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    Literary Analysis of Macbeth Having a lust for power can cause a loss in many things. It’s as if you’re in a win-lose situation. In this case‚ the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare has scholars sayings‚ “The lust for power by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth led to a loss of humanity.” With that said‚ I totally agree with their view. Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth went out of their way to even killing King Duncan and burdening the murder on his guardsmen. Even though that’s a common human act‚ you

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    Literary Autobiography As a young adult‚ I struggled to believe that reading could be enjoyable. My reading levels were behind my classmates and I needed extra help‚ I was ashamed and loathed reading. My intense desire to have the passion to pick up a book and comprehend its story was fueled by my mom. My mom could not fall asleep without a book in her hands‚ and most mornings I would hear her complaining about how tired she was from her late night reading. I strove to be a “good” reader‚ to be

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    Annie Dillard loved her mother‚ but her mother was somehow weird. In this essay I’m going to write about how Annie Dillard felt about his mother. Annie’s mother was very unusual‚ she wasn’t as normal as the other mothers. Andy knew that and she didn’t like that‚ sometimes she felt proud but at the same time a little embarrassed. Annie knew that her mother was a very liberal woman and she respected that‚ but sometimes she just didn’t want to be her daughter‚ like she wanted a “normal” mother‚ just

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    William Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy in which Othello is Moorish general serving in the city of Venice. Iago is Othello’s friend‚ but turns on him because Othello promoted Michael Cassio to lieutenant. Iago then begins his evil and malicious deeds against Othello. This leads Othello to turn jealous and kill his wife‚ Desdemona. Othello then commits suicide. By using imagery‚ irony‚ and symbolism‚ Shakespeare displays the theme of the power that jealousy has to destroy. Shakespeare uses

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    Within this essay‚ Annie Murphy Paul uses facts‚ studies and opinions to persuade her audience of the importance of‚ "deep reading". When Paul says‚ "deep reading" she means picking up a book and really getting into it with no distractions around you. Once you’re fully immersed in the narrative‚ your brain stimulates certain regions that would be active if the scene were unfolding in real life. Which can help increase your real-life capacity for empathy. Gregory Currie did not believe this statement

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    Cited: Oates‚ Joyce Carol. "The Cousins." The Best American Short Stories. Ed. Michael Chabon. Houghton Mifflin Company‚ 2005. 298-317. Jones‚ Edward P. "Old Boys‚ Old Girls." The Best American Short Stories. Ed. Michael Chabon. Houghton Mifflin Company‚ 2005. 265-87.

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    Macbeth Literary Analysis (Apperance vs Reality) Some people can be a completely different person outside and inside. Many will act in a particular way to fit and be accepted but when apart from their group they are their own person. Overall at the end of the day people take their masks off and show their true colors. This is what happened with some of the characters in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This showed on Macbeth‚ Banquo and Lady Macbeth. We’ll see how these characters have images that

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    The Alchemist Literary Outline The Alchemist. A book about a boy’s quest for hidden treasure‚ seeing new places‚ meeting new people. It has become a worldwide hit‚ selling millions of copies since it’s publication in 1988. It’s received many awards and has drawn scores of scholars and casual readers alike. This book has received raving reviews and stinging critics. Why the divided response to this book? People vastly argue over the meaning the author was trying to convey. Many would argue it’s

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    represent the characters’ attempts to understand their situation” (Constantakis). This helps to better understand the reading of Beowulf and to understand the poets’ ideas. Believing and living life based on fate. Throughout this poem a variety of literary devices are used to express the characters in the

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    Literary Analysis of Into The Wild Imagine spending thirty days alone in a tent or a cabin in the wilderness with no technology‚ electricity‚ running water‚ and any form of communication. Every day you wake up to the sight of the beautiful‚ tall trees and the various wildlife living in the area. Most of the time‚ you can hear the many sounds of nature: the majestic songs of birds‚ the whistling in the wind‚ and trees rustling. But sometimes all you can hear is nothing but silence. Most of us

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