Alexandre Dumas‚ The Count of Monte Cristo. At the beginning of the book‚ Edmond Dantès‚ a naïve young man‚ was accused of treason by preparing to deliver a note from Napolean to a Bonapartist. He was brought to the chief magistrate of the region‚ Gérard de Villefort‚ for questioning. After the questioning‚ the chief magistrate realized how oblivious Edmond is towards the note and offered to allow Edmond to go freely. However‚ Edmond unwittingly revealed the name of the Bonapartist he was supposed to deliver
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February 16‚ 2007Whether its inventing‚ discovering‚ or improving‚ Americans and Englishmen have made significant contributions to the worlds many modern advances. Mark Twain once said‚ An Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they havent been done before(Michael‚ par 1). Twains words turned out to be extremely accurate. Throughout history‚ Americans have been the source of a multitude of innovative discoveries and
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hinted to the ending. First‚ the atmosphere of spring and life created a sense of happiness. Second‚ the Judge told Octavie that Edmond might come back. Finally‚ everyone except Edmond knew whom stole the locket. These three things gave the ending away. In ’The locket’‚ Octavie is upset when she hears her fiance has died. At the end we find out that her fiance ‚ Edmond is still alive and the locket was stolen by one of his messmates. The springtime setting hints toward the end‚ because the setting
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character Octavie is devastated when her lover Edmond has to go to war. Before he leaves‚ Octavie puts her most prized earthy possession around his neck; her locket. She later gets the locket back when a priest finds it on a man’s body at the battle site. She is horrified to know that Edmond has died in battle. In her grief‚ she plans to live her life as plainly as possible and to never love again. However by the end of the story‚ Octavie finds that Edmond is alive and well and that the locket was
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“In King Lear good does not vanquish evil: it is evil that destroys itself” Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear” discusses many notions the most important being the relationship between good and evil and the constant battle of the opposites; their dependency and the origin of wickedness‚ as well as the fact that something good can never “destroy” anything all play a key role in the question of if it is evil that destroys itself. The following essay will deliberate these ideas and compare good and
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Monte Cristo’ the main character Edmond Dantes had to go to the jail without any reasons. He was wrongfully imprisoned for so many years and he couldn’t see any of hope of being free. While reading this book‚ I thought of many things that I could do if I was Edmond. First‚ I would make rejection to the person who is in charge of the prisoners. If I was wrongfully imprisoned‚ I have to prove that I am not the one who has done something shameful. But in this case‚ Edmond was going through very important
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Page 1 of 59 6 Student: _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1. All of the following statements describe qualities of relevance except: A. B. C. D. Relevant information is future oriented. Relevant information differs between the alternatives. Relevant information requires a high degree of precision. Relevant information includes qualitative as well as quantitative data. 2. Select the correct statement regarding relevant costs and revenues. A
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The person of Interest could be referred as the modern day literature which consists of many different universal themes such as journey‚ brotherly love‚ love‚ death and power. The themes that are listed are very much alike in comparison to Monte Cristo. The characters may have been expired or made up from past literature works in reference of them. Speaking of characters you have one who has played in both Person of Interest and Monte Cristo. Jim Caviezel we know him as the character that played
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My Confirmation Essay Emma Schultz For my essay I have chosen to write about 3 commandments. The more I was studying these commandments‚ the more I truly understood them. These commandments were not chosen randomly‚ but are the ones I see in my daily life. Here they are: The second commandment Thou shall not misuse the name of the lord your God. When I was a young child I was unintentionally introduced to foul language like cursing and swearing. Once I heard these words‚ I would generally
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The Count of Monte Cristo: Revenge The Story of Edmond Dantès‚ the Sailor‚ who Becomes the Rich & Powerful Count of Monte Cristo and Takes Revenge on all his Enemies. Chesky Hoffman June 17‚ 1996 Dr. Goodale In this essay I will show how Edmond Dantes punishes his four enemies with relation to their specific ambitions. Edmond is sent to jail due to his enemies’ jealousy. After he escapes he becomes rich and powerful and gets back at them. Before I relate to you how Dantes gets back at
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