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    face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward … It was a body capable of enormous leverage — a cruel body” (Fitzgerald‚ 9). This quote shows how Tom Buchanan has changed over time. When Nick knew Tom in college years he was very friendly and wonderful to be around. Nick now realizes that Tom’s characteristics have changed from nice and friendly to cruel and abusive. Tom’s character represents the selfishness‚ arrogance‚ and cleverness in people of society. Another example

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    own beliefs‚ based experience. When Huck and Jim first decide to runaway with one another‚ they form a friendship that is merely based on survival. At the beginning of their companionship‚ Huck does not recognize that Jim has feelings‚ so he plays a cruel trick with a snake; he also fails to make an apology. During their journey down the Mississippi River‚ Jims humanity bewilders Huck. When Huck tells Jim about King Solomon‚ whom Huck believes to be the wisest of men‚ Jim takes an interesting perspective

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    Carried’ I noticed some similarities. The two were similar in various aspects but there were a few that stood out more than others. To start off‚ was the treatment of the enemy. In TTTC‚ they called them names and did cruel and grueling acts. In ‘Full Metal Jacket’‚ soldiers committed cruel and grueling acts as well‚ and they were heavily dissociated to the enemy. That led to such events as killing just for fun or taunting the already dead corpses. Another comparison would be the use of metaficiton in

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    meaning beyond the physical reality involved. For example‚ “to be a good liar you need to have a perfect memory”. In order to see or understand clearly what has been said so far above‚ we would analyse the importance of the work of art below. A JOKE A nice‚ calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy‚ walked up to the pharmacist; looked straight into his eyes‚ and said‚ “I would like to buy some cyanide.” The pharmacist asked‚ “Why in the world do you need cyanide?” The lady replied

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    “The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.” News anchors collect information‚ formulate stories‚ and make broadcasts that inform the public about local‚ State‚ national‚ and international events. They present points of view on current issues; and report on the actions of corporate executives‚ interest groups‚ public officials‚ and others who exercise power. Newscaster’s at large networks usually specialize

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    treatment of Malvolio in the first two acts of ‘Twelfth Night’ is cruel rather than comical. To what extent do you agree? In Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’‚ Malvolio is a character that could be approached in numerous ways. Depending on how the character is developed and acts throughout the play‚ the audience have varying reactions to his personal storyline; there is often opposing opinions as to whether the treatment of Malvolio is cruel‚ or comical. In the first scenes in which we meet Malvolio‚

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    handwriting – “her very C’s‚ her U’s‚ and her T’s‚ and thus makes she her great P’s” – which is a joke at his own expense. It could also be argued that his bawdy behaviour continues to expose his desires for a physical relationship with Olivia‚ punning on the word ‘cut’ as reference to the female genitalia‚ and the homophonic link of ‘P’s’ to ‘pees’ which is a synonym of urinates. By extending the joke further‚ Shakespeare makes the oblivious Sir Andrew spell it out yet again‚ “Her c’s‚ her u’s and

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    his own innocence. We then see Tom as a child taking part in an activity which if under different circumstances could have put Tom in Danny’s position‚ a child criminal‚ like Danny‚ Tom denies himself the truth‚ “it started as a joke. A cruel joke‚ yes‚ but still a joke. Whose idea was it to put frog spawn into Neil’s wellies? He couldn’t remember. Jeff’s he thought‚ but then he needed to think that.”(Page 63) Both children were put in a position where they were afraid; due to this fear they protected

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    Lord Byron ’s "When we two parted" and Thomas Hardy ’s "A Trampwoman ’s Tragedy" have in common a lover ’s regret for love lost. However‚ the main narrators in these poems are very different and the circumstances in their poems show a lot about the difference that social class and gender make in the love lives seen in "When we two parted" and "A Trampwoman ’s Tragedy". Looking at the tone‚ narrator gender‚ and setting of these poems the reader can see how a single general theme‚ regret over a lost

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    kind of things are appropriate to make jokes about‚ therefore causing confusion among young people. Schrobsdorff even makes a plea to the reader‚ “Before we condemn them‚ let’s remember they could be our children.” Schrobsdorff tells of how her own 16 year old daughter stated that the degrading jokes and language used by kids describing the Steubenville incident is common among young people today. She then goes on to say that these types of jokes and vulgar humor are “just part of teen

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