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    How has your perception of Transformations been illuminated by your comparative study of the prescribed texts? When studying transformations it is important to account for the historical‚ social and religious contexts of the times in which the two writers‚ William Shakespeare and Tom Stoppard‚ lived. Both men‚ as contemporary writers‚ were reflections of their society’s values. By comparing the contrasting and similar aspects presented to the reader in these texts‚ it raises many questions which

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    John Colter and Tom Murphy were very different but still they had a few of the same things. One similar thing that was between their backpacks was that they had food. Tom Murphy brought his food while either the people he was traveling with or he killed animals‚ John Colter had food. Tom Murphy had a large winter coat and mittens with him. He also had an emergency medical kit and his pack weighed 70 to 80 pounds but John Colter had a gun and some ammunition in his pack and his only weighed 30 pounds

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    “The Devil and Tom Walker “‚ a short story by washington Irving‚ has a precarious and melancholy mood. Tom is a very greedy man who lives in a run down house with his wife in a swamp. They both don’t care much about others that is why it is easy for the devil to make his deals with them. Only caring for herself gets the wife killed‚ when she thinks she can talk to the devil in a rude tone. Tom on the other hand got off with a deal that made him the devils loan shark for his town. The setting is painted

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    The Great Gatsby: Tom And Wilson Most people think that your level in society or the amount of money in your bank account will dictate every event in your life. But sometimes the amount of money you have does not protect you from bad situations. In The Great Gatsby‚ Wilson is the husband of Myrtle who is Tom Buchanan’s mistress. Eventually Tom’s wife Daisy will begin an affair with Gatsby and he will be in the same position as Wilson. Due to the wealth gap between Tom and Wilson you may think they

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    suffering. Some countries allow euthanasia‚ while some forbid them. Euthanasia is a law that should be taken into consideration in America. For those patients that have a disease that is completely incurable should be given the opportunity to die with dignity. There are 4 different types of euthanasia and they are voluntary is accordance with the authority consent of a dying person. Involuntary is contrary to an authoritative refusal of consent from the dying person. On-voluntary is done without

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    describe Tom Buchanan from “The Great Gatsby” in one word‚ what word would you use? Arrogant? Cocky? Well‚ the truth of the matter is that you would need a lot more than a word to describe him. He has physically and verbally abused other people and he thinks that he can get away with anything because he is Tom Buchanan. His immoral actions and a lack of character show how unethical and corrupt he is. Tom Buchanan is an unscrupulous and depraved character with a sense of entitlement‚ which is made

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    This year we read Tom Sawyer by Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). Throughout the book Tom has grown through maturity and just as a person. I have also grown a lot over the past year. I have grown as an athlete‚ a reader and writer‚ and also as an overall student. As an athlete I have to make sure that I’m getting my school work done‚ and doing it well‚ but also make sure that I’m not slacking in my sports. I’m in three sports‚ one for each of the seasons during school. In the fall I’m in soccer

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    Jillian Lydon Mrs. Dolan Literature 2 17 October 2014 Jay Gatsby vs. Tom Buchanan Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the characters Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan are compared and contrasted quite frequently. Gatsby and Tom are alike in that they are both extremely wealthy and flaunt it‚ both men also are in love with Daisy Buchanan and both Tom and Gatsby have secrets that they are hiding from their loved ones. The two men differ in the way they came into their money

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    How Tom Sawyer Mature

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    what is important. They could being more open minded and not always think they are right. They might start to care about the world more than they usually do. They might start putting family first over other plans. They might grow out of the most inveterate of habits and strengthen your work ethic. Everyone makes it to a point where their usual‚ self-centered life‚ because brand new. Even people like Tom Sawyer hit that point where he matured. He started out as a mischievous boy who was running into

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    creates havoc‚ is extremely brave‚ and can think quick on his feet. In the fiction story The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ by Mark Twain‚ the character Tom Sawyer is a perfect example of this boy. Tom lives in the small town of St. Petersburg‚ Missouri. Tom goes through many adventures‚ such as getting lost in caves‚ fakes his own death‚ and going to a graveyard at night! can has many prominent traits which are displayed through the book. Overall‚ Tom Sawyer is a deceiving boy‚ which displays him as a

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