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    A simple farmer with Puritans’ beliefs‚ John Proctor‚ shows his honesty in the court with the confession that he had committed adultery. In the hope of life‚ Proctor signs his false confession and later says‚ “I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (Miller—Act IV) This shows that how Proctor is honest to Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey‚ Proctor also keeps

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    In "Of Mice and Men"‚ Steinbeck shows every character’s desire for some kind of achievement in life as an example of the American dream and how unattainable it really is for them. The American Dream is one of liberty‚ untarnished happiness and self-reliance. At the beginning of the novel George and Lennie immediately bond together building a close friendship that teaches them both new things. Crooks is willing to work for nothing‚ just to gain the independence for a life outside the stables and to

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    In Amy Tan’s novel‚ “ The Joy Luck Club “ jing-mei had to play the piano and she really didn’t want to but her mom made her. In Bissinger’s book “ Dreaming Of Heroes “ Mike’s dad pushed him so hard to be good at sports and to stay away from drugs so that he could be the best. Both sets of parents just want the very best for their kid even though the kids sometimes don’t see this. The kids can only tell that their parents are pushing them to do better and better. They know that they have to be the

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    "’I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what"’(112).Words of Atticus‚ from Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. A story narrated by Scout‚ Atticus’ daughter‚ about the events that occurred in a small southern town during the great depression. The racism abounded in this town‚ like in every other at the time‚ but something

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    “I get lonely‚ she said. You can talk to people‚ but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad. How’d you like not to talk to anybody?” (87). Curley’s Wife is asking Lennie why he cannot talk to her‚ and displays how Curley’s Wife feels alone and isolated by being suppressed. Loneliness causes her to seek attention from others and eventually leading to her death. Not having a true self-identity is a result of Curley’s Wife loneliness‚ and why she has no name. Curley’s Wife has no self-identity

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    The Role Of The Dreaming

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    Indigenous Australian Cultures The Dreaming: The Dreaming is an English term that represents the Indigenous belief system. It is a complex term that means different things to each clan. The Dreaming in its simplest form‚ is to explore the links between the “Spiritual‚ natural and moral elements”‚ (Wardrop‚ 2015)‚ of the land‚ the Indigenous people and their Spiritual ancestors. It is considered to be a “metatemporal idea‚ meaning it includes the past‚ present and future” (Our Lady of Mercy College

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    responsibilities‚ but Captain Vere sees it as a way of creating fairness for the outcome. In the eyes of the law‚ one that flees the scene of the crime is often guilty. In Billy’s case‚ one that kills his accuser‚ must also be guilty. Captain Vere‚ who shows sympathy and compassion for a friend‚ can truly see that Billy is innocent. However‚ due to his positivist nature‚ he feels that it’s his duty as Captain to follow the letter of the law. A judge is responsible for the law’s application. In this case

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    To what extent does Steinbeck use animals in ‘Of Mice and Men’? Of mice and men was set in the late 1930’s when there was the great depression due to the wall street crash. Topics that have been covered in the novella are the poverty the migrant workers faced‚ the loneliness and friendship. I will discuss the use of animals and natural imagery. To begin with‚ Steinbeck describes Lennie as an animal. This is because whilst he is drinking from a river and this shows that he has a wild personality as

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    fearless‚ but in the face of love we fall weak to our knees with open arms reaching for all it has to offer. Love is endless‚ limitless‚ and powerful beyond measure. It has the ability to give you the best feeling no one other thing can‚ yet it has the power to hurt you beyond compare to anything else. We claim love is blinding to those lucky enough to have it‚ but are we really blind? Can we really not see beyond love’s overwhelming nature‚ or do we choose to not see the bad because its potential to be

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    Outline of Lucid Dreaming

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    Lucid Dreaming Specific Purpose: I will inform my audience about what lucid dreaming is and how to accomplish it. Central Idea: What lucid dreaming is‚ reasons to lucid dream‚ and ways you can accomplish lucid dreaming. INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Grabber) How many of you have had a dream where you are flying? Even blind people have dreams like that. It is a known fact that 1/3 of are lives are spent sleeping. When we sleep‚ we don ’t really do anything. What if there is a way to make our

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