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    to keep her family in check‚ and to do what is best for them. Ruth‚ along with determination‚ has being strong as a character trait. She is expecting another baby‚ and is deciding whether to get an abortion or to keep the baby. “When the world gets ugly enough—a woman will do anything for her family. The part that’s already living”

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    Matthew Hart 09/18/12 An Untrustworthy President “The true test of the American ideal is whether we’re able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history‚ or whether we act to shape them.”- Our current president. The U.S. president has been untrustworthy on more than one occasion. Our president is unreliable when it comes to foreign and domestic issues‚ as well as being all around untrustworthy

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    c ENG1D Essay Assignment Cue for treason - Rough Draft This essay is going to talk about the character traits of Peter Brownrigg in Geoffrey Trease’s Cue for Treason. Peter Brownrigg is the novel’s narrator and protagonist. He is fourteen years old and he lives in Country Cumberland. One day‚ he throws a rock to Sir Phillip which makes him get in a lot of trouble‚ he has to leave his hometown for his own safety‚ and then Peter

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    Mr. Timothy Johnson English 24 October 2007 In William Faulkner’s memorable short story‚ “A Rose For Emily”‚ the main character‚ Emily Grierson‚ is very complex and not easily forgotten. In order to fully grasp and comprehend her character traits‚ we also have to take into consideration her way of life and other external factors that contributed to her character. First and foremost‚ she embodies the pre-war tradition of the South and this makes her very averse to change. Miss Emily is also

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    the Secret Annex with her husband and two daughters‚ Margot and Anne. Margot is a mature‚ quiet‚ and obedient child; on the contrary‚ Anne is out-going‚ flirtatious‚ and accomplishes things her way. Consequently‚ due to Margot’s more desirable character traits‚ Mrs. Frank appreciates her older daughter more than Anne. Mrs. Frank’s obsession of favoring Margot over Anne is apparent in Act 1‚ yet her unhealthy habit improves in Act 2 by showing an equal amount of concern amongst her two daughters.

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    though the author did a great job on fully demonstrating the personalities of the characters. One of my favorite characters is a young 13 year old boy named Seth. Seth is a very reckless‚ fun-loving‚ and brave person. He is usually tough‚ annoying‚ and ignorant‚ he can be loving and careful to. In the following essay‚ I will describe SEth so that you can get an accurate description of his personality and his traits. On the outside seth is quite lanky. He is not very heavy‚ and his arms are not

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    written confession to Governor Danforth John Proctor is a middle aged man who was married to Elizabeth Proctor. He is a hard worker and a sinner but he’s also loyal and a good leader at times. I think of myself as John proctor when it comes to his traits because I am hard working‚ loyal‚ and a good leader. One way i’m like John Proctor is by hard work. John has worked all of his life even on Sundays when it’s a sin to work on that day but he still plowed his fields on the farm and he rarely went

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is one of the main characters and the narrator in the story “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee. She is depicted as “Scout” but her real name is Jean Louise Finch. Throughout the book Scout is good hearted‚ thoughtful‚ and intelligent. These traits are what make her such an interesting character in the novel. Scout is good hearted. We witness this when a fellow student of scout has no money for lunch at school. Her teacher was nice enough to give the student some

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    American dream‚ by definintion an American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especialty material prosperity. Back when this country was first founded‚ the American dream was all about a better opportunity with chances to move up in life and live better. Back then they also stressed family values and having a close family. Now a days the American dream has changed to more materialistic stuff and bigger houses and faster cars. Does many bring happiness or does it bring destruction?

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    General Character Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur *She takes moderate risks. Taking moderate risks is another characteristic of successful entrepreneurs. They don’t fear to take risks. FEAR to take risks discourages initiative‚ brings about uncertainty of purpose‚ destroys ambition‚ kills enthusiasm‚ destroys good reasoning and stops you from taking action. Besides‚ there is nothing you can engage yourself in without any risks involved.  *She takes personal responsibility for her own actions

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