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    during the Civil Rights debate shows major concerns for this time. Lee explores the main concerns of courage‚ racism‚ law and justice with the use of minor characters. The Alabama township of Maycomb‚ where Lee sets her story is home to a combination of social classes and racial backgrounds. Harper Lee’s characterisation of the minor characters demonstrates the main concern of racism. The town of Maycomb was very divided by race and when it came to Mr Raymond the town was shocked and didn’t accept

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    The Odyssey is an epic poem describing the main character‚ Odysseus’ adventures trying to return to his family‚ as well as Telemachus‚ his son‚ trying to find him. The classic epic poem includes many different and beloved mythological tales. The story includes gods‚ goddesses‚ and mythical creatures as well as kings‚ suitors‚ and friends. Telemachus is one of the first characters introduced in the book. Unlike his grieving mother‚ Penelope‚ he is not only loyal but determined. He will risk his life

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    Odysseus: Not Just Another Hero In Homer ’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus possesses the qualities of compassion and patience‚ ability of human weakness and love for his family‚ which qualify him as an epic hero. Odysseus constantly expresses love for his family throughout The Odyssey. As Odysseus finally arrives home and sees his son for the first time in twenty years‚ Homer writes‚ "Held back too long‚ the tears ran down his cheeks as he embraced his son" (931). This clearly demonstrates that

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    Module 3 Social Psychology - Conformity & Minor Influence Definition of Conformity Crutchfield defined conformity as "yielding to group pressure". Aronson defined conformity as "a change in a person’s behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Why do People conform? • INFORMATIONAL INFLUENCES because they lack information or do not know the answer. People assume that others probably know more than the do. This may apply to the Jenness

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    experiences of individual characters. Minor characters such as Justine and Walton show a less severe contrast between well made versus poorly made decisions. Major characters such as Victor and the creature introduce a far more drastic contrast‚ and pose a more influential impact on one of the overall themes of the story which is the idea that a poor moral compass pushes people to fall to such depths that attempting to redeem one’s self is practically futile. Shelley uses the characters throughout her novel

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    MINOR PROJECT A PROJECT REPORT ON MULTIPLAYER GAMING USING NETWORKING PHAsE-FINAL SUBMITTED BY: VARNIKA JOSHI(10104707) CHAYAN SALUJA(10103412) ABHISHEK VERMA(101034)20) KONARK JAIN(10103403) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR PROJECT MENTOR AND OUR TEACHER MR. ADARSH KUMAR FOR HIS GUIDANCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS THAT HELPED US A LOT IN THIS PROJECT. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO THE JAYPEE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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    My character is The Cyclopes. Cyclopes are monsters and they are most known for their gigantic size‚ their strength‚ their single eye in the middle of their forehead‚ and that they eat humans. Only three cyclopes of Greek mythology were mentioned who possessed powers. The first one was Arges who controlled and possessed the power of thunderbolts‚ then there was Steropes who possessed lightning‚ and Brontes who possessed thunder. The story of the Cyclopes and Odysseus starts right after the battle

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    “The characters within a book were‚ from a certain point of view‚ identical on some fundamental level ‒ there weren’t any images of them‚ no physical tangibility whatsoever. They were pictures in the reader’s head‚ constructs of imagination and ideas‚ given shape by the writer’s work and skill and the reader’s imagination. Parents‚ of a sort”-Jim Butcher. Characters in novels are built up throughout the story to teach an empowering and important lesson to the readers and other characters in the book

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    In the Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ the main character is Malcolm X. Malcolm is an intelligent black man‚ that demonstrates great leadership‚ ambition and is well at showing his aggressiveness in a calmly manner. Malcolm feels that the world views black people as lesser than individuals to the white man. He tries to escape this feeling by moving to different places but eventually realizes he ca not escape the truth. Minor characters that stood out to me in the book was Laura‚ Cassius Clay‚ and Elijah

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    without proper training‚ it is not bravery. It. Is. Courage. Courage is doing something that is dangerous and noble‚ but not irrational. It should also make you a better person‚ or the world a better place. Odysseus in The Odyssey Odysseus was definitely courageous in The Odyssey. Odysseus’ actions are important because they demonstrate how a small act that is spur of the moment can save many people’s lives. For an act to be courageous‚ it must require extreme danger to the individual. Defeating Polyphemus

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