What’s in a Name? The names in “Good Country People” are actually descriptive of the characters. One in particular is the character of Mrs. Hopewell. In short‚ she tends to be a very hopeful and well-to-do. She holds a hope in the goodness of the country people‚ and she uses cliches to help her explain and accept the vices of other people. Unfortunately‚ she holds a false reality and places her hope in those with less than honorable intentions for the most part. Mrs. Hopewell lives in her own
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Someone who has had a positive effect in my life Someone who had a positive effect in my life is my brother Warren‚ because he taught me not to settle for mediocrity‚ to have self- confident and Someone who has had a positive effect in my life is my brother Warren‚ because he taught me to not settle for mediocrity. For example‚ when I was a sixteen-year-old freshman at Walbrook High School and the chances of my finishing high school were slim. I was a teenager with an attitude‚ living
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Judge Lawrence Wargrave on the stand for the mass murder on Soldier Island. How shall you plea “ Guilty of the murder of ten people”. Now to say the people on the island were guilty themselves. He knew he had done wrong and therefore killed himself as well. Knowing all those people died for no other reason but someone else’s enjoyment is wrong and Wargrave is guilty. Ever since Judge Lawrence Wargrave was a child he had a thing for seeing and causing death. He had a tormented mind. He himself could
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Friar Lawrence is Responsible for the Death of Romeo & Juliet An older person should be more responsible and wise than a young person and they should know right from wrong. A priest should be able to give helpful advice to young people but Friar Lawrence did the opposite. Friar Lawrence is responsible for the tragedy of Rome and Juliet. Firstly he married the couple when he knew the families hated each other. Secondly he was in favor of Romeo loving Juliet after he got banished even
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both by suicide. This is at the fault of many characters. However‚ Friar Lawrence is most at fault. He did not try to resolve the feud that was between the Capulet and Montague families‚ even though they both trusted him. He sent a letter that was important for the lives of
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Walking in Someone Else’s Skin “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee‚ 1961‚ p. 39). Harper E. Lee created this book to illustrate good and evil in the world through mockingbirds. The main character‚ Scout‚ learns about the meaning of a mockingbird‚ good‚ and bad by taking things in from Boo Radley‚ a person who helped her to grow up. The time when Scout walked in Boo Radley’s shoes is important
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The Hollow of the three hills Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story begins on a paradox. He writes ‘’in those strange old times…’’ yet the time period hasn’t been specified at all. This can be seen as a deliberate attempt at vagueness. Hawthorne is trying to distort the reader’s sense of time as most successful gothic stories take place in haunted settings outside specific time periods. The rest of the paragraph has been devoted to the description of the setting. The Hollow is a place of dark magic
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Mr World: PROLOGUE Agent Peter Brooks‚ thirty seven. Adjy agent number 37‚ Peter Brooks‚ stepped off the metal flooring of the built-for-sea hover craft and landed on firm earth. The ground shook a little as he made the short trip from the hover landing area to the small mouth of the cave. Small reptiles and insects scurried out of his way‚ except for a giant leopard moth which flew to his feet. He kicked it away‚ cursing‚ and held out his index finger for a scan. A bright green laser swept over
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like those girls on t.v? Why don’t I look like that? Why don’t I dress that way? Why don’t I act like that? I found myself losing touch with who I am as an individual. There have been many significant moments in my life where I find myself trying to conform to societies‚ my friends‚ and my families ideal image of what a female is supposed to be‚ which unfortunately lead to the point where I went to horrific extents. I remember a few years ago‚ I literally became obsessed with becoming thinner.
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Winthrop In the passage called “A City Upon a Hill” John Winthrop‚ lawyer and leader of the 1630 migration of English Puritans to Massachusetts‚ discusses his beliefs Puritans should follow to be a good Puritan citizen. Winthrop tries to persuade the Puritans to create a good christian society‚ which they will achieve by sticking together as a community with the idea of brotherly love. Brotherly love with allow the community to succeed and prosper. Winthrop uses repetition‚ an extended metaphor and tone to
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