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    Today I said good bye to my constant companion and devoted Labrador‚ Shiloh. He slept by my side for the last 11 years. By best guesstimates‚ we believed he was approximately 16 years old. He was a character and made an impression upon everyone who met him. He was your typical Lab in many aspects but he was also not your typical Lab in many aspects. He was a jackass and sometimes an asshole. When you looked up Alpha Male in the dictionary - there was a picture of him. Everyone in my pack knew he

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    vision lodged deeply inside me‚ especially the glowing hair.”Paul displays foolish courage‚ wit‚ cowardice and lust. This display of emotional diversity within one short scene allows the viewer to gain a more developed understanding of Paul’s diverse character. Paul displays his passionate lust for Megan multiple times throughout this

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    Claire’s character has the most prominent role in the progression of the dehumanization of all the characters in this play. Through comparing the antecedent action and the events that occur over the span of the play‚ there is a point of revelation that appears to connect both timelines. Though‚ not only is Claire affected; ultimately‚ she spreads her repressed spite to the towns people‚ ultimately resulting in Ill’s death and the foremost corruption of the town. The events that Claire had gone through

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    Brother. And other quotes being used in this book be larger than otherwise. The book takes place in a place that society where the government sees what you do on a daily basis and is secret you is definitely known. The story of 1984 stars the character of Winston Smith‚ he is a worker for the Ministry of Truth‚ that hates the amount of control the government has‚ by prohibiting‚ or limiting free thought‚ sex‚ and individuality. He wants to join a group that plans on overthrowing the government

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    When she gains the power over the town you see how she changes to a complete psycho. When John Proctor is accused of witchcraft and is taken in and thrown in jail‚ you see her whole character change. All she wants is to run away with him and save his life and not get caught because people know that “the witch plague” was a total hoax. The significance to the story of her change shows that people do change because of the love they have

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    Character View of Medea + Evidence Page reference Nurse She pities her. In line 20 to 25 she expresses how Medea is hurt from Jason’s lies and how she wishes things would be different. The nurse says “My poor Medea” showing her sympathy to her. The nurse fears Medea in lines 43 to 50 on page 69 she expresses how she thinks that Medea may hurt someone in vain to the Tutor. She also says that Medea must be watched closely since she’s agitated and all over the place. 68-69 Tutor He

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    THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: A PORTRAIT OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA by John Femia At the surface‚ Mark Twain ’s famed novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ is a thrilling narrative told by a 13-year-old boy who embarks on a perilous journey down the formidable Mississippi River aboard a tiny wooden raft. The story ’s sensationalism sometimes makes Huck ’s journey seem unbelievable. Underneath‚ however‚ lies an authentic portrait of the institution of slavery in America during

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    made by the spirit of preservation to avert the storm that was even then hanging in the stars and ready to envelop me‚”(Shelly‚ 32). This quote is the foreshadowing the doom that is soon to come for the tragic figure. A tragic figure involves a character that most likely has to die because of a certain tragic flaw they obtain. In Frankenstein‚ The Modern Prometheus‚ Mary Shelly uses the tragic figure of Victor to convey how the betrayal contributed to the suffering of others‚ including

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    wife gets accused even though she just reads. Giles Corey starts to realise the reasons for some of the accusations and starts to accuse the accusers and inform the judges thats its all a lie to try to preserve peoples honor and integrity. Giles character reflects a major question raised in the play: What does it take to be a truly honorable person? As Giles efforts to stay an honorable person and help keep other peoples honor‚ he is willing to go to great lengths to keep his honor. In the second

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    The character that I felt strongly about from Suzanne Collins’ hit novel “The Hunger Games” was Katniss Everdeen‚ a rebellious and out-going teen who takes her sister’s place as tribute in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Throughout the novel‚ she displays important values that made me feel strongly about her. These include‚ her caring nature for others‚ Competitive attitude and her determined mind. Katniss Everdeen (the main character) is a teenage girl who lives in an impoverished coal-mining

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