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    class. She also served as a lawyer as congressional committee investigating president Nixon. She was also in Children Defense Fund. Close to conclusion we also would like to know what motivates her and what keeps her thriving to become president and why. In an article by Rupet cornwell‚and David usborne stated that hillary Quoted “I want to fight for the American pepole every American needs a champion I want to be that champion.Also early last year durring the San bardenes shooting she statted from

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    Juxtaposition In Odysseus

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    Odysseus’ Encounter with Folvo and the Depths of Despair “Proceeding from the homeland of Polyphemus‚ my men and I departed briskly; attempting to evade the storm that was ominously approaching. To my utter disappointment we found ourselves engaged in a strenuous battle with Poseidon who had sought revenge on me ever since my triumph over his offspring. He had unleashed his vigorous powers‚ and would stop at nothing until he had defeated me and my men. While engaged in this duel‚ I was eventually

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    Homer's Odysseus: A Hero

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    Do you have a hero? I have a hero and that is Odysseus. But who is Odysseus‚ he was a hero in Homers epic and not only that but was also one of the greatest heroes who fought in the Trojan war. Odysseus was a very smart man because he created a plan that would destroy the city of troy so the Trojan war could end. he encountered many different things on his way back home to Ithaca. Where he left his wife for more than 10 years. Odysseus ruled Ithaca so it was very important for him to go back home

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    Pride in the Iliad

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    to be remembered. One’s pride would come before everything else. In the present day‚ this concept would be thought of as illogical or foolish. This is certainly true. But‚ that is how life was in that time- peoples’ beliefs were to be the death of them. Pride was the downfall of all characters in Homer’s epic poem‚ The Iliad. Hectors fatal mistake was that he chose pride over his own well being in the battle with Achilles. He could have taken safety within the

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    Pride In The Interlopers

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    lost. The dispossessed family has never accepted the ruling of the courts and continues to poach on the land. The victorious landowners have continued to punish the interlopers. To be too proud or having too much pride can lead stubbornness‚ which can destroy friendships and families. The characters in ‘‘The Interlopers‚’’ Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym‚ have been enemies since birth. Their grandfathers feuded over a piece of forestland. While the courts

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    Does Commercial Fishing have a future? Commercial fishing is the catching oF fish and other seafood for commercial profit on in the marketplace. It is the source of a large amount of food to many countries‚ but those who practise it as an industry are now being forced to fish farther out into the ocean under adverse conditions. Once a profitable business‚ the major fishing industries are owned by major corporations that make it difficult for smaller‚ family-run companies to compete with. Therefore

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    Pride in the Crucible

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    Presence of Pride in Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" In Miller’s "The Crucible" the pride of the people of Salem leads to a massacre of innocent lives. Pride is delight or elation arising from some act‚ possession‚ or relationship. One of the main characters‚ John Proctor‚ has pride in his beliefs of purifying the Church of England. His wife‚ Elizabeth‚ has pride in her ability to use the trials as an ultimate revenge against Abigail Williams. John Hale is the "expert" on witches his pride springs

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    Pride and Prejudice

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    Pride and Prejudice   Out of the many Movies that are out these days‚ we see many similar themes and ideas that go throughout the story. Yet‚ out of all these movies‚ one particularly came into my sight‚ Pride and Prejudice. This is a story following back all the way to the 19th century and beside the fact that there are many great celebrities there to make this movie much better‚ what makes this a great movie is that it tells a wonderful love story of a skeptical girl and a arrogant man that eventually

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    Pride and Prejudice: Love and Money Throughout the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ there is a connection between money and relationships. The opening line of this book sets the tone for this by saying “it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man of good fortune must be in want of a wife.”7 This shows that it is only socially acceptable in this society to be well off. Many women in this society who aren’t wealthy relied on finding a wealthy man that would marry them

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    to her mother with – “By Saint Peter’s Church and Peter too‚ he shall not make me there a joyful bride.” This shows Juliet is completely against marrying Paris and does not agree that he will make her a ‘Joyful bride’. At this point Juliet’s mother is outwitted by Juliet’s intelligence and responds with “Here comes your father. Tell him so yourself‚ and see how he will take it at your hands.” This shows that Lady Capulet does not have control over her daughter and passes it over to Lord Capulet

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