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    didn’t take care of him but instead Okonkwo it was the opposite‚ he took care of his family and beg for a Jams from a noble just to demonstrate that he is not a nocent. From his childhood on forward Okonkwo hated males that resemble his father‚ all coward and emotional. Chinua Achebe gave us another visual on how Okonkwo despise being weak. This visual is a bit brutal in a way but it is consider one of the clan’s custom which can’t be denied otherwise you will suffer the consequences. “Dozed with fear

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    Essay on Bravery and Cowardice (Private Peaceful) In this essay I’ll be discussing the topic of bravery and cowardice and also stating whether or not Tommo and all the other characters are cowards or brave. Throughout Novel there are many examples of bravery and cowardice and is compared to many acts of bravery; as a result‚ as soon as you’ve read an act bravery the author chose to write an act of cowardice to balance it out such as when Charlie displays courage as he protects his younger brother

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    Graphic Organizer    Directions:  Use the following FILL­IN­THE­BLANK graphic organizer to answer the following  question:    In Tim O’Brien’s “Speaking of Courage‚” is Nowman Bowker a coward?      Norman Bowker is not a coward man. He is a man with dignity and and strong heart. I wanted to prove to his dad how strong he could be and that he is capable of anything. Norman may seem to be like any other man. Even when he was folded in with the war‚ he was part of the waste‚ he would not give up or

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    Use Of Fear In Macbeth

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    However‚ after Duncan’s death in Act II.I‚ Macbeth’s use of fear becomes more personal and revolves around how he could secure the throne‚ pushing him into uncontrollable ruthlessness and recklessness. He is “bound in /To saucy doubts and fears (III. IV)”‚ unable to rest until he removes all possible obstacles in his path to maintain his hold on the crown. This fear stems from having people find out of the murder and‚ mirroring his sentiments before Act II.I‚ from losing his current status of thane

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    ideal hero; the anti-hero has many detrimental traits unlike the common hero. In the movie‚ Han is known to be a greedy person; he rescues Princess Leia with the intents of receiving a grand reward at the end. Further‚ he proved the fact that he was a coward when he favored his own ease and safety over Leia’s as he states‚ “better her than me‚” while hesitating to save her. Han is furthermore a cynic‚ which is evident as he told Luke‚ before saving Leia‚ that his plan would not work: he carries a common

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    On The Rainy River

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    Andrea Esparza Mrs. Kinder English II Pre-AP – 1 September 16‚ 2012 A Secret Hero At the beginning‚ Tim O’Brien’s story‚ “On the Rainy River”‚ suggests to be about a story never told. He never told his story to anyone‚ not his wife‚ not his siblings‚ or his parents. The author‚ Tim O’Brien uses condemnation of the Vietnam War‚ his decision to run‚ and expatriation versus the war to illustrate the conflicts he faced in his life. The conflicts make the reader think about how the decision would

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    Revenge in Hamlet

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    system that is going to reveal the truth about his father’s death‚ he must take it into his own hands. Hamlet delays killing Claudius for a long time after the ghost appears. Hamlet delays his revenge of his fathers death not because he is a coward but because his psychological feelings and need for a perfect revenge cause him to delay in order to wait for the perfect moment to kill Claudius. When the ghost first appears to Hamlet he tells him that it was his brother who slipped poison in

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    In “The Things They Carried” Tim O’Brien uses fiction to create his own war story. His feelings and experiences are expressed through less than true events. Why did O’Brien feel compelled to add fiction to his story? It’s important to know that war is a very sensitive topic. He could have heard about events while he was serving that may have not affected him directly. The fact that these things may have not happened to him creates a disconnection to the audience. People aren’t entertained

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    as a coward‚ worthless and selfish. “I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley‚ stand up for Hassan – the way he’d stood up for me all those times in the past – and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end‚ I ran. I ran because I was a coward… I was afraid of getting hurt… I aspired to cowardice… He was just a Hazara‚ wasn’t he? This quote indicates that Amir defines himself as a coward and

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    Japanese so cruel in World War 2? The Japanese were a warrior culture who believed that to surrender was tantamount to admitting that you were a coward. The European soldiers‚ including the US Army believed in the idea you fight until you know you can’t win and then you surrender in good faith. This lead to the idea that they could treat the cowards in their care any way that they felt they should up to and including killing them they were able to slap prisoners and work them to death if the wanted

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