Tag Archives: Hawthorne

Create a Compelling Argument

This is just to let you know that the technology department in the Crowsnest likes to connect literature to modern movies; enjoy this trailer from the interesting and entertaining teen movie, Easy A. Though by no means a rendition of Hawthorne’s … Continue reading

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A Reference to The Scarlet Letter

I found a reference to the story, The Scarlet Letter, while I was watching a show called Grey’s Anatomy. The clip is from the new season they released a couple weeks ago, Season Thirteen, Episode Two. Before you watch the … Continue reading

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Create a Compelling Claim for the Best AP Prompt

Just to let you know that the technology department in the Crowsnest has a pulse on the hip culture, enjoy this new trailer about a “faithful” rendition of Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter. Then settle down and click on the link … Continue reading

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Create a Compelling Claim for the Best AP Prompt

Here’s a funny cartoon to show that editorial staff in the Crowsnest has a little sense of humor. After you catch yourself from laughing out loud in study hall or at your day student homework nook, settle down and click on … Continue reading

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The Herring Net and The Scarlet Letter

Winslow Homer painted this painting, The Herring Net, in 1890. It depicts two fishermen fighting to catch their fish and stay afloat during a storm. The mood in this painting is hopeful and determined in spite of chaos and hardship. … Continue reading

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Romanticism in Approaching Thunder Storm

This painting entitled Approaching Thunder Storm, Martin Johnson Heade, is a painting of romanticism. This painting main focus is on nature. The painter shows little inlet that has not been taken over by the thunderstorm yet. The painting also dramatizes … Continue reading

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Create an Argument for the Best AP Prompt

Here’s a funny cartoon to show that we in the Crowsnest have a little sense of humor. After you catch yourself from laughing out loud in study hall or at your day student homework nook, settle down and click on … Continue reading

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Which is the Best AP Prompt to Elucidate Hawthorne’s Story?

Here’s a funny cartoon to show that we in the Crowsnest have a little sense of humor. After you catch yourself from laughing out loud in study hall or at your day student homework nook, settle down and download the … Continue reading

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You Go Girl–Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson soundly defeats John Winthrop in court on the first day of her trial. She was forty-six at the time and advanced in her fifteenth pregnancy” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson). Though advertising and the media have turned the phrase “You go girl” … Continue reading

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