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    behind Dimmesdale and Hester’s tawdry affair emphasizes a sole‚ unique aspect within the three individuals that‚ when combined‚ create the crucial essences contained in each human being: the malicious facet‚ religious loyalty and guilt‚ and the need for redemption. Dimmesdale inhabits the shame brought on by religiosity. After sinning twice‚ first the adultery he commit with Hester and second by lying and hiding the first‚ Dimmesdale wallows in his own guilt. He begins to have visions of Hester and

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    aspects of their lives. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter shows the ways of the Puritans and their beliefs through symbolism numerous times throughout the novel. In his novel‚ Hawthorne displays how one letter could drastically change someone’s life. The main character‚ Hester Prynne is forced to wear the scarlet letter which symbolized the sin of

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    Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The main character Hester Prynne. Hester has been perceived in many different ways. Some believe that she is a picture perfect example of the puritan society. Also one of the best citizens in her community in Boston. Fortunately many people also think that she is an awful example and is corrupt. There are two sides. Here are both sides. First I will go over reasons why Hester is the best citizen. Hester has many good qualities. Honestly it’s very difficult to

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    It has affected the US socially‚ economically‚ politically‚ and environmentally. It has spread the American influence throughout the world. When globalization is used not only is there American influence everywhere but also we have different countries influencing

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    effected is the children. The children forget their children and act out which makes them difficult to live with. If a dysfunctional family‚ let alone the children‚ knew that therapy and help was available to them‚ more families would become healthy. In this paper‚ I will prove that children in dysfunctional families can self-diagnose and be encouraged to seek help and treatment so that their future can be affected by their own mistakes and not the mistakes of their families. Dysfunctional Families

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    Have you ever wondered why the roaring 20s turned into the depressing 30s? The Great Depression was major plot twist in the economic world. It affected society‚ it also made many scratch their heads and caused different nation to reshape themselves. This whole thing started after shattering of Stock Market. Before the Stock Market‚ the 1920s was expecting a high graph for economic growth but‚ when this show happened so many people began to struggle to create money to survive also people began to

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    HOW THE MEDIA HAS AFFECTED BODY IMAGE AMONG THE YOUTH What is body image? It is the subjective picture or mental image of one’s own body. People view their bodies differently that’s what makes an individual to have his or her own unique style of dressing. People pick up different styles from different places some have a negative impact while others positive. Body image includes: It takes time for some one to come up with an image that can be spotted a mile away by anybody. Some

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    that technology has affected families in many ways. Some people could see technology in a positive way‚ and others can see technology in a negative way. I would like to share some information on how technology has affected families now and days. After reading this research paper I hope you have a better understanding on how technology has had an impact on families. It is up to you to determine how technology has affected your family. It is astonishing how much of technology

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    The character of Hester over the course of the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne changes significantly. Hester changes from a young beautiful woman who is shamed by society to a strong individual who learns to endure pain caused by the townspeople. In the beginning of the novel‚ Hester is recognized as a sinner who has gone against the Puritan ways by committing adultery but over time her life improves. Even though she was scorned for her sin‚ she never tried to hide herself and in

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    In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Reverend Dimmesdale is struggling with publicizing his sin so that he can seek forgiveness. Dimmesdale and hester have committed adultery‚ and Pearl is the result. He also struggles because the community keeps referring to him as a holy man because he is a minister of the town‚ but no one knows the truth except Hester. As the storyline progresses in The Scarlet Letter‚ Reverend Dimmesdale is a silent sufferer‚ then a secret‚ guilt-ridden sinner‚ and

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