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    Robert Frost Annotation

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    T – Sorrow‚ Solitude‚ Silence T – In Robert Frost’s frantic poem My November Guest‚ Frost uses personification to the extreme by having the speaker’s melancholy depression take on the form and actions of a lover. Thus begins a sort of personal journey in which the speaker analyzes his reasons

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    Kyle De Jan Dr. Hosler History 312 11/05/12 Response Essay to History of the First Crusade Robert the Monk’s history of the First Crusade‚ Historia Iherosolimitana (HI)‚ was composed several years after the events it records. There is also no evidence making him an eyewitness for the anything he transcribes except for the Council of Clermont. Robert is generally accepted as a valuable source for the First Crusade as his story is based on the Gesta Francorum and he was commissioned by his abbot

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    The Three Heroes Once upon a time‚ thousands of years before the dinosaur era began lived a race of mythical beings. Some lived peacefully amongst the humans and some were known to roam the earth causing destruction and reeking havoc in all that crossed their path. This is a tale of three friends‚ one in particular Garth‚ who has magic that is spellbinding‚ strong and even breath taking. In a small village named Bowerstone‚ located on the shores of a thriving lush green land‚ there lived three

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    always what you would automatically think of‚ not all heroes fly‚ or use super strength. Heroes in the modern day are expected of a lot. They need to resist the bad things that are constantly surrounding them‚ and show that they care about their surroundings. They should choose good‚ even when everybody else is doing the wrong thing. There are heroes around us everyday. A hero can save the world‚ and do amazing things. But we tend to overlook the heroes that walk around with us everyday. A hero in the

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    M.H. Abram’s description of the tragic hero outlines the main characteristics of a tragic hero. In the play Macbeth‚ and film Throne of Blood‚ Macbeth and Washizu are the main characters that fulfill the definition of a tragic hero. They implement M.H. Abram’s definition of the tragic hero because they have flaws that lead them to their "reversal of fortune"‚ which cause them to evoke the pity and fear from the audience. Macbeth and Washizu also demonstrate how they are "better than we are‚" which

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    A multitude of definitions can be attached to the term "hero" as a definition. One of the definitions of this word is someone distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength. In the book The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper‚ there are several characters who emulate the traits of a hero. Both Nathaniel‚ and Col. Edmund Munro the qualities of a hero‚ strength‚ nobility‚ and courage. Throughout the novel‚ Nathaniel displays his many heroic qualities. When the British

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    Jose Rizal and the Revolution: Revisiting Renato Constantino’s “Veneration without Understanding” By Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay When we open the pages of history books in the Philippines‚ it is not surprising to see texts about the martyrdom of our most celebrated hero-- Dr. Jose Rizal. In fact‚ it seems that his name already occupied a permanent and prominent place in every publication that has something to say about the Philippines. Truthfully‚ there is nothing wrong about immortalizing

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    Graciano Lopez Jaena Graciano Lopez Jaena was born in Jaro‚ Iloilo in December 18‚ 1856. His parents was Placido Lopez and Maria Jacobo. Graciano Lopez Jaena was known as the great orator and writer of his time. Maria Jacobo wanted him to be a priest‚ so at the age of 14 he entered the seminary of San Vicente Ferrer in 1870. He later went to Manila and entered the medical college in the University of Santo Tomas. He served in the barrios as an unlicensed doctor‚ and there he witnessed the abuses

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    How the unknown heroes of the Civil Rights Movement helped organize the March on Washington December 1962: « Things aren’t moving fast enough‚ Martin. »‚ [Bayard] Rustin sighed‚ stubbing out his cigarette in the ashtray. Martin [Luther King Jr] could almost hear the disappointment in his voice. Rustin would never say it explicitly – he was too respectful and tactful - but Martin could sense it. They have known each other for six years now. Rustin helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott that

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    Sir Robert Peel

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    In 1829‚ Sir Robert Peel created the Metropolitan Police when he served as Home Secretary of England. He created the first modern police force‚ the Metropolitan Police in London. According to Peel‚ the real key for policing is "the police are the people and the people are the police (Wikipedia 2010).” It was his belief that prevention of crime could be accomplished without intruding into the lives of citizens. He set about nine principles that still seem to be true and useful in the present day

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