Tanner Sack Mrs.Willett English I‚ Period 5 3 December 2012 Keeping Your Head in It Doris Lessing’s short story‚ “Through the Tunnel” teaches the reader that if you put your mind to something‚ you can achieve anything. The universal theme is revealed through the dynamic struggle of the protagonist and the vivid imagery of the setting. In the beginning of the story‚ Jerry meets the native boys‚ who show him the tunnel. The native boys see one of the older boys swim
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causes of corruption and the factors that create the opportunities for corruption‚ what are effects of corruption on economic and political development in Armenia and in different nations. And according to this findings and the experience of other countries that have succeeded in their fight against corruption suggest the policies for reducing corruption in Armenia. The first chapter of the essay mainly deals with the terms‚ definitions‚ concepts and types of corruption. Corruption as one of
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Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing Conflicts can arise in many ways. In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ an eleven year old boy named Jerry is vacationing at the shore in France. Feeling lonely and bored he wanders off to a rocky beach to join a group of French boys‚ older than he‚ who are diving and swimming there. As a foreigner he finds himself ignored by them‚ but discovers they are swimming through a long underwater tunnel and he is determined that he will do the same someday
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betray one another in order to achieve their own desires. In the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ the main character‚ is led by blind ambition and betrays the king and his friend‚ Banquo. In the play‚ Macbeth tries to gain the crown through the act of treason and shows how the tragic hero suffers death in the end due to his deeds. The play shows how absolute power can corrupt a person and make a man succumb to his insatiable greed and desires. The play revolves around a renown
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Max Lerner once said “The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.” Doris Lessing illustrates this point in her short story‚ “Through the Tunnel.” In the short story‚ Jerry‚ a young‚ English boy‚ finds himself by overcoming the obstacles of adolescence. As the story opens‚ readers learn that Jerry‚ who is on vacation with his mother‚ is eleven years old--a time during which many boys begin to distance themselves from their
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Fitzgerald displays several prominent themes throughout The Great Gatsby. For example‚ Fitzgerald uses moral corruption‚ albeit there are other themes‚ but this one is the most prevalent. Without this theme‚ the novel would not have progressed anywhere near as fluid as it did the way Fitzgerald wrote the novel. Throughout the novel‚ the theme of moral corruption‚ aside from being subtly shown through the entire novel‚ becomes more prevalent throughout. This is demonstrated by Gatsby’s behavior and dreams
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five acts in Hamlet‚ Shakespeare develops the theme of both physical and psychological decay and corruption through the actions‚ dialogues‚ and figurative language of the characters. The evidence of this theme can be seen though the breakdown of the royal family‚ and the monarchy‚ by the events surrounding Hamlet’s "To be or not to be" soliloquy‚ The Mousetrap‚ and the moral decay of the characters through the use of spying and poison. Hamlet’s character is the most puzzling of the whole play. His
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ways in which power and corruption is presented in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare and other texts. In the play Measure for Measure‚ considered to be a dark comedy‚ Shakespeare shows the power and corruption of the higher characters within the society of Vienna‚ almost representative of the period it was written in‚ 1904‚ during the reign of King James I. The corruption of power can be shown through various manipulative techniques such as the female form‚ through the characters of Isabella
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Background 1.1 Development of Writing and Publishing in Tanzania 1.2 The Book Chain in Tanzania 1.3 Literacy‚ Readership and Reading Promotion 08 08 09 13 Chapter 2: Government Policies on Education‚ Books and Reading 2.1 Colonial Education and Language Policies 15 15 2.2 Education Policies 1962 – 1995 2.3 Structural/Organizational Framework 16 20 PART II: DECLARATION OF POLICY Preamble 21 21 Chapter 3: Rationale‚ Vision and Objectives 3.1 Rationale for a Book Policy
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REMOVE CORRUPTION? Corruption: This word corruption is something disreputable which we always come across in our day to day life whether it reveals in politics or is seen in our regular jobs.Corruption exists in almost all the countries of the world. The rich and powerful people are the real beneficiaries of corruption and they are never part of movement to eradicate the corruption. All of them need to be made center of attraction before the society and media for their act of corruption. The question
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