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    The Gunpowder Plot

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    Brown‚ Aalia 4B Eng/Lang arts 12 Mrs. Landrum-May February 26‚ 2013 The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to kill King James I. the plot was to blow up the house of the lords during the State Opening of England’s Parliament. The plan also included the king’s 9 year old daughter whom was supposed to be awarded as the Catholic head of state. This may have occurred after the hopes of greater religious tolerance was defeated‚ which left many English Catholics disappointed. They had few but strong

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    Bojinka Plot

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    BOJINKA PLOT Date: starting in early 1994 through Sept 11‚ 2001 Players: Khalid Shaik Mohammed‚ Mohamed Atta‚ Marwan Alshehhi‚ Ramzi Yousef‚ Mohammed Jamal Khalifa‚ Wali Khan Amin Shah‚ Abdul hakim Murad‚ Zahed Sheikh Mohammed‚ Jamal al-Fadl these were the main players named along with the Bin Laden name mentioned but never brought up as a main character him or his family members. Mission: First was to assassinate the Pope on his visit to the Philippines as well as plant bombs on around

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    Woodrow Wilson

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    Woodrow Wilson In his monograph‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ Arthur S. Link discusses the President of the United States’ influence on the world‚ his choices during his time in office‚ and the effect of his life on the world today. Link argues that Wilson shaped the way World War I played out in three important ways. First‚ Wilson advocated for peace and avoidance of interference in international conflicts. Second‚ he believed strongly in keeping the nation secure and keep the war handled fairly with

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    an enormous issue. That is a keystone in some of the unjust laws that perpetuate in many countries around the world. Australian aborigines had lived on the continent thousands of years before the Europeans arrived. The dramatization of Rabbit-Proof Fence: Australia’s Stolen Generations‚ tells the story of three children‚ Molly‚ Daisy‚ and Gracie‚ that were taken from their mother and family and put into a state funded school for children that are half-cast‚ that is half Aboriginal and half European

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    MULAN (early 20s) cuts woods in the forest when a couple of teenage boys start making fun of her‚ because of doing man’s work. The teenage boys go on to say that she will never find a husband if she acts like a man. Even though she looks unmoved on the outside‚ these comments hurt her on the inside. Later‚ her father FA ZHOU (45-50)‚ an old soldier and the village leader‚ shows her some fight moves. That night‚ ROURAN RAIDERS attack Mulan’s village. As the villagers try to defend Mulan’s village

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    Pudd'Nhead Wilson

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    Pudd’nhead Wilson The novel Pudd’nhead Wilson takes place on the banks of the Mississippi River and in the first half of the 19th century. David Wilson has moved into town and a misunderstood comment gives him the nickname “pudd’nhead”. Pudd’nhead Wilson doesn’t become a significant figure until the end of the story while the focus switches to the slave Roxy‚ her son‚ and Percy Driscoll. Roxy is only 1/16 black and her son Valet de Chamber is only 1/32 black. Slaves had got caught stealing

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    classify Fences by August Wilson as a tragic play. The elements of tragedy‚ Troy Maxson as a tragic hero‚ and tragic plot were evident throughout the play. Also‚ the feeling of catharsis at the end-which is proper of tragedy‚ was clearly identifiable. I. Fences fits into the tragic genre based on the points given by Aristotle. In Poetics‚ he defines tragedy as "the imitation of an action that is serious and also as having magnitude‚ complete in itself." • Aristotle’s idea is that the plot has a

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    01.08 Macbeth Plot Analysis Graphic Organizer Plot Elements Element Definition Act in the Play Exposition: Macbeth takes place in Scotland during the Middle Ages. Main characters are Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donaldbain‚ Banquo‚ Fience‚ and Macduff    Background information   Act 1 Rising Action: Lady Macbeth and Macbeth plot to kill the king any go through with their plan.   The conflicts and challenges encountered by the characters Act 2 Climax: The appearance of Banquo’s ghost

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    Belonging is being a part of something and being happy with it. A true sense of belonging is best found in different places for every one‚ not one particular place. Rabbit Proof Fence (RPF) by Phillip Noyce and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (TBitSP) by John Boyne‚ demonstrate connections with others and the world around. Molly and Shmuel belong in their homeland. The friendships Molly and Shmuel have help them to overcome everything. However‚ the world as depicted in each text‚ doesn’t see Molly

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    Plot device

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    Many stories‚ especially in the fantasy genre‚ feature an object or objects with some great power. Often what drives the plot is the hero’s need to find the object before the villain and use it for good rather than evil‚ or if the object has been broken by the villains‚ to retrieve each piece that must be gathered from each antagonist to restore it‚ or‚ if the object itself is evil‚ to destroy it. In some cases destroying the object will lead to the destruction of the villain.[according to whom?]

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