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    To Kill a Mockingbird Review Introduction. On the 28th April 2011‚ I went to see a professional production of To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee at the ’Blackpool Grand Theatre’. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is set in 1935 in Alabama‚ a story about innocence‚ knowledge‚ prejudice and courage. In the beginning the main character‚ Scout‚ starts out to be a very immature child not knowing the prejudice times around her‚ as the story goes on she gains knowledge of these times by

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    Symbolism as found in Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” the protagonist‚ Louise Mallard‚ is going through a life-changing event that is brought on by the news of the death of her husband‚ Brently Mallard. During this hour‚ she is told of her husband’s death‚ grieves for a short time‚ discovers that she will now be able to “live for herself” (16) and is finally able to free herself of the restrictive marriage she has been living in. The end of her last hour comes

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    Lorena Clark Schubert Ethics - PHIL 2306-018 Nov 28‚ 2016 Fog In A Just War When is war acceptable? That is the question that the Just War theory (jus bellum iustum) attempts to answer. Guided by an evolving set of criteria‚ this tradition attempts to provide a framework by which the both the reasons for a war and the combatants’ behavior may be judged to be ethical and morally justifiable. This theory or doctrine‚ has roots in both philosophical and historical contexts‚ having been shaped

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    From the top of her counter‚ Mrs Champagne loved the sound of her own voice. She was asthmatic and obese‚ white‚ and swollen‚ overdone. In her relaxed tissue‚ wrinkles crossed in all directions‚ streaking the forehead‚ basking eyes‚ lacerating the cheeks; these wrinkles were dug on her face‚ in black‚ as if the dust of age had penetrated under the skin and impregnated with indelible lines‚ the dermis. She was loquacious and gallivanted about‚ convinced of her importance‚ revered by the district

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    ---------- Task 1: Mathilde Loisel is a wholly unsympathetic character who brings about her downfall and deserves her fate. How far do you agree with this assessment of her character? Remember to comment on how language‚ view point and tone convey character and meaning in the story. In‘The Necklace’‚ Guy de Maupassant introduces a character full of faults. Indeed Mathilde Loisel comes across as a wholly unsympathetic protagonist for whom the reader feels nothing but contempt. She accepts neither

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    Introduction to Philosophy Critical Analysis Essay In ancient Greece‚ the value of truth was a highly ascertained goal sought out by the most influential minds of the time. Both Plato and Aristotle‚ followers of Socrates and the Sophists‚ were certainly among the forerunners in this pursuit. They both developed new theories on systems of thought based on the new ideas presented by the Sophists. Plato took into account Socrates’ concepts and expanded upon them‚ passing along his thought/knowledge

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    2011 Paper 2 Module A – Elective 1: Distinctive Voices In what ways are people and experiences brought to life through distinctive voices? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. Sample response: Prose fiction Prescribed text: The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚ Marele Day‚ 1988 Related text: ‘Katrina’‚ Bruce Dawe‚ 1967 (poetry) The introduction names the texts and outlines how they both use

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    Introduction The story is about Leon returning to his hometown Nagrebcan with his wife‚ Maria who is willing to make sacrifices to go in a rural community for her to prove herself to her father-in-law that she is worthy to live in the province‚ and at last she will be introduced formally by her groom (Leon) to his family. Leon is the eldest among his siblings‚ and most traditional family looks forward to the eldest sibling to give the family a hope for a better living‚ most will give all their resources

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    Shocked‚ that’s all I could feel the night my husband told me we were taking in his no good‚ destructive‚ and disobedient niece‚ Jane Eyre. I hated Jane‚ but I was forced to be nice to her because of my husband. I heard this theory that was going around town‚ that Jane killed her parents‚ and suddenly one night my husband fell ill and died‚ I’m pretty sure Jane poisoned him. What made everything worse was the fact that he had the audacity to demand me‚ to care for Jane once he passed. I remember

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    Unit 4222-306 Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care (HSC 037) Outcome 1 : Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety 1. identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social care work setting The settings in which we are likely to provide support are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 ( HASAWA ). This Act is like the overall "umbrella" that has been updated and supplemented

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