Hamlet The tragic hero of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays‚ Prince Hamlet is a frustrating character torn between duty to his father and his reluctance to commit murder. An educated and philosophical man of about thirty‚ his father was murdered by his uncle‚ who later married his mother. Having received a university education at Wittenberg; known for its humanist view‚ Hamlet often ponders the concepts of mortality and determinism‚ contrasting ironically with his fated fall. His debatable
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Blaise Pascal once wrote “ Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish a fortune.”; this means that it takes nothing to say something nice‚ but it will mean more to them than we will ever know. In RJ Palacio’s novel Wonder‚ a kid named August goes to school. He makes some really good friends that make his 5th grade year set a high standard for his following years of school. They pick him up when he’s down and don’t treat him different. They always are there for him‚ and stick up for him when
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Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels against society for different reasons. Chris is independent and demonstrates this throughout his journey. Huck struggles to find an identity which leads him to rebel against society.Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels against society for different reasons. Chris is independent and
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it to destroy it. Interstellar is a great example of power. Interstellar is written by Greg Keyes. In this book earth is in a dust bowl and is slowly dying‚ 90% of the population is farmers and all they can grow is corn. Copper who is the main character finds NASA’s secret home. He found this place with the help of his daughter Murph‚ they came by sand coordinates in Murph’s room during a dust storm. This is assumed to be left by Murph’s “ghost.” Murph’s ghost leaves secret messages for Murph by
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Prospero is one of Shakespeare’s more enigmatic protagonists. He is a sympathetic character in that he was wronged by his usurping brother‚ but his absolute power over the other characters and his overwrought speeches make him difficult to like. In our first glimpse of him‚ he appears puffed up and self-important‚ and his repeated insistence that Miranda pay attention suggest that his story is boring her. Once Prospero moves on to a subject other than his absorption in the pursuit of knowledge‚ Miranda’s
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The actors’ body language facial expression‚ and tone of voice affected the viewer’s understanding of the characters‚ plot‚ and theme of the film. One example‚ at the beginning of the movie‚ Dally was acting like a jerk to Cherry and Marcia at the drive in movie. He was speaking to them in a condescending way‚ and wouldn’t leave them alone. This made the audience think that he was not a good person. Another example was‚ when Darry hit Ponyboy. As soon as he did it‚ his hands went down to his
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It appeals to ethos and pathos that challenge the viewers to questions morale of the decisions the characters make. For example‚ in a recent episode‚ 14-year-old Debbie —who was once a symbol of innocence for the series—made a bad choice based on her unconscious‚ senior in high school ex-boyfriend‚ not even grasping that what she was doing considered as rape. It was a pivotal moment for the character; she’d finally lost her virginity at 15 years old and trapped in the dilemma of proving her own insecurity
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Merola Page 1 of 2 Lyndsay Merola English 1100-05 My Kind of Writing There are many different types and styles of writing with their own purpose. I can express myself and others in all different kinds of ways. For example there is expository writing‚ descriptive writing‚ Narrative writing‚ persuasive writing and creative writing. Yes‚ they are all ways of writing but they each share their own purpose. Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose is to inform‚ describe‚ or explain
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"A New Kind of Revolution" Carl N. Degler In his article "A New Kind of Revolution"‚ author Carl N. Degler explains how government institutions had evolved in colonial America before 1763‚ and how it was threatened by new English actions and Britain’s desire to re-gain control over the colonies. English policies and practices were the structure that helped shape colonial government‚ but the original policies of mother England had many differences to that of colonial policy that can be seen in
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A Special Kind of Love When I was in seventh grade I clicked on a youtube video that made me cry. It changed me. It made me feel disgusted by myself‚ but empowered to change not only myself‚ but those around me. The video was of a speech given by Soeren Palumbo during his senior year at Palatine High School. His story will forever be etched in my mind: “I want to tell you a quick story before I start. I was walking through hallways‚ not minding my own business‚ listening to the conversations
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