In "The Scarlet Letter"‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays the hypocrisy of the Puritan society of the seventeenth century with the story of the downfall and redemption of Hester Prynne. The hypocritical Puritan society punishes Hester for committing adultery. However‚ in her own mind‚ she does not see her actions as a sin because she acts out of love. Furthermore‚ she redeems herself by turning her offense into a virtue. Through the tale of Hester Prynne‚ Hawthorne’s moral is that the sin is not in adultery
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Dear Editor‚ It was disheartening to read in the Canberra Times on the 12th of December 2013‚ that all schools in the state are contemplating increasing the length of a school day from 7-9 hours. In the article “Howard calls for change in school hours?” John Howard‚ our Prime Minister‚ is attempting to convince the public that ‘children going to school longer hours will benefit them and their children more than having a normal length school day’. He claims our current school system is out of
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doesn’t really do much in the way of sin so that’s why the thing that she is has transitioned so. In fact‚ she’s done some work to where her reputation may have reversed in the eyes of god‚ work such as charity. “they had begun to look upon the scarlet letter as the token‚ not of that one sin‚ for which she had borne so long and dreary a penance‚ but of her many good deeds since. “Do you see that woman with the embroidered badge?” they would say to strangers. “It is our Hester‚-the town’s own Hester‚-
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Dear Mr President‚ I am reaching out to you with this letter to share some things and great reasons as to why I believe that Rev. Billy Graham deserves a national holiday to honor him and all the great things that he brings to this world. A true man of God such as Billy Graham an as humble as he is‚ he never set out to gain all the fame and respect that he has gotten in all the years. All he ever wanted was to be able to preach about God no matter the color or race of a person. Not all agreed with
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Friar Lawrence Friar Lawrence Cell‚ Verona‚ Italy Prince Escalus Royal Palace‚ Verona‚ Italy March 22‚ 2013 Dear Prince Escalus‚ Good day‚ your highness. I am writing this letter to seek for your assistance. You may have known that the Capulets and the Montagues have a long-standing feud. As time passes by‚ this feud is getting worse. Many innocent civilians got affected and lost their lives. For the citizens of Verona to live a peaceful life‚ this has to end. I believe we should
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Dear Dr. Jones‚ As a student‚ I am constantly running frantically all over the place. Go to school‚ go to practice‚ go to driver’s education‚ go home‚ do homework‚ go to bed‚ and repeat. These strenuous schedules currently bombard our everyday lives‚ leaving us no wiggle room and very few breaks. Ever since kindergarten our generation has had six hour school days. We have all built our lives around school‚ always remembering that school comes first. Changing this structured schedule that has been
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March 31 2017 Jerry Brown‚ Governor of California State Capitol‚ Suite 1173 Sacramento‚ CA 95814 Dear Governor Jerry Brown: I am from Danville California. I am writing with the intention of sharing my opinion on children living in poverty‚ and how it can affect their performance in school. This issue matters to me because I have a friend who I have known since I was four years old that I see all the time‚ who used to be really poor and had to move a lot and change schools all the time. He
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Round Rock‚ Texas‚ so named because of the anvil-shaped rock that sits within its borders. And given your current financial circumstances‚ you’d like nothing more than to hide under said rock. You just got laid off a couple of days ago. And in the same number of days‚ your rent comes due. Really. Talk about being between a rock and a hard place. If ever there was a time for title loans without a job‚ now would be it. Well‚ we say‚ now it is! Platinum Lending offers title loans in Austin/ Round
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Dear Ben‚<br><br>Hey Ben! I was talking with Sean yesterday when he told me the news‚ you’re planning to delay college. This came as a shock to me when I heard it. By not attending college‚ you may get a year’s rest and a chance to think your decisions through‚ but if you ever do decide to attend college‚ you will miss out on a lot of opportunities as well. I think you should consider going to college rather than driving the open road after High School.<br><br>The information you’ve learned in High
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When it comes to the hot weather in actually fine with it.As long as I’m in a well ventilated room with the air conditioner on full blast.What does concern me when it gets super hot is the elderly.For instance my grandmother‚she is old school and doesn’t like an ac‚so you can just imagine how hot it gets in her house that’s what worries me.The elderly are very fragile and as you might know the older you get the weaker your immune system gets‚that includes the way your body battles the heat‚ so when
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