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    Wonder is a beautiful story about a young boy who has a facial difference. His name is August and he is sweet‚ funny and smart. “I mean‚ he’s pretty funny. Like‚ the teacher will something and August will whisper something funny to me that no one else hears and totally make me crack up” (pg. 142). This shows that he is funny. Auggie has a sister named Via who is a beautiful independent girl. “Just leave me alone‚ okay? You’ve been really good about leaving me alone my whole life‚ so why you choose

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    Pleasantville” the movie on a surface is a fantasy. It then transforms itself into harm arks of our own history in the 1960s. After watching the film again I realized that this film has an incredible layer beneath it‚ it is a reflection of our own society and how we as humans cope with differences and change. There were many themes that were explored in a semi-humorous way to educate people on real issues like: racism‚ prejudice‚ and discrimination. The movie took place in the late 1990s where

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    Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ in late 1940s. It uses the ironic and sympathetic realism tones to deal with a culture clash between two of the main characters‚ Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. In this essay‚ I will analyze the characteristics of four main characters of the play‚ Blanche DuBois‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ Mitch‚ and Stella Kowalski. Blanche Dubois is a symbolic character in the play. She appears as a pretentious‚ fading relic of the Old South. When the play begins‚ Blanche is already a fallen woman in

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    Tiffany Niemiller November 15th‚ 2010 Utopia/Dystopia Dr. Viau Pleasantville Pleasantville is a great movie with many hidden messages. The not so obvious but informative messages are one of best aspects of this nineties flick. The special effects are impressive considering this movie is indeed from the nineties. Pleasantville touches base on many actual conflicts in America and throughout history in the most subtle but blunt way. My favorite thing about this movie is how it takes this blind

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    Critical Analysis of “The Last Leaf” "When the last one falls‚ I must go too." Jonsy the protagonist‚ stricken with pneumonia‚ of "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry makes this bleak‚ morbid statement to her friend Sue. In a brief but powerful burst O. Henry uses setting‚ characterization‚ and imagery to eloquently show the folly of wishing for death. In O. Henry’s “The Last Leaf” the story is set “In a little district west of Washington Square where the streets have run crazy and broken

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    shows us that Guy de Maupassant illustrates character development in The Necklace by showing us how human behavior can vary through

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    Character Sketch Guidelines A Character Sketch is a great way for your student to assess the characters in the literature they are reading or people that they are researching about. It can give them tools of observation as they look at the many details about another individual. When studying a specific character in a literary piece the sketch gives the student the freedom to be a detective and try to find out what the author is expressing through their characters. They can sketch the protagonist

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    Sheet † The GOTE Sheet is a starting point for analyzing any role. Using your imagination‚ take a blank sheet of paper and answer the following questions about a dramatic character from a play you know. Reread the play first‚ with the questions in mind‚ and answer as the character would: 1. Basic information about the character • Name: • Sex: • Age: • Marital Status: • Educational Level: • Economic/Social Status: 2. GOAL: What do I really want? When do I want it? 3. OTHER: From whom (in

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    Even a great story wouldn’t have a place to go without an outstanding lead character. In the story “Always a Motive”‚ by Dan Ross‚ Joe Manetti is a great example of a phenomenal lead. Joe himself could carry this whole story with his believable personality and effective personality. He has a sad person that builds up the deep mood and adds impact to the story as a whole. Joe Manetti is a round‚ static character within the story‚ “Always a Motive”. He is described many times as having jet black

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    Character Analysis of Meursault in the novel The Outsider In the novel “The Outsider” written by Albert Camus‚ Meursault is a character that is detached and unemotional as he gives no importance to anything and he recognizes the world around him through his senses. All through part one of the novel‚ Meursault does not really explain his characteristics therefore Camus explains his character instead of giving away his physical description. The language used is very simple and direct‚ which

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