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    Henry V

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    the ideal king? Henry V’s qualities as an ideal king are represented significantly in both his speech of “The Gates of Harfleur” and “Before the gates of Harfleur‚ Addressing the governor”. In both of these speeches Shakespeare has portrayed Henry V with a king like nature‚ conveying that possess the unique qualities that is needed to be successful king. In the first speech he evens the social status‚ exclaiming that he is too a soldier and together the war will be won. The speech outside the gates

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    V For Vendetta

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    In Canada‚ we are privileged to have a lot of rights that benefit us. In the movie‚ V for Vendetta they are not as fortunate as we are. There are many examples to prove that they didn’t have many rights as we do. To begin with‚ we have equality rights; everyone gets treated the same. Homosexuality is allowed and gets treated fairly. In the movie‚ those that were a part of the gay/lesbian community were sent to concentration camps or jails. When they were taken there‚ the people tortured them

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    Spoon River Poem

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    Crazy Happiness “A Series of Poems Based on Life Pulled from Spoon River Anthology” Happiness is hard to find‚ but once found it is not easily forgotten. Many people search their entire lives trying to find it and never do. In Spoon River‚ three individuals tell of their lives and how they found happiness. As a young girl‚ Lucinda Matlock‚ would go to the town dances. She would dance with various types of boys during the dance‚ at one of these dances she meet Davis‚ who she connected with spontaneously

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    Spoon River Analogy

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    Spoon River Analysis Zilpha Marsh Of all the characters in Spoon River‚ only one has the key ingredient that makes the book complete; that person is Zilpha Marsh. Even though Zilpha is mentioned only once within the book‚ she represents a controversial issue debated everywhere and can be related to people in real life. Zilpha represents mystery‚ supernatural‚ and spiritual beings‚ every word that is written about her suggest a deeper and more complex meaning; her entire character permeates an

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    Charles V

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    Charles V was born on January 21‚ 1338 to Prince John (John II) and Princess Boone. He was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1364 to his death. In 1349‚ as a young prince‚ Charles received from his grandfather King Philip VI the province of Dauphiné to rule. This allowed him to use the title "Dauphin" until his coronation‚ which saw the integration of the Dauphiné into the crown lands of France. From then on‚ all heirs apparent of France used the title of Dauphin

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    V for Vendetta

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    Describe the opening scene of the visual text. Explain how it helped you understand what the text was about using examples of the visual and oral language features to support your ideas. In the film‚ V for Vendetta‚ directed by James McTeigue‚ the opening scenes helped me to understand what the text was going to be about. The film opens with voiceover dialogue by Evey‚ the film’s female protagonist. Evey delivers the infamous Guy Fawkes poem ‘Remember‚ remember the fifth of November‚ the gunpowder

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    Jake Sabin Mr. Kantor English IV 6 September 2012 V for Vendetta VS. 1984 “V for Vendetta” and “1984” have very similar plots and set ups but they also have very important differences. Both the film and the book are based on totalitarian societies in which the government attempts to control as much of the peoples lives as possible. Also in both the book and film the protagonists realize that they are being manipulated and that they no longer want to live this way. One of the important differences

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    The DSM-V and Gender Identity Disorder UVIC April 5‚ 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 1-2 Diagnostic and Statistics Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) 2-3 Problems with the Current Diagnostic Criteria for GID Support of Keeping the GID Diagnosis in DSM-V Therapists Role in Transgendered Issues Introduction Although Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and homosexuality has been in the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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    they see that his rule is divinely sanctioned. When Macbeth hesitates in his decision to assassinate Duncan‚ the reason is that he fears Duncan ’s "virtues / Will plead like angels‚ trumpet-tongued against the deep damnation of his taking-off" (I.vii.17-18) - that the very heavens will object to the murder of a king so holy. It turns out that Macbeth ’s fears are justified - on the night of his murder‚ chimneys are blown down‚ the earth shakes‚ owls scream and kill falcons‚ and horses run wild and

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    Peace Like a River

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    Glenn Miller Dr. Warren English 101 October‚ 10‚ 2012 In Leif Enger’s Peace Like a River the reader is introduced to many characters who portray numerous similarities which contribute to the noticeable differences between Jape Waltzer and Jeremiah Land. The foil between the two major characters is uncanny and gives a clear representation of Good and Evil. Jape Waltzer‚ a strange man whom lives separated from society in the mountains poses a very imminent threat to those around him

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