timing were most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In my opinion‚ the character most responsible was Friar Lawrence‚ for he married Romeo and Juliet without their parents ’ consent‚ although he did offer them advice. "Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast." (Act II‚ sc III‚ lines 94-95). Next‚ he suggested that Juliet swallow the poison‚ which without a doubt‚ was a very impulsive decision. Furthermore‚ when he was in the tomb with Juliet‚ upset about Romeo ’s death‚ could have saved
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In 1878‚ Henry James wrote‚ Daisy Miller‚ a novella about a young American girl and her travels in Europe. Daisy Miller is a complex short story with many underlying themes such as appearance versus reality‚ knowledge versus innocence‚ outward action versus inward meditation‚ and Nature versus urbanity. In this short story‚ one is left to judge whether Daisy Miller‚ the main character of the story‚ is "a pretty American flirt" or a misunderstood‚ modern young woman. By probing into the complexities
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Dream”. That dream‚ as defined by Jonathan Yardley in “Gatsby”: The Greatest of Them All is: “the quest for a new life‚ the preoccupation with class‚ and the hunger for riches”. Although many believe that they have achieved the true meaning of this statement‚ they have only ruined many other aspects of themselves while trying to reach their final goal. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald extraordinarily portrays the character of Jay Gatsby as one who has truly been killed in the pursuit of the
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Additionally‚ Tom and Daisy have incompatible traits like George and Myrtle’s traits‚ which creates for their relationship to rapidly decline. Tom and Daisy have opposite attributes that go against one another‚ which makes for an unsuccessful relationship. As Kenneth Eble states‚ “Tom Buchanan‚ in the description of his physical strength‚ his past history‚ his arrogance and his uncertainty‚ his sensuality and his prudishness‚ is exactly right. Daisy is probably the weakest of the main characters
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committed suicide by taking pills. The tapes were mailed to one classmate involved who then had to pass it down to other classmates involved as well like a chain letter. On the tapes Hannah tells every person how they were a part of her death by giving then thirteen reasons why she took her life. Clay discovers that if the tapes do not get sent out to everyone a second set will be leaked to each and everyone in the school. The main conflict is that all the tapes are changing each and every person’s life
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There are mainly three reasons while I think that child labor should be stopped. Their jobs can go from to working in a factory‚ to being used for military purposes‚ to being abused and sexually offended for the benefit of others; even though these children are being used to help parents and families earn money and support the family‚ they are harmed and are worked to death. The second reason why I think that child labor should be stopped is because many times working condition are terrible and filthy
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the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ George Wilson murders Jay Gatsby with a pistol. Most people would come to the conclusion that George Wilson is to blame for the death of Gatsby‚ but if we dig a little deeper‚ one could come to a different conclusion. I am of the opinion that Tom and Daisy are the true culprits of this crime. Later in the story‚ we learn that Daisy fell in love with Gatsby before she fell in love with Tom. After they met‚ Gatsby had to return to war‚ and because Daisy was so drawn to money
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The Death of Marilyn When you hear the name Marilyn you would recognize her as a short-haired blonde that was a huge star back in the early 50?s. She was an actress and a model. Back then she was a huge sex symbol in many films. As beautiful and successful as she is‚ she had a dark side. Marilyn wasn?t quite pleased with life. She was depressed and seeked help for it but sadly it didn?t help. She had tried to commit suicide many times‚ but around midnight on August 5‚ 1962‚ she was announced
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taken by Gatsby in order to achieve a sense of high status. Owl-eyes who was spotted drunk in Gatsby’s library represents the inappropriate behaviour which surrounds Gatsby. Owl-Eyes‚ unwilling to believe the speculations which surrounded Gatsby‚ identifies the ‘realism’ in his library. Exclaiming that the books were ‘absolutely real- have pages and everything’‚ suggests Gatsby to be going to great lengths to prove his ‘realism’‚ relating to the next chapter where Nick suggests that ‘Even Gatsby could
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In his novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. His life being as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen‚ yet Gatsby still has a dream of becoming wealthy man. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great. Even before Gatsby is introduced‚ he is hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick says‚ "Gatsby turned out alright at the
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