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    What is Success? There are many situations in life where we have to learn from mistakes. Sometimes we make the mistakes‚ but also sometimes other people make the mistakes. My friend Willy‚ makes many mistakes that we can learn from. He does not listen well‚ he compares his life to others‚ and he is not realistic with his goals. Willy’s biggest mistake is that he is too prideful and it prevents him from taking a job which would help him support his family. All of Willy’s mistakes stem from his distorted

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    Kindness for most is something that is longed for. It is essential in the development of character in a person. In the play “Death of a Salesman” Biff Lowman tries to forge his destiny so that he can have some meaning in his life. However the lack of support he has from those around him is replaced by criticism and judgement even by his family. This leads readers to assume that a lack of kindness towards an individual may result the individual to lose confidence in themselves and allow others to

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    Willy’s issues with repression are consistently displayed in "Death of a Salesman". Willy represses recollections of poor times to when he was more delighted with his family. Moreover‚ Willy represses past choices and decisions that could have made his family more jubilant such as when he passed up a venture to Alaska with his brother to visit a diamond mine in which his brother gained a vast amount of riches from. Furthermore‚ Willy says many times that he had done well with his sales deals‚ however

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    In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ societal expectations to achieve the American Dream cause Willy and Biff Loman to struggle in freeing themselves of this notion. The American Dream holds the expectation of success‚ and for these two characters‚ it causes much hardship in their lives. Willy possesses a skewed idea in obtaining this idea. As a result‚ Biff feels trapped because of his father’s unwillingness to compromise his own view of the American Dream with Biff’s perspective and desires

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    All My Sons All My Sons is a play written by Arthur Miller. It takes place in two days and is just a few years after World War Two. The play only has one set and it is the back yard of the Keller’s where there is a tree that has been split in half. This play was instrumental in launching the career of Miller. It is also a tragedy that deals with the greed of America and a skewed version of one’s duty toward country. The play starts act one off in the morning with Joe Keller the main character

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    In the tale Le Morte d’Arthur written by Sir Thomas Malory‚ King Arthur is ruler over a utopian city called Camelot. This excerpt reveals King Arthur’s loyalty‚ generosity‚ and his resourcefulness. These traits are what makes King Arthur and great king and are still needed and applicable for our leaders today. After King Arthur discovers that Sir Ector is not his biological father and that he is the rightful heir to the throne‚ he does not hesitate to acknowledge that Sir Ector is his true father

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    The story of King Arthur is one that has been told for generation in many different ways two telling are the book The Acts of King Arthur And His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck and King Arthur directed by Antoine Fuqua. In the Steinbeck version Arthur is the king of England and the son of King Uther Pendragon and Lady Igraine. Due to a deal Uther made with Merlin‚ a wizard‚ Arthur was raised by Sir Ector as though he is his own son. Later on Uther passed away from an illness and lords began to

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    In Thomas Mallory’s King Arthur‚ he emphasizes the values of the people in this time period. He does this through characters and through conflicts that occur in the story. Throughout the story‚ Mallory gives the readers a better understanding of how the people viewed kings and their expectations of how the nobility should act. Not only that‚ but also the different beliefs and customs of the time period. Values that Mallory emphasizes many times throughout the epic is the value of humility and mercy

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    Arthur Miller was an American Playwright who wrote some of the most influential pieces of literature in American History. He was an influence to many other authors. He was very dedicated to his work‚ and would not give up no matter how difficult the situation. Arthur Miller was easily one of the best authors in American history. The early life of Arthur Miller was a struggle‚ just as it was for many other Americans living during the Great Depression. Arthur Miller was born on October 17‚ 1915 in

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    Penguin Readers Factsheets T e a c h e r’s n o t e s level E 1 2 3 4 5 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Retold by Deborah Tempest 6 ELEMENTARY S U M M A R Y erlin‚ the wise man of legend in stories of ancient Britain‚ realises that the country will be plunged into turmoil at the death of its strong leader‚ Uther. So he arranges to take away the heir to the throne‚ Uther’s son Arthur‚ and hide him in anonymity against the time when he can take his rightful place as king

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