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... American life and the American mind , for it is in moments of high imagination that our hopes for the future are most frankly disclosed . All in all , American literature closely reflects and interprets American life . It is not always ...
... American life and the American mind , for it is in moments of high imagination that our hopes for the future are most frankly disclosed . All in all , American literature closely reflects and interprets American life . It is not always ...
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... America is alone and the gulls calling . CLASS ACTIVITIES 1. Does this poem belong in this section ? Give reasons . 2. Why is it strange to be an American ? Does the author answer the question ? 3. What is America ? How many answers ...
... America is alone and the gulls calling . CLASS ACTIVITIES 1. Does this poem belong in this section ? Give reasons . 2. Why is it strange to be an American ? Does the author answer the question ? 3. What is America ? How many answers ...
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... American generation has escaped the dis- cipline of war . Among the most recent immigrants from Southern Europe and the Near East there have been many thousands of young men who , before they had really established themselves in the New ...
... American generation has escaped the dis- cipline of war . Among the most recent immigrants from Southern Europe and the Near East there have been many thousands of young men who , before they had really established themselves in the New ...
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