In the futuristic novel Divergent‚ Tobias serves as a mentor who possesses these aspects i a mentor‚ especially through providing protection for his mentee and lover‚ Tris. During the novel‚ the main character and mentee‚ Tris‚ gets kidnapped by other adolescents temporarily. However‚ Tobias saves her while she is simultaneously falling unconscious. Tris is weak after being tossed to the ground by her kidnappers: “ ‘I close my eyes‚ and hands wrap around my arms‚ right where they join with the shoulder
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Some of today’s most dangerous nemesis such as Loki‚ Darth Vader‚ and Joker has managed to get a large fan base that rival that of their heroes. This occurs not because of "If you can’t beat them‚ join them" kind of thinking but because heroes are often defined by the characteristics of the villains. In modern
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My unexpected experience Last month was horrible. My Dad had gotten sick. My family and I thought it was nothing but the flu because when he gets it‚ it always hits him harder than us kids; he is usually laid up in bed for about a week. When the week passed and he was still severely sick‚ we knew something was really wrong. That same day we noticed he was spitting up blood‚ his fever wasn ’t breaking‚ and he could barely move. My sister Brittany and I tried to get him to go to the hospital but
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This essay is going to look at the term Bricolage and how it links to postmodernism and the term Retro. ‘Non-moderns use bricolage to fashion new tools from available objects...Consumers fashion new identities from the resources available to them’ (Ratneshwar‚ 2000:132). Fashion designers find their inspiration from the past and combine styles to create new designs that are seen as different and inventive. However‚ many people argue that so many designers use materials‚ looks and styles from the
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Karim Lalani 10/16/12 UTA Engl 1301 Rhetorical Analysis-Gerzon In “Manhood: The Elusive Goal”‚ Mark Gerzon argues that masculinity‚ or the "masculine code of conduct" is exemplified by smoking‚ drinking‚ and violence- acts that would be generally frowned upon in society. Mark Gerzon‚ attended Harvard University and was considered to be a best selling author by his senior year‚ due to his book "The Whole World is Watching: A Young Man Looks at Youth Dissent". Gerzon generally writes about
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The princess bride Based on a story written by William Golding in 1973‚ the movie The Princess Bride a 1987 an American comedy‚ romance and adventure film was rated number 50 on Bravo’s 100 funniest movies‚ number 88 on the Americans film institute’s greatest film love stories and 46 in channel 4’s 50 greatest comedy films list. The princess Bride is a wonderful romance‚ comedy and action sequence as it promotes ideal heroes for us to follow. It has a nostalgic feeling that reminds us of our childhood
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"What is there about Shakespeare that would interest a contemporary audience?" If being “contemporary " means being focused on reality TV‚ greed‚ casual sex‚ money‚ sports‚ The Family Guy‚ professional wrestling‚ technology or State of Origin ... then the answer is probably "Nothing." Life in reality though‚ is a play that forces individuals to choose between right and wrong and‚ like Macbeth‚ decisions we make can have a lasting effect and decide the outcome of our future. As Shakespeare
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The Use of Symbolism in Literature Obviously‚ symbolism requires the use of a symbol. Symbolism in Literature A symbol is a common object that represents meaning. For example‚ a common symbol in literature is the color black. Black often represents darkness or night. It may also symbolize evil or something bad. Thus the symbol of black must be interpreted within the context of the story and in light of what the author may be trying to represent with his or her use of the color. Many types of
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Anakin though becomes a strong with the dark side and becomes evil. He kills young in training Jedi children and other Jedi Knights. Anakin then becomes part of the dark side making him pure evil and eventually making him a sith lord by the name Darth Vader. In conclusion‚ the dark romantic characteristic of changing from good to evil is used in past literature and modern day movies and other pieces of
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An Assessment of the Grandmother from “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor The grandmother who remains unnamed all throughout in the story is the protagonist and the central character of Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is hard to Find‚ a tragic story of a family who decided to go on vacation but got killed randomly on the road by a criminal on the loose named “The Misfit”. She is endowed with a joyful spirit‚ a passion in life in spite of her age. She is a non-stereotypical
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