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    The theme of love and sex plays an important role in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” and the dystopian novel “1984”. However in order to measure if hate is a more occurring theme‚ a comparison must be made of the two texts with the conclusion of which theme is used the most. Williams’ work can be measured as one of the most controversial plays of all time‚ and “A Streetcar Named Desire” lives up to this reputation. For the time in which it was written‚ in the 1940’s‚ this play challenged

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    We are gathered here today to honor the life of John Oakhurst of Poker Flat. I knew him very well and I am much obliged to be here today to speak highly of him. John showed many people that even the most unexpected hero can do great things. He was seen as an outcast‚ outcasts usually aren’t seen as heroes around here. John was always open and honest with his words with a no-holds-barred vocabulary‚ but he would always speak with motivation and try to empower others. Good yet daring people like John

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    Acheivement of Desire

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    Kimone Juarez English 1 Achievement of Desire Due Date: 8/30/2013 Word Count 724 Revision Part one of this essay clearly expresses to me how different and set apart this boy felt from his family because he was pursuing an education. “And unlike many middle class children‚ he goes home and sees in his parents a way of life not only different but starkly opposed to that of the classroom.” Not only did I gather from this essay that he feels different but he also feels a sense of loss‚ as if

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    Sake of a Symbol “Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.” - Alfred North Whitehead. To symbolize is to represent much like the Cowboy Ethics principle ‘Ride for the Brand’. A brand is a symbol used to mark an object in order to claim it as owned property by the entity the brand is specified to. The knowledge of symbolism has been my north star for what has seemed an infinite amount of time. To me representation and responsibility

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    Dark Desires: A Marxist Analysis of Arvin Mangohig’s Megastar Objectification is defined as the treatment to someone as an object rather than as a person. It has numerous features which will be mentioned through the analysis. Particularly‚ the story illustrates the objectification of a woman by a man. Considering the Marxist theory‚ this is caused by the oppression of women which is thought to be normal in the present time. Males have been dominant over females based on history. As seen in Marxist

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    This play is about people who display cruelty and harshness in their treatment to others‚ especially those who are weak and vulnerable. Blanche Dubois is the central victim of mistreatment even though she had tried to make Stanley the victim. She displays her self as fragile and moth like‚ dealing out her share of insensitivities that happened during her younger days. Also because of her moth like image‚ the other characters see her as an easy target to knock down and use her insecurities against

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    “How like a mirror‚ too‚ her face. Impossible; for how many people did you know who refracted your own light to you?”(11). She was different‚ and difference was a hard thing to come by. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451‚ Montag lives in a world where everyone is just as lonely and brainwashed as he is‚ until he met her. Through the character of Clarisse‚ Montag finds true love and curiosity. He questions conformity and seeks freedom. Her character gives him the bravery to fight ignorance and find

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    Macbeth Desires

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    Write your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Edexcel GCSE Biology Unit B2: The Components of Life Higher Tier Additional Sample Assessment Material Time: 1 hour You must have: Calculator‚ Ruler Paper Reference 5BI2H/01 Total Marks Instructions se b ink or • Uill inlack boxesball-point pen. page with your name‚ F the a the top of this • centre number andt candidate number. nswer all uestions. • Answer theqquestions in the spaces

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    Symbolism in "The Pearl"

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    hopes‚ prayers‚ worries‚ and fate. The scorpion symbolizes an arbitrary evil which would plunder the hopes of Kino’s family. Biblically‚ the scorpion represents the destruction of innocence‚ so Coyotito being a baby also adds onto the destructive symbolism. As the story winds on‚ Kino finds a great pearl the size of a seagull’s egg. The discovery seems to fulfill the ancient prophecy of “The Pearl that Might Be”‚ and so fills Kino and the townspeople with a sense of greed‚ hidden behind a facade

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    Mega wins at poker online Indonesia The online gaming option is something people love to take up considering the plethora of advantages that it provides to the players. Everything from the money to the play is fully original and is made in such a way that it mimics the actual experience of playing a game of poker while sitting in your own home. The money is the best part of the game with the wins. Right on top of the list for all the online poker players is the poker online Indonesia‚ the biggest

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