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    his pieces Metamorphosis l-lll and Day and Night both symbolize change and how society is made. Both of Escher’s pieces showed conformity and individuality in them. The art pieces Day and Night and Metamorphosis l-lll both are alike and different in many ways involving technique and the main concept of the pieces. Day and Night and Metamorphosis l-lll both show examples of conformity and individuality. Day and Night shows conformity with the birds coming together and flying. However the birds are

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    depicts just how valued loyalty was in the Anglo-Saxon community‚ as loyalty was shown time and time again above all else. While Beowulf fights Grendel‚ “All of Beowulf’s Band had jumped from their beds‚ ancestral swords raised and ready‚ determined to protect their prince if they could” (From Beowulf 36). The thirteen warriors showed their loyalty‚ for they stood ready to fight the unmatched monster following the loss of one of their men. Both actions and words of individuals show loyalty in different

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    spirit that enables a person to face danger‚ pain‚ etc.‚ without fear. Geoffrey Trease was a British writer who published 113 books and Cue for Treason was one of them. This book mainly talks about the history of Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era and how stereotypical it was. Kit demonstrates courage in the novel by pretending to be a boy‚ not being afraid of danger or risks‚ and by not conforming to the stereotypical image of an Elizabethan young woman. Pretending to be a boy is not an easy or a common

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    red paint going across his lips. He wears this makeup to resemble clowns. He was once married to Jeannie and had a son named Lonnie Machin. The Joker has Antisocial Personality Disorder with psychopathic features because he shows no regard for right and wrong and often shows no remorse for his behavior. Description of Individual

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    Features in JUDE THE OBSCURE by Thomas Hardy In the recent novel of Hardy‚ Jude the Obscure‚ the characters are in an everlasting illusion about truth and their language is not only a transparent means of communication but a kind of obstacle to perceive each other’s meaning. On the other hand‚ by generating a new sense of religious faith he demolishes the traditional idea of faith and Christianity and let the characters and especially women breathe under the given liberty which is achieved

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    leader of the House of Commons. Disraeli’s goal was to make conservatism relevant again and create ideas of reform for the working class. He was a European statesman who was prime minister twice and provided for Tory democracy and imperialism. Both men wanted credit for the Reform Act of 1867 and became rivals as Gladstone’s ideas were liberal and Disraeli’s goals were conservatism.

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    Kafka’s Cautionary Balance Between Loyalty and Total Devotion Typically‚ loyalty is seen as a worthy quality to have; everyone wants to have loyal spouses and friends‚ and betrayal is usually not an ideal situation. However‚ total devotion is much more extreme than this‚ and is detrimental to oneself. Kafka reveals that while loyalty is not necessarily a negative thing‚ total devotion is what ultimately causes the sacrifice of one’s own purpose. Loyalty to one’s family is perhaps one of

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    When reading the play "12 angry men"‚ is it hard to ignore the prominent character- ’the 8th Juror’. As the plot unfolds‚ the reader notices that Juror #8 is the only one among the 12 who really understands the seriousness of the situation at their hands. At the very beginning of the play‚ you can see that there is no sympathy towards the boy accused of murder. And why should it be? All the evidence that was brought up in the court room has crushed the defense and the boy’s chances on the trial

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    without her parents. This means that she had to be extra brave to go to a place she has never been too. She had no clue what could happen if she entered that tunnel‚ and she used courage and braveness to get her through it. The “Not really” part also shows you that she has doubts. She may be scared‚ but she’s still brave enough to go through with

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    The film twelve angry men is a quaint film which takes us into a jury chamber during the deliberation faze. Juror # 8 (Harry Fonda) is the only juror out of the twelve who believes that the case they are deciding is not open and shut. His argument was that it was not the defendants that had to prove innocence but the prosecution which had to prove guilt which he did not feel was done. The film sets immediately out to show distinct characters and sets the setting‚ a small stuffy room in an especially

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