many works of fiction the villain is the epitome of evil with some contrived motive such as ruling the world or destroying it for no other reason than that is what villains do. In others they are such a shade of grey‚ they are almost indistinguishable from the hero. While the first serves it’s purpose as the villain‚ the shallowness of the character destroys the sense of conflict. The second adds that dimensionality but confuses the reader to the point of not knowing where their sympathies should lie
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“Who Needs College?” College education is one of the major characteristics of our society today. It is a controversial topic‚ discussed not only by politicians‚ professor‚ and sociologists‚ but also by ordinary people‚ who are affected by it directly. The need of a college degree and the process of education through our higher educational system became painful for some and still unclear for others. Today’s statistics and research data provides information on quantity and quality of our education
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Bitches who ride Tashanayah Teague English 9 11/6/12 “bitch meet me after school!” jayonna yelled “iight bitch I gotchu don’t run either!” I yelled right back . i went to track practice and then waited for Octavia and Adrianna to come and get me from percy hughs . me Adrianna and Octavia were walking back from track and are having a conversation “imma stomp dat bitch out wit mah track
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Who is Alan Turing Alan Turing (1912 - 1954) was a British mathematician‚ logician‚ and cryptographer considered by many to be the father of computer science. His contributions to breaking the German Nazi Enigma code during WWII were considered pivotal to the Allied war effort. Alan Turing formulated multiple ideas that now lie at the foundations of computer science and computability theory‚ such as the idea of a Turing machine or the Church-Turing thesis. Contributions Computer designer In 1945
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the hands of the African traders who took them from their homes in ‘slave raids’ or died in the cramped inhumane conditions on the boats (Source 1). This was just the start of the reason why Sojourner Truth became an activist for Women and Slave rights. Sojourner Truth‚ then known as Isabella Baumfree was born into Slavery in Ulster County‚ New York. Isabella’s date of birth was not recorded but historians estimate it was likely
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The climax occurs when Genjurou receives help from a priest to rid himself of the ghosts of lady Wakasa and the servant’s ghosts. He directly confronts the ghosts‚ with Buddhist prayers written across his body in an attempt to exorcise the ghosts. It is not explicitly told that he defeated the ghosts‚ as he passes out after grabbing a sword to protect himself from them‚ but the ghosts are never seen again after this
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Mind you‚ John Procter was a well-known respectable man. Even the best of the best can be accused of something they did not take part in. Furthermore‚ an old man by the name of Giles Corey. Giles Corey is a strong old man who has only recently converted to Christianity. Corey was crushed to death by rocks for falsely being accused of being a witch. Police misconduct is a big issue in the United States today. People are going to jail for misconduct by the police and are
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Truthfully‚ no one likes to take the blame for something they didn’t do‚ and John Proctor from “The Crucible” shows that people should be responsible for their actions‚ not someone else’s. “I speak my own sins: I cannot judge another”‚ this is what John says to Abigail‚ a girl in Salem who has an obsession with him. Not only that‚ but she was one of the main causes for the witch trials that occur in Salem at this time. What John is saying is that he will not blame others for his own actions; he
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were hedonistic characters who performed larger than life acts and then boasted about them. Beowulf was a son‚ a king‚ and a hero. He would protect and battle all kinds of monsters and dragons just to make sure he kept his people safe and happy. Beowulf‚ was a man with many different characteristic traits. He demonstrates certain characteristics of a hero because he had responsibility‚ respect‚ trustworthiness‚ generosity‚ strength‚ power‚ and courage. A hero is one who places himself or herself at
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The harquebus was the first firearm used between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. The harquebus is also known as the arquebus or the hackbut. Those who shot this weapon were known as harquebusiers. The harquebus was the first light weight firearm‚ weighing 5 kilos and a barrel a meter long‚ extremely small for the time. Remember‚ this is in comparison to anything that used gunpowder‚ for example‚ a cannon. The other amazing aspect of the harquebus is that it could be operated by only one
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