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    Judgement The main theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is judgement. Because of Hawthorne’s broken past many of his writings focus on sin and judgement in Puritan societies. Throughout The Scarlet Letter we journey with Hester as she returns to her village after being held in jail because of her grievous sin of adultery. Hawthorne uses Chillingworth and the townspeople in order to show that‚ “When we judge others we are not defining them we are defining ourselves.” When

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    "To be fully human is to balance the heart‚ the mind‚ and the spirit.” One could suggest the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ that one should not violate the sanctity of the human heart. Hester was well ahead of her time‚ and believed that love was more important than living in a lie. Dimmesdale’s theology and his inclinations render him almost incapable of action; Chillingsworth dammed himself‚ along with Dimmesdale. Hester was “frank with [Chillingsworth].”

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    Hester Prynne Quote: "On the breast of her gown‚ in fine red cloth‚ surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold-thread‚ appeared the letter A. It was so artistically done‚ and with so much fertility and gorgeous luxuriance of fancy‚ that it had all the effect of a last and fitting decoration to the apparel which she wore; and which was of a splendor in accordance with the taste of the age‚ but greatly beyond what was allowed by the sumptuary regulations of the colony

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    Part I: Short Answer Answer the questions below on The Scarlet Letter and "In Reference to Her Children." Be sure to write your answers in complete sentences. 1. Explain the metaphor Bradstreet uses in the poem for her children. Give at least two specific examples from the poem. An example of a metaphor in Bradstreet’s poem would be that she compares her children as to baby birds that live in a nest. Another example is that she compares them growing up to a bird leaving the nest to take flight

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    The Scarlet Letter Expository Essay Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter explains what sin is and what you get as a result of a sin. As Puritans‚ these people were raised in a very strict and religious background. They know that if they commit any type of sin not only with they be punished by God‚ but they will also be criticized and looked upon differently by society. Sin is an immoral act that is against divine law. The story illustrates the word sin because a character in the book named

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    The book Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne is full of various types of conflict. In fact‚ the conflict that occurs within the book is what keeps the story going. The setting for this book had a huge impact on the conflicts and other obstacles that the characters had to go through. If this book hadn’t been in the same time or place‚ then the story would have turned out completely different than from how it did. The Scarlet Letter’s setting took place during Puritan times‚ when they had just came

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    God chose who would be saved and welcomed into heaven. However‚ if an individual does not follow Puritan rules‚ he or she will most certainly be damned. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ set in a Puritan town in the seventeenth century‚ Hester Prynne is forced to wear a letter A on her chest‚ also known as the scarlet letter‚ for the adultery she committed that ended her up with a child. When asked who the father of her child is‚ she refuses to answer and is forced to stand at the scaffold

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    Scarlet Letter Paper: Relationships Love – the language of the world. Everyone feels love at least once in their lifetime and yet it is something that can’t be explained rationally; it can only be accepted. Love is like ocean waves; being calm and serene at a moment‚ and without warning becoming violent. Love has no formal meaning because everyone experiences it differently‚ what one person thinks is love‚ another may think is infatuation or vice versa. In the end‚ obtaining love seems to be the

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    Galileo Alkalay Ms. Dudley Period 5 December 10‚ 2012 Irony & The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthrone’s Scarlet Letter is praised as one of the most revolutionary and compelling literary works in modern American history. The narrator’s omniscient‚ descriptive lingustics enfore the story’s captivating plot as well as invokes insights on the moral fiber of each character. For some‚ the novel is an inspiration to readers in regard to the powerful protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ with her feminism

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    my cell phone‚ 909-555-5555. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you about this employment opportunity. Sincerely‚ John Donaldson ------------------------------------------------- Sample Job Application Letter of a Fresh Graduate (Insert Date Here) (Insert Name here) (Insert Position here) (Insert Address here) (Insert 2nd line of address here) Dear Ms. (insert last name): Thank you for posting your need for Human Resource staff on (put where

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