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Nathaniel Hawthorne Scarlet Letter
1,327 words
Throughout the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester's experiences in and
out of the Puritan society and the weight of the
scarlet letter change her in many ways, including
her level of confidence, her appearance and her
outlook on the Puritan people, and the way she
feels about the letter A. Due to the sin committed
by Hester she became the outcast of the Puritan
community. She was forced to begin a new life on
her own with no support from anyone. The sudden
vicissitudes in ...
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George Willard Great Deal
1,302 words
"Hands, by Sherwood Anderson, is a story that
seems to be stripped of sentimentality, yet
conveys emotion. Anderson tells the somber story
of a misunderstood and wrongfully accused man. The
protagonist, Wing Biddlebaum, failed to
communicate his true self. His inner desires were
repressed because conventions and tradition
distorted and twisted them. As mentioned before,
the central character in Hands is Wing Biddlebaum.
He is clearly a round character because he has
more than one side to his per...
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Christian Temperance Union Christian Church
785 words
As America moved to the cities traditions were
changed or altered. These alterations included
womens interests and their challenge to Americas
traditional values. One such woman was Carry
Amelia Moore Nation. The daughter of George and
Mary (Campbell) Moore, was born on November 25,
1846, in Garrard County, Kentucky. A formidable
woman, nearly 6 feet tall and weighing 175 pounds,
she dressed in stark black and white clothing. She
was enrolled in Warrensburg Normal Institute and,
after receiving ...
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Jewish Inmates Cattle Cars Jews
471 words
NIGHT' by Elie Wiesel tells us his story of the
time he spent in a Nazi death camp. It's a story
of the dehumanization of the Jewish inmates at the
hands of the Germans and the world who closed
their eyes and minds to the reality of what was
happening before them. The dehumanization
according to Elie's experiences (pg. 8) started on
the 7 th day of Passover in 1944. The leaders of
the Jewish community were arrested. Jews would not
be allowed to leave their houses for three days.
The Jews no long...
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Third Class
1,127 words
George C. Wallace, the United States Secretary of
State when Mohandas K. Gandhi was assassinated,
said that Gandhi had become a spokesman for the
conscience of all mankind- a man who made humility
and simple truth more powerful than empires
(Gandhi, np). Gandhi is well known for his
leadership in the liberation of India from
Britain, but his main goal and message transcends
beyond the acts he did, into everyday living.
Gandhi promoted simple living, non-violence, and
forgiveness as a way to unit...
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Kate Chopin Short Story
536 words
In the short story "The Storm, by Kate Chopin, the
theme is a one of complexity. At first glance the
theme might occur to be the storm, but upon
further review, the theme turns out to be between
the powerful storm and the passionate lovers,
Alcee and Calixta. "The rain beat upon the low,
shingled roof with a force. " (pg. 96; 13) When
Alcee and Calixta come together for the first time
in the story, their hearts immediately begin to
beat with such a force. The attraction between the
two was an im...
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Henry David Thoreau Walden Pond
1,106 words
... rd and Merrimack Rivers which would be a
tribute to John Thoreau Jr. Henry stayed at Walden
Pond for two years, two months and two days. Henry
wanted to live deliberately and so he went and
built a simple cabin at Walden Pond. Henry
explains in Walden, "I went to the woods because I
wished to live deliberately, to front only the
essential facts of life, and see if I could not
learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came
to die, discover that I had not lived. " Henry
left his nearby town ...
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Academy Award Toy Story
627 words
Thomas J. Hanks was born July 9 th, 1956, in
Concord, California. Tom and his elder siblings
were raised by their father Amos Hanks, following
the divorce of their parents. Because Amos Hanks
was a chef, it forced his family to move every six
months in pursuit of jobs. This unstable
upbringing meant many schools for young Tom, who
had to readjust to his new surroundings
practically every semester. Initially a shy
schoolboy, he dealt with these readjustments by
becoming the class clown and taking...
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Martin Luther King Jr
570 words
One of the world's best known advocates of
non-violent social change strategies, Martin
Luther King, Jr. , used a combination of many
highly admirable qualities to convey his message
of equality and advance the fight for civil
liberties both in the United States and throughout
the world. His quest for knowledge and mission to
enlighten others brought about rational and
non-destructive social change; his speeches and
remarks stirred the concern and sparked the
conscience of a generation; his char...
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Filial Piety In China
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Xiao, the Chinese word for filial piety is the
defining feature in Chinese culture as filial
piety was extolled as the highest virtue in China
for centuries. I subscribe to the school of
thought that filial piety is the root of Chinese
ethics and "with it all enlightening studies come
into existence. " Chinese society was built upon
the doctrine of filial piety and that it is the
theme in Chinese culture, influencing all aspects
of Chinese lives. In this essay, I will examine
the significance of...
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Hester And Dimmesdale Peace Of Mind
1,141 words
Through out the Scarlet Letter I believe that
Hester and Dimmesdale do redeem themselves. I am
led to think this for Three major reasons. The
first being that the sin is between man and God.
In my beliefs they do not have to repent to the
people for they have not sinned against them. My
second reason for my opinion is that both Hester
and especially Dimmesdale feel bad in their hearts
for what they have done. The third and final
reason is that for every crime I feel that there
should be an equal...
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Jem And Scout Sin To Kill
1,090 words
... Telgen points this out: Mrs. Dubose teaches
the children another lesson in courage when Jem is
sentenced to spend two hours a day reading to her
as repayment for the flowers he damaged (Telgen
293). Atticus Finch is another symbol of courage
in this novel. He stands up for his beliefs and
goes against the racist people of Maycomb. The
main example and focus of the novel is Atticus
courage during the Tom Robinson trial. Tom
Robinson is a Negro man accused of raping a white
lady, Mayella Ewell...
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Bob Marley Rock Steady
1,426 words
Bob Marley: Persuasion of the people with music
Clemson University There are hundreds of thousands
of people screaming for you on stage. The Prime
Minister and leader of the opposition sit in the
arena. Many thought this was a sight that would
never be seen, but it was just the sight Bob
Marley had in front of him at the One Love Peace
Concert in Kingston Jamaica (April, 1978). This
was his first appearance back in Jamaica in 14
years, an amazing show culminating with Bob
joining the hands of op...
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50th Anniversary Of Rock 'n' Roll
453 words
1954 has been, quite arbitrarily, chosen as the
year Rock 'n' Roll found it's most important
voice. Therefore, taking a pragmatic view, 2004 is
the 50 th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll! And the
singer chosen to epitomizes the event is the one
and only, Elvis Presley 1935 - 1977. Arguably the
most versatile vocalist ever to enter a recording
studio. His amazing versions of "That's All right
Mama", and, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" on the Sun
label, is the seminal single, which launched a
career so meteo...
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Macbeth And Lady Macbeth Murder Of Duncan
1,758 words
Show how Macbeth Macbeth MACBETH Show how Macbeth
and Lady Macbeth have to go against their own
natures in order to kill Duncan. Each character in
Macbeth has to either fight or give in to the
evil. Because evil is contrary to human nature,
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have to go against their
own conscience in order to murder Duncan. When the
witches predict that Macbeth will become Thane of
Cawdor and later, King of Scotland, he is stunned
to silence by their prophecies. When murder enters
Macbeth...
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Worship God One Half
1,362 words
The Swish of Angel Wings A young mother was
standing in the kitchen making breakfast one
spring morning. Her little garden was in full
bloom with fresh flowers and the smell of honey
suckles filled the air. It seemed as thought
winter had finally passed and spring was here. As
she looked out the window into the backyard, she
noticed that the garden gate had been left open.
Her little three-year-old daughter, Lindsay, had
toddled through the gate and was sitting there on
the railroad tracks playi...
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Fell To The Ground Native Americans
565 words
Colin Calloway has done a masterful job of
selecting and presenting an array of speeches,
letters, documents, and drawings that tell
compelling stories about the Plain Indians in the
1800 s. His introduction alone has just the right
level of information and links basic themes and
events to the documents presented in the text. In
short, a model of how an introduction should be
done. Colin Calloway's intentions were to focus on
the humanistic study of the Plain Indians views on
how the West was lo...
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Brother Robert Kennedy
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Robert Francis (? Bobby? ) Kennedy Robert F.
Kennedy was born in 1925 in Brookline
Massachusetts, and was raised with traditional
family values. He was a true patriot, with a
strong sense of nationalism. While Attending
Harvard University, he saw that his country needed
his help, so he put his undergraduate studies on
hold to serve his country? s Navy in World War II.
When he returned home, he finished his Bachelor? s
degree at Harvard, and received an LL. B. from the
university of Virginia Law....
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Town Of Salem Mistress Hibbins
1,488 words
In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel
Hawthorn the society of a Puritan town of Salem
excludes anyone who is in any way deviant and
renders that person sinful. However, the society,
the townspeople themselves, is not without fault.
However they try to conceal and contain their
passions and all their faults because of their
fear of exclusion. All the characters in the book
that are excluded from society are the most
natural and true and possess a second-sense
perception and almost magical ...
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Racism Are Powerful Prejudice And Racism Are Powerful Marlow
626 words
Everyone has a heart of darkness. We all have the
potential to be uncivilized and hurt each other,
no matter whether we come from civilization or
not. Prejudice and racism are powerful and present
in our lives, whether we like it or not. Conrad is
saying that if we do not realize this, we will
continue the un civilization. Through Conrad's
first person point of view, we are allowed to see
one mans view of what will happen if we are not
aware of our thoughts and actions. Marlow's
journey into the...
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