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    husband entrusts in his wife and vice versa. In both fictional plays‚ Fences by August Wilson and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ infidelity is a clearly evident theme as both of the protagonists‚ Willy and Troy‚ betray their wives and have relations with other woman. Both men have a sense that what they are doing is wrong‚ but both continue to do so anyway. The major difference between the two men is the manner in which they conduct themselves while being unfaithful. Willy Loman is discreet and

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    the virus called simian probably was transmitted to humans and mutated into HIV when humans hunted the chimpanzees for meat and came into contact with their infected blood. In 1986‚ a second type of HIV was found and was named HIV-2 it was isolated from AIDS patients in West Africa. People that have HIV-2 Immunodeficiency seem to develop more slowly and to be milder‚ and those with HIV-2 are comparatively less infectious early in the course of the infection. This particular infection is found in West

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    Human emotions are something that we seldom find a way to express clearly: from simple hand gestures‚ to a disgusted face. To understand his novel more thoroughly‚ Arthur Miller uses the most understandable method of comprehension‚ music‚ to express the emotions of the characters in his play‚ "Death of a Salesman". The characters‚ Willy‚ Linda‚ Biff‚ Happy‚ and Ben‚ have a certain style of music and instruments portraying them to show the reader what type of emotional person they are. The

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    Death of a salesman Is society to blame when the installation of hope in the American Dream backfires? The major theme in Death of a Salesman was the pursuit of this dream. Miller details Willy Loman’s misguided quest of this dream. Arthur Miller’s depiction of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman was written in postwar America. At that time‚ the idea was more than just a phrase; it was a way of life. In efforts to further the reader’s understanding of the story‚ one must define the American

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    PastPresent‚ and Future Paper March 4‚ 2013 Gen 480 Randall Wilburn University of Phoenix Upon entering the University of Phoenix I had attended another University and I knew that if I was going to accomplish the many goals that I had in life I was going to have to graduate from college. I knew that if I wanted to continue to grow as a person that the best way for me to do that was to complete my degree and finish what I started. I was always taught that anything that is not growing

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    As we read through Act One in the play of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ we can notice the recurrence of the haunting flute music‚ and how it signifies to different things at various times. We all know that the flute is an expressionist device and its music is soft and peaceful‚ but let us see what it symbolizes in this play. The flute is played five times in Act 1‚ the first time we hear it is at the beginning of the play in the stage directions‚ "A melody is heard‚ played upon a flute

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    Women Past and Present During the 20th century‚ women in general was limited‚ however women are now in a much better position than before. We‚ as women‚ especially those of us who live in liberal parts of the world‚ often take for granted the rights and benefits‚ which we have. We forget that in other times‚ women were not considered to be equal to their male counterparts; they were considered to be helpless subordinates to the men with whom they lived. Though we do not often consider

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    Essay Outline: The Death of a Salesman Thesis: Through a strict image of success‚ the creation of a metaphorical planned obsolesce is inevitable within a family. a) When a father’s family is bounded by his own definition of success it creates a larger chance of derailment in the future. Planned obsolesce - first stage - is working well no signs of error As much as someone may want to keep control of something‚ it can be just as easy to lose control Can cause for a family to appear greater than

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    In the play “ Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller‚ presents a common view of the American dream. The main character‚ Willy Loman‚ struggles to become a successful salesman; he’s trying to make himself feel better by lie to his family and himself. He holds onto a strong belief in the American dream.Willy cannot face the reality and begins to daydream how to success. Although he gets fired by his boss‚ Willy never seems to give up on his dream‚ and refuse to accept a job that Howard offered to him

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    he takes. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ Miller utilizes flashbacks‚ symbols‚ and characterization to show that Willy and Biff’s morality is represented by actions of lies‚ hypocrisy‚ and succumbing to society. The flashbacks in Death of a Salesman create a buffer between Willy’s past and present actions as well as how his morals evolve and influence those actions. Willy does not know his father‚ and consequently‚ he has never had a strong male figure in his life. Willy’s flashbacks with

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