Trying to define "the American character" is like trying to describe water. The American has been shaped by years of war‚ mistakes‚ immigrant experience‚ and national culture. As America grows ever more diverse‚ the question of what it means to be an American yields an increasingly complicated answer. How do Americans really see themselves today‚ and how does the world see Americans? Do we have a culture that is based on well accepted American values‚ or is our culture now a battleground among competing
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symmetrical patterns and symbols arranged in a circle to express a mood‚ feeling‚ idea‚ or belief system. For this assignment you will: Create your own version of a mandala to represent a character in your book. Write an artist’s statement explaining how your mandala represents and reflects your chosen character. To Earn a “4”‚ you will be evaluated on this as follows: Mandala- Completeness: The mandala design includes 3 layers: a center symbol‚ a symmetrical pattern of symbols in the middle‚ and
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Character Analysis of Scout Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the self-development of Jean Louise Finch is always very prominent‚ as many aspects in her life help with her maturation. Jean Louise Finch or ‘Scout’ has distinct un-lady like characteristics which emphasize her break from typical Maycomb society‚ and show that she is not a quintessential young girl. Scout has a certain obstinacy and she does not change much when others
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The Character of Kath Characters in a short story are designed by authors to create a particular theme. In the short story Kath and Mouse by Janet McNaughton‚ the character Kath is one who is perceived by readers to be not very nice. Readers would dislike her because she is haughty‚ malicious and insecure. First of all‚ Kath is haughty. Readers would believe Kath is haughty when Kevin asked Kath after she made fun of Helen’s backpack “Who made you queen of the world?” (McNaughton‚ 63)‚ she casually
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is filled with lies and conspiracies‚ and most characters in the play give their best effort to lie their way out of the problem. However‚ John Proctor is one of the few characters who struggles to display moral character. In the beginning of the play he hides his sin in shame and he hopes nobody discovers his secret. Towards the end‚ he realizes he must admit to committing adultery with Abigail in order to save his wife and redeem himself from his own sin. In the beginning
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Unable to become a gentleman himself Magwitch fulfills his dream throuw Pip. Pip is a round character‚ dynamic‚ his development is constantly influenced by the other characters.. Pip’s moral character undergoes many changes as he is given the chance to become what he believes is a gentleman. He picks up false values and goes along a path that appears to be noble but ends up ruining his character. He uses the money from his mysterious benefactor and indeed does make himself a “gentleman‚” but
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Tom Walker Character Analysis In “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ Tom is offered a deal to sell his soul and cheat people for money from the devil. Irving described Tom Walker as a very greedy‚ hypocritical‚ and conceited character. In the beginning of the story Tom is introduced as a “meager miserly fellow”‚ which means a person who is very frugal and does not let go of their money willingly. Irving states‚ “A miserable horse‚ whose ribs were as articulate as the bars of gridiron…tantalized
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The content is equally important. There are many literary elements throughout each of these stories‚ and some even occur in both‚ such as the appearance of round characters. The main characters in both 1984 and “The Train from Rhodesia” are round characters‚ meaning that they undergo change and end up different by the end of the story. In the opening pages of 1984‚ Winston commits “thought-crime” and has a rebellious heart towards his government. As the events
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The play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry has many interesting characters. In my opinion‚ the most fascinating character is Ruth because of her many emotions and captivating personality. She goes through extreme emotions in the play such as happiness‚ sadness‚ anger‚ stress‚ and confusion. Ruth is very independent‚ firm‚ kind‚ witty‚ and loving. Ruth has an intriguing personality. She is very loving towards her family. She will do all in her power to improve the lifestyle of her family
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A Good Man is Hard to Find: Character and Conflict “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ written by Flannery O’Connor‚ follows the summer vacation of a family in Florida coming from Georgia. While driving‚ the family’s car ends up in a crash after a chain of events caused by the grandmother. In an attempt to rectify the situation‚ the grandmother waves down a passing car‚ only for the passengers to step out with guns in hand. After shouting out her sudden realization that one of the men is an escaped
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