instead of teaching Filipinos true Catholicism‚ they control the government by opposing all progress and persecuting members of the ilustrado unless they make themselves their servile flatterers. STYLISTIC FEATURES: Rizal exaggerated a bit‚ as in his portrayal of characters like the friars Damaso‚ Salvi‚ and Sibyla; the two women who were preoccupied with prayers and novenas‚ and‚ the Espadañas but‚ on the whole‚ the novel follows the basic rules of realism. Humor worked best where a more serious
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Tipping Critical Essay “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel in which the setting in time and place is a significant feature. In this essay I will show how the writer’s use of setting contributes to my understanding of character and theme. The novel begins with Nick Carraway. He is the narrator if this novel who is from a middle class background. Throughout the novel we make judgements from Nick’s perspective and form an opinion from his point of view. The next characters we
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Is Gatsby Great? ‘Gatsby turned out all right in the end’ – a judgment that takes Nick Caraway some time to make‚ and one that not everyone would agree with. This essay states three reasons why the character Jay Gatsby from the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ is not great. To some readers‚ Gatsby may seem like a great guy because he was doing anything and everything to make Daisy‚ the woman that he loved‚ love him back but Daisy has a husband‚ Tom‚ and Gatsby is with Daisy pursuing an affair and
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Why am I standing here? What’s done cannot be undone. Out damned spot‚ out I say! The tower is the only way out to spare me of this madness. Why has my single burning ambition to be Queen caused me so much dismay? What has happened to that strong‚ ruthless and feared woman? Ah‚ those witches brought this upon us. It is time to remove the guilt I have caused and do what must be done. But if I jump off this tower‚ will I really be freed of this guiltiness? My Macbeth is going insane but I still love
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practiced art of pointing fingers. Most of the time‚ the topic is harmless squabbles‚ but in the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ it can be argued that a little blame may be in need of casting. By the end of the play‚ both of the main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are dead by their own hands‚ and Romeo has killed two people. The love between Juliet and Romeo is forbidden by their families‚ who are mortal enemies. While there are multiple
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The Great Gatsby: Tom And Wilson Most people think that your level in society or the amount of money in your bank account will dictate every event in your life. But sometimes the amount of money you have does not protect you from bad situations. In The Great Gatsby‚ Wilson is the husband of Myrtle who is Tom Buchanan’s mistress. Eventually Tom’s wife Daisy will begin an affair with Gatsby and he will be in the same position as Wilson. Due to the wealth gap between Tom and Wilson you may think they
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journalists‚ as his life and works prized freedom of thought and opinion most highly‚ loving independence above any material gain. ➢ Early Life and Education – He learned his first letters from his paternal uncle Alejo. – In Manila he took a Latin course in the school of Jose Flores and then transferred at the Colegio de San Jose‚ where he finished his Bachelor of Arts degree. – He also studied at the Universidad de Santo Tomas‚ where he obtained his law degree in 1880
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Poverty: Who’s to blame? It’s no secret that poverty has haunted many families and individuals all over the world‚ these people have insufficient funds to buy the fundamental necessities for living such as food‚ clothing‚ and shelter. But if America is suppose to be the ideal place to live in because of its economy and living conditions and has the reputation for being the most dominant diplomatic country; then how is it that families suffer by the millions of ill living conditions and bad
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Why the Death Penalty is Dead Wrong Most people argue that the death penalty is not a form of cruel and unusual punishment. However‚ this is extremely inaccurate. Electric chair victims can take up to 14 minutes to die‚ maintaining full consciousness as their flesh begins to scorch and burn off. During lethal injection‚ "even a slight error in dosage or administration can leave a prisoner conscious but paralyzed with pain‚ serving as a witness for his own demise." The following is an eye witness
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Romeo and Juliet is a story of a forbidden love between two teenagers from enemy families that is resolved in two tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet were tragic and not stupid. They were two teenagers who fell in love‚ and it was not their fault their love turned to a tragedy. The main causes for the tragic end of the play were fate‚ the ancient feud between the Capulets and the Montagues‚ the way things had gone out of control for them and the fact they could not do anything about it. One of the
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