people of Maycomb in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee have experiences or stories that make them worthy of compassion. Mayella Ewell fears being shunned by society and commits an unvirtuous deed. Mrs Dubose causes Jem and Scout to suffer with her insistent rude and racist comments‚ but carries the weight of battling a morphine addiction on her frail shoulders. Though they may cause suffering to various characters‚ these individuals have suffered themselves‚ or fear a greater consequence by their
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To what extent do you feel sympathy for Lady Macbeth? Refer to at least two scenes from the play in your answer. In the play “The Tragedy of Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare‚ we see a very complex character which is Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s character throughout the play changes as she experiences the misfortunes that are brought to Macbeth and herself. This essay will explore how we as an audience feel sympathy for Lady Macbeth throughout the play‚ and how this feeling changes as we watch
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can do about it. If they are in danger of losing their home they can call the mortgage company‚ they can get a second job - they have some power in the situation and they have some experience and knowledge in how to handle it. When a teen is faced with a problem they often have no power to exert any force over their situation and they frequently lack the experience to formulate a plan of action. They also do not have the emotional maturity to view the situation objectively. So while I do not
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is to do so according to your own personal desires and beliefs. The other is to base the decision on the how others will view and respond to it. Remember that time in class when you thought you had the right answer but changed it because a majority of the class thought different‚ or that time you made fun of the nerdy kid in your class because it was considered the cool thing to do? Their might have been no problems at the time but when you found out your answer was the correct one and you got in
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the suspenseful tale of fifteen year old Connie and her situation with a strange man. Connie‚ who usually enjoys the attention of the older boys‚ sees the man randomly when she is on a date. Some time later‚ the man shows up to Connie’s house and asks her if she wants to go for a ride with him and his friend. The man introduces himself as Arnold Friend‚ claiming to be eighteen years old. Connie soon begins to realize the two men look much older than
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ is on the brink of adulthood and is experimenting with the sexual freedom that comes with it. On the weekends‚ Connie and her friend go to the mall or the diner and pursue older boys with which they will slip into dark alleys or cars. One night‚ when leaving the diner to go hang out with a boy‚ a man in a gold convertible catches Connie’s eye and says to her‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Later in the story‚ Connie is tanning outside
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“Sir Francis Drake was nothing but a pirate Villain.” How far do you agree with this statement? Sir Francis Drake (1545-1596) was a British explorer‚ slave-trader‚ privateer (a pirate working for a government) in the service of England‚ mayor of Plymouth‚ England‚ and naval officer (he was an Admiral). Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world in a voyage lasting from 1577 to 1580. Queen Elizabeth I commissioned Drake to command the expedition together with John Winter and Thomas
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Finding Her Identity: An Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is searching for her independence from her mother. The exposition is in the month of July at their home‚ where Connie is being scolded by her mother about her being obsessed with her looks. Her mother says‚ “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty? (171) Her mother wants her to be more
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“He will be remember”: is this the first clue of what is to come? Hours of emotional flashbacks from the point of view of our protagonist. The film is set in a Sicilian village. Sicily is in the largest island in the south of Italy‚ and it is known for being less privileged than the rest of Italy but they are very patriotic and families from Sicily can often be traced back hundreds of years and rarely leave. Villages in Sicily are often close-knit communities and this is apparent in Cinema Paradiso
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MULTINATIONALS Indonesia’s natural resources are among the most bonteous and abused. In 2004‚ the sediment in Buyat Bay‚ the equatorial bay where an American corporation‚ Newmont Mining‚ had been depositing mine waste for several years‚ was polluted with high levels of arsenic and mercury. The villagers have complained of a rashes‚ lumps‚ breathing difficulties and dizzies. Report’s Newmont that no contamination of the fish or the water was happened. In 2004‚ Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) began closing
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