The Intellectual Imperative One of the most compelling stories in children’s literature is Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. It tells the story of two charlatan tailors who promised to weave invisible clothes for the emperor. This robe they said will only be seen by people of high stature and will be invisible to low-born‚ uncultured citizens of the kingdom. The emperor “wore” the invisible clothes on the day of an important parade. Everyone in the kingdom‚ including the
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Arthur Dimmesdale is the pastor of this small puritan town‚ who has a secret affair with this girl named Hester Prynne. Hester gets pregnant and is publicly shamed in front of everyone in the town. Dimmesdale decides not to come out and tell everyone that he is her lover‚ by not doing this Dimmesdale causes himself great emotional pain. Most people just inferred that Dimmesdale would never do anything like this and didn’t even think to question him. Unlike Ms. Prynne who confronts her guilt and shame
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As in almost all tragedies‚ especially those of William Shakespeare‚ the tragic hero always runs into misfortune. The play Othello is no exception. In this play‚ every character acquainted with the tragic hero appears to be unfortunate. While these misfortunes are oddly related to Othello‚ are they his fault or did each character attract them out of their own actions? To answer this daunting question‚ one must consider the three most unfortunate characters: Othello‚ Desdamona and Roderigo and analyse
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Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy of the 1692 witch trials‚ “The Crucible”‚ uses its Salem setting as a microcosm of society under pressure. The frightening rise of hysteria‚ accusations and vengeance brings out the very best and worst in Miller’s characters. The message of the play is that communities contain both good and bad elements. This is most clearly manifested in the symbolism of the crucible itself‚ and the characterisations of John Proctor‚ and Thomas Putnam. The presence of good and bad
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Bullying ‘‘After nearly 15‚000 students were suspended‚ for bullying in the 2008-2009 school year’’ according to source 2 in the story ‘’Tales of Bullying’’ written by Modigliani Laura. There are a lot of people bullied they need to be stopped‚ every day there are lots of kids bullied. A bully is worse than a bystander because bullies hurt people’s feelings‚ they could cause someone to commit suicide‚ and usually are suffering from something from their personal life. ‘’The rise in teen suicide kids
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One of the strongest interpersonal skills that we have is empathy. When someone is feeling sad for a specific reason‚ it really helps to talk with someone else who has gone through the same experience. That’s why there are groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. People who have gone through a similar situation to yours understand the emotions that you feel and the questions that you have. Don’t get me wrong‚ other friends are good to have around to listen to you‚ but
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reaches his victory. Two examples of a hero’s journey are seen in the stories of both Beowulf and in King Arthur. In both stories‚ two men of noble birth fight for their land and glory. They both exemplify great manners and grace‚ such grace that encompasses the hearts of their followers. King Arthur is a fictional character based off of an actual king in the fifth century. The tales were originally coined by the author Nennius‚ although‚ as years progressed it was discovered to be
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ “Death of a Salesman‚” there are many themes present throughout‚ most notably the theme of the American Dream. Readers are introduced to the American Dream most importantly through Willy‚ the main character. The power of the American Dream over society begs readers to ask the question‚ how has the American Dream influenced Willy Loman’s life and death as a salesman? While the American Dream may be a great desire in life for Loman‚ it creates a product out of a human and thereby
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Tragedy and the Common Man by Arthur Miller In this age few tragedies are written. It has often been held that the lack is due to a paucity of heroes among us‚ or else that modern man has had the blood drawn out of his organs of belief by the skepticism of science‚ and the heroic attack on life cannot feed on an attitude of reserve and circumspection. For one reason or another‚ we are often held to be below tragedy-or tragedy above us. The inevitable conclusion is‚ of course‚ that the tragic mode
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen it is I the successful former mayor Arthur Birling and today I shall inform and express my vital views about my triumphant life. Please do take down notes if you would also wish to live a lavish life like myself‚ as the whole purpose of me being her is to be auspicious‚ inspiring and to share some of my great fortune‚ as I wouldn’t dare to waste my precious time. So shall we being? Let’s commence with the bright future we’re all patiently waiting for. I strongly
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