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The Sea Wolf

This is my favorite Jack London novel. It is a straightforward story of action and adventure but is also a book that, when peeled back, has a lot to say about the basic nature of man. The protagonist, Humphrey Van Weyden, is the ultimate moral/altruistic man. But, he is also an inexperienced ...

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Adolf Hitler's Qualities

One of Hitler quality that made him a well-known leader is his dependability. By having someone depend upon you makes you feel powerful or even generous. Even the German's were depended upon Hitler to bring their confidence, rights and allow them to stand up for themselves. They wanted him to grow ...

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How far do Lear and Edmund contribute to their own downfalls in King Lear with reference to Act 1?

The philosopher Aristotle stated, a tragedy should consist of a tragic hero, whose own flaws and erroneous judgements bring about their demise. The view allows for sympathy towards the hero, as the audience may be able to identify with the heroes fatal flaw. This is true of Shakespeare’s ‘King ...

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Is Capital Punishment Justified?

Capital punishment, in my opinion, is something that in certain cases is justified. I am not against or in favor of capital punishment because I am not a person who wishes anything unpleasant in anyone’s life. Capital punishment should only be used on people that have committed crimes for murder ...

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The Bitter End: The Use of Death Scenes in Richard III

Richard III is one of Shakespeare’s most bloody plays and the film adaptation starring Ian McKellen as the brutal monarch is no different. Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, demonstrates a keen talent for subtle deception in his rise of power, but is always swift to take violent action to advance ...

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The Pianist

The Pianist is a movie based on the life of Wladyslaw Szpilman. In the beginning of the Pianist, we see young Wladyslaw playing his piano, on a radio station, when suddenly, the sound of bombs dominate the scene. The bombings get closer, but young Wladyslaw continues to play, despite the warning ...

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The Spanish-American War

During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay, the American secretary of state, later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune ...

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Creon

In Sophocles' play Antigone, one of the main themes is obedience. To the ancient Greeks, obeying the laws of the gods was very important. They believed that if one did not obey the laws; they would bring a curse upon their family. Zeus is the king of gods, therefore he is almighty. This picture ...

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How the New Netherlands Became New York

In chapters two and three of “The Brief American Pageant” by Kenney Cohen Piehl, we learn about the cultural clash in the Chesapeake and also how the Netherlands becomes part of New York. The clash was between the Indians and the English it was a very brutal war. The Netherlands becomes part of ...

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The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project In 2000, the United States projects to the world that we are a nation of tolerance and acceptance. Less than ten years ago, our nation was attacked by Muslim extremists bend on striking fear into our society and yet we now teach our children about Ramadan and other ...

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Art: More Than Meets The Eye

Art: More Than Meets The Eye When people look at a painting they know they are looking at an art piece. Others admire beautiful sculptures in museums and street plazas, and they are certain it is art, whether they like or not. But is it really just paintings and sculptures? When they see a ...

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A Clockwork Orange vs Classical Conditioning

In the film, “A Clockwork Orange” is a 1971 statistical science fiction film made in England. This film was produced, directed, and written by Stanley Kubrick. “A Clockwork Orange” is about a young boy Alex and his group of friends who enjoy causing harm and pain to others. He one night gets ...

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Martin Luther King and Jesse Jackson

It is early months of 1963 in the southern city of Birmingham Alabama. A city that lies in civil unrest and bitterly divided. A city to which African Americans march, hold protests and sit-ins in an effort to gain equal rights. They are met with brutal opposition in the form of police officers, ...

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Night by Elie Wiesel

Before the Nazis altered his life and faith forever, the author of Night, Elie Wiesel, was an ordinary boy who loved God. The Nazis used indescribable ways to kill the Jews, but he used some symbols, so that he could describe the unimaginable evils. Among those various symbols, there is one main ...

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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

In the autumn of 2001, just before terrorists attacked the United States on September 11th, a ten-part television mini-series, entitled Band of Brothers, began on the Home Box Office (HBO) cable network. That mini-series told with exquisite eloquence the story of one of the most famous U.S. Army ...

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Killer Angels

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most important battles in the Civil War. By the middle of 1863 the South was in hopeless straits lacking needed food and supplies. Not to mention a large northward drive was turned back at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in ...

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Heroism: For Gain or For Good?

Heroism: For Gain or For Good? Many times, people become heroes not only to do good things in the world, but for personal gain and prosperity, and to make a name for them. People throughout time, from the very beginning, have sought after fame and glory, and have done whatever necessary to ...

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Narrative Of The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

RICHARD F. PETERSON The key to the criticism of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man has been the personality of Stephen Dedalus and Joyce's own attitude or from that personality. 1 While the title clearly claims a special genius for Stephen--that of the artist--and modifies that genius by ...

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Killer Angels

Is it war that brings out the worst in men, or is it the worst of men that brings on war? It is unfortunate the outcome of war, but the incentive and the spark that lights that fire may be for the better. Rights for all men, regardless of race was the subject of this war fought from 1861-1865. ...

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Slave Resistence

When Europeans took thousands of Africans from their native land against their will, one can only expect resistance. Through the struggle, enslaved Africans formed slave rhymes, stories, and planned revolts to fight against the tyranny of the slave owners. Enslaved Africans also used forms of ...

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