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Supernatural Forces In Macbeth
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 803.... the battle of
his soul.
After the prophecies of the witches' revealed the fate of Macbeth, the
plan in which to gain power of the throne is brought up. The only way to
gain power of the throne was for Macbeth to work his way to the throne, or
to murder King Duncan. Murdering the king was an easier plan since the
motivation in his dreams urged him on. Lady Macbeth also relied on the .....
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Antigone Essay
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 555.... nasty and malicious because she is unable to forgive them. Antigone’s obstinacy also becomes very apparent in the prologue when Ismêne tried to talk the former out of burying Polyneicês because the former would be killed. Of course, as head strong as Antigone is, she wouldn’t be talked out of breaking the law that Creon passed. Even though Antigone knows the consequences, she buries her brother. She has done this because Antigone would rather die in honor than live a life of shame. This tragic flaw, Antigone’s obstinancy influence many of her choices throu .....
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Lord Of The Flies
Number of pages: 1 | Number of words: 266.... and the savages, between the boys and the terrifying «beast», and the conflict between Jack’s band on the one hand and Ralph and Simon on the other.
This theme is mostly revealed through symbolism. Ralph is the symbol of good, while Jack is the symbol of evil. This can be seen, for example, by the fact that Ralph is the one providing law and order, and he is constantly involved in several projects for welfare and safety, which he tries to carry through the best he can. Ralph and Simon, who are both good, build shelters and maintain the fire only to preserve a good situati .....
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Joy Luck Club
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1154.... she does not know about her tragic past and the pain she still feels from the memory of it. Because Suyuan lost two daughters in China, and her entire family was killed in the war, she leaves this place behind her and places all of her hopes in America and her family there. She wants the very best for her daughter June. Even her name, Suyuan, meaning "long-cherished wish," speaks of this hope for Jing-Mei, meaning "the pure, essential, best quality younger sister." Suyuan tells her daughter June that she can be anything she wants to be, and that she has great talent. At first .....
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Samuel De Champlain
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1819.... friend reach the Huron Indians and the other Blackrobes.
We got up early this morning to begin our long journey to the Hurons. The trip was very peaceful and long this day. Blackrobe surprised and impressed our people as they worked as hard as we did. Blackrobe and Daniel paddled strongly along side our men. But Blackrobe has a lot to learn about the forest. He does not understand that it is our home and we have but to listen and it will speak to us and guide us. It is where we find our food and worship our Gods. It is where we play and eat. The forest protects us from .....
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Emerson's “Self-Reliance”: Optimistic But Unrealistic For The 21st Century
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 843.... as though we are misunderstood and are not worthy of such popularity.
Emerson makes a good point when he says not to overlook today’s
youth. I think we need to put things into perspective and realize that kids
aren’t going to stay kids forever. They will grow up to be adults and we
have to teach them now to make good decisions because they will be running
the world in the near future.
The unrealistic side to Emerson’s philosophy is that now-a-days we
all want to be appreciated. We don’t look towards the future and what our
actions now will lead to. We think about the .....
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American Dream
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 961.... to purchase his manumission. (McLennan, S.) Toward the later part of the nineteenth century, the picture had changed. America had spread westward and had filled with immigrants from Asia and Europe. While this was going on America was forming the modern day government and started to put proposals together to make this "Land of the Free" cost a little bit. Those fortunate and industrious enough to do so were accumulating vast fortunes. Despite America's great wealth, freedom from basic want was still only a dream for the working poor. Wages were low and manual labor was gruel .....
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Out Of This Furnace
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1356.... were the birthrights of a Slovak peasant in Franz Josef's empire" (Bell, p.3). Kracha's desire to leave his plight behind in his native country and restart his life in America is the reason that also drove the Chinese to the United States, earlier the Irish and later the Mexicans (Discussion, 10/11/99). All of these immigrants have had to take some time to assimilate and to be accepted by the "Americans" ethnically, socially, and politically. Kracha is the first of his immediate family to come to the United States. Despite his dreams to leave poverty behind, Kracha, foolish .....
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