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    Shakespeare still the best teacher for our students. Shakespeare is one of the most vital parts of our history in today’s society with accurate representations of how society acted during that period‚ everything from language‚ the social hierarchy and even the superstitions. Asking if Shakespeare is important is the equivalent of asking if the history of our language the core of the words we speak important. Shakespeare’s work offers some of the most vital understanding of the English language

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    teach any generation a lesson‚ no matter what time in history‚ is hard to achieve. As time has gone by since the Civil Rights Movement‚ more and more people are asking the question‚ “Is racism still a concern?” The short answer is yes‚ as long as there is one racist human on Earth‚ this novel will still be relevant. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird is interesting because you see Tom Robinson (a black man accused of rape) face a battle that you know he will lose. He is facing a legal system that has

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    banned books. This is because it is centered around racism and does use profanity‚ however it is still more than relevant. In the 1930’s‚ when this book takes place‚ the great depression is happening and there is still heavy racism. However there are good people like Atticus Finch that are accepting of everyone regardless of the color of their skin. To Kill A Mockingbird is still relevant in schools today because the book gives many events for learning: the coming of age journey from diverse‚ intriguing

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    to learn in today’s day and age. Continuing to teach students the work of Shakespeare is essential because of the genius words he created that are still relevant in our society. Although Shakespeare may write with many words that are outdated or hard to understand‚ he did create countless words that we still use today. The way that we think with today is very limited because of the way our brain uses words. Shakespeare’s work may be hard to understand because of the lack of education he had and he

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    was not applicable today‚ there would be no protection for individuals from the government. There would be no right to vote‚ no freedom of speech‚ no freedom to bare arms‚ no freedom of religion‚ or etc. There will be no right to petition or express your voice. All of these rights are applicable today to Americans‚ because of the Constitution of the Unites States. No other countries are provided the rights that the American citizen has. In conclusion‚ The Constitution is relevant and should be not

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    “Malthusian views of the relationship between population and food remain relevant today.” Discuss this statement. According to Malthusian theory of population‚ population increases in a geometrical ratio‚ whereas food supply increases in an arithmetic ratio. This imbalance would lead to widespread poverty and starvation‚ which would only be checked by natural occurrences such as disease‚ high infant mortality‚ famine‚ war or moral restraint. However‚ this theory is wrong in circumstances now

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    the murder of an unnamed Arab man‚ in 1930’s Algeria. The question we must ask ourselves as readers is: are the stories of these two men still relevant to life in the twenty-first century‚ and if so‚ why? Meursault‚ the readers’ eyes and ears in ‘The Outsider’ appears unbelievably detached from anything or anyone around him. The opening line of ‘Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday‚ I don’t know‚’ shows how little empathy this character has. There is no sorrow or regret‚ it is only a statement

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    The theme‚ or subject matter‚ of a literary work is a very important element. This theme may attempt to teach a reader a lesson about life‚ such as nobility‚ hypocrisy‚ or fear. One such literary work that utilizes these themes is Arthur Millers The Crucible. Miller wishes to show the reader that fear and suspicion are infectious and can produce a state of general hysteria that results in the destruction of public order and rationality. As soon as Betty and Ruth become unconscious and a story about

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    Poetry has been used throughout the centuries‚ but is it still relevant in today’s society? some major aspects of poems are relevant today such as; subject matters‚ structure‚ rhythm‚ rhyme and the desire for expression of one’s own self in a written form. There are also aspects which may not be of relevance in modern society these are; form‚ language style and emotional complexity. The subject matters that nineteenth century poets wrote about are relatable to today’s people. The sonnet ’Summer

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    Gulliver’s Travels is still relevant today because it presents a variety of social critiques and condemnations of branches of human activity that still exist today. I believe the goal in Swift’s novel was to create something to achieve just that goal‚ or the goal of timelessness. It should already be a mediocre testament to this claim that students are required to read portions of Gulliver’s Travels during their high school senior year. Swift makes a very relevant analogy between English society

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