the person who wears the scarlet letter that gives the book its name. The letter is a patch of fabric in the shape of an “A‚” that tells that Hester is an “adulterer.” Pearl is Hester’s daughter‚ young girl who is moody and has the ability to take in things that others do not. Rev. Dimmesdale is the man who achieved fame in England as a theologian and then he came to America. Roger Chillingsworth is Hester’s husband in disguise. He is older than she is and had sent her to America while he settled
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party. During this time‚ the police would stop and talk to the blacks‚ asking them questions about their recent whereabouts and if they had drugs on them. At the exact same moment‚ it would be the whites who are secretly selling marijuana and robbing others of their hard earned money. Whites are thought through our culture to be always better than blacks in all situations‚ because on the news it is the black man robbing the bank‚ or the hispanic group killing innocent children. It is unfair only darker-skin
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“To an Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Houseman is about death and how young people have it easier dying than older people. The speaker begins the poem by describing a happy moment in the young person’s life. “The time you won your town the race / we chaired you through the market place;” (Line 1-2) When I read this first two sentences it was something I can relate because my team has won before and that feeling of joy that you get at the moment is worth all the obstacles. In stanza two‚ the speaker
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many reasons why the civil rights movement made little progress from 1950 to 1954. During this time the civil right movement had slowed down as this was shortly after the legislation "to secure these rights" was published in 1947 by President Harry S Truman. This was a great triumph for the civil rights movement‚ but unfortunately the movement became sluggish after this legislation. Firstly I believe one of the reasons the civil rights movement became sluggish was the NAACP had a legal approach
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“Food For Thought” Summary In “Food for Thought”‚ Jeff Gordinier suggests that mindful eating is a form of meditation that can help us minimize stress‚ reduce problems associated with obesity and change our ideas about food. He describes how one can have the power to eat mindfully‚ if they wish it. And how eaters can enjoy this process even more‚ when they decide halfway through that their body has had enough. He discusses some books about paying close attention to the food in front of you. The
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Hum 9 Schools of Thought There were three major philosophies that existed in ancient Chinese times; Legalism‚ Daoism‚ and Confucianism. Each philosophy had different ways of thinking/beliefs that influenced their followers’ ways of life. Although these schools of thought may have been successful in ancient Chinese times‚ would they succeed in a democratic government in today’s society? One school of thought that would not flourish in today’s world is Legalism
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Jonathan Nelson 2/16/2013 English Composition I Pr. D.McAree ’Welcome to My House Party’ The night of June 16th would change my life forever. I never thought that I would be in so much trouble with my parents in my life. I wondered‚ what did I do? What did I want to accomplish from throwing a party? I had no idea what happened to my house‚ or what happened to me. Since when did a few friends turn into two hundred friends? How did my house turn into a smokey mess? Wait‚ now I recall exactly how
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Witchcraft in the 16th and 17th centuries It seems that every hundred years or so a new fear develops. Right now‚ in the 21st century the fear is terrorism and war. In the 20th century it was world expansion and industrialization. Yet all else aside‚ in the 16th and 17th century‚ witches were the ones to fear. In this essay I will discuss the characteristics of an “alleged” witch‚ methods used to insure a person practiced witchcraft‚ and the treatment of the ones accused. Our image of a witch
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people have unwanted thoughts since this is natural for all humans (Rachman & Da Silva‚ 1978). Petkus‚ Gum and Wetherell (2012) stated that “Thought suppression is a strategy to cope with unwanted internal experiences (cognitions or motions) in which the individual actively attempts not to think about the unwanted thought or feeling that they are experiencing.” (pp. 219-225). As Wegner (2011) said‚ being human means we must suffer from unwanted thoughts. All people have thoughts they want to get rid
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beauty. It is difficult to keep things clean and in order in today’s frenetic world. It takes effort and effort takes self-discipline‚ but when I walk around my home or wear clean and neat clothes I feel better about myself. It gives me a sense of order and I think it says something about me to people I meet or who come to my home. Beauty makes life bearable and I find it everywhere. Humans by nature have a sense of beauty‚ love and hunger for beauty. This is the gift of the Creator. He not
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