‘I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.’ Blanche’s last words of the play are a direct and most effective appeal for the audience’s sympathy and pity. To what extent do you feel that the character of Blanche DuBois can be viewed as a tragic victim. Word count = 1‚500 By Georgia Tucker Blanche Dubois‚ The leading role in Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire is often viewed as a tragic victim - This is a woman who doesn’t want realism‚ She wants magic‚ but even despite
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overtaken the other. In the world today‚ people are constantly debating and arguing for their side. Some argue hatred has taken over when they see acts of violence happening all over. Some‚ however‚ choose to see the good in the world. Through kindness- acts of kindness in response to hate‚ its ability to start a chain reaction of love‚ and its evolutionary superiority- one can see how love is winning in
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trying to spread the kindness of the world‚ and the people who ask if a stranger is okay‚ and the people who try to do good deeds even if they have problems of their own. There are people in this world who have jobs that will help people and‚ when I am older I want to have one of these jobs. I want to continue to help people even if it is a small deed. When I was at the foodbank it showed me that people dedicate their lives to helping people and those people want to spread kindness and joy to the people
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are all able to come to a general consensus on how we felt about a few things. The topics included good Samaritans‚ vigilantism‚ and civil disobedience. We will first address good Samaritans. Good Samaritans do things for other people out of the kindness of their hearts. They don’t do it out of obligation or out of guilt but rather because they feel the desire to help another person. The world would be much better off if it were full of good Samaritans. Some people argue the case of enforcing a Good
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A piece of literature can stand the test of time by posing a question‚ creating an intimate investigation into human nature and lingering on that question‚ causing it to linger in society. Drama‚ as a subset of literature‚ represents an exclusive and unique storytelling medium; through this medium‚ plays are able to portray these significant questions in a more intimate and personal manner. The plays A Man For all Seasons by Robert Bolt; Wit‚ by Margaret Edison; and A Streetcar Named Desire‚ by Tennessee
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He will do an act of kindness to three people and instead of being paid back with gratitude‚ he will ask each recipient to pay it forward to three more people. They in turn must pay another good deed to three other people‚ and so on. Trevor works on a homeless man‚ his teacher Simonet‚ and his classmate Adam. Four months later‚ a reporter’s car crashes while on a beat and a stranger gives him his Jaguar to keep. A bit unrealistic‚ yes‚ but a great action to represent kindness. Being kind usually starts
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The Direct and Indirect Impact of Rhetoric Emory Lott 12/05/96 English 1001 In the world that we live in‚ rhetoric always affects and is a part of everything that happens. Rhetoric‚ in its broadest sense‚ is communication‚ and how people relate to each other. The movie The Color Purple is about relationships. Therefore rhetoric plays a very important role in this movie. Throughout The Color Purple the impact of rhetoric can be seen in two groups of people‚ the communicator
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was going through a deep freeze‚ surely despite the laws being in place‚ any help would be good for these people that have the chance dying from the temperature. What is the harm in taking someone into a shelter? This man did the world a favor of kindness. Besides‚ this man’s basement is not a proper “homeless shelter”‚ I don’t think it was ever intended to be. It was the choice of the homeless to come in their and the choice
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identity of an outcast‚ which proves belonging or not belonging greatly influences an individuals’ identity. Billy’s escape from his town‚ Nowheresville to Bendarat coincides with his discovery of relationships‚ acceptance and nourishment from strangers. Herrick has used the characterization of Billy’s father figures to portray his desire to belong. When Billy first escapes his town‚ and we first see the weather motif‚ mirroring Billy’s belonging to place‚ the rain is personified as Billy
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The social norm I have decided to break is "do not talk to strangers". I am an inherently shy person so that was especially hard for me. I was lucky enough to have my daughter and mother along to give me courage. This past weekend afforded me a day off work‚ which I was fortunate enough to spend with my mother and grown daughter. A day of shopping and lunch was on the agenda. A trip to Bloomington to the mall was the best place for my norm breaking behavior. As we strolled through the mall
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