Although the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King does not pass Bechdel test‚ the female characters in the movie do promote female strength under closer examination. The Bechdel test is an effective tool to determine how a movie portrays women. However‚ it is not comprehensive enough to be relied on entirely. Movies such as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King automatically fail the test because they contain a limited number of female roles. Because they fail the test on account
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leader. Few can possess these qualities and become a great leader. For to be a great leader you must have these qualities and can move people in a way few can. These qualities and more can be shown in one of the world’s greatest leaders Martin Luther King Junior. He paved the way for African American rights and promoted peaceful protest rather
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“Kansas” and the Guilt of Non-Interference “Kansas”‚ written by the twentieth century writer Stephen Dobyns‚ is the story of a man looking back on his life and questioning the choices surrounding one of the most pivotal moments within it. The symbolism of “Kansas” serves as both an anchor for the story’s real elements and characters as well a guide‚ aiding the reader through the various messages and undertones. “Kansas” story depicts classic symbols to give messages to the reader regarding themes
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Martin Luther King Jr. fiercely waged for the rights of African Americans through disobedience acts. Several of the rallies King conducted were unauthorized; the civil rights leader gave speeches in a few of the key centers of advocates against equality for African Americans. King’s disobedience occurred for the welfare of the people he loved and cared for. Obtaining the rights meant utilizing different methods that required King to disobey laws he thought were inadequate. The dreams that King so dearly
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giving them happiness. The photo by Jose Hardy‚ “Pawn and King‚” represents the idea of ambition through the pawn and how it views itself as being more than what it is now; as a king. The mirror is a reflection of the pawns ambition and goals for the future. Chess is a very strategic game and it takes multiple steps to win‚ just like the pawn it needs to decide which steps to take in order to achieve his goals. When the pawn becomes king it is now able to move in differents directions which represents
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King Lear- Self Reflection More than anything else‚ journeys are about the challenge of self- reflection. A man’s journey to self-reflection is inevitably difficult. One will not become completely self-aware until he is able to see the world clearly. This un-blinding will only occur once the person has endured the pains associated with finding oneself. This idea is evident in the tragedy King Lear‚ by William Shakespeare. Both King Lear himself‚ as well as Gloucester are deceived and undergo an
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King Lear: Motifs Shakespeare uses many motifs to expand on the themes of the story. His most-used motif revolves around filial responsibility. Each of the two plots contains characters who betray their fathers. Goneril and Regan flatter their father‚ King Lear‚ and then betray him. The drastic change that occurred in their attidtude towards their father is clearly evident through Goneril’s speech before: "Sir‚ I love you more than words can wield the matter; Dearer than eye-sight‚ space‚ and
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and his play ‘King Lear’‚ as well as the movie “Life as a House’ and the famous Bob Dylan song ‘The Times They Are a Changin’’. With these texts‚ I’m going to distinguish and expose the outcomes and arduousness of change. The natural order – or in other words‚ the physical universe considered as an unchanging structure of life - in King Lear is absolute and when pushed‚ it pushes back. The most obvious example where the natural order is changed is at the beginning of the play when King Lear divides
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Dornan‚ E. A. & Robert Dees (2008). Four in one: rhetoric‚ reader‚ research guide‚ and handbook (4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education‚ Inc. Proud to Be a Speciesist Stephen Rose I research on animals. I study the intimate chemical and electrical processes that are the brain’s mechanisms for storing information‚ for learning and memory. To discover those mechanisms‚ I analyse the cellular changes that occur when young chicks learn and remember simple tasks. An anti-vivisectionist once asked me
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Why Martin Luther King made the speech? King JR made his speech that because of the Injustice and racism they face the Negro slave from white people. However‚ he included a lot of thing in his speech‚ but The three most important points in his speech was about the magnificent words of the constitution‚ Injustice and racism‚ and what is his dream. First of all‚ Martin Luther king mention the magnificent words of the constitution which is wrote from The architects of Republic to
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