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    person in one’s life whom is commended in greater admiration than the average civilian. Throughout history‚ there has always been heroes‚ whether famous or not‚ who stand out among the crowd in a positive way. Good and bad people in the world all have at least one individual who inspires daily actions and decisions that mold the person they desire to be. Mankind needs heroes to ignite the flame of inspiration and aspiration to rise above the mundane endless craving for immoral power and seek the essential

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    Winter's Tale

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    In the Winter’s Tale‚ Mamillius states that “a sad tale’s best for winter” (2.1.33). William Shakespeare’s ominous beginning immediately arouses the attention of the audience to believe that this play is a tragedy. Unlike many of Shakespeare’s earlier works‚ which consist of more tragedy as the play continues‚ the Winter’s Tale contains a tragic beginning and a happy ending. The play consists of strong elements of both tragedy and comedy; hence‚ making the Winter’s Tale a problem play. Throughout

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    Handmaids Tale

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    Now Playing: Utopia‚ Followed by: Dystopia In the not so distant future‚ the story of The Handmaid’s Tale unfolds. Set in what seems to be a dystopian United States where various violations of human rights from around the globe are exposed. It is these violations that a patriarchal‚ authoritarian theocracy is created in the nation-state of Gilead. Oppression‚ status‚ and fear run rampant through the nation-state. Obedience is tantamount for the survival of women and the regime. Atwood exposes

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    Philosophy and Fairy Tales

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    Sophies World-The only thing required to be a philosopher is the faculty of wonder (17) Philosophy is the opposite of fairy tales (334) Possible symbol-rowboat with one oar in the lake‚ and someone needing the rowboat to get home (99) Superstition-negative connotation; faith-positive connotation Influenza-misalignment of the stars; hermetic-hidden‚ inaccessible; Francis Bacon-“knowledge is power”‚ invented English essay with loose format. Printing press let us use knowledge to obtain power.

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    Fairy Tales

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    In fairy tales‚ the parents attempt to survive in a harsh reality that requires chance and sacrifice. In both “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Grethel”‚ the characters are faced with financial difficulties and tough decisions. How are they going to survive? How will they feed their children? How are they going to get by? The fairy tales “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Grethel” are great examples of the parents living a harsh life in the stories. In the story “Rapunzel” the wife is in a critical condition:

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    Appearances can be deceptive. How does Cormier assert this view in his novel? ‘Heroes’ by Robert Cormier presents the view that appearances can be deceptive‚ asserting that how an individual may appear does not reflect his or her raw nature. Cormier explores this view by developing multiple characters and their outer personas through the slow deliberate unveiling of their true nature. Cormier develops his characters Francis Cassavant‚ Larry LaSalle and Nicole Renard to portray this duality. The

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    Pardoner's Tale

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    Dec 1st‚ 2011 Death. It has many shapes and sizes in books and stories. In Chaucer’s book “The Pardoners Tale‚” it takes the shape of an old man. He is very old and weary and seems like a completely innocent character. But‚ in this tale‚ he is the cause of three deaths. He is the very embodiment of death itself. The first clue to the old man’s identity occurs when he provided the rioters with the directions to find Death. “”Well sirs‚” he said‚ “if it be your design To find out death

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    realize one’s beliefs. Especially in spite of all the odds the world thrusts against them. It takes courage‚ tenacity‚ and even a bit of brains but that’s not a necessityneeded. These three traits are at the core of all conflict. The old saying goes “Heroes are made‚ not born.” But for every rule‚ there is always an exception. Even when he was a baby‚ Micah Soledad has never known the true meaning of fear. It didn’t matter

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    The myth was his father Cronus swallowed him as he had all of zeus’s siblings.Zeus had many affairs with other gods and goddess. Poseiden was the god of the sea‚earthquakes‚and tidal waves.The trident was the symbol for Poseiden.The myth was he was swallowed by his father and saved by his brother Zeus and other siblings.He was mad at Zeus because‚ Zeus had more power. Hades was the god of the underworld‚the dead‚and all riches under the Earth.Hades symbol was a helmet.The myth was that Hades abducted

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    The Handmaids Tale

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    aandmaids TaelBrandon DenHartog Olson / Hour 2 AP Literature and Compisition January 10‚ 2012 Luke and Nick Ideal Men? It is no secret that Margaret Atwood has a feminist point of view in her novel The Handmaid’s Tale. She makes it very clear that she is trying to bring attention to the discrimination against women in the culture of Gilead in this novel. With the exception of two male characters‚ Margaret Atwood portrays all of the men in the novel as selfish and heartless towards women.

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