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    Certainty is not a bad thing because it makes a person passionate and confident. During this scene‚Jurors 3 and 4 were trying to convince 8 how the defendant was guilty. Juror 8 was the only juror to vote not guilty initially. As jurors 3 and 4 were explaining how clear it was that the defendant was guilty‚ juror 3 stated‚ “They proved it in a dozen ways. Do you want me to list them?”(556)This shows how much evidence there actually is‚ Rose intended to do this to show certainty in the jurors. This

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    Is Marraige a Good Thing

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    Is marraige a good thing Deanna Cobb 6/24/2013 1. Out of the following short stories: A rose for Emily‚ The Lottery‚ The Storm‚ Desiree’s Baby‚ and The Story of an hour‚ which couple has the best marriage/cohabitation? Use the text to support your argument. People marry for various motives‚ including: legal‚ social‚ emotional‚ financial‚ spiritual‚ and religious. In some parts of the world‚ marriages are arranged. Marriages can be done in a ceremony or in a religious setting. Marriage

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    Michael Coronado Period 4 In Things Fall Apart‚ Achebe displays the people of Umuafia as a fairly civilized and organized tribe which strongly combats the stereotypes the white people created. These people were criticized as being “savages” running around the wild mindlessly hunting and killing each other. These comments seem to be very inaccurate according to how Achebe has portrayed the tribe in Things Fall Apart through the African’s perspective. The definition of the word the white people

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    in the life of the soldiers in The Things They Carried? The Things They Carried is a book set in Massachusetts but the core of the book is based in Vietnam. A group of Soldiers go to war and Tim O’Brien decides to document the true effects of war but beneath his words‚ there were a lot of factors and double meaning to them. The motif ‘Shame” played a huge part in every character in this book as it was a trait they all shared in common Shame in this context is not necessarily a bad thing as with

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    culture can have major circumstances. We see this especially in Africa when the Europeans invade and try to force on Christianity along with other ways of life. It shows vividly‚ what colonialism does to a foreign country. Colonialism is pretty much one country‚ invading another country‚ and taking over politically as well as socially. In “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe‚ he depicts this perfectly. He shows how‚ when culture is taken away‚ some identity is lost. In Africa‚ the original god’s and

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    Holding things together

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    Holding Things Together When Lucy was home‚ Alfred had already mowed the grass for Lucy‚ which is the first time he helped on house work. Wendy Wang/Block 4 They have visited Lucy’s parents‚ but Lucy felt orphaned‚ because they don’t like Lucy’s marriage. When Lucy checked on the foot guard‚ it was broken‚ which it is the reason why they started on an argument. Joel complains about his wife who resembles Alfred to Lucy‚ which they both can understand each other. Lucy had taken her

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    Doing the Right Thing It Is Always Ok To Do The Right Thing Rachel Lake Liberty University Abstract American citizens‚ whether children‚ college students or adults‚ should not be afraid to stand up for what is right. There are many reasons why a person might feel hesitant to report crimes. One reason is that it is easier to look the other way and to mind one’s own business. Students and young people should be encouraged to be responsible and report any suspicious behavior. Preventative

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    Pichardo 1 Armando Pichardo Mrs. Reedy 2 Adv. English 2 20 February‚ 2013 In the novel Things Fall Apart‚ Ikemefuna is a young boy taken from a neighboring village to account for the killing of a woman of Umuofia. He was set to live with Okonkwo‚ a successful man and wrestler‚ and his family until his execution came. Okonkwo and his family‚ especially his son Nwoye‚ became fond of Ikemefuna and liked him very much. It took three years for the oracle to decide that it was time for Ikemefuna

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    “The Things I Carry” Tim O’Brien states in his book‚ “They shared the weight of memory. They took up what others could no longer bear. Often‚ they carried each other‚ the wounded or weak.” When we think or discuss the weight we carry we oftentimes think of physical objects. However‚ sometimes the heaviest and most burdening objects are our memories. The Things I Carry by Tim O’brien discusses the weight the soldiers who fought in Vietnam and the emotional damage they all faced. Just like these soldiers

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    While reading Things Fall Apart‚ I noticed quite a few differences in culture. There is many different ceremonies and practices in place in the African heritage. The yam growing feast is one example of something we are not used to. To think that you spend the day feasting in hopes of a good harvest seems silly. The men and women both have very distinct roles whereas in America sometimes the roles cross and the lines blur. Women in the African culture were in charge of running the household and

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