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Native Son

“Do you believe in fate Neo,” Morpheus asks. “No,” Neo responds. “Why not?” “Because I don’t like the idea that I’m not in control of my life,” Neo explains. In this scene (from the blockbuster smash hit The Matrix) a parallel can be drawn between Neo and Bigger Thomas (the protagonist in ...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

who was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston was known as, "the leading member of the group of New England idealists known as the transcendentalists." [Benet- 17] His father, editor of the "Monthly Anthology" - a review of literature, and pastor at the Unitarian Church in Boston, died in 1811, when ...

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Free Will Vs. Fate In The Open

The Open Boat, by Steven Crane, demonstrates fate vs. free will. In this story the characters are subject to contemplating how their fate is being determined, however free will cannot be dismissed as a contributor to their situation. The fine line between fate and free will, if it exists, is ...

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Antigone 7

Would you ever dare to disobey the law and risk your life for it just so you could do what you thought was right? In the play Antigone, the main character Antigone, had her actions rewarded by death. She had disobeyed the law made by Creon (the king) and therefore had to be punished. It seems ...

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A Woman To Emulate: Hester Prynne

When considering the three books, the Scarlet Letter, the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, and the Piano Lesson, I felt myself easily drawn to the protagonist Hester Prynne. Her independence, loyalty and ability to surpass harsh events is inspiring in every way. Hawthorne, the author of Scarlet ...

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My Tax Form Proposal (Aspiring Politician)

Alfateen Jones PLS – 104 Professor: Triano 12.01.13 Paper &Presentation Sales Tax Reform Proposal As working citizens in America, the most annoying thing we all can relate to is the amount of taxes being withheld in our personal checks. Sales Tax reform proposal can adjust the ...

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Literacy Narrative

Kat Camp Trayal ENGL 1010 055 18 September 2014 Love or Hate Relationship My start with literacy begin a little differently than a lot of the stories we read about for our discussions, but it gave me material to compare my experiences too. For example, just like Malcolm X I did not start ...

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Bad Luck In Love!

She moved into the house across the street when I was fifteen. She was fourteen. I was dumb struck. I had never seen a girl like Lilly before, and probably never will again. I had to have her. I fell in love from the first moment I saw her. My father returned from work at his usual time of 5:30 in ...

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott

changed the way people lived and reacted to each other. The American civil rights movement began a long time ago, as early as the seventeenth century, with blacks and whites all protesting slavery together. The peak of the civil rights movement came in the 1950's starting with the successful ...

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Analysis Of Chris Marker's "La Jetee", And Roland Barthes's "Camera Lucida"

When I began to look at the relationship between Chris Marker's film, La Jetee, and Roland Barthes's book, Camera Lucida, I was thinking only about their most obvious link: photography. The more I looked, though, the more Marker and Barthes seemed to have in common. It was almost uncanny. Some ...

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Todays Hip Hop

What is hip hop and is it influnceing listeners to condone violence and drugs. First off to set the record straight, this is the truth nothing outside of this is true and if you agree great if you dont agree thats your bad. But I am tired of people saying "I listen to hip hop", stupid you cant ...

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Grapes Of Wrath In Times Of De

“The Grapes of Wrath: In Times of Despair” If one was to examine the three characters, Tom, Ma, and Pa Joad from John Steinback’s The Grapes of Wrath. How would we figure out what astrological signs they were born under, as taken from their actions and attitudes in the novel? ...

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A Raisin In The Sun: The Propagation Of Pride And Dignity

"A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Vivian Hansberry conveys the timeless struggle for the furtherance of family values and morals with utmost clarity. The play follows the life of a small black family's difficult struggle to keep their dreams of from tenants to owners alive and see them through to ...

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John Cheever’s Portrayals Of Suburban Life

Whether incarcerated by the dingy prison walls of Falconer or sailing freely on the Topaz, John Cheever always seems to capture the essence of New England suburban life in a straightforward way. Experience is an exquisite tool to use when writing novels and Cheever utilizes it to the best of his ...

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Euthanasia: The Right To Die

Euthanasia is a very controversial topic. People argue as to whether or not a person who is terminally ill, or handicap, should have the right or not to ask their doctor, or relatives to die by euthanasia. People say that dying by euthanasia is to die with dignity, instead of living an ...

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J.P. Morgan

John Pierpont Morgan is considered one of the founding fathers of the modern United States economy. He was an industrial genius that is accredited with the founding of many companies including General Electric and AT&T. However, Pierpont is looked upon as a saint and demon the same. He received a ...

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Euthanasia: The Right To Die

Euthanasia is a very controversial topic. People argue as to whether or not a person who is terminally ill, or handicap, should have the right or not to ask their doctor, or relatives to die by euthanasia. People say that dying by euthanasia is to die with dignity, instead of living ...

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An Analysis Of Buried Child

It’s amazing what a secret can do to a person. Keeping secrets among friends can be fun, or helpful when you need to confide in someone you trust. Other secrets can do more harm than good. They can fester inside you and cause endless pain. In “Buried Child,” this is the case. The ...

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John Paul Jones

The Bonhomme Richard vs. The HMS Serapis John Paul was born in the small fishing village of Arbigland, Scotland on July 6, 1747. To his parents John Paul and Jean MacDuff he was the fourth child. They had seven children but unfortunately all but two died in infancy. The family was originally ...

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J.P. Morgan

John Pierpont Morgan is considered one of the founding fathers of the modern United States economy. He was an industrial genius that is accredited with the founding of many companies including General Electric and AT&T. However, Pierpont is looked upon as a saint and demon the same. He ...

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