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    Why did war break out in 1914? What was the most important cause? The World War 1 (WW1) breaks out the 28 June 1914 and ended on the 11 November 1918. The WW1 opposed the Triple Entente; France‚ Russia and Britain to the Central Powers; Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. During the 4 years of war other countries joined the war such as; America‚ Turkey‚ Serbia…With all the countries who joined the WW1 c‚ it had caused about 8.5 million deaths and about 21 million wounded. The essay is going to show

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    1‚ Word Count: 971               The play “The Cuban Swimmer” seems to be a run-of-the-mill coming of age story‚ where a young girl finds her confidence to be herself‚ and shows her family that she can handle her life on her own. However‚ it is not just Margarita who is coming into herself in this play. Her younger brother‚ Simon‚ deals with a crisis of his own in this story. His sister goes missing at sea‚ and suddenly‚ he cannot imagine what his life would be like without her. She has always been

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    illegitimacy of Don John‚ “Shakespeare’s most passive villain” is the root of his villainy. Prejudgement‚ to pass judgement without sufficient knowledge‚ can lead to forming misconceptions that may transform someone or something’s image altogether. This pre judgemental attitude of Messina towards his birth circumstance crafts Don John to be an arguably uninteresting antagonist

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    English 102 November 30‚ 2012 1) What is your purpose in writing this essay? In your response‚ explore the deeper meaning of this question. The goal is not just to complete the assignment but instead to convey a message. What do you plan to accomplish with this essay? What do you hope the reader takes away from this argument? Its more for a male to put himself in her shoes and see how difficult and different life is. Be more grateful of the sacrifices that women make for a family life. I hope

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    Question: select a character from the text you have studied. Explain how and why the character develops or changes. Support your points with evidence from the text. Marina is a 14yr old girl‚ and not surprisingly the main character in John Marsdens ’So much to tell you’. It is through Marinas journal that the audience can see her changes & bit by bit she reveals her past. Marinas feelings towards her parents-a mother by whom she feels betrayed & abandoned ’& only cares for herself‚’ and a father

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    is a prime example of “learn from past mistakes and experiences of others and yourself”. The characters learned several lessons‚ whether they be from themselves or another character. The monster learned from himself‚ the monster learned from the cottagers‚ Captain Walton learned from Frankenstein‚ and Frankenstein learned from himself. The monster Frankenstein created had to ultimately learn how to function. He felt sensations which he had to decipher to figure out what they meant and how to

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    I. Author’s Profile John Green (John Michael Green) is an author‚ producer‚ vlogger‚ actor and editor. He was born on August 24‚ 1977 in Indianapolis. His debut novel‚ Looking For Alaska‚ won the Printz Award in 2006‚ while The Fault In Our Stars‚ his 6th novel‚ made it on top of The New York Times Bestseller list in January 2012. Apart from Looking For Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars‚ John Green also wrote An Abundance of Katherines‚ Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances (written with two other

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    Evolution of a Main Character By Sarah Alsaid - From the gilded words of Willy Wonka‚ "there is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there you’ll be free‚ if you truly wish to be." Living a childhood completely different from all the other children his age‚ Willy Wonka‚ the main character in the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ grew up to become one of the greatest chocolate sellers known. With his dad known as the town’s dentist‚ Willy spent his childhood with

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    John Proctor is a very dynamic character who has an internal conflict between being righteous and falling into temptation. This character is very unique because he changes his personality throughout the story. I like John Proctor because he is a symbol of the common man because most men fall into temptation at one point in their lives. We all try to do well but we are all sinners and we need to learn from our mistakes. I can relate to this character because I to have fallen into temptation but turn

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    negative always mirrors the outcome of their relationship status. Although lack of enthusiasm is part of life‚ being inconsiderate and arrogant towards others is unacceptable. In the stories “The Last Game” written by Jan Wiener and “Reunion” by John Cheever is basically talking about the bonds between fathers and sons and their relation. The first reason of contrast is that in “The Last Game”‚ Jan Wiener returns to Czechoslovakia after his father‘s death to reminisce the lost memories of him after

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