a centuries old play. Luhrmann's use of a contemporary setting, cultural references and his portrayal of characters are what undoubtedly makes this film more

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    Submitted: July 12, 2013 By: bconr14
  • The Dimensions of Loyalty Are Critical to Understanding the Play Macbeth

    The Dimensions of Loyalty Are Critical to Understanding the Play Macbeth

    Rachel Jiang EUG3U1 Ms.Prasow April.27th Topic chosen: The dimensions of loyalty are critical to understanding the play Macbeth. Loyalty in the play Macbeth The definition of The vocabulary “loyalty” in dictionary is given as “the devotion and faithfulness to a cause, country, group, or person”. This quality is shown in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare vividly. In understanding the word “loyalty”, the play Macbeth is a classic to study. The main characters in the play set both positive and negative examples when they are facing loyal issues. Loyalty is a critical element in characters’

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    Submitted: September 7, 2017 By: aakk48
  • The Doll's House

    The Doll's House

    A doll's house By Henrik Ibsen In A Doll House, Henrik Ibsen writes about a topic that seems so vital to him, this is the social life and duties of persons in society. This time round he chooses to use the institution of marriage and a home. Ibsen intended that the reader sees the position of a woman in this society as she seems caged in the whole institution of marriage. This is seen through the relationship that exists between Nora Helmer and her beloved husband Torvald Helmer and to some extent Nora's father. In

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    Submitted: November 9, 2014 By: realdeal11952
  • The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

    The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

    Food. Clothing. Warmth. Electricity. Trust. Dream with attainment. All things the Walls family lived without. All of these tragic occurrences served as a blockade to their dreams. In The Glass Castle, each member of the family is deeply affected by the intense level of poverty that they are living in. They are put in difficult situations, typically resulting in one’s dreams being shot down. The Walls’ fight to escape poverty was damaged from alcohol addiction, lack of support, toxic relationships, the refusal to reach out for help, and unemployment. However, with the responsibilities that

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    Submitted: December 10, 2018 By: oliviam
  • The Importance of Zeena’s Constant Presence

    The Importance of Zeena’s Constant Presence

    Throughout the novella, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, Zeena’s cat is used as a symbol to represent Zeena herself. In literature, a symbol is used to reveal a deeper and more significant meaning in an object. In the case of the cat, it is used to signify Zeena’s presence. This is most prevalent when Mattie and Ethan spend time alone when Zeena is not around. Many literary critics have studied the importance of the cat in the novella, but many of them agree that the cat is a representation of Zeena herself. The cats actions

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    Submitted: October 29, 2016 By: ineedhelp
  • The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock

    The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock

    The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, observes a man as he moves through various, fragmented scenes and struggles with one overwhelming question (line 10). The poem's speaker, whom we can assume to be J. Alfred Prufrock, is insecure, neurotic, and hypersensitive. The poem displays three universal messages, which are depicted by Prufrock while he is expressive throughout the poem; he fights to find words, to ask questions, and to communicate. Communication can be difficult is the first universal message delivered in the poem. The second message would be

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    Submitted: October 26, 2016 By: Blas Ramirez
  • The Monster in Frankenstein

    The Monster in Frankenstein

    The Monster in Frankenstein The first thought that comes to mind in regards to the word “monster” is a large, ugly, and frightening creature. In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s creation fits into this definition perfectly. However, a monster isn’t just a large, ugly, frightening creature. Instead, a monster can be defined as something of unnatural or extreme ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty. With this definition in mind, instead of Victor’s creation being the monster, Victor Frankenstein himself is the true monster of Frankenstein from his inhuman nature. To begin, Victor’s extreme selfishness goes far

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    Submitted: April 24, 2018 By: ktaveras468
  • The Murderer and the Time Traveler

    The Murderer and the Time Traveler

    The Murderer and the Time Traveler Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) and H. G. Wells “The Time Machine” (1895) involve a murderer and a time traveler. Poe’s Montresor murders a drunkard because of an insult. Wells’s Time Traveler is trapped in the year 802, 701 when his time machine is stolen. Montresor and the Time Traveler are both smart but differ in kindness and honesty. Both Montresor and the Time Traveler are adept. They are particularly adept in their actions. For example, Montresor’s cleverness shows as he uses reverse psychology to incite

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    Submitted: March 3, 2018 By: haneef
  • The Pauper and the Pie

    The Pauper and the Pie

    In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, many reasons support why when George killed Lennie, it was a selfish act. George abused Lennie physically, mentally, and emotionally, and Lennie’s death was not a big impact on George at all. Why? It was as if all his burdens had flown away after he had murdered Lennie. Several times throughout the novel, George proved that he was a detestable friend. On page 24, he said he would kill himself if he were related to Lennie. George also joked about how he used to play pranks on him

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    Submitted: February 11, 2019 By: rose.sincard
  • The Power of the Language

    The Power of the Language

    D'Angelo 1 Fernanda D'Angelo Ms. Mitzner Eng. 101 T, Th 19 Feb. 2015 The Power of the Language In Jimmy Santiago Baca’s "Coming into Language," he tells about the story of how he accomplished mastering both reading and writing, moving from illiteracy, and becoming a writer all while confined to prison. He employed the words as an artifice to face the atrocities in jail and to emerge from anonymity, and later he became a renowned poet. He declares, "Through language I was free." This sentence is very truthful and sensitive. Thus many effects as personal

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    Submitted: July 26, 2016 By: Fernanda
  • The Pursuit of Luck in “the Lottery” and “the Rocking-Horse Winner”

    The Pursuit of Luck in “the Lottery” and “the Rocking-Horse Winner”

    Introduction “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson, and “The Rocking- Horse Winner” written by D.H. Lawrence. Both stories are very similar but at the same time are quite different. “The Lottery” talks about a tradition in a small village town that takes place every year and how dangerous traditions can be. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is about a young boy, and his luck with his rocking horse, and his beautiful mother obsession for more money. Her lack of love for others move Paul to take a wrong turn. The conflicts in these stories are different in

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    Submitted: July 20, 2018 By: MartaRuiz
  • The Road Not Taken Literary Analysis

    The Road Not Taken Literary Analysis

    “The Road Not Taken” Literary Analysis In the poem “The Road Not Taken” author Robert Frost uses metaphor to show his readers the choices the character makes in the poem. This poem is Robert Frost most famous and familiar poem and also the most difficult to decipher because of his heavy use of symbolisms and metaphors throughout the poem. The metaphors are so strong that the reader feels that they are actually there. The poem starts off with the speaker walking on an autumn day down a forest path where he comes to a fork

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    Submitted: May 7, 2016 By: Bradley Rayburn
  • The Roles of Women: Weak Vs.Strong in Thebes and the Ibo Community

    The Roles of Women: Weak Vs.Strong in Thebes and the Ibo Community

    The Roles of Women: Weak vs. Strong in Thebes and the Ibo Community In America today, women have earned the right to vote, to drive, to work, to hold public office, to own property, and more. However, these rights were far from imaginable in many cultures and societies in the past, and even now in some places. In the Ibo community and in Thebes, women are considered to be less capable than men, which equates to them having fewer rights and justices. In each book, there are examples of women standing up for their rights

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    Submitted: August 2, 2013 By: marymunkey
  • The Roots Buried Beneath

    The Roots Buried Beneath

    Badilles, Christian Psalms R. (MWF 1:30-12:30 PM) October 3, 2018 “The Roots Buried Beneath” Children’s Artwork When it comes to visual art, people tend to think of da Vinci’s paintings or the classical sculptures of Greece. People regard art as vibrant and aesthetic, pointing fingers at Picasso’s canvass; meaningful and though-provoking, remembering Dali’s satires and Van Gogh’s out-of-this-world masterpieces; or even exotic, imagining women of the indigenous tribes of Mindanao weaving abaca with the rhythm of the kulintang and dabakan at the background. In short, visual art is generally seen as something that awakens the

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    Submitted: March 6, 2019 By: Christian Psalms Real Badilles
  • The Secret to Success Is the Constancy in the Purpose"

    The Secret to Success Is the Constancy in the Purpose"

    Los Aullidos de Lobo "The secret to success is the constancy in the purpose"- Benjamin Disraeli. To society, success has the shape of a big house, with luxury cars, a beautiful wife with slim curves next to a fine young man wearing Oscar de La Renta suits, living in the big cities, working on the top floor of the skyscrapers of wealth. Many would consider themselves successful when finally having a family, others would consider themselves successful if they find true love. Ultimately, society gave a sketch to every person of how success should look

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    Submitted: December 14, 2014 By: nancy939
  • The Serial Killers Club Book Report

    The Serial Killers Club Book Report

    The Serial Killers Club Book Report When one faces the dilemma of not belonging, how are they to act? Do they continue to travel the overgrown path or do they follow the nice paved one while throwing their own personal beliefs out the window? In The Serial Killers Club by Jeff Povey, Douglas finds it an easy decision. He decides to follow somewhere in the middle where the weeds are not so bad but it is still not smooth sailing. The life of a serial killer is not something a person normally thinks about, but

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    Essay Length: 871 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 1, 2014 By: npmajorette
  • The Spectrum of Self

    The Spectrum of Self

    The self has been described as the primary qualities that constitute a person’s uniqueness or essential being. The self can be considered the source of consciousness, the agent responsible for one’s actions and thoughts, or the center of individual personality. The essential qualities of the self-make the individual act and react to situations in life. Yet, some people end up going beyond their essential selves and become fragmented, or even lost. This happens for many reasons: they are unhappy when they are young; they encounter difficulties in their adult lives; they experience events they

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    Submitted: February 4, 2018 By: Veronique Innocent
  • The Walkthrough to My Life - a Career and Life Plan

    The Walkthrough to My Life A Career and Life Plan Inspired by the strategy guide for a video game which walks you through the game or story you follow along. This is a step-by-step plan to the different milestones and timelines on the different aspects of my life. This encompasses the 25-year journey as I transition to my current stage of finding one’s self to focusing on building the future of those who are counting on me. I would like to take this opportunity to remind myself of how far I’ve become as I prepare

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    Essay Length: 2,114 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: July 3, 2018 By: Johps Verdan
  • The Wanderer

    The Wanderer

    Briefly discuss the paradox that even while the exile in “The Wanderer” laments his loss of a group identity, he gains an individual identity by being alone. What does this say about his loneliness? Often when people are separated from the crutch of society they turn towards religion in search for a deeper understanding of themselves, further developing a personal sense of identity. As “The Wanderer” ventures on his own, he begins to lament about the identity he believes he lost; his life with his kinsmen. He was used to a life of glory where

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    Submitted: October 27, 2018 By: temp20
  • The Worst Day of My Life

    The Worst Day of My Life

    January 18, 2008, the worst day of my life. I was in middle school at the time I was only in the eighth grade. My mom called me while I was in class but I ignored it. After I ignored it the third time I knew she had to tell me something important because she never calls me while I'm in school. So I asked the teacher if I could be excused from class to go to the office so I could call my mom. "Sure Ibn just don't be long because we have a

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    Submitted: June 22, 2014 By: Malik95
  • There Eyes Were Watching God

    There Eyes Were Watching God

    Love is metaphorically described as, "a flower of life". Love is the most valuable sense that humans have as we can see the history of mankind began from Adam and Eve's love. In this sense, a life without love, would be valueless. Zora Neale Hurston stresses this necessity of love in a life as she looks back upon Janie's life in the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God". It is human nature to look for happiness and love. Some people find it in material possessions, some find it in money, but most find it in

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    Submitted: November 1, 2013 By: lsimpson0514
  • Three Types of Entertainment

    Three Types of Entertainment

    Three Types of Entertainment In the development society, people are likely to become more and more busy. Most of the time they spend on working. However, people cannot just all working and no playing. Entertainment is one of the most essential basic needs of human. Therefore, in order to enjoy life, people come up with many different types of entertainment. Each kind of amusement has its own characteristics and usefulness. Base on the age and interest of people are entertained, there are three basic types of recreation: family entertainment, sporting entertainment, and natural entertainment. To

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    Submitted: December 9, 2015 By: Hanh Tran
  • Time Clocks

    Time Clocks

    Kaoutar Ouaya ENC300 1st Assignment The following message is aggressive and negative. Rewrite it so that it follows this chapter’s guidelines. The message should be respectful, concise, efficient, persuasive, and maintain a positive tone. It has come to my attention that many of you are lying on your time cards. If you come in late, you should not put 8:00 on your card. If you take a long lunch, you should not put 1:00 on your time card. I will not stand this type of cheating. I simply have no choice but to institute an

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    Essay Length: 327 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 13, 2018 By: anis310

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