The Jazz Dreamer Fences by August Wilson is a dramatic and powerful play about Troy Maxson‚ a hard‚ gruff man‚ who has had to learn to survive in a world he does not understand. Growing up‚ Troy had an awful example of a father. He ran away from home at the age of fourteen‚ and had to find a way to live even though he had nothing. Now a father himself‚ Troy finds himself becoming as angry and hard as his father‚ although he has only ever tried to be a responsible man. Lyons‚ Troy’s oldest son from
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exist in movies and stories and are fictional. Take Gilgamesh‚ for example. He was “created by the gods” so obviously he was extremely attractive and had god like features and everyone either wanted him‚ or wanted to be him. But‚ he is a fictional character. I think that the main characteristics that make someone a hero are courage‚ morality‚ honor‚ respect‚ they fight for the good‚ and they focus on the needs of others rather than their personal needs. A hero is a savior. Beowulf saved his people more
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Character Study: Gollum Gollum is an interesting character. Like Smaug‚ the fact that he has been living alone in a cave adds to his wicked personality as the stereotype of cave dwellers go. His magic ring has possessed him to the point that he has lost the trust of everyone‚ as well as not trusting anyone who comes near him. Although the lack of contact with anyone at all has caused him to talk to himself at all times. Even in the rare cases when he finds himself with someone else‚ as he does
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anyone can overcome anything if they find their voice. Melinda became mute the moment she was traumatized after she was date raped. Ever since then‚ she felt lonely and empty. I chose Melinda as my character because she showed anyone can overcome any hardships on their own. Melinda was a strong character who overcame depression and found her voice though art. Her artwork helped her tell her story and finally let her secret out. Melinda was a defenseless teenager. One of her weaknesses was her
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Prospero is one of Shakespeare’s more enigmatic protagonists. He is a sympathetic character in that he was wronged by his usurping brother‚ but his absolute power over the other characters and his overwrought speeches make him difficult to like. In our first glimpse of him‚ he appears puffed up and self-important‚ and his repeated insistence that Miranda pay attention suggest that his story is boring her. Once Prospero moves on to a subject other than his absorption in the pursuit of knowledge‚ Miranda’s
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Chemical structure: Levetiracetam is a single enantiomer‚ (S)-α-ethyl-2-oxo-pyrrolidine acetamide. Its molecular formula is C8H14N2O2 and its molecular weight is 170.21. It is chemically unrelated to any of the other antiepileptic drugs. It is a white to off-white powder with a faint odor and bitter taste and highly soluble in water (104.0 g/100 mL). It is freely soluble in chloroform (65.3 g/100 mL) and in methanol (53.6 g/100 mL)‚ soluble in ethanol (16.5 g/100 mL)‚ sparingly soluble in acetonitrile
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The character Spaz is a teenager that doesn’t knows a lot about himself. All he knows is he has to live by Billy Bizmo’s rules and stay alive. When Spaz was little‚ he was put in a unit home and then he had a sister name Bean. Spaz loved Bean like she was apart of him. Then he finds out that Bean has this disease called leukemia. She was always sick and even though he was scared and confused he always stays beside her. Spaz was the only one that could give her the medicine she needed by taking her
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1/22/2012 Dmitri Gurov Life for Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov‚ for nearly forty years‚ has been consumed with feelings of boredom and bitterness which have caused him to be blind to the beauty of the world surrounding him. Daily experiences for Dmitri seem mundane and lackluster‚ therefore causing him to seek stimulation in ways that he keeps secret from his wife and the society of men in which he surrounds himself. Dmitri ’s nature exudes an elusive appearance that many women would find attractive
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Neanderthal‚ possessed with a primitive trait to have it all‚ Greed led him to hunt for the Earth’s soil‚ Foiled other’s rights and used them for his own toil‚ Filled the sky with projectiles for the planet’s oil‚ Tore open the gift of nature‚ and claimed to be ‘royal’‚ Then criticized if one fails to conform to the common hoyle‚ Loyal to work that is considered vile‚ To buy things that are obsolete‚ and not worthwhile‚ In the wilderness of the supermarket aisles‚ Where sales are stalked
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she learned to dance in such a manner; however‚ the QP informed Kayla that she is dancing is inappropriate and a 4 year should not be sticking her butt out and shaking it. • Kayla was excited to see the different color people and identified with the white person. • Kayla commented‚ “Mrs. Jenny and Mr. Joel are this color which are Kayla’s foster parents and I live with them‚ so that makes me like them.” • Kayla reported her foster mother was in a good; however‚ Kayla stuttered about what type of mother
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