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    Macbeth

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    strong words that causes Macbeth to look at his own actions in fear of him not being a man. She calls him a coward saying “wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life‚ and live a coward in thine own esteem.” She is so brazen‚ that she calls her own husband a coward. She is challenging his manhood. She appeals to Macbeth’s emotions‚ and he would not want to be called a coward because of the opinion of others; people will think he is weak and he does not commit to what he says. She

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    his father’s death‚ Alexander put a surplus of gold in his father’s tomb‚” (Ancients Behaving Badly). This shows that Alexander was a coward because guilt pushes people to do things they wouldn’t normally do. Guilty people who hide from the consequences are cowards. Brave people take responsibility for what they did and face the consequences‚ but like Alexander‚ cowards put people off their trail and blame others. Alexander had a close relationship with his mother. She loved him very much and thought

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    important scenes in the whole book; Amir’s actions from this shaped how he grew up and lived the rest of his life with regret. After Amir watched Hassan get raped‚ nothing was the same. He was filled with guilt and regret. He felt like a coward. “I ran because I was a coward. I was afraid of Assef and what he would do to me. I was afraid of getting hurt.” (77). He could not turn and help his friend because he was scared‚ and he wanted the approval of his father for once; he thought bringing home the kite

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    Maria Polias‚ Year 9 History: AT #1 9RUBY EXPLAIN THE REASONS AUSTRALIAN’S JOINED WW1 In 1914‚ it was the first moment of when Australia’s joined World War one‚ The Australian government decided that it was a mature move to support its “Mother Country’ Britain. Australians were proud of being part of the British Empire; it was the biggest empire the world had ever seen rivalling over many great ancient empires such as the Romans. Australian’s felt proud to be a part of the empire because Britain

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    Henry Fleming enlisted in the war believing he would gain great notoriety and honor. He learned that war is not what the movies and books show it to be. Fleming began his journey as a coward who ran from battle and did not stand his ground against the enemy. The Veteran introduced Henry after the war and showed how he had matured and prospered in the latter part of the war. Henry Fleming transformed from the young frightened solider that was seen in The Red Badge of Courage to the courageous and

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    In the crucible‚ Mary Warren is who I think changed from the beginning of the play to the end of the play. She was a follower of Abigail at the beginning and is told to lie about people being Witches‚ and at the end she is a coward. Mary knows it is wrong but she does it anyways because Abigail threatened her. When court came around‚ Mary told the truth. She was nervous about confessing because Abigail was going to be there. When she admitted that she had lied about the the witchcraft but‚ the

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    life. Father Jerry watches with tears in his eyes. The switch was pulled. The next day the headlines were crazy. They all read something about Rocky dying a coward. The neighborhood hoodlums could not believe it. Their hero could not have let them down. Father Jerry confronts them‚ they ask if it’s true‚ did he really cry and plead and die a coward. He replied yes. He walked the boys out and continued to say‚ “Say a prayer for a boy who couldn’t run as fast as I could.” This movie taught the people during

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    To Kill a Mockingbird

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    5/17/11 3rd Pd. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird there are a lot of interesting people with different characters. There are those who are brave and those who are cowards. For example Atticus is the bravest character and his son Jem is also brave. On the other hand there are the disgraceful people like Bob Ewell who is the coward. There are several events that take place in the book that show the characteristics of each of these three characters. Atticus is the bravest person in the story. An

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    Freedom vs Determinism

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    will do. Sarte’s stance is there is no determinism‚ man is free‚ man is freedom. For example‚ a coward is responsible for being a coward. It’s not because he’s made up physiologically to be a coward but he’s like that because he made himself that way through his actions. Therefore‚ he is defined on the basis of the acts he performs. There’s always a chance that a hero doesn’t act heroically or a coward acts courageously but without total involvement they will remain the way they are. Edward O

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    instinct to run or hide had to be restrained due to fear of being made fun of by colleagues and being called a coward. The chapter “On the Rainy River” summarizes Tim’s moral fight against being drafted into an unjust war. The Vietnam War was one he strongly opposed and his decision to fight is not down to his bravery or him being a patriot‚ but that of the ‘fear of shame’ and being tagged a coward. Therefore he succumbed to the

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