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    Lorraine Hansberry’s realistic play A Raisin in the Sun portrays prejudice through the many complications of the Younger family. Walter Lee Younger‚ for example‚ is jealous of “them white boys sitting back and talking ‘bout things… sitting there turning deals worth millions of dollars” while he himself is a chauffeur for a rich white man. He is the biggest prejudice of all‚ as he is dissatisfied with himself‚ and his life. Walter Younger is unable to provide for his family in spite of his growing

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    killed the previous king and learn about his true identity. In the end‚ he suffers miserably. During the play‚ Oedipus starts to feel that he may be the murderer of Laius‚ but when the truth is revealed‚ it all comes together. Oedipus wants to leave his fate behind him‚ but he walks right into it and learns the deadly truth. In the beginning of the story‚ Oedipus doesn’t want anything to do with his fate‚ Oedipus has previously left Corinth to avoid Apollo’s oracle‚ the oracle was that Oedipus would

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    Twelve Angry Men is a movie about a young boy on trial for murdering his father. If the boy is found guilty‚ he will be sentenced to death. The jury men are very aware of this fact‚ most are perfectly fine with sending this boy to die as one man searches for the empathy of his jury peers. One by one the jury begins to sway toward the not guilty plea‚ as every fact thrown into conversation gets disproved. Now‚ one lone juror faces not the pressure of his peers but the pressure of his emotional attachment

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    brave man is not he who does not feel afraid‚ but he who conquers that fear.” Harper Lee‚ the author of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ uses characters to display courage many times throughout the novel. It’s about a white father defending a black man in the racist town of Macomb‚ Alabama‚ in the 1930’s. I found a few examples of courage for each character that stood out to me most. Atticus‚ Scout‚ and Boo Radley. First‚ a brave‚ hardworking‚ single parent‚ Atticus Finch. He first shows courage when he shoots

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    How does Dickens show the development of Ebenezer Scrooge throughout ’A Christmas Carol’? Throughout ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ a novella by Charles Dickens‚ it is apparent that there is an on going development and alteration of the character of Ebenezer Scrooge‚ whom the story is based around. Charles dickens‚ in the opening paragraphs of the first Stave‚ presents Scrooge as an uncharitable‚ scathing and parsimonious person‚ feared by the people he passes. Dickens does this through the words he selects

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    Alice Through the Looking Glass on his own but if he can’t do it‚ Minecraft will pick up the slack. Sadly enough‚ all it takes are a couple of strange games to make something more entertaining than Burton’s sad‚ debauchery of a classic. MINECRAFT SHOWS THE BENEFIT OF DRUGS Negative effects aside‚ drugs are known to ignite wild creativity in the artistically inclined. Miles Davis‚ Andy Warhol and Martin Scorsese are all prime examples of this. A lesser known but equally successful display of drug

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    what happens to the oppressed. For instance‚ to show the clergymen are wrong for saying his actions are “unwise and untimely‚”he uses sombre diction such as “victims‚ broken‚ shadow‚ and deep disappointment” to indicate that his community has already waited and were brought to a dead end. The sentences are used to make the reader feel guilty with pity for their hopes that were shattered. Another example that represents that his protest is wise and show the readers that what has been going on is personal

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    often demonstrates throughout the course of ‘Twelve Angry Men’ that reason needs to overrule emotion if important decisions need to be made‚ however some emotion is proven to be good for the discussion of the court case. The Jurors own prejudice often cloud their judgment and reason is the only way a decision can be reached fairly. Rose demonstrates through the characterization of several Jurors that people should care about the case‚ and anger can sometimes be a good motivator although it has its

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    Angry Young Men Aaron Kipnis Specific details about the worth of the book: The book Angry Young men is easy to read and very informative. It gives the reader an insider’s view of the hardships of getting caught in the system. I believe Aaron Kipnis is an expert on the shortcomings of how‚ as a society‚ we handle the challenging youth. He has lived through the challenges and has studied the topic of “bad boys” in a traditional academic way. I felt hope while reading through this book despite

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    empathy‚ healing‚ awareness‚ persuasion‚ conceptualization‚ foresight‚ stewardship‚ commitment to the growth of people and building community. Samwise Gamgee and Frodo are two great examples of a servant leaders. Sam is always caring for Frodo and does everything for Frodo and he meets some of the characteristics of the servant leader. Frodo is a servant leader because he is risking his own life to save everyone else from destruction. The next leadership theme listed is leadership as resistance.

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