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    John F. Kennedy’s Assassination and the Effects on the Public Outline There have been many presidents that have gone through an assassination attempt and have survived‚ unfortunately‚ John F. Kennedy was one of the four presidents that didn’t make it. The Death of John F. Kennedy took a great toll on the nation and in some cases places outside of the United States. Unlike Lincoln and Roosevelt‚ whose lives were taken just after finishing major historical movements‚ JFK was assassinated right in

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    Many people argue that a work of literature written before 1900 is outdated and has nothing to contribute to modern society. Others argue that classic works are timeless in what they say about human nature. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a irrelevant work for a person in modern times due to its rushing into love‚ irrational behavior‚ and understandability. One way Romeo and Juliet is a irrelevant work is it supports rushing into love‚ it proves this when Romeo and Juliet fall in love in and

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    The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck Book Review by Andrew Gimlich 1/20/03   "Without warning the Nazis invaded the town.  They seized the mayor’s home as their headquarters; they rationed the food; they publicly shot the first men who rebelled against their oppression.  They were the conquerors.  But the hatred was deep in the eyes of the people. Their cold‚ sullen silence fell like black snow‚ chilling the soldiers and filling them with fear. And as the conquerors’ nerves wore thin‚ they shot

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    The Turtle is one chapter from John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. In this essay‚ Steinbeck successfully uses both symbolism and figurative languages to describe a turtle’s journey across the highway. In The Turtle‚ Steinbeck realistically describes the dangerous journey of a land turtle across a concrete highway. From the beginning of its journey‚ the turtle crawls slowly toward the highway and conquers many obstacles‚ and finally it climbs onto the highway. As the turtle tries to cross

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    character‚ is shown throughout The Pearl. The author showed greed throughout the book by using foreshadowing‚ symbolism‚ and characterization. John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ used all of these devices to show that greed was able to take over people’s souls and change their state of minds because of the pearl’s ability to change people. The foreshadowing was used by Steinbeck to lead into situations throughout the story. He used certain quotes to show how the Kino was going to use the pearl and how the pearl

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    Lennie It is obvious from the beginning of the novel that Lennie is in some way mentally disabled‚ and has the mind and actions of a child‚ the first time that a character mentions this is Slim‚ who remarks that Lennie is ’Jes like a kid’‚ Curley’s wife also point out that he is ’jus’ like a big baby’. It is obvious to the reader of Lennie’s mental ability by the way he speaks‚ as he has a definite speech impediment. By having Lennie be described as like a child and by his actions being like a

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    in the story. But why wouldn’t the author just come out and say what he really meant? Why would he/she beat around the bush. Well maybe it’s because the author is trying to get you to think about the main idea and what he/she is trying to make the moral or the point of the story. “The turtle” by John Steinbeck is a short story. “His horny beak was partly opened‚ and his fierce‚ humorous eyes‚ under brows like fingernails‚ stared straight ahead.” (Steinbeck 759) This quote is

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    The Chrysanthemums‚ by John Steinbeck‚ is a fictional story about a woman who lives with her husband in a small country area. The couple does not experience many visitors and is usually occupied with their everyday routines. In the story the reader is shown Elsa’s thoughts and personal struggles. The men in the story are continually viewing Elisa in a different light than she tries to view herself in. Stereotypical roles‚ symbolism‚ and patriarchy all prove that Elisa portrays a strong soul‚ while

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    Shakespeare may have used elaborate poetic phrases to express his emotions‚ today we express our emotions with an emoji. Ladies and gentleman‚ today I’ll be discussing why Shakespeare’s King Lear is still popular today specifically for the reasons that he has been able to capture common human emotions and that themes which are still relevant today are involved in his play‚ for these reasons I believe that Shakespeare has been able to successfully transcend time and be praised as a timeless classic

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    for schools? Four hundred years have passed since William Shakespeare penned his last play. Yet his prose‚ plots‚ and characters are as alive today as they were when the plays were originally staged during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespearean works should still be studied in school‚ as his attitude‚ values and beliefs are still relevant in today’s society. He’s 450 years old and yet‚ not only do we perform his plays but also‚ we recognize ourselves in them and continue

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