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    everything in the United States.  It’s important to the people because it makes the United States different from other countries.  The U.S. Constitution has been around for two hundred and thirty years since it was written on the 17 of September‚ 1787.  Since the constitution is over two hundred years old‚ is it still relevant to the people of the US today? Although the constitution is way older than the people living in the United States‚ it is still relevant because it has an affect on everyone in the United

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    Shakespeare may have used elaborate poetic phrases to express his emotions‚ today we express our emotions with an emoji. Ladies and gentleman‚ today I’ll be discussing why Shakespeare’s King Lear is still popular today specifically for the reasons that he has been able to capture common human emotions and that themes which are still relevant today are involved in his play‚ for these reasons I believe that Shakespeare has been able to successfully transcend time and be praised as a timeless classic

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    look around us and we can see that these things do still exist. Even though we are not as racist as before prejudice events still happen. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about all different kinds of stereotypes. It uses a young girl’s perspective to show how these stereotypes were so abundant‚ and how terrible they were. To Kill a Mockingbird is very much still relevant today. Society does not take everyone in for who they are but they judge people if they don’t live up to certain expectations. Think

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    should still be taught in High School. Although some people dislike Shakespeare‚ his writing should still be taught in High School. Shakespeare plays are still relevant today and although some people believe that Shakespeare should not be taught in the curriculum others think that it should still be taught because of its relevancy. One reason that his plays are still very relevant are because of his themes in his stories are forgiveness. The reason the theme forgiveness is still relevant is because

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    than most people at the time and for some‚ like Marvell who wrote politically charged poems‚ these views were ahead of their time‚ and are now relevant or still relevant today. The reason that the poems are still relevant today is that a majority of the poems consist of common problems‚ emotions‚ and urges that mankind faces. John Donne’s "Holy Sonnet #10" discusses death and how it holds no power over people and is something that someone should not fear. This is especially prevalent today as most

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    Shakespeare’s work still relevant today? Not only was Shakespeare so well accomplished in his writing skills that he has become one of the most important figures in the history of the English language‚ but most of his work were written on such basic human themes that they will‚ and have been understood for all time. A huge part of the appeal of Shakespeare’s plays is that they deal with basic human emotions‚ and mistakes that are present in everyone. For example‚ many people can relate to the

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    I would say that traditional gender roles for men and women are not relevant today. Gender roles have been around for years and they have always been labeled a certain way‚ but I’d say now that those labels have been broken. They are not as relevant in today’s world as they were years way back. There is too much diversity and roles that men and women have both done. In today’s world women might do things that men are regularly stereotyped to do and vice versa. The time since now and way back then

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    The Gettysburg Address was a famous speech given by President Lincoln at Gettysburg in1863. The speech was influential and inspiring to many different kinds of people. The Gettysburg Address touched several topics such as human equality‚ peace and honoring soldiers. The Gettysburg Address is still relevant today due to its motivational words towards human equality and paying tribute to war veterans. To quote the speech‚ Lincoln said "Fourscore and seven years ago‚ our fathers brought forth on

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    Romeo and Juliet was written about 400 years ago. Although it is old‚ Romeo and Juliet is still relevant and important to peoples’ lives. The themes used in it are the themes that people enjoy‚ Shakespeare invented a lot of words people use today‚ and good for education. Romeo and Juliet is still a great play‚ still has a impact and entertain contemporary audience. In Romeo and Juliet‚ there are many themes. Love‚ rivalry‚ arguing with parents‚ friendship‚ and fate and destiny. These themes are

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    then‚ girls wore dresses everyday of their lives and married at the age of 13 to an 18 year old guy. That is just not acceptable today. And as centuries have gone by‚ human maturity has increased‚ along with kids maturing faster‚ and people‚ in general‚ living longer. As a result‚ teenagers today on average think quite differently than the characters in “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. A story about two “star-crossed lovers” who may or may not act very differently than teens in today’s world

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