At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is a respected Thane who has shown great loyalty to King Duncan. Soon after‚ Macbeth followed by his ambition and encouraged by a prophecy and Lady Macbeth‚ murders King Duncan to take his throne‚ demonstrating to have a corrupted character. Moreover‚ Macbeth kills his close
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Essay on The Lesson A short story by Toni Cade Bambara 01 May 2007 On Action and Change Toni Cade Bambara’s "The Lesson" revolves around a young black girl’s struggle to come to terms with the role that economic injustice‚ and the larger social injustice that it constitutes‚ plays in her life. Sylvia‚ the story’s protagonist‚ initially is reluctant to acknowledge that she is a victim of poverty. Far from being oblivious of the disparity between the rich and the poor‚ however‚ one might say
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Quote "Dally’s okay‚" Johnny said defensively‚ and I nodded. You take up for your buddies‚ no matter what they do. When you’re a gang‚ you stick up for your members. If you don’t stick up for them‚ stick together‚ make like brothers‚ it isn’t a gang any more. It’s a pack. A snarling‚ distrustful. bickering pack like the Socs in their social clubs or the street gangs in New York or the wolves in the timber. "[Dally’s] tough‚ but he’s a cool guy." this is a example of the way pony boy doesn’t want
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Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “The Lesson” is told from the perspective of a young girl named Sylvia. Sylvia is not the most reliable reliable narrator as a result of her age and upbringing- she forms opinions of others based on how they relate to her life; if a completely innocent person happens to affect her life in a way that inconveniences her‚ he or she will be portrayed only in a negative light whether or not this is deserved. Throughout the story‚ she frames her Miss Moore‚ who is her neighbor
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him then Ponyboy ran. 3. Me: Did Pony kill the Soc? Soda: No Johnny Cade Killed the Soc. The Socs were drowning Ponyboy and Johnny was sticking up for him. Then he stabbed the Soc with a switchblade.
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Frankie goes away to Memphis for some reason and when she comes back‚ she learns that Johnnie has been cheating on her this whole time. “[Frankie] Gave her money to Johnnie‚ /he spent it on those parlour whores;” (ll. 23-24). Then Frankie goes down to a bar and asks the bartender if Johnnie had been there. The bartender says he had and he had been with a girl name Nellie Bly. “She said “Oh‚ Mr. Bar-tender‚ / has my loving Johnnie been here? / He is my man and he’s done me wrong.”/…But I saw Johnnie an
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Letter to Ponyboy & Johnny Write a letter to Ponyboy and Johnny. In that letter‚ discuss at least three things they did wrong‚ and what they should have done instead. Each thing they did wrong‚ plus your advice‚ needs to be its own paragraph. Ponyboy‚ and Johnny‚ Hello Ponyboy and Johnny‚ its Jackson. I just heard your story and I must say I think you guys are amazing. I thought I knew you pretty well‚ but then this story totally changed my idea of you. I think that you guys did a lot of
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“The Lesson”‚ by Toni Cade Bambara is about a girl named Sylvia. She expresses her feelings over her experience at an expensive toy story that her teacher‚ Ms. Moore‚ takes her and her friends to. This trip was designed to teach them the reality of the world and to show them the things they cannot afford in life. Not only why they cannot afford them‚ but to show them that they can be the types of people that can. She aims towards showing Sylvia and the other students how to achieve a better lifestyle
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The outsiders have been banned in some public school in the United States. It is considered a “ bad example” for young people because it has characters that smoke‚ drink‚ swear and fight. It even includes a murder. Using examples from the book‚ how can you convince the class that this book actually contains good morals and examples for young people? The Outsiders has been banned in some public schools in the United States because “bad examples” are all throughout the book. I believe the book
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The portrayal of a character throughout the plot of a short story or novel is essential to the successful picture a reader vividly imagines while interpreting a writer’s text. Main characters in such publications most certainly possess certain traits or characteristics intentionally expressed in order to resonate within the reader. Possible characteristics portrayed through the actions and thoughts of such characters may include: perseverance‚ stubbornness‚ or couragessness. While examining the
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