I asked to be forgiven but was not forgiven in the past. The reason I was not forgiven was because I did not do good on a test in school and it resulted in my grade dropping. My mom thought I could have done better on my test‚ so when I asked for forgiveness‚ she denied me. She said that I would not be forgiven until I started doing better on my tests and getting better grades. This relates to The Crucible because many women were accused of witchcraft‚ and although they asked for forgiveness‚ many
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American Beauty American Beauty‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ exploits the overwhelming misconception of beauty‚ and of how to achieve happiness. The tag line‚ “look closer”‚ prompts viewers to look deeper into the characters and thus into themselves; something that society should also be prompted to do. The characters in American Beauty are not what they appear‚ and throughout the course of the movie‚ reality hits and many realize the life they have been living is somewhat unsatisfactory. Through
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Was Charles I the architect of his own downfall? Charles I became King of England‚ Scotland and Ireland since 1425 until 1449 where a civil war took place because of Charles wrong decisions he kept making. A civil war is regions within the same country‚ this civil war begun because of religion‚ money‚ and power. He didn’t care about these‚ which sadly leaded him to his own execution. First of all‚ Charles made his subjects and Parliament turn to his new religion‚ which was blindly Catholic‚ however
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As I was sitting with my friends in Lal’s Patisserie-our favourite hangout-enjoying a cool breeze and observing my friends’ discussion regarding the best A-levels college‚ I asked myself: Where would I apply for my next educational destiny? The answer struck me‚ ‘Nixor of course!’ Nixor is my foremost option for A-levels. After doing research on Nixor‚ I was convinced that it was the place for me. I believe it is a strong educational institute that appreciates the individualized needs and contexts
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Ten reasons why King Charles I was unpopular 1. King Charles I went against parliament and tried to start a second Civil War in England after he lost the first one; he was executed in 1649. 2. He didn’t get along with the Duke of Buckingham who was a known public figure‚ his name was George Villiers 3. Charles favoured a High Anglican form of worship‚ and his wife was Catholic - both made many of his subjects suspicious‚ particularly the Puritans. 4. Charles dissolved parliament three times between
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Carlee Russell Professor Rita Wisdom English 1301-DL September 22‚ 2012 The Beauty of Dying Young I woke up knowing in the pit of my stomach that something was terribly wrong. I shot up from bed‚ like a jack that finally got to jump from his box‚ to check my phone. As I picked up my phone‚ there was a sort of numbness in my body that I had never felt before. As soon as the screen lit up‚ everything around me seemed to dim into a murky blur. There were calls and text messages from all of my
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ideas? “I was Only 19” by Redgum conveys their ideas about the violent and disturbing nature of war‚ the long-lasting psychological effects of war on the soldiers and the misleading nature of the ANZAC legend through the use of language techniques such as repetition‚ hyperbole‚ visual comparisons‚ rhetorical questions‚ metaphor and code‚ etc. Firstly‚ Redgum uses language techniques to effectively convey their ideas on the violent nature of war. The use of visual comparisons such as “I can still
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I Knew This Was My Moment I was sitting on a chair‚ tied up‚ in an isolated cabin. I felt very weary as I had just opened my eyes after a deep sleep. I had no idea of my sleeping hours‚ days or even months! It was damp and frosty inside the place. This wood cabin‚ if I were to use one word to describe it would be ‘UNKEMPT’! Spider webs clouded every corner‚ refuse scattered all over‚ hordes of flies buzzing around it‚ scavenging for sustenance. A pungent smell arose from a stale‚ discarded
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Sorry But Your Soul Just Died In Brave New World‚ developments in reproductive and psychological technology have redefined human nature. Bokanovskification‚ the drug Soma‚ and the Feelies have desensitized and changed the people’s values in this dystopia. Similar advances such as vitro fertilisation‚ surrogate motherhood‚ psychotropic drugs‚ and genetic engineering have also emerged in today’s society. Unlike the author of Sorry But Your Soul Just Die‚ I disagree that psychological drugs‚ stem
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“I knew this was my moment.” “Dear diary‚” I started to write on one of the blank pages of my diary. For the past few months‚ my diary has been my only companion. These pages are where I write my stories and let my imagination run free while I pour my heart out on each page. I continued to write. “I’ve decided that‚ for today’s diary entry‚ I’ll write a story. A story I have never had the courage to write. But lately‚ it is all I have been thinking about. I need to get it out of my head and
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