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    The Novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne had criticizes the Puritan society in the colonial times in Massachusetts. The Novel has a lot of characters and all of them start the Novel in a way and then end it in another way. Chillingworth is one of the most transcendent Characters in the Novel because he completely changed during the Novel. While he was on "England" Hester is in the New World working and waiting for him to come back. He got Kidnaped by the Native Americans thats why he wasn’t with

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    film does this by displaying a family in a tragic situation that is the making of nightmares for many parents. John Q shows the importance of family throughout the film by the means of John’s actions‚ Denise’s loyal monologue‚ and John’s talk with his son Mike before surgery. Throughout the entirety of the film‚ John Archibald makes unacceptable and outrageous decisions. However‚ he makes those decisions for the sole reason that he was a desperate father with a dying son. This excuse does not justify

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    Throughout history‚ we have seen how power can change people. Hitler took millions of innocent lives because he wanted power. Tyrants destroyed their own family to gain power. The Mongols destroyed anyone or anything that came in their path from taking their power away. Siblings poisoned each other to become king if their father dies. What’s common about our history is that when people have power‚ their morality had to be broken. That’s how they have controlled people and have had enemies fear them

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    How the character Atticus Finch portrays courage In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee presents the idea that courage is shown by standing up for what one believes in even though others may not share the same belief. Social justice requires courage because one needs not to judge someone by his race. For instance‚ Atticus puts himself between the lynch mob and Tom Robinson. Atticus shot the dog in front of the Radley’s house‚ even though he had not shot a gun in years. Atticus also stood up for Tom

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    HOW DOES STEINBECK CREATE TENSION IN SECTION 5? Steinbeck creates tension in Section 5 through sound and emotion. While Lennie was in the barn minding his own business‚ panicking about killing the puppy‚ Curley’s wife entered. _"She came very quietly so that Lennie didn’t see her"_ this makes the reader feel worried as to why she came in so soundlessly‚ and question to if she is up to something. When Lennie and her get into a conversation‚ she begins to grow very angry at Lennie as he mentions

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    John Steinbeck in the first chapter of "Of Mice and Men" attempts to make the setting appear as paradise or as the Garden of Eden. Yet‚ later in this play the paradise changes into the opposite of what it was and many of the descriptions are foreshadowing‚ for example‚ the dead mouse in Lennies pocket represents the fate of people who are in the dark or are weak. In these ways‚ he attempts to use the paradise setting to catalyze the storyline into the final chapter where most of the descriptions

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    The climax comes when Biff gets honest and destroys Willy’s dream and Willy finally realizes that Biff loves him. Willy starts chatting with the imaginary figure of his brother and considers killing himself. Now that Willy has realized that Biff loves him‚ he wants to do anything he possibly can to make his son successful. Willy commits suicide. Biff rejects his father’s misguided dream‚ but Happy runs with it. At the conclusion of the play‚ it is totally clear that Willy

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    Congress is a group of individuals elected by the people of the country to represent us based on our interests and to give us a voice for how we are governed‚ this protects our freedom. This is why Congress has the power to pass laws and to regulate the president’s power. Some of the key powers granted to congress are; lay and collect taxes‚ money suitable for the specific purposes‚ regulate commerce‚ establish rules on naturalization‚ declare war and raise and support armies. Representative democracy

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    What methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others to her? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. The fact that when George said to Curley’s wife “well he ain’t now” brusquely shows how he felt towards Curley’s wife. The way she acted and looked seemed to immediately entice Lennie‚ which is what I assume happened with the woman in Weed whose dress he touched. This made George angry because he didn’t want Lennie to mess this job up for them like he did

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    has his or her own way of gaining power. However‚ when they gain power they can get anything they want. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ there are many characters that do many rare things to gain power of the people. Julius Caesar will do anything he can to get what he wants. Also‚ Mark Antony uses the art of persuasion to achieve his goals. Lastly‚ Cassius has the ability to manipulate people to gain power. Within the play Julius Caesar‚ the theme of power and ambition is developed through

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