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    to betray others for self benefit at any given opportunity. These traits can be seen in characters used in Tennessee Williams’ plays‚ Streetcar For Desire and Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. Stanley and Big Daddy‚ two crucial domineering and manipulative parental figures‚ mistreat their families and others around them to demonstrate their power and authority. In both of Tennessee Williams’ works‚ he creates characters which use mendacity to hide their true emotions in order to establish their power and authority

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    To what extent is the narrator of ‘My Last Duchess’ a disturbing character? ‘My Last Duchess’ is a dramatic monologue written by the celebrated poet Robert Browning. Browning has structured the poem in rhyming couplets and with iambic pentameter. This creates a comfortable rhythm when read aloud. The poem is from the point of view of a Duke‚ and set in the 16th Century Italy. At this time men were very much in control of their wives‚ and viewed them as their ‘property’. This is shown frequently

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    impression that the different documentaries are interchangeable and predictable. And lastly‚ interestingly enough‚ Elizabeth DeLoughrey ends her analysis on a rather positive note. She does not completely refuse those documentaries which misrepresent the climate change and the people affected by it or those who engage in “‘imperialist

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    newborn daughter who after all‚ is Tariq’s child. However‚ when she becomes pregnant with Rasheed’s child she contemplates whether abortion is a better option in this case. I think the reason Laila contemplates such a thing is not because of her character

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    People sometimes do not know how precious life is until something happens. In the story The Pod by Maureen Crane Wartski‚ the main character Jesse became crippled and cannot play soccer. Therefore‚ he lost his soccer scholarship which made him feel like life is not worth living. Throughout the story‚ his behavior towards his cousin changes and his attitude of self-pity changes too. In the beginning of the story‚ Jesse felt self-pitiful to himself that he ignores his family including his cousin

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    there still” (33). This depicts that Scrooge had no one that really loved him. He didn’t have any real friends or people to talk too. Scrooge thinks about what he has done‚ and says regretfully‚ “There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night. I should like to have given him something” (36). This demonstrates that Scrooge knows that he has made mistakes‚ and is starting to become a better person‚ with the Ghosts’ help. Scrooge becomes sad‚ finally thinking about someone other than

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    The Last Lesson

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    The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet SUMMARY The Last Lesson is a story set in Alsace‚ a territory that was disputed over by France and Germany. At the time of the story France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. An order had come from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of these districts. the author‚ Alphonse Daudet‚ brings out the effect of this order on the people of Alsace through this story

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    Marjane eventually goes back to Europe to continue her education and life the lifestyle she wants to. Characters The main character in the Persepolis series is the author herself—Marjane Satrapi. The series walks the reader through how she develops from her childhood to adolescence with everything she encounters on the way. Behaviours One of Marjane’s major behavioural

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    The Last Olympian

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    The book I decided to do my book report on is The Last Olympian‚ written by Rick Riodarn. This book is set in Manhattan. There is a camp of halfbloods‚ or people with one mortal parent and one immortal parent. The titan lord‚ Kronos‚ has just been reborn and is trying to kill the people at Camp Halfblood. The main characters of the book are Percy‚ Annebeth‚ Nico‚ Luke‚ Kronos and other assorted campers. Luke had been taken over by the titan lord‚ Kronos. He was trying to

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    Who was the one to cause the predicaments that the Greasers had to go through?The Outsiders is not a true story‚ but makes the reader feel like it was real. The main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is part of a gang named the Greasers. Conflicts sparked between the Greasers and their enemies‚ the Socs or Socials. Ponyboy‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Sodapop‚ Two-bit and Johnny went through obstacles and problems caused by the Socs. Throughout the book‚ The Outsiders‚ there were many problems and conflicts that the Greasers

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