In Shakespeare’s passage‚3.1‚ conveys the uncertainty Hamlets feels about suicide. Throughout the passage the words “to die/to sleep” is repeated several times indicating that Hamlet is thinking about committing suicide. Also‚ through this passage the reader can get a sense of grief and confusion Hamlet is feeling over the death of his father. Hamlet feels that the only way to put an end to his problems is to end his life. With the opening of the passage Hamlet debates what his fate could be: “to
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Is it glorious to die for your country?.... This question has been posed to many young people about to embark on war although the answer has usually been yes in response to their country due mainly to the fact that the government instills it in the people of the country to support one’s country and one way is to send young abled bodied men into the army. If you were one individual that was not in favour of fighting for your country you would surely become an outcast by the countries people. To avoid
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In rhyme and meter‚ Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” generally conforms to the conventions of a Shakespearean sonnet‚ but at several moments throughout the poem‚ McKay also strays from the rules of the English sonnet. In composing his poem in the style of the traditional Shakespearean sonnet‚ McKay creates a clear narrative that is both easy to follow and equally artistic. However‚ in deviating from this conventional style‚ McKay draws attention to specific phrases that contribute greatly to the contrasting
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Jaclyn Janssen English 105 January 19‚ 2013 Only the Good Die Young When I woke up this morning‚ I glanced at my screen on my phone and the date read “January 19‚ 2013” in big bold letters. My cheeks started to burn and I immediately regretted waking up so early on such a horrible day. I rolled back over squeezing my eyes shut to try and force myself to fall asleep again but it was too late. My mind started to wander to January 19th four years ago; one of the worst days of my life. I was
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The film “Get Rich or Die Tryin” tells about the life of 50 Cent one of Americas most popular and successful Hip-Hop stars. The Drama is directed by Jim Sheridan who was nominated six times for the Oscar before. Marcus (50 Cent) grew up in a tough New York neighborhood and was left alone after his mother was murdered when he was a kid. Marcus fell in with a crime boss and he had the opportunity to have a good live by selling drugs for him. As time goes by‚ Marcus has misgivings about his life as
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Story of an Hour: Independence to Die For Imagine a life where you are forced to live a certain way‚ without the opportunity to make your own decisions‚ having to live up to certain expectations‚ and living a life of oppression; this is exactly how Louise Mallard lives. Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour shows us how freedom is just a forbidden fruit‚ which Louise dares not to eat as long as her husband is alive and well. As we read through the story we see the emergence of independence as the
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Racism had always been a problem in certain parts of the United States around the 1930s‚ but that sparked many movements‚ one especially was the Harlem Renaissance. In the poem “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay uses key phrases to show how colored people are being treated during the time of the Harlem Renaissance and how they should be able to overcome the racism and violence because he himself was colored and experienced some of the racism himself and was able to stand strong against it. One of the
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Why did so many die? Have you ever imagined turning to cannibalism‚ drinking water with waste in it‚ or even eating your family’s pet to survive? The colonist of Jamestown were forced to these inhumane methods of survival to stay alive during the hard times that occurred during the existence of Jamestown. A large percent of Jamestown’s population died because of the constant lack of fresh water‚ food shortages‚ diseases brought by mosquitoes ‚ and the Powhatan Native Americans that neighbord the
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trenches‚ where the conditions are unsanitary with lice and fat rats. The narrator (which is still and will stay unknown) changes his perspective about war. When he thought war contained glory and glamour‚ he finds himself wrong when his comrades start to die‚ beginning with Brown. A while later‚ he is emotionally affected when he kills a German with his bayonet. His emotional status worsens when another of his friend dies. The narrator then goes on leave for 10 days in England‚ where a prostitute makes
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In the novel “generals die in bed” the boys who go to fight face many challenges and hard times‚ they learn who to be wary of and who their real enemies are. Whist living in the trenches the soldiers go through a lot pain and suffering which isn’t inflicted by the Germans or there allies but instead‚ mother nature and its many forces joined with their own imagination‚ their own thinking and‚ in some circumstances‚ their fellow soldiers. For the soldiers many things seemed to dampen their spirits
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