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    England. He has been traveling back and forth between France and England and is thought to be a spy. The people in the crowd are sure that he will be found guilty‚ the punishment for this crime being death. Darnay is saved by the ingeniousness of Sydney Carton‚ and he too is suddenly resurrected or recalled to life. In both Book the Second and Book the Third‚ the reader gets different perspectives of the resurrection theme. Jerry Cruncher is a body-snatcher and he refers to his late night activities as

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    against Darnay. However‚ Darnay is ultimately saved when a witness cannot positively indentify Darnay because of his striking resemblance with Sydney Carton‚ a lawyer in the court. Darnay is ultimately freed‚ and this circumstance draws everyone involved closer together. Darnay‚ along with Mr. Lorry‚ becomes a friend of the family‚ and Sydney Carton becomes a regular visitor. Sydney is not welcome one--he is frequently drunk‚ often ill humour and vulgar in his manner. Though the others complain of

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    team that this handsome guy bowled on. Meanwhile‚ I had found out this guys name was Sidney. I was sure hoping I did not have to bowl against Sidney. My heart was pounding because I had to bowl the team that Sidney was on because‚ they seemed to be so good. I introduced myself and started talking to Sidney. Many weeks went by and Sidney finally ask me out on a date. I had been told by some of my coworkers that Sidney was in a relationship and I was so sad because I thought I had met the perfect man

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    opposite of each other just like Carton and Darnay. In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens‚ the French Revolution is a time of change‚ danger‚ injustice‚ and vengeance. The French Revolution influences the two families of Dr. Manette and Monsieur Defarge in the two cities of London and Paris. The characters Carton and Darnay look like each other‚ but they are not brothers and are very different. While Charles Darnay is the same throughout the book‚ Sydney Carton changes to be the most heroic‚ because

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    Summer Reading 2012 Sophomores Sophomores are required to read two books for English this summer: 1) Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 2) Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities We will give you a multiple-choice test on both books during the second English class next fall; therefore‚ please 1) read these books with care this summer; 2) bring your copies of them with you when you arrive in the fall and review the books before the test

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    with a sense of intrigue. One of the most recognizable is the theme of resurrection. Throughout the novel‚ characters and situations again and again allude to rising to a new life. Most prominently so are Alexandre Manette‚ Charles Darnay‚ and Sydney Carton. Book I of A Tale of Two Cities is centered mostly on the rescue of Alexandre Manette from the horrid French prison‚ the Bastille; thus‚ it is titled “Recalled to Life”. Alexandre Manette once had a full life; one of peace and contentment. Imprisoned

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    is born aristocrat but doesn’t want to be one‚ and Sydney Carton‚ and he is an assistant lawyer. I was highly intrigued with the fact that Carton saving Darnay leads to Cartons ultimate death. First‚ Carton saves Darnay which leads to his freedom. Then‚ Darnay’s freedom leads to his imprisonment and carton switching places with him. Lastly‚ Darnay’s imprisonment; and Carton switching places with him‚ leads to Carton’s death. First‚ Carton saves Darnay which leads to Darnay’s freedom. Darnay is on

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    than this‚ that someone would lay down his life for his friends." Jesus Christ and Sydney Carton are two men motivated by love to lay down their lives for another and to die a underserved death. Their sacrifices were so great‚ people have been bestowed with their names. However‚ even with these similarities‚ they are different: Jesus lived a perfect life‚ Carton a drunken life. Jesus died for all humanity‚ Carton for his love of Lucie. Finally‚ Jesus is a real man‚ Sydney is a fictional character in

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    Crosby Defeats his Enemy One cold and gloomy day in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania a guy named Sidney Crosby was just having a normal day. Crosby was a enormous and thick guy. He didn’t like it when people would get bullied. His dream was to play professional hockey for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was always practicing hockey to be as good as he possibly could. He played on a little league team that had won their league five seasons in a row. Sidney’s enemy was a fella named Shady McCoy. They play each

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    believe in Him or His purpose. In comparison‚ Sydney Carton wanting the best for Lucie; sacrifices himself for Lucie and Charles Darnay. Sydney transforms his life from drinking excessively to a person in likeness of Christ‚ becoming everyone’s hero in the end of Charles Dickens novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities. This novel presents a character who has many similar characteristics Jesus‚ making Sydney Carton a redeemer as well. Like Christ‚ Sydney Carton shows similar characteristics such as: wanting the

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