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    FORGOTTEN In my heart lies all the secrets Of the past that you believe Where you can’t hide anything For the bitterness still remains Everything that you said and done.. They are all deceiving and wrong You are such a damn liar!! For all the things I blame you for. I hate the things I feel inside I won’t ever give you any chances I hate you and I want to see you suffer Without any regrets I will give you the torture you deserve All of the displeasure that you could imagine

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    by n KALSI Discuss the theme of suffering in Mary Shelly ’s ’Frankenstein ’ and P.B.Shelly ’s ’Alastor: Or the spirit of solitude ’. The theme of suffering is best conveyed through the "solitary" aesthetic figure of the wanderer or vagrant. Romantic writers produced works revealing extremes of isolation and socialisation‚ creating ’either a wild beast or a god ’ and proving that although solitude can render knowledge‚ it can also be the cause of deep suffering. Mary Shelley ’s Frankenstein‚

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    which teaches us about the worth of things.” All of the characters in the stories learn the significance of what the things they once had. One similar theme that runs throughout those three works‚ “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop‚ and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is the loss of something significant. Each story or poem has a different way of ending peacefully and handling the loss. The narrator in “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ experiences the loss of fire

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    Seryca David Mrs.Hannaberry ENG3U Janurary 19‚2011 Suffering Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird The fascinating story To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in a sleepy‚ southern county of Maycomb in the 1930s. Although this town has a variety of pleasant and honorable citizens who have set morals‚ there are also people who live in Maycomb County who are unfair‚ possibly evil‚ and lack morals. Maycomb has a visible separation of two societies: the whites and the blacks. Throughout

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    November 1‚ 2011 Love in Excess: The Distress of Juliet Juliet endures an enormous amount of suffering trying to please her loved ones in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Juliet is pressured by her parents to marry Paris and by the Friar to carry out his plan to help Juliet escape marrying Paris. She is anxious and terrified by the possibility that everything could all go wrong. Juliet’s suffering caused by her parents is from the prospect of marrying Paris. Lord and Lady Capulet clearly

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    One’s identity may be questioned when suffering; ultimately suffering is what creates one’s sense of self or what destroys it. The poetry of John Donne and the play W;t‚ 1993‚ by Margaret Edson‚ both illustrate and explore a sense of suffering and identity. In John Donne’s poetry‚ suffering‚ both emotionally and physically allows the speaker to understand their identity in more depth‚ in comparison to Margaret Edson’s play‚ W;t‚ Vivian’s suffering leads her identity to be stripped away. In Donne’s

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    Be more concerned with your character than your reputation‚ because your character is what you really are‚ while your reputation is merely what others think you are." "The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching." "Sports do not build character. They reveal it."  John Wooden (1910-2010) Our character serves as the ’foundation’ on which we build our life story. The strength and integrity of that ’foundation’ will ultimately serve to determine who we grow up to become

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    “To Build a Fire” Essay “To Build a Fire” demonstrates numerous examples of the philosophical theory of naturalism that “the universe is indifferent to human beings‚ and people are at the mercy of natural forces over which they have little control”. According to this statement‚ human life is very fragile. The fact that this story takes place in the Yukon region‚ one should know that the natural forces are at its strongest. This would cause an intelligent person to prepare‚ but not in this case

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    The Meaning of Suffering in Job and The Aeneid Chris Phillips Dr. Whalen Throughout Virgil’s Aeneid and Job from the Old Testament‚ great obstacles block the paths of the protagonists. Mental and physical‚ anguish is placed upon Job and Aeneas. Though both men suffer extreme pain‚ the extent and content of the tribulations are different. Job’s suffering is placed upon him without provocation. Aeneas also believes his ³pain [is] so great and unmerited!² (Virgil

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    families cannot know. Romeo is banished by Juliet’s family for murdering their kinsman which greatly builds tension between their families. This leads to Romeo and Juliet’s suffering because they are no longer allowed to see each other. Although it can be argued otherwise‚ Juliet’s suffering in the play is truly larger than Romeo’s. There are a few scenes that exhibit Romeo and Juliet’s suffering. The event that demonstrates this most is when Romeo is banished. Romeo’s initial reaction is woeful

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