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    Hector Guevara First Block English II Mr. Richmond May 9‚ 2013 Outline for The Scarlet Letter Thesis Statement: In the extraordinary book of Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ diction and symbolism are used to convey Hester Prynne’s conflicts with herself and the townspeople‚ people on this

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    Guilt in Macbeth

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    Guilt in ’Macbeth’ (William Shakespeare) Shakespeare is a well-known playwright that addresses the human emotions and motivations like ambition‚ greed‚ power‚ wealth‚ jealousy and love. In this play‚ Shakespeare has created many motivations that manifest in the characters. Macbeth‚ while being the cruel and somewhat weak-minded overlord/thane‚ still is humane enough to feel guilt. He isn’t immune to the after effects of his actions. Shakespeare uses many techniques to show this particular motivation/emotion

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    Title: Why a Trump Presidency might be a welcomed change in Rwanda United States foreign policy in central and east Africa has remained relatively consisted since the 1990s. The Clinton‚ Bush and Obama administration worked with‚ as President Bill Clinton labelled ‘new generation’ of African leaders to help bring stability and Western oriented market-focused economic development policies. Western assistance composed on the premise of foreign aid for social development of schools‚ healthcare facilities

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    AP Essay Review 17th Century Affairs 1. How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe between 1450 and 1648? a. Thesis: Rise of absolutism came at the expense of the medieval church‚ absolutism laid the foundation for the modern-nation state. Supporting Info: (main body) 1. German princes: Luther’s Reformation = more power for princes. They have greater control of political affairs and national

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    Leaving the Cave

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    advertisements. 4. According to the author‚ what is the difference between an ignorant person who owns a car and an enlightened person who has a deeper knowledge of cars? * An ignorant person who he/she have little self-knowledge that just knows that the car should turn on the well ignition‚ but an enlightened person well know how the car organize and fix. Particularly‚ the enlightened person can handle every car part of component; therefore‚ the person has deep knowledge. Consequently‚ the differences

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    influential works in philosophy‚ Plato’s The Republic has had an astounding impact upon modern philosophy and thought. In The Republic‚ Plato presents the Allegory of the Cave. The Allegory of the Cave poses “the degrees in which our nature may be enlightened or unenlightened” (227). The allegory also serves as an insight into the life of a philosopher‚ and it proposes the place of philosophy in the world. The allegory illustrates the conflicts that philosophers may face while they attempt to determine

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    In the following essay‚ the factors which caused the French Revolution will be examined in order to best understand why revolution broke out in 1789. The French Revolution‚ a social‚ economic‚ and political upheaval with worldwide significance‚ established a ‘purely bourgeois’ government in France . The causes behind the outbreak of revolution have been widely debated; whilst some‚ such as John Shovlin‚ believe economic reasons were the most crucial factor ‚ others have emphasised the role of the

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    absolute power that leads to his tragic downfall. Whilst Oedipus determinedly tried to get to the root of his peoples ills‚ ultimately discovering that he was in fact the cause of them‚ Creon morphs from a supposedly caring leader into a tyrannical despot‚ eager to take the law into his own hands. It is the actions of Antigone that helps to bring about Creons fall from grace‚ as her steadfast refusal to accept the law of the city over the rule of the gods exposes the true motives of Creon‚ and leads

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    From 1879 to 1883 Chile‚ Bolivia‚ and Peru fought the War of the Pacific. By the end of the war over 50‚000 people had been killed injured. The aim of the states involved was to take possession of terrain that contained reserves of sodium nitrate. If that sounds like an insane reason to wage war‚ Tom Standage’s work “An Edible History of Humanity” focuses on how food has impacted human history and culture. For those who rarely think about food except when purchasing or eating it‚ An Edible History

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    Countless individuals who pursue racial equality “consider themselves enlightened‚ who intellectually believe in racial equality‚ who deplore discrimination‚ yet who harbor unconscious attitudes that result in discriminatory policies and behavior” (Kristof‚ 1). Those who declare they support racial equality wholeheartedly occasionally do not uphold their beliefs‚ deeming them hypocrites. In a realistic situation‚ an ‘enlightened’ person may judge a tall‚ black man sporting a biker jacket‚ baggy jeans

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