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    voice‚ as a man started up from among the graves at the side of the church porch. ‘Keep still‚ you little devil‚ or ill cut you throat’”. The convicts disheveled look‚ his harsh language and violence give off a sense that he could be a criminal. ‘This great iron on his legs’ reinforces this and indicates that he is a criminal being punished. Hence‚ the iron is a symbol that generates the notion of crime and punishment is the Gibbet that Pip sees. This is because Gibbet’s were used during execution‚ which

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    S. Lewis‚ in his novel The Great Divorce‚ uses beautiful imagery to paint a picture of‚ perhaps‚ what Heaven and Hell might be like. In describing Hell and human freedom he articulates: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God‚ ‘Thy will be done

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    Have you ever done something you thought was right‚ but regretted it immediately afterwards as the consequences presented themselves? “Great Expectations” is a novel by Charles Dickens about a young man named Pip and his adventure through love and life. It shows that love can cause people to do things they thought they would never do and are not proud of. During his adventure‚ Pip’s morals change from childhood to manhood‚ and not in a positive way. In the end‚ he must be able to forgive himself

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    understand her personal strength‚ allowing her the ability to mature and become independent. The geographical distance alone created a physical and emotional exhaustion and frustration which Molly tolerates with maturity and strength. The cinematic technique using a long shot of a view of the rabbit proof fence fading into the distance both represents the long distance of the journey ahead and emphasizes the harsh environment of Australian desert. Noyce captures the pain of the journey through his choices

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    The Great Gatsby‚ 2013 Film Critique This past spring‚ Hollywood released the quite controversial adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel‚ The Great Gatsby. The film is directed by Baz Luhrman‚ known for his extravagant‚ visual style‚ with none other than legendary Leonardo DiCaprio as title character‚ Gatsby‚ Tobey Maguire as narrator Nick Carraway‚ and Carey Mulligan is cast as Daisy Buchanan. Set during the summer of 1922 on Long Island‚ New York‚ Nick gets caught up in the world

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    the river. The flush toilet had been invented‚ but the sewerage system hadn’t which meant all the waste got flushed straight into the river. The result was a strong‚ rotten smell‚ a fatal disease like cholera‚ and thousands losing lives due to the Great Stink. For years‚ England’s most beloved river played the role of dumping all types of unwanted trash. A deadly cocktail of slaughterhouse waste‚ human feces‚ and industrial chemicals was

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    The Great Depression was an important event in United States history. It affected all Americans‚ and has a lasting legacy on our economy today. Prior to the Depression‚ in the 1920s‚ the United States had transformed from an economy based on the needs of World War I‚ to an economy based on what consumers wanted. With this transition‚ the U.S. began to produce more home appliances and electronics‚ rather than weapons and supplies. Because people were buying products‚ the stock market and the economy

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    makes use of symbolism and feminine status in Puritan New England‚ giving The Scarlet Letter a complex plot. American transcendentalist Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4‚ 1804 in Salem‚ Massachusetts to Elizabeth Manning and Nathaniel Hathorne (Stewart 2). It is said that Hawthorne inherited his

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    Chiara Posani English III- Blue Mrs. Pecora 14 May 2013 The Great Gatsby was pretty good. Whoever casted the characters did a pretty good job. I thought that Leonardo Dicaprio acted very well in the role of Jay Gatsby. In the book you could tell that Jay loved Daisy so much but seeing it on screen played by Leonardo made the feeling come to life. In conclusion the acting was great. Unfortunately‚ I also thought the movie illustrated the book a little too much. Most of the time I knew every

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    group of personalities and different types of people. Teens can completely forget who they actually are or who they are striving to be and begin to conform with societies hate. By completing the secret benefactor experiment‚ based off the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens’‚ we will try and replace the hate with love and generosity.

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