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    Many Americans perceive their country differently‚ whether it appears as the land of freedom and liberty‚ or the land of oppression and injustice. In the case of modernistic writer Walt Whitman‚ his poem "I Hear America Singing" expresses America as the land of the hardworking and the humble. He focuses on the idea of the American dream and the specific types of people who are the backbone of this country. On the other hand‚ the view of another modernistic poet‚ Langston Hughes‚ is very different

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    The article “Time to Break Silence” details why America was not right to involve itself in the Vietnam War. Writer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ argues that there is no hope and that there are no new beginnings and rehabilitation for the nation’s poor and homeless as long as America continues to engage in “adventures” such as the Vietnam War. The strategies Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uses to support his claim include imagery and strong logical reasoning. Dr. King does this in order to persuade his

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    Themes in Othello

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    major themes in “Othello” and how are they explored The play “Othello” written by English playwright William Shakespeare is a timeless tale that vividly portrays the downfall of the noble Moore‚ Othello. The play itself is tragic in nature because it vividly portrays Othello “falling from Grace” through the exploitation and deceit that is orchestrated by the Machiavellian villain‚ Iago. The key themes that encompass the play are that of deception‚ manipulation and jealousy. Each of the themes serve

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    The Chosen: Themes

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    An important theme in Book One of the “The Chosen” is to at least listen to what people have to say‚ especially if that someone is trying to make amends. “’You did a foolish thing‚ Reuven. You remember what the Talmud says‚ if a person comes to apologies for having hurt you‚ you must listen and forgive him” (David Malter‚ Pg. 63). Many events have led up to Danny and Reuven meeting each other‚ all of them very important. After his father’s speech about listening‚ Reuven gives Danny a chance to

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    An analysis of the general rule about acceptance by silence ZHANG Li Introduction Professor McKendrick in his book writes ‘The general rule is that silence does not amount to an acceptance and this is a good one’. He then gives the reasoning by the sale of unsolicited goods. I agree with this rule and the reasoning given by Professor McKendrick. But I think the reasoning mentioned above is just one situation in the general

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    Witness Themes

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    lWitness Witness is a box office hit film directed by Peter Weir which explores the themes of conflicting cultures on a social‚ cultural and personal level in a film noir style crime thriller. Peter Weir presents a number of themes that are based around the contrasting aspects between two conflicting cultures; the Amish and the “English‚” contradicting between the mainstream American society and the Amish community in regional Pennsylvania. American society is seen as a violent and arrogant group

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    Nature Experience: A Discovery of Self through Silence Silence is the sustenance of life. It is that luxurious space of textured absence that invariably connects all things. It is what philosopher William Penn calls “the true rest of the mind”‚ but from that “rest” has come some of the greatest universal truths and deepest wisdom ever known to man. The seers‚ the saints‚ the shamans and sages have all been sustained through nature’s silence; it’s presence being their greatest companion‚ their

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    Themes in The Giver

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    Themes of The Giver Broadly‚ the book The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry‚ is about how a boy name Jonas‚ born in the perfect utopia where there are no freedom and colour‚ people there promotes sameness. Until Jonas founds out that there are more then this community when he got his unique job assigned at the age of 12. Being a receiver of memory let him know that the real world is beautiful and colourful; there are rights for every human being. Jonas felt unfair and hope to escape from this tragedy

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    Themes of Antigone

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    The Themes of Antigone Antigone is credited as one of the best works of Sophocles‚ ranked by most modern critics above Oedipus the King. There are many aspects of Antigone that make it the play critics love to decipher and rave about. "Antigone must be received as the canon of ancient tragedy: no tragedy of antiquity that we possess approaches it in pure idealism‚ or in harmony of artistic development" hails critic Berhardy (Theatre History). He goes on to rave "It is the first poem produced by

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    the U.S. to pursue his Ph.D. in English during 1985. In 1989‚ out of the fear of Tiananmen Square incident in China‚ Jin decided to remain in the U.S. for his English career. Jin’s first book‚ Between Silences‚ was published in 1990. In Frank Bidart’s book review‚ he concluded Jin’s Between Silence was

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