This year in English class we have studied world mythology‚ The Odyssey‚ medieval literature‚ Beowulf‚ Midsummer’s Night Dream‚ and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Although we did not get to 2 other units‚ the books that we read were interesting and provoked questions about the difference between good and evil‚ about human nature‚ and other queries that sparked debates. With our Odyssey unit‚ we talked about Odysseus’s massacre of the suitors. We asked ourselves‚ ‘Was this justified? What determines
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In “The Kite Runner‚” Amir and Baba both betray the servants most loyal to them. Hassan and Ali both do everything in their power to please their masters and remain loyal to them. Hassan and Ali differ from their masters in numerous ways but both pairs have similar differences. The master servant relationship between Baba‚ Ali and Amir‚ Hassan both differ in the characters’ attitudes‚ relationships‚ loyalty and courage. Although Baba and Ali grew up together‚ they grow to be very distinct people
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After reading the article “The Betrayal of History” I was surprise to know the role of textbooks. I never thought that our school textbooks would play a major role in learning history. Texas and California are the two major states‚ which participate in printing the books and made it all the worse. These two states sold 20% of total accounts. Most of the students hate reading history textbooks because they were boring along with the words going against religious rights and beliefs. However‚ Joy Hakim
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character. The key theme I have chosen from the play is betrayal and murder. Banquo was a brave and noble general and at that time was a great friend of Macbeth. Like Macbeth‚ Banquo thinks of things in an ambitious way however he does not at all show the ambitious thoughts in his actions. In a sense‚ Banquo’s character stands as rebuke to Macbeth‚ in a way that shows the path Macbeth chose not to take‚ a path in which ambition need not lead to betrayal and murder. Banquo is often seen in contrast to
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Relationships of Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius A close look at the relationships between Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius‚ will illustrate that betrayal‚ selfishness and lack of love caused their destruction. There are many examples of betrayal in the play Hamlet. In these examples betrayal leads to the destruction of relationships. Claudius is the king of Denmark and he will do anything to stay that way. His wife Gertrude loves her son Hamlet and Claudius knows
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Nighttime definitely depicts acts of betrayal. In this novel‚ the main character Christopher is betrayed by his father in two main ways that affects his life immensely. The first thing that Christopher’s father does is lie to him about killing Wellington the dog. The second thing that he does is lie to Christopher about the fact that his mother was actually alive. Without the acts of betrayal in the novel‚ it would be dry and boring. The first act of betrayal is to get the reader interested in the
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is theme? Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. In Julius Creaser betrayal is a major feeling you feel while reading this play. Right from the beginning after Caesar’s death is when the reader can really tell that is a key feeling in this play. Betrayal‚ what is betrayal? It means breaking or violating of a presumptive contract‚ trust‚ or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship
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It is after developing into a full-grown individual that one can begin to make intelligent choices on his own‚ learn from his experiences‚ work successfully autonomously‚ and learn to accept his new outlook on life. In John Knowles’ novel‚ A Separate Peace‚ Gene Forrester matures from an innocent teen into an aware adult. Gene develops into an experienced adult‚ as he begins to understand that all aspects of his life change. He grows when he comprehends that the physical world transforms
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Anthony’s speech was more persuasive than Brutus’ speech. Anthony tried a lot harder to persuade the crowd to see it from his point of view. He used ethics in his speech‚ constantly saying that Brutus is an honorable man to the point where the crowd begins to question whether or not Brutus really is honorable. He later turned that ethical appeal into sarcasm to condemn Brutus. Anthony used a really strong form of emotion at the end‚ saying that “his heart is in the coffin with Caesar.” And that made
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If a person feels that his life‚ his ego‚ or his friendships will be jeopardized by another person‚ he is most likely not afraid to betray another person. This is much like jealousy. We as people feel that we are never good enough. We want to be better than the person next to us‚ but when that doesn’t happen we feel that person needs to be expelled. In the novel Julius Caesar this is exactly what Brutus does to Caesar. He was
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