In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ can be considered an Anti-hero. An Anti-hero is best described as the protagonist of a story who does not maintain all of the same qualities that a conventional hero would. For example‚ an Anti-hero can be rude‚ violent‚ and motivated only by their own needs‚ as well as lacking heroic qualities such as courage‚ nobility‚ and fortitude. A good Anti-hero will also draw sympathy from the audience/reader‚ as is the case with Hamlet. Throughout
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Before reading The Masque of the Red Death‚ knowing that it is by Edgar Allen Poe the reader can infer that it had the possibility to be depressing and gory. Then‚ when you read the title‚ it is confirmed that the theme will be similar to most of his other writings. Although it may not be as disturbing as Poe’s “The Black Cat” where eyes are being gouged out‚ it still has it’s gruesome moments. The Masque of the Red Death is about a prince and his castle hiding from the red death which kills you
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Native American people are far from savages. He explains how they are indeed civilized people. He says “perhaps‚ if we examine the manners of different nations with the impartiality‚ we should find no people so rude‚ as not to have some remains of rudeness.” The reason the Native Americans were called “savages” was because their rules of common civility‚ religion‚ laws and culture were different from the American culture and being that we were just socializing we did not understand their way of life
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Have you ever wondered why you love books so much? The reason why is because you have a vivid imagination‚ that is laid out in front of you by the author. The more detailed and precise the author is with describing the scene‚ as the reader‚ one seems more involved‚ with the story. Sensory imageries are a vital part of what makes a story memorable. The most important sensory imagery is the visual. A few examples of visual imagery include‚ “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Poe writes
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Just like how books written today reflect our modern day cultures and mindsets‚ trickster tales emulate the culture of the society they originated in. These stories often teach a lesson‚ showing the ideals of the society through the moral the story presents to the reader. Although the trickster tales “How Stories Came to Earth‚” “Coyote Steals Fire‚” and “Master Cat: Puss in Boots” come from three very different parts of the world and cultures‚ they have similarities as well as differences. While
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Comparing Freedom Writers and The Outsiders Taking place in Long Beach California‚ Richard Lagravense directed an amazing movie titled “Freedom Writers.” Freedom Writers came out in 2007 and has inspired many teenagers all over the world. Not only do I consider this to be one of my favorite movies‚ but many others do too. Freedom Writers was a movie with many interesting characters. Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell (Mrs. G)‚ a high school teacher who realizes that teaching is her passion
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Throughout the “Life and Death in Shanghai” article‚ I learned how life for Nien Cheng and her family was unjust and dangerous. Nien Cheng explains how the education system in China is unfair and how it affected her daughter‚ Meiping. Meiping is a young 23 year old woman who grew up experiencing the Communist rule. Nien and her daughter were wealthy‚ so they enjoyed many educational advantages. However‚ I the government instituted a new system that would discriminate against her social class. If
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nature‚ sometimes maliciously like Loki‚ but usually‚ albeit unintentionally with ultimately positive effects. Tricksters are characterized as selfish‚ mischievous‚ impatient liars who show no remorse. Some tricksters have hidden meanings behind their rudeness that carry good intentions. All cultures have archetypal‚ male tricksters. In the Greek and African myths‚ Hermes and Legba are both messengers of god. Hermes‚ through is intelligence‚ makes a convincing appeal to Zeus who gives him the duties
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respected‚ it makes him fell good and in return‚ he or she respects you. Respect is important to me because if a person didn’t respect anyone‚ he himself would not be admired‚ and over time‚ he would grow up to be a very rude and inconsiderate person. Rudeness and kindness are also two very big components of respect. Everyone has a different opinion on respect and who deserves theirs. If you are rude to people or a person‚ you are disrespectful. If you are purposely mean or nasty to people‚ you are disrespectful
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Most people go through life and always hear about the word respect‚ but they don’t know what it means. Respect is the esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person. Jenni Russell wrote an article titled “The Selfish Generation”‚ presents numerous objectives along with illustrations used to draw attention‚ of how socitiy respect for each other has dwiddled. . Russell constructs a persuasive argument stating this intended for her reasoning‚ “It is our lack of respect for others‚ coupled
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