Trying to define "the American character" is like trying to describe water. The American has been shaped by years of war‚ mistakes‚ immigrant experience‚ and national culture. As America grows ever more diverse‚ the question of what it means to be an American yields an increasingly complicated answer. How do Americans really see themselves today‚ and how does the world see Americans? Do we have a culture that is based on well accepted American values‚ or is our culture now a battleground among competing
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symmetrical patterns and symbols arranged in a circle to express a mood‚ feeling‚ idea‚ or belief system. For this assignment you will: Create your own version of a mandala to represent a character in your book. Write an artist’s statement explaining how your mandala represents and reflects your chosen character. To Earn a “4”‚ you will be evaluated on this as follows: Mandala- Completeness: The mandala design includes 3 layers: a center symbol‚ a symmetrical pattern of symbols in the middle‚ and
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Unable to become a gentleman himself Magwitch fulfills his dream throuw Pip. Pip is a round character‚ dynamic‚ his development is constantly influenced by the other characters.. Pip’s moral character undergoes many changes as he is given the chance to become what he believes is a gentleman. He picks up false values and goes along a path that appears to be noble but ends up ruining his character. He uses the money from his mysterious benefactor and indeed does make himself a “gentleman‚” but
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The content is equally important. There are many literary elements throughout each of these stories‚ and some even occur in both‚ such as the appearance of round characters. The main characters in both 1984 and “The Train from Rhodesia” are round characters‚ meaning that they undergo change and end up different by the end of the story. In the opening pages of 1984‚ Winston commits “thought-crime” and has a rebellious heart towards his government. As the events
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Macbeth: Plot Summary (Acts 3‚ 4 and 5) Act 3‚ Scene 1 Act III opens at the royal castle on the day of a great feast to celebrate Macbeth’s coronation. Banquo is the first to enter the great dining hall. The prophecy of the Witches races through his mind‚ and he begins to believe that Macbeth himself was responsible for the fulfillment of the Hags’ prediction. He thinks upon his own destiny as foretold by the Witches. If Macbeth is now king‚ Banquo is sure to father future kings. A trumpet sounds
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A Good Man is Hard to Find: Character and Conflict “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ written by Flannery O’Connor‚ follows the summer vacation of a family in Florida coming from Georgia. While driving‚ the family’s car ends up in a crash after a chain of events caused by the grandmother. In an attempt to rectify the situation‚ the grandmother waves down a passing car‚ only for the passengers to step out with guns in hand. After shouting out her sudden realization that one of the men is an escaped
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definition of character is the set of qualities that make somebody or something distinctive‚ especially somebody’s qualities of mind and feeling. If this holds true Martin Luther King had a fine character that truly set him apart from many. With his upbringing in a Christian household and a strong desire to provide service to his community he was able to accomplish many goals. Many leaders of nations‚ revolutions‚ and many other movements of the world’s history have a character that could be somewhat
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Character Strengths 3/1/2013 Character Strengths Throughout the film Good Night and Good Luck‚ many character strengths were exhibited. The main characters Edward Murrow and Fred Friendly stand out the most when exhibiting character strengths. Edwards’s courageousness throughout the novel is bar none. To be courageous there is usually a risk involved. For Edward Morrow‚ his risk was going toe to toe against Senator McCarthey’s attempts to destroy people’s
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Sample character sketch - my friend Liz. My friend Liz is the most amazing friend anybody could ask for. We’ve been through so much together‚ we’re basically like sisters. We met on the first day of school in sixth grade‚ both of us terrified by the massive size of the middle school. She had the locker right above mine. I told her I didn’t know anybody in our class and she said “You do now.” We’ve been friends ever since. Most boys think Liz is cute. She has long red hair‚ cascading over
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William Shakespeare was a decent English playwright and poet. Shakespeare was born on April 23rd‚ 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon; Warwickshire. He started his successful career around 1585 as an actor and a writer in London. He got married at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway and had three children; one girl and two boys. The time period that he lived in was during the English Renaissance; more specifically during the Elizabethan times. He died at the age of 52 at the Great Bard of Stratford on April 23rd
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