If Scout and Jem’s mother happened to still be alive‚ just about everything would be different with their family. Their family would not need Calpurnia to look after Jem and Scout‚ cook‚ or clean. Scout would not need her Aunt Alexandra there to be the feminine role model and they wouldn’t have her looking over her shoulder every time they were around her. Then Atticus would not have to constantly worry about what the kids are doing and if they are getting into mischief. Finally‚ Scout would not
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From Insanity is Alive in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” I agree with the statements Cleanth Brooks Jr. and Robert Penn Warren made in their article From Understanding Fiction and also with T.J. Stafford’s statements made in Tobe’s Significance in “A Rose for Emily.” However‚ I would like to elaborate on how I personally view it a little more. Being a girl‚ I knew that us girls would do rash and crazy things for a guy we specifically favored; creep on their social media profiles‚ draw those
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College Campuses" by Cinnamon Stillwell and "Speech Codes: Alive and Well at Colleges" by Harvey A. Silverglate and Greg Lukianoff describe college issues involving the freedom of speech. Both of these articles talk about how freedom of speech can cause many problems in college. Even though these articles are on the same topic‚ they are on very different forms of freedom of speech. In "Mob Rule on College Campus and in "Speech Codes: Alive and Well at Colleges" both talk about how there is harassment
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Discuss the poem It Feels a Shame to be Alive‚ by Emily Dickonson in conjuction with Jay Parini’s statement “poetry gives voice to what is not usually said” The American Civil War was one of the most violent eras of American history. It was during this period that the poems written by Emily Dickinson carry the most meaning. Jay Parini said‚ “poetry gives voice to what is not usually said”‚ It feels a shame to be alive‚ by Emily Dickinson is about death and it questions the bravery of the living
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Thomas Paine’s America: Does it still exist today? America‚ the land of the free and the home of the brave‚ a country united in principle‚ a land of promise: is it still here today? Thomas Paine came to America in 1791 and was amazed by the concord‚ the principles of society‚ and the justice of the government. Because of the increased noncompliance to the principles that have kept us free‚ our country begins to break apart. America has survived and flourished because of the principles it was
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Ethan From Essay Compare and Contrast the characters of Mattie and Zeena In the novel Ethan From‚ by Edith Wharton‚ the characters of Mattie Silver and Zeena From are dissimilar in many ways. Mattie is a compassionate‚ lively‚ outgoing woman who tries hard and has a positive outlook on life. Zeena‚ on the other hand‚ is a pessimistic‚ cold-hearted‚ and dull woman who is too self-absorbed to have fun in her life. Perhaps the biggest difference between the two is Mattie’s
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In 2011‚ Princeton professor G. John Ikenberry wrote that‚ despite what many critics had started to claim after the 2008 global financial crisis‚ “the liberal international order is alive and well.” The emergence of non-Western actors on the world scene was not a challenge to the current system but was‚ in fact‚ proof that the system worked. The rise of China‚ India‚ and Brazil via organizations like the World Trade Organization would incentivize these emerging powers as well as other still emerging
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Max Noble‚ holding a crystal glass of sparkling water in his right hand is leaning back in large‚ grey chair and summarizes his thoughts “Most of us are poor. We have traded time for money and become time poor. This time fatigue is the greatest burden of modern man.” We are meeting Max in elegant‚ turn-of-the-century ballroom renovated to bar with large fireplace‚ loft height high enough to fit a tallish oak tree and much space to reflect and share his passion while exceedingly polite‚ yet friendly
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Precambrian time‚period of time that reaches out from around 4.6 billion years back to the start of the Cambrian Period‚ 541 million years prior. The Precambrian speaks to more than 80 percent of the aggregate geologic record. All life-structures were for quite some time expected to have begun in the Cambrian‚ and consequently all prior rocks were gathered together into the Precambrian. Albeit numerous fluctuated types of life developed and were safeguarded widely as fossil stays in Cambrian sedimentary
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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