We encounter one more swarming crowd before entering the dark tunnel that lead out to the football field. Just before the hallway ends, Alexis pulls out a key and jams it into the door handle. With a quick flick of the wrist, the door swings open and the mixed smells of perfume and hairspray greet us. On the other end of the padded mat is a door that leads to the gym and Alexis is wasting no time getting to it. “Jake is supposed to meet us on the other side,” she says over her shoulder. Sure enough
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rather the reader has to understand who he is by reading about other people’s opinions. The characters describe Macbeth as being a great, brave general, who victoriously fought and defeated the traitor. The king even says “O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman!” (Act 1.2). However, the reader soon discovers that Macbeth is not as good of a person as described by others. Once Macbeth establishes himself to the reader, his true personality is seen. He is an insecure man, who has to compensate for that, in
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As humans we all have someone who has taught us noteworthy morals and values. These beliefs shape us in to who we are, and who we will become . In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch teaches his two kids, Jem and Scout many life lessons. He demonstrates to his children the importance of being tolerant, respectful, and courageous. Although Atticus is faced with many obstacles throughout the story, he always seemed to put his children first. There will be many times in life where you
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The person that I interviewed is Mr. Smith (he wanted his real name off the record). This gentleman is at the young age of 56, male, white, and five foot four inches. He is average body size for his height. He is has changed religions 5 times in his life but at this point he is a Christian for fifteen years now. His background is mainly Irish but he has some German, English, and Indian. His family came to this country in the early 1800’s from Ireland. Mr. Smith is a long line of loggers here on the
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1. W. Shakespeare « Hamlet» (Renaissance) Character List Hamlet - The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius. Hamlet is melancholy, bitter, and cynical, full of hatred for his uncle’s scheming and disgust for his mother’s sexuality. A reflective and thoughtful young man who has studied at the University of Wittenberg
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colored dresses. In the scene when Tom drives away from the garage, Myrtle is standing at the window in a bright red dress. The red colored dress could show the anger and rage of Myrtle when she punches the window. Jordan is portrayed as the “golden” lady. She had the wealth, the social standing and popularity. Fitzgerald highlights this description when saying “I put my arm around Jordan’s golden shoulder” (pg.77) and “With Jordan’s golden slender arm resting in mine” (pg.
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a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Elizabeth Visits Hunsford Lady Catherine de Bourgh Visitors to Rosings Mr Darcy Elizabeth Receives a Letter Elizabeth and Jane Return Home The Regiment Leaves Meryton Pemberley The Bingleys Lydia and Wickham Mr Gardiner Goes to London Published by Pearson Education Limited in
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Compare and contrast how gender roles are presented in The Importance of Being Earnest and a Doll’s House in light of Ibsen’s statement that “there are two kinds of moral laws, two kinds of conscience, one for men and one quite different, for women.” According to Ibsen’s statement, he states that moral laws are divided into two, one for women and the other for men. He’s claiming that the “moral laws” that society has implanted has double standards. Ibsen and Wilde present gender roles through
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Tales’ summaries The Wife of Bath’s Tale starts with a Prologue in which she gives an account of her colorful life with five husbands. The tale continues the main question of women’s desire for sovereignty over men. A young Knight rapes a maiden while she was returning home. As a punishment for his heinous act he has to discover within a year what women most desire. The Knight was searching in the whole country in search of the answer. At the end he promises to grant a wish to an ugly old hag
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indications of how the plot is resolved in later summaries and a few fragments of dialogue. Dramatis Personae referred to in the paper The Household God of Euclio, the Prologue. Euclio, an old gentleman of Athens. Staphyla, his old lady slave. Strobilus, slave of Lyconides. Lyconides, a young gentleman of Athens, Eunomia's son. Phaedria, Euclio's daughter. 2.Women depicted as subservient to men (as they were in reallife) in Roman Comedy 2. a. The puella is one dramatic stereotype of
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