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    Who is Really Responsible for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two characters from feuding families who are brought together by fate. Romeo‚ a Montague‚ falls in love with Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ even though she is to be married to Count Paris‚ kinsman to Prince Escalus. Romeo and Juliet’s parents would not have approved their marriage. In secrecy‚ Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet‚ lies to Juliet’s parents about the situation‚ and creates

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    War brings out the best in people War does not bring negative effects all the time. It does bring out the best in people. This is because during war people start caring more about everyone. The war unites people and makes them more courageous. During war time‚ people start caring more about everyone’s humanity. When people see‚ for example‚ a family in distress due to war‚ then people would become more hospitable

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    outcome. Many people have a certain aspiration; probably the majority has more than one or two. We will do anything in our power to achieve as many as possible‚ however‚ not all yearnings are met and we end up being disappointed with ourselves or take it out on others. I love animals‚ especially horses. Since I was a young girl‚ I used to watch show jumping on the sports channel at home. Thoroughbreds with their beautiful tails neatly brushed wearing common but immensely attractive show jumping tack;

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    coined to describe people who appear to be devout to their religion when they attend their weekly religious gathering‚ but otherwise do not display any moral connections to it. These people put more importance on appearing as a good and richous person rather than actually thinkning‚ speaking‚ and acting according to the religious documents they claim to follow. Living this sort of life proved to be fatal for the Grandmother in Flannery O ’Connor ’s A Good Man Is Hard to Find. The Grandmother ’s religious

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    going back. In Flanery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” She depicts this as an all American family is getting ready for a trip to visit Florida. As we look into the story that Flanery O’Connor has written we can definitely see the differences in a man who is of respectable moral fiber that shows proper hospitality and cortices from a man who has an unscrupulous morals deceit and ill intentions. According to “A Good Man is Hard to Find” A southern gentleman would be a man that would

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    and judge others‚ which results in hypocrisy. These hypocrites believe themselves to be good people because they have religion in their life. Religion can be misidentified as what it takes to be a good person. In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ the grandmother claims to be religious but‚ is‚ in fact‚ a hypocrite who lacks self-awareness. The grandmother in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” exemplifies what it means to be a fake. She is a liar‚ racist‚ and judger. All of these

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    bullying. Because someone is different‚ they are seen through different eyes and discriminated against. Many times misfits are forced over the edge of good judgment and make poor decisions that cause others to see misfits as “weird” or “strange.” This puts them into stereotypes in which they can never climb out. In the short story “A Good Man is hard to Find‚” the Character of the Misfit is a mentally insane human that was forced into a life of killing in which he does not think of the killings as evil

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    A Good Man Is Hard To Find · In "A Good Man Is Hard To Find‚" after he has shot the grandmother‚ the Misfit says of her‚ "She would of been a good women...if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life" (290). What does he mean by this‚ and how is he correct-or incorrect-in his assessment? "A Good Man Is Hard To Find‚" a short story‚ written by Flannery O’ Connor‚ is set in Atlanta and details the story of a family who are murdered by three psychopaths and the fate of the who

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    The short story “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” is a Southern Gothic style story written by Flannery O’Connor. It is through examination of the setting‚ point of view‚ characters‚ and theme that this reads like a horror story. Through deeper analysis of the characters and theme in this short story‚ there is a deeply rooted religious message told. The setting and point of view offer a classic horror story experience that can be seen throughout the piece. For instance the setting is in a random town

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    Grandmother In the story A Good Man is Hard to Find‚ the grandmother plays a significant role. She is the typical grandmother of‚ “years gone by”. She gives critical advice to her son and his wife. She seems to know best when it comes to the children as well. She mentions in the story that children used to be respectful towards their parents‚ when the children make snarky comments about her having to go wherever they went. Aside from her feeling that the children are disrespectful‚ the no-name grandmother

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