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    The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe The first-person narrative‚ The Tell-Tale Heart‚ tells the tale of an unknown murderer‚ who very carefully plans out the perfect murder. He succeeds with his plan and hides the body‚ by cutting it into to pieces and hiding them under the floorboard. The reader is not given any exterior characteristics of the narrator. However there is a vivid description of his mental state. It can quickly be concluded that he is nervous‚ which is stated in the very first

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    Film Report ’Mean Creek’ In the film ’mean creek’ directed by Jacob Aaron Estes. we see a group of teenagers who try to play a trick on the bully in the movie‚ but it goes horribly wrong. A main idea in the film is the way the relationships change between everybody from the start to the end of the movie. The director uses 4 aspects‚ sound‚ lighting‚ camera shots and dialogue‚ to communicate the theme of change in friend/relationships. The director uses camera shot‚ lighting and sound in the

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    is cruel and selfish‚ “hey‚ you wanna hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you”‚ he knows about the mob and he found out the only way that he can stay safe in the Waterfront is follow all the order from Friendly. He felt guilt after he knew he was a part of the murder of Joey Doyle‚ but the dark side of him always reminding him to keep his mouth shut about the truth. When Edie ask him which side he’s within‚ he answer that:”me? I’m with me‚Terry.” that shows his view and

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    Lila recognizes that the guilt and the shame of her past are not things that can abandon. She neither wishes to reject nor pity her past. Instead‚ Lila fully accepts her former life for what it was: a time of courageousness and a time of resourcefulness. Robinson writes‚ “That knife was the difference between her and anybody else in the world” (239). One can read the story of Lila’s life through the actions of that knife. Although part of this story is the shame and the guilt that she has experienced

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    Villans in East of Eden

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    towards her family. At the beginning of the novel‚ Cathy kills her parents by setting their house on fire while they were inside. Parents are essentially your creators‚ by killing them off; Cathy proves that she has no love in her heart. Her lack of guilt shows exactly how much remorse she felt. Later on‚ Cathy finds out that she is pregnant and tries to abort the baby herself. Taking the life of an innocent baby is a new low even for Cathy. It has done nothing to her‚ yet she is still trying to kill

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    The Battle for Brixton

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    or one million pounds. Nearly 150 buildings were destroyed or broken‚ seven hundred million pounds to repair. Worst break down in law order in 200 years. 178 police hurt. Brian paddock. 300 police and 45 rioters injured and no one dead. There was guilt and pride from the rioters. John Stapleton. On Sunday police were not ready to admit and wanting to blame it on political reasons. Police wanted to blame the community for what had happened. The government seemed reluctant to take action. Margret

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    Nurse Ratched

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    patients try to please her during the Group Meetings by airing their dirtiest‚ darkest secrets‚ and then they feel deeply ashamed for how she made them act‚ even though they have done nothing. She maintains her power by the strategic use of shame and guilt‚ as well as by a determination to “divide and conquer” her patients. McMurphy manages to ruffle Ratched because he plays her game: he picks up on her weak spots right away.

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    Mental Exsamnation

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    her result. Thoughts that the tumour could be cancer were causing Lucy to lack motivation and feel restless. Lucy was also feeling guilty for not being able to care for her son and fiance since having the headache. Other than feeling obsession and guilt‚ Lucy has no other positive symptoms‚ such as delusions‚ phobias or compulsions. Suicidal ideation was not detected. Perception Lucy exhibits normal perception. Symptoms‚ such as illusions‚ misinterpretations‚ depersonalisation‚ passivity phenomena

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    on Mr. Hooper’s conscious. The townspeople are feeling guilty due to the fact they have sins of their too that they should try to heal from. There are viewers who have dug deeper in the guilt factor that Hawthorne uses as a theme which is portrayed through symbolism. “The parishioners could not even sense the guilt of their sins because of the veil that covered their hearts. The people in the town see the minister as hiding a great sin behind the veil; however‚ they do not sense that they

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    Killing of Duncan

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    the murder that he was already suffering since he meet with the witches . Macbeths finds himself lost after the murder and regrets it but lady Macbeth tells him to “look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it” ‚ he is overwhelmed with guilt “ I’ll go no more I am afraid to think what I have done” also “a foolish though to say a sorry sight “‚ after committing this Macbeths hands were red with blood and they were not clearing of the evidence “will all great Neptunes ocean wash this blood

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