The Red Convertible By Louise Erdrich Red Convertible is a story based on two Native American brothers‚ Henry and Lyman and the damaging effect that the Vietnam War has on their relationship. The story begins with Lyman Lamartine telling us about his red convertible and how he procured the money to buy it. The car plays a significant role in this tale‚ giving symbolisms in these two brothers’ lives forever. The main characters‚ Lyman and Henry Lamartine‚ develop an apparently inseparable bond
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Elizabeth Dixon Dr. Lohman January 27‚ 2015 Death Penalty Capital punishment‚ or the death penalty is a process where an individual is legally put to death as punishment for a crime‚ usually First Degree Murder. Many people oppose the death penalty because they feel like judges are trying to play God‚ or that being sentenced to die is cruel and unusual punishment. In my opinion‚ someone willing to plan out and murder another human being is cruel and unusual. If you choose to take someone’s life‚
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In the novel Red Scarf Girl‚ by Jiang Ji-li many bad things happen to Jiang Ji-li and her family. One such thing is Ji-li being put in a worse school just because she was in a certain neighborhood. This is very similar to the story of Zhao Lianhai‚ who spoke out against the government’s idea to force kids to drink tinted milk‚ which ended up killing at least 6 kids. Another example of bad thing going on in Ji-li’s life is when her teachers‚ who before were highly esteemed‚ can now no longer teach
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Arthur Millers play “Death of a Salesman” is a well-recognized drama‚ yet it has been controversial due to the ethnicity of the actors performing it. Critic John Lahr believed that Millers play “Death of a Salesman” could not be preformed by black actors. This is a play with universal themes‚ such as the “American Dream”‚ but the American Dream was different for African Americans back then‚ than what it is today in modern society. In the Hard Sell “A black Death of a Salesman” August Wilson
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punishment should be abolished. What are your views on the issue? In the past few years‚ the topic of death penalty has been in the news. It is a very interesting issue‚ with many opposing viewpoints. Some people believe that death penalty is unmoral and wrong‚ while others think the opposite. One benefit of death penalty is that it reduce crime rate in society‚ when a criminal is given death penalty‚ it discourage others in the society from committing such serious crimes. They would hold back
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noble hero or heroine‚ whether it may be through death or a change in fortune‚ after they understand human fate and destiny. Many authors have used Aristotle’s wise words to create tragic novels which involve tragic heroes. A tragic hero has a powerful wish to achieve a goal but which inevitably encounters limits. In the case of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ the limits that Willy Loman faces are human flaw and delusional personality. Death of a Salesman is a story about a mentally disturbed
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The Red Tree- The picture book ‘the red tree’ written and illustrated by Shaun tan‚ conveys his perspective of the world with the effective use of literary and visual techniques such as symbolism‚ foreshadowing and the extended visual metaphor of the girl in the bottle on the ‘nobody understands’ page. These techniques search the thoughts and concepts of living and battling depression. This page demonstrates that there is hope for people with depression; they just need to work for it and find a
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They were hard‚ painful‚ burning lumps on their neck‚ under their arms‚ on their inner thighs. Soon they turned black‚ split open‚ and began to ooze pus and blood. They may have grown to the size of an orange. These are the symptoms of the Black Death‚ one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. It is widely thought to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague‚ and during those dark times‚ it is estimated to have killed 30% – 60% of Europe’s population
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The Black death was a disease that spreaded over Western Asia‚ the Middle East‚ North Africa and Europe during 1346 to 1353 causing great human fatalities because it killed within a week. It was not until centuries later‚ that people (Europeans) started calling it the Black Death. Due to the underdeveloped techniques of science and antibiotics‚ people were not aware of bacteria‚ viruses and other agents of disease‚ therefore they thought it was God´s punishment. The black death reached Europe
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Expectations come with having dreams. When dreaming or setting a goal/ideal in life‚ you can’t expect for it to happen because you want it to happen. In order to fulfill your dreams‚ you have to work hard for it to happen. In the excerpt from the book Death of a Salesman‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ it suggests that as a unique individual‚ you can’t relive another person’s life or experience. Willy Loman’s main goal or dream in life to be well-liked and to be on the top. Back in the day‚ a business person
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