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    can be interpreted as two very similar characters with very diverse values. Their role in the play is also quite divergent and through use of dramatic devices‚ diction‚ contrast‚ and imagery Sophocles accentuates the similarities in character yet a clash in values Antigone and Creon‚ thus potentially creating two tragic heroes. In order to assess whether or not both are tragic characters‚ initially it’s imperative to analyze their conflictive values. Creons character attaches importance to the

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    because he was deaf. However‚ the father took it further than just beating on them to actually killing his own son. p. 10 Missy’s mom is really accepting of Missy and her accomplishments and never asks for more than what Missy can do This kind of contrasts my idea of what Newts dad would be like because I feel that since he killed his son‚ then he wasn’t really accepting of anything that Newt had done p. 11 The writing on the water tower represents how people in Missys town don’t have big goals and

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    Location: Page 8. Page 21 Signpost: #1 (Contrast and Contradictions) Excerpt from the text: “We Indians really should be better liars‚ considering how often we’ve been lied to”(Alexie 8). “Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No‚ poverty only teaches you how to be poor” (Alexie 11). Anchor Question: Why would the character act (feel) this way? My Notes about It: Page 8: The character (Arnold) feels this way because his mother tried to lie to him that his sick

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    number of obese people because of fast foods and lack of exercise. Although‚ there are many people who diet‚ most will regain their weight because of work‚ lack of time‚ and illnesses (diabetes‚ medications‚ bulimia‚ and other health issues). In contrast to what’s listed above‚ there are people not obese but feel the need to lose weight due to their profession. Both reasons for losing weight are similar to weight loss and healthy living. There are different ways to maintain a well-balanced diet:

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    Brown Brothers; How Negative Stereotypes Affect Polynesian And Maori In New Zealand ’My demographic is: high school cleaning ladies‚ fast food burger-making‚ factory boxpacking‚ rubbish truck drivers‚ bus drivers‚ taxi drivers‚ sober drivers and living off the pension joy riders — I am a dropout.’ These are all ideas raised and challenged by Joshua Iosefo’s 2011 viral speech‚ ’Brown Brother’. ’Brown Brother’ is one of three texts that will be examined‚ compared and contrasted in this essay.

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    Comparison of the Two a. Which came first? b. Describe the similarities. V. Summary VI. Works Cited Abstract This term paper compares the flood story in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament of the Bible and the flood story in Gilgamesh. It identifies links between the ancient Sumerian epic and the account of Noah in Genesis as well as similarities between the two. Similarities include the use of an arc and sacrifices made after the floods to the respective gods. While conducting the

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    maintenance are you comfortable with. When deciding to rent or buy‚ a person needs to weigh all options. The price-to-rent ratio is a good first step in the process of deciding to rent or buy a home. The price-to-rent ratio is calculation that compares the total cost of homeownership (which includes mortgage principal and interest‚ property taxes‚ insurance‚ closing costs‚ HOA dues‚ and mortgage insurance) with the total cost of renting a similar property. For example‚ in a market where a three-bedroom

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    narrative. Like Mrs. Rowlandson’s literature‚ Olaudah Equiano’s From Africa to America is a narrative. A narrative form of literature is a story‚ account of events‚ or experiences‚ whether it is true or fictitious. In this case their stories were their real experiences and they gave the reader actual facts and information‚ also making it expository. “The closeness of the place and the heat of the climate‚ added to the number in the ship‚ which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself

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    Name: Tan Bunma Class: F2 Date: 12/10/2014 Compare and Contrast Pyramids of Giza and Angkor Wat “It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” By David Allan Coe The quotation above means that the beauty of a building is not as important as the construction of the prototypes of its structure. Basically‚ the development of its foundations and techniques are more important than those of its attractiveness. Meanwhile

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    people around her get annoyed. All three of these essays normally had a woman who was marked as a “victim” which implies that gender comes into play in almost all circumstances. It seems that all the authors imply that society always differentiate between genders by specifically talking about the impacts on women. Furthermore‚ all the essays describe negative situations or circumstances. In other words‚ instead of focusing on how a king might stand out in a crowd‚ the authors pick out the unprivileged

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