1861 to May 9th‚ 1865 the United States of America was engaged in the Civil War. An estimated 620‚000 soldiers died. After each battle it was evident that provisions and care was needed for soldiers falling victim to their wounds. As a volunteer‚ Clara Barton took a courageous stand by collecting and distributing supplies in her home and in warehouses‚ and later was given permission to nurse the wounded on the battlefiled. Clara’s first work began on April 19‚1861‚ while providing supplies
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In a work of literature authors often use foil characters to show the strengths and weaknesses of main characters. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ the author uses foil characters Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell to reveal the theme of racial inequality. Atticus‚ a man who takes care of his family and teaches them manners‚ is a lawyer assigned a court case dealing with a black man accused of raping a white woman. Bob Ewell‚ a prejudiced man who does not take care of his children
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Silas Marner explores the depth of human emotion‚ status‚ morale‚ and representation of society during the 1800s. Silas’ cottage and the Cass Manor serves as contrasting foils that relay a more deeper representation in the novel. Despite both being a "home" of the two total different worlds‚ George Elliot uses each "place" to tell her story of society and human nature. In the town of Raveloe‚ Silas remains in a secluded cottage away from society‚ in contrast of the enormous and luxurious Cass
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Robertson Davies’ novel‚ Fifth Business‚ revolves around guilt‚ competition‚ and two men who are foils of each other. Although Dunstan Ramsay and Percy Boyd Staunton are parallels to each other‚ they contrast in a great number of ways. Their awkward relationship plays a significant role in the number of elements which make Fifth Business such an interesting story. While Dunstan Ramsay had never been too interested in competing with Percy Boyd Staunton‚ Percy from a young age saw Dunny as a
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The first half and last two words of Santa Clara University’s strategic vision are very much so appealing. The vision speaks about educating people of‚ “competence‚ conscience‚ and compassion”. These very three words to me encompass the entirety of a successful individual. First‚ one needs to have a level of competence‚ which in return builds good confidence‚ a vital trait for success. A good citizen must also have a conscience‚ to have the ability to distinguish the right from the wrong and to make
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Macbeth. Macbeth develops and changes greatly‚ from a loyal‚ trustworthy person to a corrupted and murderous man throughout the course of the play. Many factors affected the shaping of the character of Macbeth‚ including the witches’ prophecies and foil character‚ Banquo. This character
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charity work‚ encouraging their children to get into the service field. Clara Barton‚ the fifth child‚ grew up helping to nurse her ill or injured siblings back to health. A “Victorian sense of decorum” prevented Clara Barton from disguising herself as a man in order to join the Union Army. With the military influence of her father‚ Barton felt that she needed to do something. Before his passing‚ the Barton family gave young Clara Barton their blessing to assist in the war efforts. Stephen Barton gave
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Nightwing and Batman foil an armored robbery attempt by the riddler‚ after which they then discover evidence that Ra’s al ghul is involved in what batman has come to view as a grand plot. Batman then kidnaps Al ghul’s daughter talia and leaves catwoman to watch her while he finds Ra. On finding Ra‚ Batman is informed that someone from his past had utilized the Lazarus pits. Lady shiva then overpowers catwoman who has been sent to rescue talia‚ but is then knocked by talia who then aids catwoman who
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World Literature March 11‚ 2012 In The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ Hassan serves as the minor character/foil to the main character‚ Amir. Hassan possesses qualities such as loyalty and selflessness. These qualities contrast the characteristics and qualities of Amir because he is both disloyal and selfish. Although Amir possesses disloyalty and selfishness while Hassan is present in his life‚ he later on retrieves the characteristics his half-brother Hassan had. Amir was the son of a wealthy
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Throughout Ray Bradbury’s bestselling novel Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag’s wife Mildred is introduced‚ described‚ and explored. From start to finish the novel tells us of Mildred’s fears‚ changes our perception of her‚ and most importantly‚ describes who and what she represents. But the question is‚ who is this apparently cowardly‚ inconsistent zombie of a character. The society in Fahrenheit 451 is flooded with corrupt‚ brainwashed people that can’t seem to think for themselves. For example‚ in
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