With reference to at least two plays you have studied‚ explore how the playwrights’ use of contrasting characters contributes to the impact of the plays. Introduction Ferdinand and the Duchess The Duchess of Malfi is a woman of strong character and deep feeling. Capable of joy and affectionate teasing‚ she is also able to bear danger‚ grief‚ and terror with courage. Her brothers’ attempts to drive her mad fail‚ and her dignified nobility at her death transforms the character of her murderer. Ferdinand
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Essay: Describe an experience that changed the way you viewed the world? When I was a 13 years old‚ I was leaving my country the Philippines. I was excited but also anxious at the same time. As I prepared my luggage‚ I felt a very strange emotions and feelings not knowing what it will be like to go into another place where everything is completely distinct and diverse. It felt like I was a fresh born baby that needed to be nourish from the start once more and then embarks on a new journey for
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Describe a time when you have organised an event. (This could be a large event‚ such as a party‚ or a small event‚ such as a gathering with friends.) What was the event‚ how did you organise it and what happened? Situation Last summer‚ my best friend’s birthday was approaching. I wanted to organise special birthday party for him in order to express daily’s appreciations. Target My target is organising a big party without telling him. I did not want him to have any doubts about my secrete
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Arnold Friend‚ a conniving antagonist‚ charms a naive teenager named Connie into believing he will rescue her from her inattentive family. However‚ at the story’s climax‚ Connie fears for her life yet cannot resist Arnold’s temptations. Although details of Friend’s appearance‚ speech‚ and actions should warn Connie of his evil intentions‚ through Oates’s portrayal of Friend as a devil-figure‚ Connie is easily “conned” foreshadowing
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Taken for Granted THE END. It’s exhausting being a student‚ for it acquire great responsibility ---- obligations that sharpens ones skills and mind‚ enhance ones personality and create a strong and wise men ---- a normal student like me may find it hard to do some extra-curricular tasks and be involved to other organizations actively participating in school-related activities and all; I do not consider joining and participating to some ORG or clubs important. What I value the most is to
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What Motivates You! There was a time where employees were known as just another input into the production of goods and services. What possibly changed the way of thinking about employees was research‚ referred to as the Hawthorne Studies‚ conducted by Elton Mayo. This study found employees are not motivated solely by money and employee behavior is linked to their attitudes (Dickson‚ 1973). Why is motivation so important in the work force and what should be done? Motivated employees
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The question of readership plays a large role in the methodology of Fadiman’s novel The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. The terminology and language within the novel clearly illustrates that the novel was intended for readers that have grown up surrounded by Westernized influence. The opening chapter of the novel depicts the typical birth methods within Hmong’s traditional beliefs. The language within this chapter specifically implies that readers must already understand modern medicine with
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There are many similarities between the short stories "A&P" and "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" most notably their characters. Both stories contain a female protagonist‚ and a male antagonist‚ whose confrontations start out relatively normal‚ and progress to more and more surreal and twisted endings. Their main characters‚ Sammy and Connie‚ are shockingly similar‚ and yet strangely different‚ one a 15 year old wishing to be older and beautiful‚ the other An eighteen year old boy from
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Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the haunting saga of a fifteen year old girl’s moral struggles that has resonated with readers since the story’s initial publication. Arnold Friend is a mystery of a character; his origins and nature have been debated time and time again. The real answer is that there is no real answer‚ and Arnold Friend is a character with a nature entirely up to the individual interpretation of any one reader. It can certainly be agreed
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text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing? Belonging is a sense of enlightenment felt when an individual gains an understanding of themselves in relation to others and the wider world. William Shakespeare’s pastoral play ‘As You Like It’ and the bildungsroman ‘Looking For Alibrandi’ written by Melina Marchetta examine not only how our perceptions of belonging are affected by the passage of time‚ but how our interactions with the world around us can shape us. Individuals seek
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