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    characters—Pedro Romero and Count Mippipopolous —who represent what Hemingway called an ‘exemplar”. An exemplar is someone who lives life in an exemplary manner. He is usually a man who experiences a sacred hurt and found joy. We see Jake Barns learn from Romero and Mippipopolous’s impressive outlook on life and apply it to his own life. In contrast to other characters that fervently search for meaning and fulfillment‚ Count Mippipopolous understands and embodies his meaning. The Count‚ a seventy-five year

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    Count Dracula He is the main character in the novel‚ however‚ he is mainly a shadowy figure in a majority of the novel. As the antagonist in the novel he is shown to be one step ahead of the others. There is little actual characterization done by Stoker and much of Dracula’s personality and past remains mysterious. There are some intentions and obvious evils‚ however that is the main extent of the characterization. However‚ in spite of his plot role‚ Dracula is mainly the reason why the other characters

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    This is a famous story that a man was very poor and lived hand to mouth. Happy go lucky‚ he earned a gold coin. He was very glad by that and started ejecting his future. He dreamed that by selling this gold coin‚ he will buy several chickens which then lead to a poultry farm. With so much earning with the poultry he will buy cows and goats and as it seems‚ he will become very rich soon! While he was in the state of highest level of expectations‚ he was so deeply sank into the sea of never ending

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    (three of the main character) and the addition of Jacapo. Jacapo does is in the book‚ but he is never a large character. (This is a really long book‚ so I ’ll just put in the basics). The three people that Dantes swears vengance against are the Count de Morcerf‚ Baron Danglars‚ Villefort. I ’ll start with the simple one first. Danglars was one of the men that helped frame Dantes. He clawed is way up the social ladder because of his great wealth. He is very determined to keep it though. He abandons

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    these two different two pieces of writing. The song ‘I Will’ by The Beatles and ‘How do I love thee? Let me count the Ways’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. For number of reasons‚ ‘I Will’ by The Beatles appeals more affectively to the audiences as it has repetitions‚ exaggerations and it has the tune that will be remembered by the audiences. Firstly‚ the sonnet ‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is a sonnet about her love‚ who is anonymous in the sonnet. She uses

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    Alexandre Dumas has always had a reputation for writing swashbuckling and fast-paced adventure tales that blend together fact and fiction. He wrote many historical fiction novels where would severely stretch the truth to achieve a great novel‚ but never claimed that the novels tell the same story as history. One common subject of Dumas’ novels is the element of betrayal and what leads to the revenge of that betrayal. The Three Musketeers (1844) tells the story of a man named D’Artagnan‚ a young

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    How Deep Is Love? Passion and love are contained within the heart. This exemplifies the declaration of love written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. “How Do I Love Thee? Let me Count the Ways” is a poem including rhyme and sentimental meaning. This sonnet‚ in iambic pentameter‚ portrays the love that Browning felt for her husband and how that love will never be destroyed by any power. Answering the simple question‚ “how do I love thee?” sets the basis of the poem. The narrator of the poem is that

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    thick skin – a very thick skin. And watch your back For every back‚ there is a knife. A person may be in a sturdy and stable time in their life‚ then suddenly‚ a negative force comes their way and backstabs them‚ changing their life forever. In the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ the character Fernand is the ultimate betrayer because of his selfishness and jealousy towards Edmond Dantes. Fernand used Edmond Dantes “death” as an excuse to try and get Mercedes to love him back; he knew Mercedes

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    1. "’Well‚ we’re all mortal‚’ said the shipowner‚ ’and the old must make way for the young‚ otherwise there would be no promotion’" (Dumas 2). Monsieur Morrel is talking to Edmond Dantes about the captain’s death. The quote is especially blunt and realistic‚ but also likeably refreshing. It is an idea that brings about the scary truth that everyone must grow old and die‚ but also a uplifting truth that if someone leaves a new one will replace him or her to hopefully make things better. 2. "’Yes‚

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    Passage From the Story Page #’s Response to the passage “I regret now‚” said he‚ “having helped you in your late inquiries‚ or having given you the information I did.” “Why so? Inquired Dantès. “Because it has installed a new passion in your heart— that of vengeance.” 117 Until now‚ Dantès has been ignorant of the evil done to him. He believed that it was only bad luck that had befallen him. When Faria shows Dantès that he was betrayed by people he thought to be close‚ his innocence and ignorance

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