Main Idea of The Enlightenment The Enlightenment which was during the seventeenth and eighteenth century was a time that helped shape the capitalistic‚ democratic world we live in today. The Enlightenment was also called the Age of Reason because that period was a time of high intellect and bright new ideas. Philosophers would meet to discuss economic‚ political‚ social‚ and religious questions. These questions made the philosophers hope that they might some new ways to understand and improve
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"Wither‚ wither/ Is shame fled human breasts?... Is that‚ which ever was a cause for life‚/ Now placed beneath the basest circumstance?/ And modesty an exile made for money?" This is the strongest statement of the play’s philosophy. Knowing that Jonson put these words into the mouth of Celia proves what a vital role she plays in portraying his moral message. Whilst protagonist Volpone‚ a hedonist‚ indulges in as many pleasures as possible‚ often pursuing them vigorously. Celia is the exact antithesis
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Harry Potter is a well-known fantasy-fiction series written by J.K Rowling. It revolves around the protagonist‚ Harry Potter‚ the boy who lived. Harry has many physical and physiological wounds he obtains throughout his life‚ the most explicit being his scar given to him by Voldemort. A physiological wound he has is losing his parents‚ making him an orphan at a very young age‚ and his only memory of them is his mom screaming to Voldemort to stay away from Harry. Losing Sirius also leaves a mark on
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Questions/Main Ideas: Notes: QOD: What is one thing about your historical background that would help people to understand you better? In what ways does the lack of this knowledge change your relationships? In what ways could the gaining of this knowledge help your relationships? (23 paragraphs) QOW: How does the author of To Kill a Mockingbird build historical context to help the reader develop a better understanding of setting‚ plot‚ themes‚ and characters?
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The Day the Voices Stopped By Ken Steele The voices arrived without warning on an October night in 1962‚ when I was fourteen years old. Kill yourself....Set yourself afire. I stirred‚ thinking I was having a nightmare‚ but I wasn’t asleep; and the voices–low and insistent‚ taunting and ridiculing–continued to speak to me from the radio. Hang yourself. The world will be better off. You’re no good‚ no good at all. Terrified‚ I turned off the radio‚ got out of bed‚ and crept down the hallway
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How does Steinbeck portray Crooks as a character? Steinbeck portrays Crooks as an intelligent man ‘’California Civil Code’’ Crooks strives to be literate on his own and he wants to be aware of the few right has as a black man. It also shows that he is intelligent because with the little schooling he has it looks like he wants to better himself. Crooks is being separated due to his skin colour. ‘’A little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn’’ we can infer that this is the location for Crooks
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2011 HSC: Question 1- Elective 1: Distinctive Voices (20 marks) In what ways are people and their experiences brought to life through distinctive voices? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. Through the use of techniques‚ writers are evidently able to create a wide range of distinctive voices and bring people and their experiences to life. When distinctive voices are created‚ it helps the reader to understand
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language and Anglo-Saxon topics. J.R.R. Tolkien based Fellowship of the Ring‚ on his personal life‚ English Ruins‚ and much of English literature. He got the idea of the dark and contrasting side of Sauron from the times when his home was being refurbished and during the time of the Industrial Revolution. World War I began in 1914‚
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Egghead Main Idea The main theme of the novel Egghead by Caroline Pignat‚ is bullying. Throughout the novel‚ the characters Katie and Will are bullied by Shane and his gang. This book shows the problems in today’s schools and the dangers and change that happen because of bullying. Shane is established early on as a bully‚ when he picks on Martin for having a stutter (page 13)‚ and when he forces Will out of the change room in just his pink underwear (page 23). Will soon becomes a prime target
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The first line in The Second Coming reads‚ “Turning and turning in the widening gyre”(1). The “gyre” Yeats refers to‚ represents two spirals in the shape of a cone‚ one inside the other. The idea being that the world is turning on the spiral heading towards the larger end‚ and once reached the world will start again at the inner spiral of the second cone. Yeats takes advantage of this illustration by using it to reveal that as the world grows
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