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    birthed by. Suddenly one could marry into a powerful and mighty family name. With this I’m sure that the lower class questioned this system‚ as however not everyone could marry rich. The play itself ends in misery and death‚ alike the rest of Shakespeare’s tragedies. Shakespeare has a tendency to end the characters lives by suicide or murdered. For characters to take suicide from other characters‚ which in turn took suicide‚ is not an unusual paradox in Shakespeare’s works either. Maybe the most

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    Have you ever craved to be the center of attention? Spun a lie to feel important? However what happens when that certain lie begins to spiral out of control? In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ this complex situation happens to Abigail Williams; she is a mere child of seventeen years old‚ who frightens her peers due to her belligerent behavior. Therefore‚ when she begins to falsely accuse townspeople of being witches‚ her peers begin to blindly imitate her. Their duplicity soon has their whole town

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    "A View from the Bridge" reflects Miller’s background in terms of its setting‚ plot and context. Miller was born in New York City in 1915. The son of two immigrants‚ he lived in prosperity until the American Economic Crash‚ in which his father’s business collapsed‚ causing deprivation to the whole family. They lived in Brooklyn‚ the setting of "A View From the Bridge" and Miller found himself interested in the work of longshoremen in the harbour‚ many of whom were exploited by their

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    division within the community. Additionally‚ the gossiping neighbors function as a representative of the oppressive nature of fascism and how the pressure of fascist ideals are a destructive force. The discord in the community is also accentuated in the scene where the tenants of the apartment building break out into an argument over something as petty as how often people should use the elevator. De Sica uses the disharmony within the community to once again undermine fascist ideals and highlight

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    Second‚ in his essay about Hell‚ Joyce uses intensive imagery to create a scenery of Hell. Imagery is the figurative language that is most prominent in this passage. Without it‚ describing what hell looks like is useless. For example‚ in paragraph six‚ Joyce gives a description of the sensation of hellfire. He states “Every sense of the flesh is tortured eternally and every faculty of the soul therewith: the eyes with impenetrable utter darkness‚ the nose noisome odor‚ the ears with yells‚ howls

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    Billy Elliot Topic: “Societies often create gender stereotypes that set impossible standards for men and women‚ leading to unhappiness‚ loneliness and possibly violence.” How apparent is this problem in English society of 1984‚ as seen in the film‚ Billy Elliot? Stereotypes are generalizations‚ or assumptions‚ which people make about the characteristics of all members of a group‚ based on an image about what people in that group are like. For example‚ in the Billy Elliot‚ Jackie Elliot had to

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    thinking‚ and the two were intertwined. Exploring classic literature can help illustrate the two-strand rope of human thought‚ especially by studying and interpreting Puritan-era works like The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ and “Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards. Although theological ethics are significant motivators towards personal choice in these three works‚ so are humanistic ethics‚ leading to conflict between the two ideas. Throughout

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    TANG SII UNG 1. How does Miller fit the profile of the average fraud perpetrator? How does he differ? How did these characteristics make him difficult to detect? Miller fit the profile of the average fraud perpetrator is that he has seem to look like everyone else in the business world who is well liked and seem to be an ideal employee. Purpose of Miller is trying to gain the trust of his employer and colleagues. That’s why Miller works so hard on the constant energetic attempt to conceal

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    many ways. He used him to drive the plot‚ create some conflict‚ and most of all he made him unforgettable. Shakespeare used sir Sir Toby Belch to create conflict by making him one of the first characters introduced. We immediately find him coming home after partying and drinking. Maria his maid is not happy she tells him “By my troth‚ Sir Toby‚ you must come in earlier o’ nights. Your cousin‚ my lady‚ takes great exceptions to your ill hours.” Sir Toby does not care that she says this

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    he had to be in a life that was hard and even.” “destiny” “a trouble that would not go away” “slipped” “as [it] is inclined to do so” “When I saw him coming‚ I knew why I had waited…almost transfixed I had come to feel.” “I will never forget how dark the room became when he looked at me; his eyes were like tunnels.” “Nothing at all had really happened.” “Morally and legally you have no rights” “I’m not only telling you now‚ I’m warning you - the law is nature. The law is only a word for

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