sympathetic to him. Steinbeck achieves these two feats by creating a protagonist who earns the reader’s sympathy because of his utter helplessness in the face of the events that unfold. Lennie is totally defenseless. He cannot avoid the dangers presented by Curley‚ Curley’s wife‚ or the world at large. His innocence raises him to a standard of pure goodness that is more poetic and literary than realistic. His enthusiasm for the vision of their future farm proves contagious as he convinces George
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Main Idea of The Enlightenment The Enlightenment which was during the seventeenth and eighteenth century was a time that helped shape the capitalistic‚ democratic world we live in today. The Enlightenment was also called the Age of Reason because that period was a time of high intellect and bright new ideas. Philosophers would meet to discuss economic‚ political‚ social‚ and religious questions. These questions made the philosophers hope that they might some new ways to understand and improve
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"Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them‚ societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are." The rituals and ceremonies that one finds in many societies today are largely relics of the past. They were born at a time when humans were still struggling to understand the awesome powers of nature‚ and thus‚ feared them. At first‚ they were no more than simple pagan rites that were performed to appease the sun god or the rain god. Later on‚ these rituals and ceremonies
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How does Alan Bennett present education in The History Boys? In Alan Bennett’s play‚ The History Boys‚ education is a presented as prominent yet ambiguous theme. Each character presents a distinguishing view of education‚ perhaps reflecting Bennett’s experiences with education as a whole. Within the very first page‚ Hector’s impression of education is set‚ wherein he refers to his subject as “useless knowledge” and “A Waste of Time”. This immediately suggests to the reader Hector’s general apathy
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Dream’. However‚ some say that his most jarring and successful play is the tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet’; a play riddled with extended metaphors‚ symbolism and oxymorons to depict the characters and paint them to be relatable. Romeo‚ one of the play’s main protagonists‚ is shown in different lights. At first‚
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Honor is a word that is used in many different ways. I will give a few examples and what honor means. When I think about honor I think about honoring certain or important people. I think the first person we should honor is God. We can honor Him in what we do. We honor God when we worship Him and sing. We can also honor Him by thanking Him and praising Him because He is so awesome. We honor God the way we treat his people. You can show them His love and tell them about Jesus. You should also honor
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How is violence presented in Lord of the Flies? Planning (remember to get quotes): Key ideas: Introduction Setting -> This island -> pathetic fallacy‚ descriptions Binary oppositions: Civilisation vs savagery (breakdowns). Zoomorphism Binary oppositions: Dictatorship vs democracy (juxtapositions) Deaths of Simon and Piggy – animalistic‚ savage chanting‚ violent behaviour when they let their temptations get the better of them. Simon and the beast? Conclusion – end of the novel William
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These are some of the questions that pops into one’s head when they hear civil disobedience. This topic is highly debatable and different people might have different opinion on this topic. People who have suffered from some form of injustice may define civil disobedience differently from others. By definition‚ civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines‚ as a peaceful form of political protest. This is important because this is when a person fights through
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The Main Body Systems The Respiratory System The respiratory system is one of the bodies most important systems‚ the main goal of the respiratory system is to provide gas exchange so the inhaling of oxygen and the exhaling of carbon dioxide. In the health and social care setting the words “respiratory rate” or “resps” are often used‚ this simply means how many times a person breathes in a minute this can help to diagnose problems such as asthma and other breathing related illnesses. Parts of
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Main Branches of Philosophy Metaphysics The name ’Metaphysics’ is derived from the Greek words ’Meta’‚ which means beyond or after‚ and ’Physika’‚ which means physics. It is that branch of philosophy which goes beyond the realms of science. It is concerned with answering the questions about identity and the world. It questions the existence of spiritual beings‚ nature of universe‚ life after death‚ etc. Aristotle‚ one of the most well-known philosophers‚ acknowledged Thales as the first
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