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    Irony

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    Irony Matt looked on as Mr Lensher was handcuffed by the police. The wrinkles on his face were suddenly so detailed that Matt suspected if he had made the right decision. Aged sixty‚ a sentence for theft would have caused to die in jail. Ironically‚ Matt could remember the exact same words Mr Lensher once told him‚ "No matter how old or young a person is‚ or whatever reason he has for committing a crime‚ if he breaks the law‚ he deserves to be punished. " It was these exact words that made Matt

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    With all the evidence from the book and the movie that Red Chief won’t run away to get Bill and Sam for revenge. As seen in the movie‚ Red Chief’s father Ebenezer Dorson‚ sent a letter to Bill and Sam replaying to their ransom. The letter state that he Ebenezer Dorson will take RC off of their hands so they don’t have to deal with him anymore. If he sticks by his word then RC will stay away from Bill and Sam agreement. So Taking RC off their hands means not letting him go after then so he cannot

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    Most of the stories take place in‚ or around Giltner Nebraska. They are based on Chief Haymart’s past experiences in his life. The reason behind his nickname “Chief” is when he was in a play‚ when he was younger‚ he actually shot an arrow at someone so the name naturally suck with him. All the stories have different backgrounds and meanings. He foreshadows his life to tell

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    Chief

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    Faculty of Business and Law Level: 3 Assignment Code: SIM335 Issue date: 12 November 2012 Contribution to module assessment: 100% dition‚ a This is an individual assignment - complete both tasks 1 and 2 Background: The assignment is intended to bring out the benefits and limitations of different approaches to project planning and control by relating these to the circumstances in the cases outlined. It is also intended to allow students to demonstrate their learning and competence in respect of the

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    Doniphon Vs Ransom

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    Tom Doniphon and Ransom Stoddard are the two key characters in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence‚ directed by John Ford and filmed in 1962. Tom Doniphon is played by John Wayne‚ while Ransom Stoddard is played by Jimmie Stewart. In this movie Ransom Stoddard is a well educated attorney from the East who comes to the West to find new opportunity and a place to practice law. He finds out real soon while traveling to the town of Shinbone that the West doesn’t really care about law or city folk. Liberty

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    Irony In The Woods Irony

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    There is actually lots of irony in this story. The key piece is that the two characters in this story hate each other. They want each other dead and in the end‚ both of them end up dieing. Irony is the best thing to have in stories in my opinion. They make it interesting and funny so at the end you can say “ha sucks doesn’t it”. Ulrich and Georg have grown up hating each other and wouldn’t mind killing one another. They show this from a young age‚ “as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood”

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    Ransom Slack Thesis

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    Ransom Slack By: Veda A The Civil War was gruesome and tough and many people died. The Civil War was a big part of society‚ without the Civil War there could still be slavery or the states could still be not united. With the loss of a lot of young men made it difficult for everyone. Ransom A. Slack enlisted in the Army when he was 20 years old‚ he was a soldier in the Civil War. Almost everyone had at least one family member go to war. Boys as young as thirteen joined the war to be a drummer

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    Ransom: Hero and Achilles

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    Ransom Qualities of the ‘epic’ hero: Heroes embody the values of their civilisation * Wisdom * Humility * Compassion * Endurance * Honour * Integrity * Bravery Key Quotes: Mortality: “a hero’s death out there in full sunlight under the gaze of gods and men‚ for which the hardened self‚ the hardened body‚ had to be daily exercised and prepared” Hero: “to break free of the obligation of being always the hero…to take on the lighter bond of simply being man” Human condition:

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    King John Ransom

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    victorious English‚ and was held at ransom. Although he was held in the Tower of London as a prisoner‚ he was afforded many kingly luxuries such as permission to travel about and to enjoy a regal lifestyle. He had what amounted to a small court in prison‚ owning horses‚ pets‚ and clothes while maintaining an astrologer and a court band. King John began the challenging task of negotiating a peace treaty‚ which would likely require the payment of a large ransom and territorial concessions. He signed

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    Ransom Death Essay

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    Silhouetted against the backdrop of a war-torn Troy‚ David Malouf’s Ransom explores the inner conflict and grief caused by the loss of loved ones. The rage of Achilles‚ so central to the dramatic structure of the Illiad‚ is portrayed by Malouf as an expression of the most deeply instinctive‚ primal emotions‚ unmediated by cultural or social code‚ an innate human response in its most raw “animal” state. The depths of Achilles’ rage‚ his refusal to be consoled after the death of Patroculus is mirrored

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