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    The story Animal Farm is not just one of farm animals working for human beings. Rather‚ the tale gives us insight of the Russian Revolution and what occurred during and after the event‚ the animals functioning as certain historical figures and groups. George Orwell‚ in Animal Farm condemns and criticizes the actions and injustices that occurred during the reign of Joseph Stalin with the evil character Napoleon. As the farm animals are encountered with no freedom‚ no equality‚ and are being slaughtered

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    The Crucible is undoubtedly one of the most interesting plays that has been written‚ and it is not that way only because of its creative story tale‚ but also because of the ideas that were conveyed through some of the characters. Arthur Miller wrote the play during the communist era and used the campaign of McCarthyism as the base of the story. In this period of Miller’s life‚ he was brought to court and had to confess to being a communist. While being held on trial‚ he confessed about himself but

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    yacht’” (93). This shows how superficial Daisy truly is and she is only praising Gatsby for materialistic items. When Daisy is finally convinced that Gatsby is more suitable than Tom‚ she decides to tell Tom that she never loved him but later takes back what she has said. Daisy then gets frustrated at Gatsby‚ “‘I love you now-isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past.’ She began to sob helplessly. ‘I did love him once-but I loved you too.’” (132). This quote shows how conflicted Daisy is within

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    Life Without Civility? : A Character Analysis On what Characters Represent Civilization In William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies. “Civilization begins with order‚ grows with liberty‚ and dies with chaos‚” (Will Durant). In Lord Of The Flies‚ by William Golding‚ the main topic is civilization versus Savagery. In this novel‚ a plane crashes leaving boys stranded on a tropical island. As the boys try to develope order‚ there are many struggles that occur and cause conflict between characters. William

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    COMPETENCY GOAL I To establish & maintain a safe‚ healthy‚ learning environment. 1. Provide a summary of the legal requirements in your state regarding child abuse & neglect. 2. Include contact information for the appropriate agency. 3. Include your programs policy regarding your responsibility to report child abuse & neglect. Jasmine Perez COMPETENCY GOAL I To establish & maintain a safe‚ healthy‚ learning environment. 1. Include the current certificate

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    to climb again and at the top he fell and lay for some time with the mast across his shoulder. He tried to get up. But it was too difficult and he sat there with the mast on his shoulder and looked at the road.” (Hemingway 34) This passage explains how Santiago carried his mast from the boat and continues to stumble‚ just as Jesus fell over and over again as he carried the cross that he would later die on. This relation specifically shows the dedication and determination that Santiago had to never

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    this time on the island is his “new life”‚ with new rules ignoring old taboos. However‚ this changes when Jack and the boys pretend to kill Robert. “Robert was screaming and struggling ... Behind him was Roger‚ fighting to get close.” This quote shows how Roger likes the feeling of power over a victim and likes to hunt. Here we see Roger losing his grip on society’s rules and where his natural instinct takes over. This can also be seen in the quote “Sharpen a stick at both ends”. This shows that evil

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    How to live to be 200 Stephen Leacock How to live to be 200 is a beautiful essay‚ in which the writer has satirized those people who are obsessed by the idea of “Health Maniac”. The writer has given us an example of “Mr. Jiggens” who was a real “Health Maniac”. He was a person who was a person who wanted to be physically strong and healthy and to be healthy and strong‚ he used to do different sort of exercises. He wanted to live long. He used to take cold bath

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    (George 1) This is a quote by John Steinbeck that shows exactly how he felt about being a writer. Steinbeck‚ a Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize for Literature winner‚ is a very popular author in the United States of America‚ even after his death. He is known for his very realistic portrayals of the working class society‚ especially in his beloved Salinas‚ California. He was also a prominent spokesman for the victims of the Great Depression. Most importantly‚ Steinbeck understood that readers wanted to

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    Wuthering Heights‚ written by Emily Bronte‚ is a book about a passionate and destroying love between the two main characters‚(possibly change this sentence) Catherine‚ a strong and beautiful young lady and Heathcliff‚ an adopted dark and handsome young man. Though they are meant to be together‚ their love was not an ordinary love; while both chose to make their love for each other more difficult than it needed to be‚ it is filled with wealth/status‚ revenge‚ and ghosts. Heathcliff‚ portrayed as a

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