Maurya‚ an old peasant woman‚ is worried about her son Michael. Her husband‚ her father-in-law‚ and four of her sons have been drowned in earlier sea accidents‚ leaving her with two sons‚ Michael and Bartley‚ and two daughters‚ Cathleen and Nora. Now Michael is missing at sea. As Maurya sleeps‚ Cathleen works at her spinning and makes a cake for Bartley‚ the younger of her two remaining brothers‚ to take on a trip. Bartley is planning to go to the horse fair on the mainland. Nora comes into the house
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about 90‚000 of those riders were involved in an accident of some sort. Accidents and death rates of motorcycle riders are increasing every year due to reckless driving by both cars and motorcycles. Famous actor Hugh Laurie once stated‚ “But unlike many folks at the wheel‚ I am occupied with getting where I’m going and keeping myself safe. Most people are applying makeup‚ texting‚ and checking out the beauty in the next car”. Being more vulnerable during accidents‚ riders should be influenced to
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One of the important themes in Macbeth is the idea of political legitimacy‚ of the moral authority that some kings possess and others lack. With particular attention to Malcolm’s questioning of Macduff in Act 4‚ scene 3‚ try to define some of the characteristics that grant or invalidate the moral legitimacy of absolute power. What makes Duncan a good king? What makes Macbeth a tyrant? After Duncan’s death‚ the nobles of Scotland begin to grumble among themselves about what they perceive as Macbeth’s
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My Theme Song Before “Wrecking Ball‚” like many other young‚ ten year old girls‚ Miley Cyrus was my idol! What made her my idol was that she was living her dream‚ and I wanted to do just the same. I would listen to all her music‚ watch her T.V. show “Hannah Montana”‚ and I even had a Hannah Montana birthday party. In 2009‚ she released a song that I listened to‚ but never understood the words. As a thirteen year old girl‚ I did not realize the impact her lyrics would have on me. My theme song is
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"The Bet" is a short story that explores a moral theme regarding the value of human life. However‚ the story is constructed with an important ironic twist that brings the reader back to the original context of the bet (if the lawyer could endure solitary confinement for fifteen years)‚ and presents an unexpected result. One can ultimately see that Anton Chekhov presents the readers with two different paths in the story. One of them is the banker‚ who refuses to face his own morality and the other
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Themes in Chrysalids Summary: Three types of conflicts serve as themes in the novel Chrysalids: Person versus Self‚ Person versus Society‚ and Person versus Person. The first conflict that we will talk about is a Person vs. Self conflict in which Sophie must battle with her conscience on whether or not to tell David about her deviation of 6 toes. Sophie is hurt and must remove her shoe to stop the swelling but in that case she would have to let someone know that she is a Blasphemy‚ something
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ruin the natural landscape and are loud and obnoxious. The other side sees ATV’s as a form of recreation and even as practical vehicles that help get things done. Riders throughout most of the country have little or no freedom. They are not able to choose where they ride‚ instead the local law enforcement decides for them. The ATV riders believe that a few basic rules are necessary when it comes to riding‚ but they also want more freedom so they do not feel as though the local police are babysitting
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The first theme in 1984 is that people who care about you will almost do anything for you‚ “ ‘I’m sorry‚’ he said; ‘it’s nothing. I don’t like rats‚ that’s all.’ ” “ ‘Don’t worry‚ dear‚ we’re not going to have the filthy brutes in here. I’ll stuff the hole with a bit of sacking before we go. And next time we come here I’ll bring some plaster and bung it up properly.’ ” (Orwell‚ 317) If Julia will do whatever it takes for Winston‚ then she is acting out of love. We saw the same love three years ago
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The Crucible In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ many themes are represented throughout the play between many different characters. Jealousy is the most important theme in this play sense it basically starts the conflict of the Witch Hunt in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Williams‚ the niece of Reverend Parris‚ Used to work for the Proctor family. She was fired by Goody Proctor due to her affair with her husband‚ John Proctor. Because of Abigail Williams jealousy towards Elizabeth‚ she creates a hysteria
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The blue whale is a marine creature that is endangered and should be given more protection. This unique creature is one of the largest animals on the earth. This marine manual is known to inhabit many parts of the sea. The blue whale was put into endangerment by commercial fishing. This finding was so big that it was able to kill over 300‚000 blue whales. The blue whale receive protection because commercial fishing made blue whales endangered. The protection that the blue whale received stoped the
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