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    way she wants it to be. Everyone there has buttons for eyes and Coraline’s “Other Mother” invites her to stay forever in this dream world with one catch‚ she had to let her sew buttons on her eyes. Coraline quickly realizes that you should be careful what you wish for‚ and sees the real side of this alternate universe. It is one big trick to lure her in so that the Other Mother could “eat her soul.” She must rescue her parents from the Other Mother and make it home safely. To do all this Coraline needed

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    daughter to be a prodigy. She believes that in America‚ her daughter can be a child star. So she tests her‚ and finds out what other extraordinary kids her age can do‚ and tries to see if her daughter can also do these things. Then one day she decides that her daughter could be an excellent pianist. So she finds a teacher and sets her daughter up for piano lessons. Her daughter does not like the lessons or the tests so she decides to rebel against her mother and start failing the tests on purpose. She

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    Ever wondered about the effect Harry Potter has had on society? Harry Potter is one of the most successful book and film series known. “The enormous scale of the sale of Harry Potter is undoubtedly due to the changed nature and scale of propaganda in the ongoing age of globalization. One might have noticed this in India recently where the newspapers and TV channels seldom care for Indian writers and their work.” Harry Potter has impacted society through the literature‚ the films‚ and culturally and

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    To What Extent Does Shakespeare Present Love as ‘Foolish’ In ‘Twelfth Night’ Gemma Hanham William Shakespeare wrote ‘The Twelfth Night’ in the midst of his career‚ during the early 1600s. The play is considered by most to be one of the author’s greatest comedies. The play explores issues of deception‚ disguise and the extremities characters will go to as a result of love. Shakespeare presents love as foolish in ‘Twelfth Night’ by using the inadequacy of characters affected by love as a catalyst

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    plagues their city or a stain upon their otherwise perfect city. The ones who stayed dehumanize the child so they feel no guilt for what they

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    How Does Iago Show Honesty

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    Honesty can be defined as both truthfulness and loyalty. And an honest friend is one who is always there and always tells the truth. In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the Moor of Venice‚ Iago‚ an ancient‚ villian‚ and antagonist‚ has a reputation for honesty. Known distinctly as "Honest Iago‚" Iago utilizes his honesty for dishonest purposes. Perhaps "Honest Iago" is best known for his articulation since he is ironic and sarcastic. He mocks other ideas that he considers excessive and not his

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    matching his fingerprint with the one of him taken before as the sample. Most of us think that fingerprint recognition is way more secure‚ and accordingly freedom enhancing than using keys or passwords. But does that really fit the reality? To figure out this‚ it is important to determine to what extent does fingerprint recognition enhance or limit our freedom. Because‚ the usage of fingerprint recognition‚ today is growing and growing. For example‚ the time attendance machine with built-in fingerprint recognition

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    the truth. Oedipus’s is so blind that he doesn’t see clearly till the end when it’s all laid out to him. At the beginning of the play Oedipus shows blindness by cursing the murderer without knowing

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    To what extent does Count Dracula fit the traditional image of vampires? It remains unknown how much exactly did Bram Stoker know about the traditional image of vampires when he was lingering in Whitby in the year 1890. It is certain‚ however‚ that it is there where an inspiration for Dracula “bit his neck” for the first time leaving a legacy of a horror-love novel capable of freezing readers’ blood until this day. Vampires‚ along with dragons‚ ghosts and other supernatural beings‚ came to existence

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    the most big and small acts of courage. In this essay I will talk about why I believe she does and why I think courage is important in the ways it comes into this book. The first reason I think Melinda has the most courage is when Melinda finally said no to Heather. When she said no to Heather she found courage to speak up and use her voice. “No‚ I haven’t decided on colors yet. That’s not what I mean‚ I mean no‚ I won’t help you” (Anderson 179). It’s important for her to find courage

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