The Happy prince" by Oscar Wilde seems to be written for children but its content addresses issues of morality to even adults: it develops feelings of sympathy for the poor in children and it makes adults rethink of their attitudes towards life‚ the conversations between the prince and the swallow in some places amuse us while in others places bring tears to us. Not just the moral values but the way the author treats the topic goes far beyond what one can expect from a fairy tale to rank the story
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71 What does Machiavelli say it is necessary for a Prince to do to "hold his own?" It is important for a prince to know how to do wrong and apply this knowledge or not depending on whether or not it is necessary. Machiavelli makes a long list of what he calls "virtues" and "vices." According to Machiavelli which is more important for the Prince to have control of? Why? This answer may continue onto page 73. It is more important for the Prince to have control over his vices because they can seem
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BOOK REPORT 1. “A message to Garcia” 2. LCPL Garcia 3. Elbert Hubbard 4. Published in 1977 5. Publisher: Peter pauper press ‚ Inc 6. 32 Pages 7. Price of the book: $7.99 8. (Last page) 9. Initiative‚ Courage and Commitment. 10. I believe that every marine should definitely read this book. This book tells about true commitment and courage is about there is a lot to learn from this book. I agree with all the points that the author gave in his writing and think
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moment The city stood the statue of the Happy Prince‚ which is very beautiful‚ decorated with fine gold‚ ruby and sapphires. The citizens love it‚ however‚ some of them think it is not useful. At the beginning of this story‚ the author directly described the Happy Prince’s appearance and then used the citizens’ words to emphasize the "happy" image of the Happy Prince. However‚ after reading the whole story‚ we can noticed that the name of the Happy Prince is ironic‚ since he wasn’t happy at all. 2
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Book Report on The Death Cure Brett Duffy English 10G January 16‚ 2015 Blackville School Section 1- Quotes “I’m sorry guys‚ I’m sorry‚ but I need you to listen to me‚ I’m getting worst by the hour and I don’t have many sane ones left‚ please leave me here.” This quote is the character development of newts character‚ it is showing us just how much he is willing to do to make sure that the others succeed in finding a cure for the flare. “What a surprise‚ she lied again” This quote
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Qualities of a Prince Machiavelli’s “The Qualities of the Prince” gives the idea of what makes an all around good ruler. He wrote guidelines touching several topics such as war‚ reputation‚ generosity‚ mercy‚ and cruelty. All of these topics preach words on how to avoid being hated but still keep power. Machiavelli’s guidelines say‚ a prince should hold absolute control of their territories‚ and there should be no limit necessary to accomplish this result. Concerning military‚ war must always
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My book report is on the book ‘Maniac Magee’ by Jerry Spinelli. The reason why I chose ‘Maniac Magee’ is because I love Jerry Spinelli books. They’re always very good. ‘Maniac Magee’ is kind of a ‘warm-your-heart’ book. I’ll tell you a little about the story‚ but not a lot‚ because I don’t want to spoil it for you! The story is about a young boy that runs away from his new home and the few new friends he meets along the way. Some of the characteristics about Magee are that he is sad a lot
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Jackson and the Olympians‚ Book 1) The book is funny and witty‚ effortlessly matching old mythology and tradition with modern culture in a way that makes the book engrossing and unpredictable. There is talk of gods having affairs with mortals‚ and quite a bit of married gods having affairs with other gods. In the following book report‚ I will first introduce the plot of the story. Then‚ I will talk about the writing of the author and the strengths and weaknesses of the books. After that‚ I will talk
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Integrated Montessori Center SY: 2013-2014 Book Report of The Trojan Wars Submitted by: Natasha Beatriz Ancheta III- Radon Submitted to: Teacher Orlando C. Pascual I. Introduction a. Biography of the Author Edith Hamilton was a well-known educator and author. She is recognized as the “greatest woman Classicist”. She was sixty-two years old when The Greek Way‚ her first book‚ was published in the year 1930. Hamilton had not yet been to Greece and was only writing about Greek mythology through
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Literature may be a world away from home— getting caught up in the ballad of love or whisked away in the adventure. Despite that‚ one of the best qualities of it is also how much a person can take away from that story‚ regardless of the reality of it. Many books call for action; others provide a unique perspective that the reader can learn from‚ and moreover‚ just as history has foretold‚ it’s imperative to shift a tunnel-vision view to a funnel-vision view. What Sara Gruen may have intended to show in “Water
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