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    direct and indirect characterization that John Proctor is eaten by guilt‚ and that he has things to hide.. Like in act he said‚ “ ...I should have roared you down when you first told me your suspicion. But I wilted‚ and like a christian‚ I confessed!...”(Miller 1164). John Proctor was a angry man who could not let go of his guilt and pride. He could not accept his wife Elizabeth”s forgiveness because he could not forgive himself. The author author also uses indirect characterization to show that John

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    Thomas Paine‚ often called the "Godfather of America" was an eighteenth century writer who used propaganda and persuasion techniques to motivate Americans in the fight for freedom from Britain. In one of several editions of his pamphlets titled The Crisis‚ Paine used several propaganda and persuasion techniques including over generalization‚ either/or fallacy‚ bandwagon appeal‚ parallelism‚ analogy‚ repetition‚ anecdote‚ and loaded language. During the winter of 1776‚ American soldiers fighting in

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    Capote gets every side of the Clutter family murder. In Cold Blood was also the first of it’s kind‚ creating a new Genre. Capote has immense attention to detail which causes the reader to gain interest in the Clutter murder and murderers. His characterization is the key element in the book. The characters are divided into three groups: the Clutter Family‚ the killers‚ and the characters who were attached to the murder and victims. He begins by describing the woebegone town of

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    Tascha DeVoll English 1302 Mr. Glaesemann 15 April 2014 Characterization: The Breakfast Club A professor named Peter Drucker stated‚ ‘’the most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.’’ The quote basically means the ability to read the emotions and nonverbal communication of another person increases the understanding and elevates relationships. A prominent writer and producer named John Hughes directed a movie called The Breakfast Club where five students with nothing

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    Thomas Paine‚ “The Crisis: No. 1” Read “Literature Focus: Analyzing Essays” (page 152-153). Read: “Meet Thomas Paine” on page 154. Read: “Background” on page 154. Read: “from: The Crisis‚ No. 1‚” pages 155-157. ANSWER QUESTIONS BELOW ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. 1. Re-read the first paragraph (page 155). Paine refers to two kinds of American soldiers: The first is the “summer soldier” or “sunshine patriot.” The second is identified by the phrase “he that stands it now.” How would

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    Common Sense The pamphlet Common Sense by Thomas Paine with its commentary about government and its views of man helped shape the attitude of the colonist in the time of the revolutionary war. Paine begins by making the correlation that individuals have a predisposition to correlate government with the society as a whole. However‚ argues that society is something we are to strive to attain‚ in contrast to government which is "a necessary evil." Paine argues that Society encourages the prosperity of

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    As a propagandist‚ Thomas Paine‚ author of Rights of Man‚ does not account in the passage in question for the complexities of America and simplifies the task of balancing individual rights with the ideals of society. America’s lack of unison‚ its inability to resolve tensions between society and the individual‚ and its economic disparity has prevented Paine’s presentation of American society from developing into a realistic portrayal of the country. While American society has been plagued with social

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    Characterization of Uncle Henry This characterization of Uncle Henry focuses on the two main ways that he is portrayed in "Luke Baldwin’s Vow." These two ways are: what Morley Callaghan‚ the author‚ reveals through the narrator and what other characters say about Henry. In this short story‚ Henry is usual referred to as Uncle Henry because he is Luke’s uncle. The narrator of this story portrays Henry in many physical and psychological descriptions. He is the manager of a sawmill‚ where he

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    article “Technologies Help Adult Children Monitor Aging Parents‚” a child adult can be updated on almost everything their parent does including opening doors and cabinets‚ taking out pills and medication‚ and even what time they got out of bed. In America this may not sit well with a lot of people and can very well cause a person to choose not to work a this

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    Social issues have plagued the women and minorities of our country for decades upon decades‚ degrading them as if emotions and morals were not evident amongst them. The article entitled "Affirmative Action" states that as representation of minorities and women became more and more necessary‚ a movement called "affirmative action" became an important issue. Affirmative action is not limited to the uplifting of certain genders and races‚ but it focuses on establishing standards of certain ethical

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