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    wealth being forfeit to the state‚ Thou hast not left the value of a cord; Therefore thou must be hang’d at the state’s charge.” (IV.I.360-365). Moreover when Shylock is in court demanding that he gets his bond but Portia disagrees with him thoroughly resulting in him losing everything. “Portia: Tarry‚ Jew; The law hath yet another hold on you. It is enacted in the laws of Venice‚ If it be prov’d against an alien That by direct or indirect attempts He seek the life of any citizen‚ The party ‘gainst the

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    a funny-named boy who had soft brown hair and his sister‚ who lived in breeches. They were called‚ Jem and Scout from the loving Finch Family. The Finches consist of the couple‚ Atticus and his dead wife‚ their children‚ Jem and Scout along with Calpurnia who works for them. First‚ their family includes of Atticus‚ the father of my recent good neighbors. For me‚ Atticus is a tall good man in his

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    than enough wealth she started to build more casinos and hotel. Caesar eventually became the leading boss in Las Vegas‚ through her businesses as well as through illegal activity. The characters have changed as well. Calpurnia is now Caesar’s sister instead of Caesar’s wife. Calpurnia is not mentioned a lot in this scene‚ only on passing but being Caesar’s sister is justified to why she is in this particular scene. Antony and Casca are business partners of Caesar‚ but Cassius and Brutus are also associates

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    written by Portia De Rossi. The author delineates the struggles present within her life as a result of her eating disorder. But despite her tribulation‚ throughout the majority of the text‚ Rossi is unable to acknowledge the fact that her habits are threatening to both her mental and physical health. However‚ her mother‚ empowered by her love and concern towards her daughter‚ recognizes Rossi’s crippling well-being‚ bringing forth a new perspective into her life. In regards to this‚ Portia De Rossi

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    2011-01-20 T.K.A.M.B Essay by Zainab Salman Scout has a lot of people who influence her but from a womanly perspective from miss maudie which is positive‚ from aunt Alexandra which is negative and calpurnia which is positive. In To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee 3 characters influence scout the most. The criteria is miss maudie’s influence on scout ‚ aunt Alexandra’s influence on scout and calpurnia’s influence on scout. Miss Maudie is the friendly

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    Throughout William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ there is a strong theme of prejudice. Portia has to deal with prejudice against her sex‚ the Prince of Morocco has to deal with prejudice against his race but the character that is most discriminated against is Shylock. He is hated for being a Jew and a money-lender‚ but Shakespeare has not made Shylock a character easy to sympathise with. He appears to be mean and cruel and it seems as though he loves money above all things. However

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    into her life. On the other side‚ Atticusś own sister was passing racist comments in front of Calpurnia but he did nothing except for just standing and watching it all happen. For instance‚ when aunt Alexandra was abandoning the kids from going to colored people’s church Atticus did not except for defending Alexandria. As described in the quote where Atticus says‚¨Let’s get this clear: you do as Calpurnia tells you‚ you do as I tell you‚ and as long as your aunt´s in this house you will do as she

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    must be hospitable and treat them with respect. An example of this is when Walter Cunningham is invited by Jem to come over for dinner. When Scout notices Walter using a lot of gravy during dinner she is rude to him and as a result is punished by Calpurnia. The reason for this is because Walter is of a lower class and was invited to eat with Atticus and his family. As a result‚ it is rude not to let him do and eat what he wants to. An example of a person who is in the next social class is Mrs. DuBose

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    Harper Lee introduced the concept of courage through multiple characters and situations throughout the novel. The characters are challenged to face danger or pain without fear. The courage they displayed gave them strength and deepened their self-understanding as the novel progressed. Early in the novel‚ Scout illustrated the courage she stood for. On her first day of school‚ Scout acted as a leader for the entire class and she took the duty of informing Miss Caroline of Walter Cunningham’s

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    During the late 1500’s and the early 1600’s when Shakespeare wrote a majority of his plays‚ society was structured upon the morals of the Elizabethan era. In order to gain appreciation and avoid criticism‚ Shakespeare had to write his plays for an Elizabethan audience who would judge the success of his work based on how strongly Shakespeare’s plays adhered to Elizabethan morals. These morals revolved around the superiority of followers of Christianity to followers of other religions‚ particularly

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