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    Character Sketch - Cephalus from Plato’ s Republic Choose one of the three main characters from Book One of Plato’s Republic (Cephalus‚ Polemarchus or Thrasymachus). Write a character sketch that shows how the personality‚ social status‚ life situation and position affect the views the character holds about life and about the virtue of justice. Include the definition of justice for the character you are describing. In book one‚ we are introduced to four main characters: Socrates‚ Cephalus

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    Geoffrey Trease’s Cue for Treason Character Sketch Assignment November 16‚ 2012 The novel Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease portrays a character named Kit Kirkstone‚ also known as Katherine Russell. Kit characterizes a young cunning‚ determined‚ and confident woman. First off‚ Kit represents a cunning girl because when she was rehearsing her role in Romeo and Juliet she acted as though she was inspired- as though she were Juliet‚ living it all. In this case

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    decision? What would have happened if production had not been moved? 2. Assuming that the description of working conditions given in The New York Times is correct‚ it is ethical for the Ohio Art Company to continue using Kin Ki to manufacture Etch-A-Sketch toys. 3. Is it possible‚ as Mr.Killgallon claims‚ that the Ohio Art Company had no knowledge of labor problems at Kin Ki? Do you think company executives had any knowledge of

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    look. His father was Unoka and he lived in his fatherland. In his youth days he was known as the greatest wrestlers among the clans. Due to his popularity he married his second wife Ekwefi because she admired that he was a good wrestlers. Okonkwo had three wifes called Ekwefi‚ Ojiugo and Nwoje’s mother. His favorite son was Nwoje and his favorite daughter was Ezinma. He wanted Nwoje to turn out just like him and he thought his son how to work the land and how to grow yams. His favorite daughter Enzima

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    A Character Sketch of Rudolph Steiner (The Green Door by O’Henry) Rudolph Steiner is the main character of the story “The Green Door” by O’Henry. Rudolph Steiner belongs to the middle class of American society of the beginning of the 20th century. He is a piano salesman‚ a commonplace citizen on the one hand‚ but on the other hand he is (as the author characterizes him) “a true adventurer; few were the evenings on which he didn’t go forth from his hall bedchamber in search of the unexpected”

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    In Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea‚ we meet the old man Santiago‚ who is a persistent‚ hardy‚ and prideful individual. He exemplifies these character traits in his struggles to earn back the respect and reputation among the local fisherman. To do this‚ he sails out much farther than the other fishermen‚ in hopes if finding a big fish to bring back – bigger than any of the fish they have caught. Overall‚ Santiago exhibited all of the traits of any great fisherman; persistence‚ hardiness‚ and pride

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    Charles Baker Harris‚ who is commonly referred to as Dill‚ is a little boy in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird and plays the role of a cardboard character. Dill is sincere friends with Scout and Jem and spends his summers with Aunt Rachel. Dill represents the naivety and innocence of childhood and is a very intriguing character. Dill appears to be younger than his actual age. In the beginning of the novel‚ Dill had a short stature and appeared to be four years of age‚ when in actuality‚ wassix

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    picture to the events that transpired that cold January are uncovered. "The Open Boat‚" is very rich in symbolism. Symbolism evokes or describes ideas and feelings through the use of symbolic images. In chapter seven of "The Open Boat‚" the narrator describes a tower. "It was a giant‚ standing with its back to the plight of the ants" (Crane 297). The tower represents many different things. To the men in the boat the tower may represent freedom‚ hope‚ or a win against nature. While to the reader

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    *Open Boat* This short story refers to broader themes of man’s existential situation and relationship to nature. The opening line of the story indicates the existential disembodiment experienced by the shipwreck survivors. They are so consumed by their trouble that they are unaware of something so apparent as the sky’s color. In addition‚ by not often using their names (and referring to them as their professions instead)‚ the writer expands the scope of the story. The reader can more closely identify

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    Bruce Espinoza Professor Werner WRI 1000.6 – Basic Writing October 3‚ 2013 Travel Sketch Peru has always been a place that I’ve wanted to visit. It’s located in South America‚ and hold one of the seventh wonders of the world. Growing up in a Peruvian family‚ I had only visited it twice surprisingly. Both my mother and father grew up and lived there for a majority of their life. Although I had only visited there twice‚ I would definitely live there because‚ of its scenery and people. Also‚ Peru

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