following three pieces of literature: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. In the preceding literature hope plays a strong role in improving characters’ lives. Hope helps some people and is useless to others. Langston Hughes writes‚ “Hold fast to dreams‚/ For if dreams die‚/ Life is a broken-winged bird‚/ That cannot fly.” This quote best reflects‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Bailey and Marguerite
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In Medea‚ a play by Euripides‚ Jason possesses many traits that lead to his downfall. After Medea assists Jason in his quest to get the Golden Fleece‚ killing her brother and disgracing her father and her native land in the process‚ Jason finds a new bride despite swearing an oath of fidelity to Medea. Medea is devastated when she finds out that Jason left her for another woman after two children and now wants to banish her. Medea plots revenge on Jason after he gives her one day to leave. Medea
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Man is the architect of his own fortune You believe it or not but it is absolutely true that man is the architect of his own fortune. Now many people search for how to become a successful person. If you do hard work then you must become successful person. If you want to be rich then you have to work more than others with dedication. One of the great people has said that a man can make or mar himself as her wishes. If a man puts his whole heart into his work and makes the best use of this talent
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Response “These days I live in three worlds: my dreams‚ the experiences of my new life‚ which trigger memories from the past” (20). This quote is important because Ishmael Beah is still haunted by nightmares of his time fighting the war. I chose this because it is important to know that his new life is unfamiliar to him. “Things changed rapidly in a matter of seconds and no one had any control over anything. We had yet to learn these things and implement survival tactics‚ which was what it came
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At the end of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ George Wilson murders Jay Gatsby with a pistol. Most people would come to the conclusion that George Wilson is to blame for the death of Gatsby‚ but if we dig a little deeper‚ one could come to a different conclusion. I am of the opinion that Tom and Daisy are the true culprits of this crime. Later in the story‚ we learn that Daisy fell in love with Gatsby before she fell in love with Tom. After they met‚ Gatsby had to return to war‚ and because Daisy was
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Laura Acevedo IB English 11- To Each His Own- Reflective Statement Mr. Mouzon 05 April 2013 During the interactive oral‚ my understanding of the cultural and contextual considerations in To Each His Own have developed. Throughout the interactive oral‚ we began with four questions which were topics of time and place‚ the understanding of social and cultural issues‚ personal connections‚ and the techniques used in this work of literature. In the midst of the conversation‚ it was interesting
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Synthesis Essay: Death of a Salesman and The Great Gatsby After reading Arthur Miller’s Deah of a Salesman and watching the movie of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s well known novel The Great Gatsby‚ the two works clearly demonstrate the lengths that people go to in order to achieve the American Dream‚ the stereotypical life of a rich‚ successful and happy American. Both Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman are blinded by the pursuit of their unrealistic dreams which eventually lead to their downfalls. In Death of a Salesman
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crossed lovers whose deaths are unavoidable. I disagree‚ there are many different actions and thought that could have been different and that could have stopped their deaths. Three of the thoughts‚ actions‚ and people that could have stopped Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are the feud between the families‚ Romeo and Juliet’s thoughts‚ and the friar. There are many scenes and acts that support my disagreement to the statement. The first action that could have prevented their deaths is the feud between the
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Romeo & Juliet’s Death In the play Romeo & Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is the one to blame for Romeo & Juliet’s death. Friar Laurence should have waited til they were both there to tell them about the plan. If this were to happen‚ then Romeo would have waited until Juliet to awaken instead of killing himself out of misery. And if Romeo never killed himself then Juliet wouldn’t have stabbed herself with his dagger. In act 4‚ scene 1‚ line 89-94‚ it says‚”Friar Laurence. Hold‚ then. Go home‚ be merry
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Appendix I INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (YEAR-12) EXAMINATION MARCH 2013 LIST OF PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS 13. Youth and the Tasks Ahead: Dr. Karan Singh ENGLISH (Compulsory) Paper 1. Language 14. My Struggle for Booker T. Washington No specific book is being recommended for background reading. 15. The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role: Nani Palkhivala Paper 2. Prescribed Texts (For Classes XI & XII) The following stories are to be studied: 1. The Portrait of a Lady:
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