Trying to define "the American character" is like trying to describe water. The American has been shaped by years of war‚ mistakes‚ immigrant experience‚ and national culture. As America grows ever more diverse‚ the question of what it means to be an American yields an increasingly complicated answer. How do Americans really see themselves today‚ and how does the world see Americans? Do we have a culture that is based on well accepted American values‚ or is our culture now a battleground among competing
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symmetrical patterns and symbols arranged in a circle to express a mood‚ feeling‚ idea‚ or belief system. For this assignment you will: Create your own version of a mandala to represent a character in your book. Write an artist’s statement explaining how your mandala represents and reflects your chosen character. To Earn a “4”‚ you will be evaluated on this as follows: Mandala- Completeness: The mandala design includes 3 layers: a center symbol‚ a symmetrical pattern of symbols in the middle‚ and
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The Character of Kath Characters in a short story are designed by authors to create a particular theme. In the short story Kath and Mouse by Janet McNaughton‚ the character Kath is one who is perceived by readers to be not very nice. Readers would dislike her because she is haughty‚ malicious and insecure. First of all‚ Kath is haughty. Readers would believe Kath is haughty when Kevin asked Kath after she made fun of Helen’s backpack “Who made you queen of the world?” (McNaughton‚ 63)‚ she casually
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In The Crucible‚ John Proctor initially portrayed a sinful man whom had an affair‚ struggling to prove to his wife that he should be trusted again. The dishonesty of the betrayal of Elizabeth and his marriage to her changed‚ though‚ by the end of the play. This transition in Proctor’s character showed he transformed from a deceitful man and husband‚ to one whom was true to himself as well as his beliefs. This paper will discuss Proctor’s change in character and his struggle with getting to the
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Unable to become a gentleman himself Magwitch fulfills his dream throuw Pip. Pip is a round character‚ dynamic‚ his development is constantly influenced by the other characters.. Pip’s moral character undergoes many changes as he is given the chance to become what he believes is a gentleman. He picks up false values and goes along a path that appears to be noble but ends up ruining his character. He uses the money from his mysterious benefactor and indeed does make himself a “gentleman‚” but
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The content is equally important. There are many literary elements throughout each of these stories‚ and some even occur in both‚ such as the appearance of round characters. The main characters in both 1984 and “The Train from Rhodesia” are round characters‚ meaning that they undergo change and end up different by the end of the story. In the opening pages of 1984‚ Winston commits “thought-crime” and has a rebellious heart towards his government. As the events
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A Good Man is Hard to Find: Character and Conflict “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ written by Flannery O’Connor‚ follows the summer vacation of a family in Florida coming from Georgia. While driving‚ the family’s car ends up in a crash after a chain of events caused by the grandmother. In an attempt to rectify the situation‚ the grandmother waves down a passing car‚ only for the passengers to step out with guns in hand. After shouting out her sudden realization that one of the men is an escaped
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Today’s Goals: Review character analysis 2. Begin our next summative assessment —a character analysis essay. 1. Yay‚ essay s! Review: Character Analysis Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character. 2. Make a fact-based opinion statement about your character. 3. Support with textual evidence. Review: Little Red Riding Hood Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character. 2. Little Red Riding Hood Make a statement about your character. Little Red Riding Hood is a victim of parental
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John Oakhurst is the main character in "The Outcasts of Poker Flat". John is an outstanding person and has some phenomenal traits. Such as that he is unusually calm‚ courageous‚ and modest. John has shown numerous times in "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"‚ that he is an extraordinarily calm person. One time in which Mr. Oakhurst showed extreme calmness is when the men come to take him away‚ and he just took what is coming. That to me shows extreme calmness. Another time when John Oakhurst shoes his
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definition of character is the set of qualities that make somebody or something distinctive‚ especially somebody’s qualities of mind and feeling. If this holds true Martin Luther King had a fine character that truly set him apart from many. With his upbringing in a Christian household and a strong desire to provide service to his community he was able to accomplish many goals. Many leaders of nations‚ revolutions‚ and many other movements of the world’s history have a character that could be somewhat
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