Dear diary‚ My name is Macbeth and I am‚ with no doubt‚ the most powerful of them all. Doubting this fact will not make you assertive or witty‚ but will make you a fool. It will make you nothing but an ignoramus and oblivious fool. I’m untouchable and unflinching. If you wish‚ like some already do‚ you could call me immortal. I use immortality to refer to the fact that no man will every have power over me. The only time this will ever occur is if a man chooses to take my life. Then‚ it would be
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Diary of a Madman‚ published in 1918‚ was written by Lu Xun‚ pen name of Zhou Shuren‚ who was considered the most important Chinese Modernist writer. The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman‚ was published in 1960 with a collection of other short stories called Family Ties‚ written by Clarice Lispector‚ who went to law-school‚ and worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time writer. Both of these writers portray a rather dark story‚ one that focuses on a central character who’s view on the society around
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explores some of the multiple meanings buried in the idea of "meanness." A "mean" person is‚ like Curley who is nasty and a bully. Both George and Lennie express their hatred for that kind of people. George says that he "don’t like mean little guys". Curley’s thirst for violence and his constant urge to pick fights contrasts with Lennie’s "innocent" violence. After Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife‚ George says that Lennie "never done it in meanness" Lennie killed several animals by merely cuddling
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The Vampire Diaries Review The story centers around a girl named Elena Gilbert‚ a high school girl who is torn tremendously between two brothers‚ Stefan and Damon Savatar. Elena becomes romantically involved with the younger of the two brothers‚ Stefan. She soon finds out that Stefan is a vampire. At first she is freaked out‚ then she begins to accept Stephan for who he is‚ which is a kind vampire. Elena’s best friend Bonnie is a witch who can miraculously perform witch craft spells in order to
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Diary of a Wimpy kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney is the 3rd book in the series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I’ve read all of the books in the series now. To be honest‚ I understand why kids are drawn to them but as an adult reading them all back to back they got a bit old. As I’ve shared in my reviews of the other books in the series‚ this is one of my son’s favorite book series. My son AJ who is 10‚ was so happy that I read the first book and when I finished it‚ he lined up book 2 and 3 in the series
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Taylor Mrs. Hart-Garcia Gifted Literature 17 December 2013 Curley’s Wife: A Deeper Insight Curley’s wife is stuck living on a ranch with no other women during the Great Depression. She is called many names such as “tart”‚ but she is never given a formal name besides Curley’s wife. Although Curley’s wife acts promiscuous and mean‚ she is actually suffering from loneliness. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley’s wife is defined as Curley’s wife and nothing more than that. Living on a ranch with all men‚ her husband
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John introduced us to a character called Curley’s wife‚ she plays a complex and misfit character as she got so many different sides to her‚ as sometimes the reader feels sympathetic and unsympathetic about her. John Steinbeck’s novel of Mice and Men is an example of how the reader’s perception of a character can change without the character actually changing. Steinbeck uses many different techniques to present Curley’s wife such as colour imagery‚ appearance‚ metaphors and similes in the early
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For this journal entry I wanted to continue to talk about marriage and how my life has been changed by it. I know that marriage is amazing for me personally‚ and presently. This was not the case always however and I would like to talk about why. I married the first time to a childhood friend from a neighboring farm. We had both graduated college by that time and were ready to start a family and settle down for life. Things were going extremely well for both of us as we had great jobs and were very
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alvinayingh... Student High School - 10th Grade eNoter Up 3 Down Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to present the theme of loneliness in Of Mice and Men. Her real name is never revealed in the story‚ showing that she has never been considered as a real person with an identity of her own. In fact‚ Steinbeck depicts women as troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad- Curley’s bad temper has only worsen since their marriage. Her purpose in the book is rather simple- she is a ‘tramp’‚
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Diary of Wimpy Kid Evaluative Essay San Diego Christian College Children’s Literature Abstract The Diary of a Wimpy kid is a book about adolescence who have dealt with emotional struggles and social acceptance in middle school. The book highlighted areas of struggle which included: bullies‚ emotional responses in both positive and negative ways‚ friendship‚ and family dynamics. The book was intended was readers of age seven and older but could be used a discussion book with children
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