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    Othello and His Guilt

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    Othello’s feelings of guilt arise from his skewed perception of Iago’s character. Throughout Othello‚ Iago gives off this perception to all that he is a honest and virtuous man‚ when in fact he is manipulative and malicious. This false perception even deceives Othello into thinking he is solely to blame for Desdemona’s death‚ when in fact Iago falsely proclaims her of infidelity to Othello. This deception makes Othello abandon reason and language‚ which allows his inner chaos to take over

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    First Day of School

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    Looking up at the clock‚ the hands finally read three o’clock‚ the piercing sound of the school bell ringing‚ releasing my classmates and I from our first day of kindergarten. As I step outside the front doors‚ I see the long line of buses‚ which seems to infinitely extend into the distance. “Six”‚ I said to myself over and over‚ “find bus number six.” After walking for what I felt like eternity‚ I finally arrived at my bus. I managed to draw final breath of the heavy emission-polluted air as I

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    Literary Analysis: “Fish Cheeks” In Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks‚” a young girl learns that she should not be ashamed of her of her culture. The author employs strong symbols and vivid imagery to depict this very theme as she traces the events of a memorable Christmas gathering. The cultural differences that serve as the narrator’s main conflict are symbolized through the contents of the dinner the “smiley rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil” was demonstrating

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    Valerie

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    “Don’t Judge a book by its Cover” For a number of many years some people judge another person based on the things the things they heard. What they drive‚ what kind of car they have‚ what profession they are a part of‚ and what race they are from. My main theory about all of this is never judge a book by its cover until you open in and read it. You really never know a person until you spend some time with them and get to know them. I was walking through Peace River streets this one morning

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    Fish Cheeks

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    Cristian Cobb 2. Tan’s mother went out of her way to prepare a disturbingly Chinese dinner because she wanted to demonstrate to her guests as well as her daughter that their Chinese heritage was nothing to be embarrassed about‚ but rather something to be proud of. She proved this by taking the menu to the extreme. For an example‚ in the last sentence‚ "For Christmas Eve that year‚ she had chosen all my favorite foods."; this demonstrates that‚ although Tan was embarrassed at the time of the dinner

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    It was late at night. The town was asleep. Except for a group of suspicious men. They were running around in the shadows. But all the sudden they stopped. They heard talking. “How do we handle this rebellious group? What do they even call themselves?” Said a man‚ not apart of the suspicious group. “I heard they call themselves the Sons of Liberty. I don’t know how‚ but we need to stop them. They could destroy the British colonies. They’ve already ruined our number one import when they dumped our

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    In James Hurst’s The Scarlet Ibis‚ the narrator tells about his memories of his past brother‚ Doodle. Doodle‚ who was born with a special condition‚ is unable to do many things such as walking. His older brother‚ the narrator‚ takes it upon himself to help teach him these things only because he himself is ashamed of having such a weak brother. He takes on Doodle as a project while saying‚ “But all of us must have something or someone to be proud of‚ and Doodle had become mine. I did not know then

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    Making decisions might may be the hardest thing to do. The three characters ”Resignation Speech of George Washington”‚”The Scarlet Ibis‚” and “The Gift of the Magi” all were impacted on decision making. Throughout their lives they made great decisions. Those decisions ended up reflection on their lives. In these three stories the main factor was decisions making. As well as the narrator in ‘’The Scarlet Ibis” demonstrates sometimes decisions are based on a combination of love and embarrassment as

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    The short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is about a boy and his disabled younger brother Doodle. In the story‚ the older brother tries to make his Doodle like other kids his age‚ such as being able to walk‚ climb‚ swim‚ and jump around. One day when they were a little ways away from home‚ the older brother becomes angry with Doodle and starts running home‚ abandoning him. As this is happening a storm is rolling in. Doodle‚ depending on his brother very much‚ tries to catch up to him through

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    Crying. Not doing well in school. How did it all happen…at whose fault? Why has the relationship failed! In “ The Father” by Hugh Garner‚ John has failed his job as a father to his son‚ Johnny. John has completely responsible for the failure of his relationship with his son‚ due to his selfishness‚ drunken behaviour‚ and general irresponsibility‚ in raising his son. John does not care about Johnny‚ and does not take position‚ for a role model towards his son. Being selfish

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