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    romanticizing World War 1‚ the general public has repeatedly been blinded. However‚ many of these ideas would not be so widespread and known the way they are today without help from literature and films. The World War 1 novel‚ Johnny Got His Gun‚ by Dalton Trumbo‚

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    J. Dalton Dalton’s theory was based on the premise that the atoms of different elements could be distinguished by differences in their weights. His theory proposed a number of basic ideas: * All matter is composed of atom. * Atoms are indivisible and indestructible. * Different elements have different types of atoms. * All atoms of the same element are identical. * Chemical reactions occur when atoms are rearranged. * Compounds are formed by a combination of two or more

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    Shakespeare‚ the relationship between Hamlet and Horatio as well as the relationship between Hamlet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are presented. These relationships are portrayed by the occasion on which the friends meet‚ the method in which Hamlet’s friends treat him‚ and how they act towards him. From these incidents‚ Horatio proves to be a better friend to Hamlet than either Rosencrantz or Guildenstern. As the play develops‚ we see that Horatio treats Hamlet with more kindness than both Rosencrantz

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    Hamlet and Horatio Best Friends for Life: an Analysis of Hamlet In Hamlet‚ two characters I believe to be important are Hamlet and his friend‚ Horatio. Horatio is the second most important character in the play. Horatio is Hamlet’s best friend and advisor. Horatio never keeps anything from Hamlet. In Act one‚ scene one; Horatio‚ Bernardo‚ and Marcellus see the ghost of king Hamlet who was killed by his brother‚ Claudius. After the ghost disappears‚ Horatio tells Marcellus

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    In relation to Hamlet’s three foils‚ Horatio is the most dissimilar. When Horatio first enters the play‚ Hamlet says‚ "And what make you from Wittenberg‚ Horatio." (I‚ii‚171) Hamlet is making reference to the city that their university‚ which they both study at‚ is located. With respect to education‚ these two characters are one; they are both deemed scholars. One characteristic also shared between the two is their courage. When the ghost first appears Horatio fiercely challenges him‚ "By heaven I

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    Although Mantsios does not focus on the Horatio Alger myth as does Harlon Dalton‚ both authors concern themselves with seeing beyond the myths of success to underlying realities. Compare the ways these two writers challenge the American mythology of success. Do these two authors complement each other or do you see fundamental disagreements between them? Whose approach do you find more persuasive‚ insightful‚ or informative‚ and why? For your post‚ you can choose to respond to any one of the above

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    Audience Purpose and Tone Three possible entry points into assessing an essay—and important considerations for writers as well—are the identification of the essay’s audience‚ purpose and tone. “Audience” refers to the readership the writer is writing for—as best we can tell from reading it ourselves. An essay’s intended audience could be the entire world‚ or the entire English-reading population‚ or everyone in the United States‚ or readers of the Washington Post newspaper. It could be

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    our society has perpetrated. Furthermore‚ Harlon L. Dalton‚ a professor and writer of “Horatio Alger” argues‚ “In a nutshell‚ my objection to the Alger myth is that it serves to maintain the racial pecking order”(3). Dalton is implying by ignoring the race issue and go solely off of merit‚ society is only reinforcing the racial caste system. Dalton continues to argue‚ “It does so by mentally bypassing the role of race in American Society” (3). Again Dalton is implying‚ by ignoring racism‚ society

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    Straight to the Top." Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. Terkel‚ Studs. "Stephen Cruz." Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. DaltonHarlon L. "Horatio Alger" Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. Hamblin‚ Ken. "The Black Avenger." Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. Kozol‚ Jonathan

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    used in the future. The archetype that is described by Horatio Alger would be rising from nothing and becoming successful. This structure of having a goal about becoming successful and achieving this goal is called The American Dream. Horatio Alger created the first pattern of having a character go through tough situations. This character was named Rick. He was modest and dependable. Fitzgerald changes the original characteristics of Horatio Alger’s archetype by having Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby

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