The Doubt Point

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Rameses II

The sands have mostly covered the broken sculpture. Only half of its massive face is now visible above the blowing sand. The head is tilted horizontally, allowing just one carefully stenciled eye to surface. It peers level with the ground, gazing at the vast, rolling dunes. Harry, my translator, suddenly bursts out laughing. “Karma sure…
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Bear Encounters

When I was six, I ran from a bear. It was a typical early-August day in the North, the kind of day where summer makes its last stand before losing its footing to fall. I was picking blueberries. Sand piled up in my velcro shoes, berry guts were smeared on my face, and a host…
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Waves

In the horizonless now Lies the beginning Or the End – In this winter of my Discontent I let my eyes water In the wind – A wave rises Before it Falls Only to rise again – So rise battered face And make ready broken feet Your wearer Your Captain Stands
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Creatures of Vanity

A Critical Analysis of “Araby“ by James Joyce. Written for ENGL 201, Fall 2021. Throughout the short story “Araby,” horse-imagery is used to represent the vanity demonstrated by Mangan’s sister, the uncle, and the young boy. To communicate this hidden meaning to the reader, James Joyce uses metaphorical language in the description of objects or…
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