In the short story “Gentlemen‚ your Verdict” written by Michael Bruce‚ Commander Oram makes a decision to save five married men and the other members including himself to sacrifice for them. The question is why does he choose married men? And does he have the right to decide the members who survive? These are some of the questions that arise while reading the story. Similarly‚ “The Lady of the Tiger” written by Frank Stockton and “The Ones who walk away from Omelas” written by Ursula Le Guin make
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Norberto Martinez James Simons English 1302-54123 Theme Essay There was once a peasant who constantly wandered the cobbled streets. The old man would always ask for food‚ sustenance to keep him alive. The knights of the village were disgusted by the old sick man. So‚ everyday they would toss him a fish just to keep him away and everyday the man would come back for more‚ like a stray dog waiting to be fed. Then a day came when the knights were not there‚ they had left for battle. Who would
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to pursue her own aspirations in life. The central theme of Legally Blonde is you have to overcome obstacles in order to always stay to true to yourself. In the scene where the head of admissions “says‚” “Gentlemen‚ I am not arguing that Ms. Woods is not qualified but is that the face of
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complete subservience to the state. For this paper the focus will be totalitarian sports and how the common totalitarian themes in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were displayed throughout athletics. Common totalitarian themes between both states include the suppression of the individual‚ degradation‚ public parades‚ state control‚ propaganda‚ and discrimination. These themes shaped the development and preservation of athletics in the
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Themes in Shakespeare’s Othello Throughout Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ there are many themes interwoven to describe the author’s perspective of the true nature of a man’s soul. Three themes critical to the play are doubt versus trust‚ monstrous imagery and the fallible love of man. One central theme of the play is the major contrast of doubt versus trust. For whatever reason‚ Othello’s trust of Desdemona is too weak to resist Iago’s accusations. As happens in many of Shakespeare’s works‚ miscommunication
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The lottery theme I think that the theme of the lottery is to treat others how you want to be treated. I think that this theme fits into all of this story. The whole story is about this theme. It is important to treat others how you want to be treated. If you don’t then it will come back and bite you in the butt. Just like it did in “The Lottery”. On page number 8 in “The Lottery” Tessie Hutches pleads saying “It isn’t fair!”. We know though that if anyone else had gotten the black dot she would
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Within this passage‚ an initial theme that reveals itself is the negative consequences of racial power hierarchies between the Black characters of the play and the White figures they frequently reference. Suggestion of this thematic trend is made apparent through the recurring image of dehumanization of the Black speakers compared to their White counterparts. Dehumanization is “the process of depriving a person or group of human qualities” and the illustration of this occurs when the character of
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lives and how within gangs they show loyalty and devotion towards each other. One idea that made The Outsiders by S.E Hinton worthwhile novel to read was how one act of violence can have many disasterous consequences. This is demonstrated when one day the physical violence between the Greasers and Socs escalates when Johnny kills a Soc called Bob. Since Johnny was defending Ponyboy both of them have to run away because of Johnny’s actions. In the novel‚ Ponyboy and Johnny saves kids from a burning
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Alice Munro‚ Day of the Butterfly Theme: - children’s experience of class difference & social attitudes towards immigrants - girls and growing up Purpose: - to investigate the ally’s experience. (Ally meaning a person who crosses the boundaries set by society to reach out to marginalised others) “I realized the pledge as our fingers touched.” ‘Pledge’ refers to a heavy commitment Helen‚ the narrator‚ would take on by being Myra’s friend - to provide a critique of adults’ role in educating
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Zebra is a story where a young boy liked running like zebras until something bad happened and it changed his life. The theme of Zebra is working with a friend will help you overcome a disability. I believe this is correct because Zebra is deciding to go to an art class and with someone with similar trauma. One reason why i believe that the theme of Zebra is working with friends will help you overcome a disability is because on pg 204 the author wrote “ Zebra went to Mrs. English’s office and
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