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    the actual connection of a moth and a fire‚ or it could be a telling story about someone falling for something too good to be true. In the poem “ Fire - Caught ” it tells the unfortunate story about how a moth gave into temptation. “And then‚ with wings like a dead desire‚ She fell‚ fire-caught‚ into the flame.”

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    APBIO5._____________________.FR23 2014 December 3‚ Respond to the following. 1. Distinguish genetic drift from gene flow in terms of how they occur and their implications for future genetic variation in a population. Genetic drift‚ defined as the process in which chance events cause unpredictable fluctuations in allele frequencies from one generation to the next‚ can increase or decrease variability within particularly small populations. Certain genotype/phenotype frequencies‚ for example‚ may

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    “The course of true love never did run smooth.” (1.1.134) When it comes to love‚ many conflicts seem surface causing major problems and difficulties in relationships. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the four lovers: Hermia‚ Helena‚ Lysander‚ and Demetrius‚ along with other important characters‚ experience these hardships of love in numerous ways. Because of this‚ the dichotomy between love and reason begins to arise. Love versus reason becomes an important dichotomy throughout

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    To what extent is Shakespeare trying portray male dominance over the female characters‚ in A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Almost in every play of Shakespeare we can see the dominance of males over women. In his plays women have no right to say what they think or what they want. They are always expected to be faithful to their fathers and husbands. They don’t have any freedom about their lives. However we know that this attitude of men against women in Shakespeare’s plays is a reflection of Renaissance

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    The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smoothly In the play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ it is true that “the course of true love never did run smoothly”. The two couples Hermia and Lysander and Helena and Demetrius both experience many difficulties in trying to attain love. The law of Athen’s‚ gender and Robin Goodfellow’s acts all play a role in the couples’ pursuit for love. The law of Athen’s in the play didn’t permit a female to marry the man of her choice

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    After Oberon uses the love juice on Titania’s eyes and she is still sleeping‚ he notices Helena‚ a desperate Athenian woman and feels bad for her. Helena is deeply in love with a man named Demetrius but Demetrius is constantly rejecting her. Oberon decides he wants to use the love juice on him too to help Helena: “Fare thee well‚ nymph. Ere he do leave this grove‚ Thou shalt fly him and he shall seek thy love.” (2. 1. 248-249). Oberon is directing

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    Hermia as a Feminist Women had always been discriminated against throughout the centuries. They were often treated like inanimate objects‚ toyed by fate and a society that was dominated by men. The women of the Elizabethan Era were of course‚ no exception. In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”‚ Shakespeare created a character that had the backbone to defy this unfair system. She was Hermia‚ a feminist who risked stakes higher than her life to protect her right to love and live by her own will. The

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    this advantage‚ Annie Dillard uses her skills as a reader to improve her writing in the moth essay from her book “Holy The Firm”. Dillard uses comparison and several other modes of writing to convey and support the main point and purpose of her essay; some of the other modes Dillard uses are: narration‚ description‚ argument‚ and process analysis. Dillard uses narrative writing throughout most of her moth essay. Narrative writing tells a story. “In a narrative events must be told or shown in some

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    the end all the couples are reunited. However by examining how each couple enters the play and how each couple developed and constructed by the end‚ it appears that Shakespeare is using each couple as a tool to satirize each level of a relationship. Helena and Demetrius represent the pre-relationship state; Lysander and Hermia represent the relationship; Theseus and Hippolyta represent the engagement and marriage is represent by Oberon and Titania. By taking apart each stage of a romantic relationship

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    to the mortal’s issues. “My love to Hermia‚ Melted as the snow‚ seems to me now As the remembrance of an idle gaud. Which in my childhood I did dote upon; And all the faith‚ the virtue of my heart‚ The object and the pleasure of mine eye‚ Is only Helena.” (4.1.153-156). He doesn’t love her! Love is a feeling‚ usually developed after a long while. One cannot just slap some flower juice on someone’s eyes and Presto! They only have eyes for you. Demetrius loved Hermia‚ no matter how he showed it. The

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