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    time needs heroes‚ heroes that will show true strength and courage. Courage that will lead this lost generation for a change. Each day every one of us faces different problems. Problems that will test our strength and willingness. Do what others cannot‚ what others will not even against the odd. If it is the desire of your heart and blessed by morality. Beowulf is a brave man and thanes. He can do it for glory‚ gold‚ woman‚ and popularity. The bravery he show in battling the demons‚ Grendel and

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    What impression does Steinbeck give of life in the bunkhouse at the beginning of the novel? Steinbeck describes the bunk house as a plain‚ dark‚ hostile place with “small‚ square windows”‚ this creates the impression of a dark‚ lonely environment. The workers don’t have proper chairs to sit on‚ using “grouped boxes”‚ this shows that there is no comfort within the bunkhouse. The workers belongings are kept in an “apple box” which shows little luxury and comfort. This image is the opposite to the

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    the men dislike her because she is both malicious and flirtatious. Even when she is dead‚ Candy talks about her disrespectfully and blames her for spoiling the dream. “... he moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen. He was a jerkline skinner‚ the prince of the ranch. Slim is also a key character to the novel. Slim‚ however‚ is in many ways the exact opposite of Curley’s wife. He is very kind‚ skilled and doesn’t demand attention or respect‚ but he earns it. He is ‘the

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    Atticus Finch In part one of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus‚ the father of two young children‚ Jem and Scout‚ teaches his children many important lessons. Atticus teaches his children to not be prejudice towards other people. The children kind of already know that they shouldn’t judge people by the color of their skin from their black housekeeper‚ Calpurnia‚ who they love and appreciate. But when their Dad takes the case of Tom Robinson‚ people around town start calling him

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    Dreaming

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    grow heavy and our minds tire. We find ourselves dragging our feet to bed. Normally we drift off to sleep and enter a stage of dreaming. As we fall asleep‚ our brain prepares for dreaming. Dreaming makes night interesting. Some dreams go in and out of our mind for long‚ while we can recall others just a few seconds after. But what is the truth about them? Dreaming is a natural event our minds go through at night. “On average‚ humans spend one third of their lives sleeping (Heijnen & Edgar

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    Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Journey is a term that implies travel‚ which can offer up new insights‚ experiences‚ cultures and perspectives. Journeys can have positive or negative effects‚ as we see in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”. In the novel‚ the writer takes us into the American outback‚ and we journey with the characters as they face the various challenges and barriers that arise as they attempt to achieve the ‘great American dream’ – settling down and farming their own land.

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    Steinbeck shows us how Lennie sees the world‚ perceives events‚ and how he reflects on something. His mind uses things he cherishes‚ to comprehend. Since the very beginning I always thought Lennie was incapable of apprehending what goes on. That doesn’t seem like the case now. Lennie is intelligent enough to see the damage and trouble he has caused. To interpret his thoughts‚ his mind creates hallucinations of his Aunt Clara and of a Rabbit. The mirage of Aunt Clara speaking in his voice is a way

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    John Steinbeck is important to American Literature because of his realist perspective that opened the minds of readers to the dark reality of the American Dream. The themes in his stories The Grapes of Wrath and Tortilla Flats give a dark perspective on the difficulty of living for everyone‚ from owners of corporations to the people on the bottom. John Steinbeck is a historically significant figure because of his literature that had an outrageous impact on readers. His works were often censored

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    The Power of the Dream

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    Dream is something that all of us need to have. It is our vision. Dream is what you want to do for your future. I believe that having a great dream‚ is a must to us. And I have a big dream I know in order to pursue my dream‚ I will face failure. This cannot be stopped. Even Albert Einstein and Sir Isaacs Newton faced failure when they are trying to create a great formula that is remained to be used till today. When I was a child‚ my teachers and parents said to me‚ ‘people who have no dreams

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    Kafka’s Cautionary Balance Between Loyalty and Total Devotion Typically‚ loyalty is seen as a worthy quality to have; everyone wants to have loyal spouses and friends‚ and betrayal is usually not an ideal situation. However‚ total devotion is much more extreme than this‚ and is detrimental to oneself. Kafka reveals that while loyalty is not necessarily a negative thing‚ total devotion is what ultimately causes the sacrifice of one’s own purpose. Loyalty to one’s family is perhaps one of

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