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    Winter's Tale

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    In the Winter’s Tale‚ Mamillius states that “a sad tale’s best for winter” (2.1.33). William Shakespeare’s ominous beginning immediately arouses the attention of the audience to believe that this play is a tragedy. Unlike many of Shakespeare’s earlier works‚ which consist of more tragedy as the play continues‚ the Winter’s Tale contains a tragic beginning and a happy ending. The play consists of strong elements of both tragedy and comedy; hence‚ making the Winter’s Tale a problem play. Throughout

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    National Anthem Protesting During a preseason game Colin Kaepernick shocked the world by kneeling for the national anthem.Since then players around the N.F.L have been kneeling for the national anthem.As stated by Rob Goldberg from bleacherreport.com “Colin Kaepernick initiated the act”(Rob Goldberg/2017).With players kneeling they elicit media attention.However‚as of lately they gained

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    dystopian society in Anthem has some similarities and differences. The society in Anthem like North Korea has shut itself off from the world which caused slow advances in technology. North Korea is run by one person‚ but there is a group of people called “The World Council” that run the society in Anthem. Even though North Korea has some correlations to the society in Anthem there is also some distinction between the two. The government structure in the dystopian society of Anthem and North Korea has

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    Fairy Tales

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    In fairy tales‚ the parents attempt to survive in a harsh reality that requires chance and sacrifice. In both “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Grethel”‚ the characters are faced with financial difficulties and tough decisions. How are they going to survive? How will they feed their children? How are they going to get by? The fairy tales “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Grethel” are great examples of the parents living a harsh life in the stories. In the story “Rapunzel” the wife is in a critical condition:

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    Many teenagers in the present like the book genre dystopian. Dystopian can show how life can evolve in dark ways. “Anthem‚” by Ayn Rand can be relatable to teens in many different ways. School can resemble dystopian by forcing students into things they cannot do or things they don’t want to‚ it also limits how much they can express themselves whether it make clothing‚ hair‚ or word choice. Another example would be parents. Parents can set high standards pressuring oneself like expecting their child

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    Pardoner's Tale

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    Dec 1st‚ 2011 Death. It has many shapes and sizes in books and stories. In Chaucer’s book “The Pardoners Tale‚” it takes the shape of an old man. He is very old and weary and seems like a completely innocent character. But‚ in this tale‚ he is the cause of three deaths. He is the very embodiment of death itself. The first clue to the old man’s identity occurs when he provided the rioters with the directions to find Death. “”Well sirs‚” he said‚ “if it be your design To find out death

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    world of full conformity is from a book named Anthem by Ayn Rand. Anthem was written in 1938 but today the country of North Korea strongly resembles how the citizens in the book act and how their government rules them. From limiting them to better ways of living and using technology‚ brainwashing the entire population to think in a certain way for the benefit of the government and imprisoning those who object to the laws set forth by the government Anthem and North Korea are eerily similar. Even though

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    possible for the Republic of Gilead or any oppressive regime to completely press its subjects into a state of mindlessness to where they cannot think or desire anything that is outside of the society itself. The events that unfold in The Handmaid’s Tale provide a powerful demonstration that though oppressive forces can operate societies through an illusion‚ with the forces themselves believing the illusion‚ its influence cannot touch the deepest longings of the human experience

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    Originality‚ is the ability to think independently and creatively. In the book anthem the character Equality 7-2521 faces many toils in his collectivistic society. Ever since Equality 7-2521 was born he has been more physically and mentally different than his brothers‚ but his collectivistic society has taught him that to be different is a sin. He tries to suppress his curiosity and transgressions but to no avail. Equality’s character traits such as individuality‚ intelligence and‚ compassion make

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    A Comparison

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    | A Comparison | Social Learning Theory and Biological Trait theory | | Carrie Procita | Criminology‚ CJ 200Professor Christensen24 September 2011 | This paper compares and contrasts two of the theories of crime; the Social Learning Theory‚ and the biological trait theory. It considers the historical foundations of the study of criminal behavior; and examines ways in which society should respond to criminal behavior in terms of prevention. | Outline: Introduction: A. Description

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