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    He said: “My name is Achilles‚ and I’ve been on my own ever since the war of Troy”‚ with shock crawling through her body she could couldn’t spit out her words. Then finally she asked‚ “Are you the Achilles who died in the battle of Troy?”‚ and Achilles responded with “Yes”. After the two talked to each other for awhile they walked off. Achilles took the little girl back to his camp which was about two miles away from where Artemisia

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    A Christmas Carol Essay A Christmas Carol is a story of how Ebenezer Scrooge changes from a miserable man who had no one to care for and no one to care for him. Then After his encounter with the three spirits on Christmas eve he turned into a loving‚ caring‚ generous man. This story was written by the admired writer Charles Dickens‚ after this story was published in 1843 a Christmas Carol became one of the most well known pieces of literature. This story focuses on one theme‚ poverty and its effects

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    Willy doesn’t want to because he wants to be well liked and in New England he is well liked. We also see Linda as a character who is always defending her husband even though he can give her a rough time. She is always trying to make him feel well liked and to feel included in things. It is hard for him to feel liked when he is with his son Biff because Biff knows about the affair and does not like his father because of it. Linda shows this when she says to Biff “ No you can’t just come see me because

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    Harper Lee showed the hardships of growing up in the 30’s. The characters Jem and Scout are thrown in the middle of difficult times when their father‚ Atticus‚ chooses to represent a black man. From this choice of their father‚ Jem and Scout come to understand that the world isn’t fair and they learn how to deal with it. Through the interactions of the childhood world and the adult world‚ Jem and Scout’s personalities and learning change. Jem starts to feel the effects of Atticus’s choice to represent

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    important to take note of the sarcophagus and the elements that constitute it. It is rectangular in shape‚ it dates from the 2nd century AD‚ and its artist is unfortunately unknown. Each of its four sides portrays a different episode of the life of Achilles from the Iliad and both of its bottom and upper panels‚ although hardly discernable‚ are decorated by series of carved plants. The first side of the tomb depicts a corpse laying on the floor being carried by a chariot driven by a dressed man. One

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    Although they come from two different worlds‚ Marji and Tayo learn‚ experience‚ and grow to become the people they are at the end of their novels. To become who they are‚ Tayo and Marji change their outlooks and perspectives. In Iran‚ Marji’s school taught her that God chose the leader of the country. Consequentially‚ Marji believed this throughout most of her childhood. As a result‚ Marji tells her father‚ “As for me‚ I love the king‚ he was chosen by God” (Satrapi 19) Marji’s father tells her

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    Macbeth was William Shakespeare‘s shortest and bloodiest tragedy. This play is about the psychological changes of Macbeth‚ a very loyal and honourable person. Macbeth might not be Shakespeare’s most complex play‚ but it was certain to be his most intense. Shakespeare creates a great general who becomes an obsessed‚ out of mind and insecure person. However‚ this didn’t happen straight away and Shakespeare makes Macbeth’s spirit more and more frantic scene by scene. Shakespeare leads the audiences

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    In Shakespeare’s play Othello one of the main characters is Iago. He is a kind and nice person. However‚ throughout the play lago becomes evil. His action throughout the play change and he shows who he truly is. Iago is an evil person who is greedy‚ dishonest‚ jealousy‚ liar‚ and manipulative. He have been lying to lots of people and cause death of people. Iago tells Roderigo about Othello’s marriage. Together they rat out Othello and Desdemona to Desdemona’s father.Iago warns Othello

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    How does power affect a man’s character? Individuals in society are always attempting to gain power. Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power.” In other words‚ one’s true character is revealed when given power. George Orwell and the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding prove this true in the novel Animal Farm. Napoleon from Animal Farm manipulates the other animals into working harder‚ while Jack from Lord of

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    somebody’s character is not always accurate. In Shakespeare’s infamous play Hamlet‚ Hamlet is thought to be a mentally unstable character. When he isn’t feigning madness‚ Hamlet is a well educated individual‚ who is capable of manipulation as well as a capacity for sarcastic wit. Shakespeare effectively portrays Hamlet’s true character through his interactions with other characters as well as his instinctive emotional responses. Shakespeare effectively uses Hamlet’s interactions with other characters in

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