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    Star Wars: a New Hope

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    Critique Star Wars: A new hope "A long.long time ago‚ in a galaxy far‚ far away…." These short‚ simple words have influenced generations. Novices and Star Wars fans alike have enjoyed and thrived on these inventive movies. The writer and director‚ George Lucas‚ came up with the idea during his years at the University of California. He came up with a six part series‚ yet‚ the first movie to be produced was part four entitled Star Wars: A new hope. It was produced in 1977 by Gary

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    Arcinas 1 Angela Arcinas Mrs. Mortenson English II Honors‚ Period 7 21 December 2010 What is Stephen Crane’s view on Religion and how does he exhibit this in The Red Badge of Courage? Religion is a large component of the lives of millions of people across the globe. People utilize religion as a template on how to lead their lives. Though‚ there are many people that choose to dispose of religion from their lives due to past experiences that altered their views of the traditions that have

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    length of the novel. Atticus black client that is accused of rape‚ Tom Robinson‚ also portrays courage in his composure and disposition. And even though we only see him once‚ Boo Radley exhibits much courage with his acts. Atticus Finch is the most courageous character and this is easily seen through his actions. His stance against the townsfolks beliefs is a major reason for why he is the portrait of courage. Atticus puts all his heart into defending Tom Robinson even though everyone in Maycomb is

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    freedom‚ and he becomes the prioner of himself. [pic] "hope" "hope" is a dangerous thing in Shawshank‚ according to one prisoner who has stayed there for 30 years. sometimes it means punishments and even death. but our hero‚ Andy‚ doesn’t think so. he is always full of hope. with hope‚ he succeeds in establishing a new and well-arranged library for his fellow friends in Shawshank by writing letters to the government every week for 6 years. with hope‚ he plays the classcial music through the loudspeaker

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    relate directly to Dickinson herself‚ but also the American people as a whole. “Hope” is a thing with feathers was written in 1861‚ the year that marks the start of the civil war. During this time period‚ the majority of Americans were most likely looking for hope. Due to the fact that this poem was written during the romanticist era and the civil war‚ it was inspiring and the poem itself gave hope. This theme of hope never fading away is still prevalent today just as much as it was in the nineteenth

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    Arthur Ashe Courage Award

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    In the article titled “Why Some Critics Don’t Think Caitlyn Jenner Deserved the Arthur Ashe Courage Award”‚ writer Justin Wm. Moyer from the Washington Post discusses the criticisms that have come with ESPN’s decision to give Caitlyn Jenner the prestigious award which symbolizes courage. Moyer writes about the doubters who don’t believe that what Caitlyn Jenner did by publicly coming out as transgender constitutes as “courageous”. He also references those who believe that Lauren Hill‚ a 19-year-old

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    Does Henry Fleming mature from an uncertain and naïve adolescent to a strong young man over the course of The Red Badge of Courage? Set during the Civil War‚ The Red Badge of Courage follows the journey of Henry Fleming through a number of trials‚ including battle‚ fear and the death of his fellow comrade over a mere three days. But do all these transform him into the larger-than- life war hero he always dreamt of or a coward who fled at the sound of an enemy bullet? In the first chapter

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    Badge of Courage‚ was born on November 1st 1871 and died on June 5th 1900. He was born into a progressive family‚ making him identify with the poor because he had rejected social and religious traditions. Like many writers‚ Crane was a contradiction because for someone who had big interest in war and violence he was a gentle man. No matter how good of writer Crane was he did not excel academically; however‚ he did excel in his literary career in journalism. Before The Red Badge of Courage‚ Crane wrote

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    I Hope You Dance

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    I hope you dance “And when you get the chance to sit it out or dance‚ I hope you dance.” (Sillers‚2010‚ ll.8.&9.) If you had the chance to sit it out or dance‚ would you dance? This amazingly‚ inspirational song was written by Tia Sillers when she was at her breaking point‚ sitting on the beach just after going through a heart wrenching divorce. It really is peculiar that such an inspirational and beautiful song such as “I hope you dance” was written at such a devastating time. As she sat beside

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    Courage is being able to face difficulty and do what others are afraid to do‚ without caring about what others think of you. Courage is commonly interpreted incorrectly‚ a courageous person is more than just a strong person who fights for someone. A courageous person would be able to face situations with self-confidence and resolution‚ a will do something even if they are afraid of the out outcome. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ she demonstrates courage is doing what is right no matter

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