“Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg” A Story of Depression or Renewed Hope? The poem “Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg” by Richard Hugo utilizes many effective poetic techniques. Of these‚ color seems to play a dominant role. Hugo tells us the story of a man‚ who on a whim‚ decides to go back to his hometown to visit. When he gets there it isn’t as he remembered. The town is now run down and poor because the need for silver isn’t what it once was. As he drives down the streets he remembers
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Honors English 10; 4P 3 December 2013 I abide by the Honor Code Charity “Peace is the work of justice indirectly‚ in so far as justice removes the obstacles to peace; but it is the work of charity directly‚ since charity‚ according to its very notion‚ causes peace.” - St. Thomas Aquinas Charity is the kindly or sympathetic disposition to aid the needy as a result of deep feeling or understanding. Charity exists in many different forms. It can be seen in the forms of helping the poor‚ those
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In the novel‚ And Then There Were None‚ written by Agatha Christie‚ ten people are invited to an island under false pretenses‚ but slowly‚ one by one‚ the group starts dying off. All of the deaths of the group are based upon an old nursery rhyme called Ten Little Indians‚ which is hung in all the rooms. But when all of them arrive at the house on the island‚ a record player starts playing‚ explaining how all of them are guilty of murder. Soon after‚ Mrs. Roger’s is the first to drop dead‚ leaving
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presents the MVP award to Odin for his efforts‚ an award he shares with his teammate Michael. In giving Odin the award‚ Duke passes over his son Hugo‚ Odin’s teammate and best friend. At a party celebrating the victory‚ Hugo plans with school outcast Roger goes to go to the school’s dean‚ tells him that Odin raped his daughter‚ Desi. Whom Odin has been dating. Hugo promises Roger that Desi will be his after Odin is out of the way‚ but Roger is only a pawn in Hugo’s ultimate plan to destroy
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She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1993. She won 2 archibald prizes‚ one in 2008 and one in 2013. In 2008 Barton won it for her artwork for her artwork called “You are what is most beautiful about me”. In 2013 she won it for her artwork “Hugo”. Due to these
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In ‘And Then There Were None’ by Agatha Christie Vera Claythorne is proven guilty of the crime she was accused of committing. Vera Claythorne is a former governess who Lombard describes as ‘a bit schoolmistressy.’ She is invited to Soldier Island to serve as a secretary for Mr. Owen. Throughout the novel‚ Vera shows signs of guilt for the crime she has committed and even becomes slightly hysterical in situations. Some might relate to Vera‚ the way she carries the weight of her crime like a burden
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prevents almost any kind of learning. Frollo’s obsessive longing for La Esmeralda causes her to be hanged and Quasimodo to be tortured. It seems that everything he tries to do ends negatively‚ and that "by making himself a priest made himself a demon" (Hugo 282). No matter the effort he puts in to make Esmeralda love him‚ he only ends up causing her pain. His obsession leads him to do things he would otherwise never
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author Victor Hugo‚ Les Misérables follows the transformation of its two main characters from criminal to honest man and from dedicated reactionary to compassionate fellow man. Written sometime between 1845 and 1862‚ Hugo provides a detailed look into nineteenth century France’s society and politics. BY combining his story of redemption with the wrongdoings of the French government‚ Hugo sharply criticized French political policies and hoped his work may encourage change for the future. Hugo describes
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happiness of others. In the novel‚ Les Miserables‚ Victor Hugo demonstrates the value of sacrifice through one of the prominent characters‚ Jean Valjean‚ an ex-convict on the run. Valjean is in prison for committing a petty crime and after escaping‚ makes a promise to God to become a good man. He makes a promise to Fantine‚ a dying woman‚ that he will rescue her daughter and finds himself dedicating his life to make sure she is happy. Victor Hugo shows through Jean Valjean’s life the value of self-sacrifice
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time of the "Great Revolution‚" Mortimer reads‚ Hugo Baskerville lorded over the Baskerville mansion in Devonshire. The infamous Hugo became obsessed with a local yeoman’s daughter‚ whom he kidnapped one day. Trapped in an upstairs room‚ hearing the raucous drinking and carousing going on downstairs‚ the girl escaped with the help of an ivy-covered wall. She fled across the expansive moorlands outside. Enraged at finding that his captive escaped‚ Hugo made a deal with the devil and released his hounds
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