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    Wrath we find out that the pamphlet is actually a tool of the rich man to lure lots of workers out to California so they can offer really low wages. The wealthy man controls the news and will always use it to his advantage‚ even though most common folks believe what they read they must learn not to be so blind. The use of newspapers and written words are more obvious in the two Capra films. They not only affect the characters but they also help explain the story to the audience. In the Capra films

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    Once Huck learns that he and his slave-friend Jim are being chased‚ he quickly makes a decoy in order to “buy some time” for Jim and himself to get away. The combination of Huck’s compulsive dishonesty and his quick thinking reveals that Huck is cunning. When Huck goes ashore in chapter 11‚ he enters Judith Loftus’ house. On page 57‚ Huck accidentally tells Mrs. Loftus that his name is Mary‚ though he had told her earlier that it was Sarah: “What did you say your name was‚ honey?”

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    Kylie DeSchane Mrs. Kapsner English 11‚ Period 6 28 November 2016 Montresors Cunning Throughout history many men have sought revenge against the people they believed have wronged them. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado‚ Montresor gets insulted once again by Fortunato and seeks revenge. Throughout the story Montresor convinces Fortunato to come down into his catacombs and taste the Amantillado he had just received. When they get down there Montresor chains Fortunato to the

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    Stalin rise to power because of his cunning personality? Explain your answer. [12m] Stalin rose in power because of his cunning and manipulative personality. He used propaganda to manipulate the images he created for himself and Trotsky as he wanted to get more popularity and support from the people because he wanted to portray himself as the legitimate successor and destroy Trotsky’s positive image as Lenin’s chosen successor. Stalin was cunning enough to prevent Trotsky from going

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    EVOLUTION OF FAIRY TALES AND THEIR CHANGING INFLUENCES ON CHILDREN Name Institution Introduction ‘Seas of story’ is how Marina Warner refers to the world of fairy tales. The fairy tales world is a vast field of study which many scholars have tried to exhaust with minimum success. Scholars have spent a lifetime trying to understand the history of fairy tales only to realize they have only dipped their toes in the vast sea. Fairy tales origin dates back to thousands of years ago. Fairy tales

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    becomes an epic hero‚ not only in Homer ’s time but in the 21st century as well. Yet these archetypal heroic qualities are not his only heroic qualities‚ in order to win his battles and find his way home he needed to display other qualities such as cunning‚ shrewdness‚ and ingenuity. The early part of The Odyssey concerns Telemakhos and his journey. In Sparta at the court of Menelaos and Helen‚ Telemakhos learns of the bravery of his father; "…and how he fought through hardship for my sake" (Homer

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    greatest criminals.” History certainly bears out this fact‚ and I will present analysis from the “Adventures of the Speckled Band” which further strengthens Holmes argument that doctors are amongst the greatest criminal minds of all time. A very cunning

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    Imagine being in the face of death everyday for twenty years trying to make it back home to your family‚ this is what Odysseus faced on his journey home in The Odyssey that Homer created. In The Odyssey Homer depicts Odysseus as a prideful yet cunning hero. Odysseus is very prideful when it comes to his family and his battles. Odysseus and his men blind Polythemus the cyclopes and escpae safetly onto the boats. When Odysseus escapes Polythemus he becomes very proud and yells out that he his Odysseus

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    President William McKinley once said‚ “Our differences are policies; our agreements‚ principles.” These noticeable differences clearly stand out in World War One propaganda. Subtle differences included color variation‚ differing fonts‚ and poster size; glaring differences included languages‚ graphics‚ and text used in the propaganda (Kaminski). Each country’s propaganda sparked hopes to win the Great War. Persuasive appeals‚ graphics‚ and audience-specific propaganda worked synergistically to alter

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    of a hard-fighting warrior. His charisma portrays him as a god-like figure among men and a king amongst the people of Ithaca. During Odysseus’ journey his persistency allows him to conquer many obstacles in his path. Unfortunately Odysseus is too cunning for his own good. It is evident that in Homers The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is a man of excellence‚ charisma‚ persistency and cunningness make him valued by these Greeks. Charisma is a unique quality‚ which sets an individual over an ordinary person‚

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