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    In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend Samuel Parris runs the church. Parris, supposedly, a puritan doesn’t fit the characteristics of one at all. A traditional Puritan is someone who craves a simple form of religion, shows self reliant, selflessness, and is respected by one’s neighbors. A traditional puritan knows God created a plan for everyone and shows patience in receiving a valuable fortune. Parris expresses un-puritan ways in the aspects of his religion, greed, reputation,…

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    Wong setting the story background in the sixties, uses close form to implicitly reveal that even though Hong Kong people’s living conditions were preserve the characteristics of Shanghai people; however, living in the complex historical movement, Su as a representation of younger generation are struggling to close to Hong Kong’s independent culture. In “Love in Ruins: Spectral Bodies in Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love,” Olivia Khoo writes, “Although Hong Kong’s status as a Special…

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    Holden Caulfield Lie

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    be kicked out. Lying is a characteristic of Caulfield that he cannot seem to get rid of, which implies that his thoughts, words, and actions may be lies themselves. When being asked about his life, Caulfield may give one the truth or may give them a lie in order to satisfy himself who deems to be realistic and not a phony. J. D. Salinger’s purpose…

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    A well rounded scholar should be able to decipher text effectively by considering literary movements, textual evidence, and narrator perception. Shirley Jackson, the author of “The Possibility of Evil”, recognizes the importance of these skills and challenges the reader to connect the literary movement of Southern Gothicism to the text. The “pleasantly” ominous setting, and the benevolently wicked persona of the protagonist, Miss Adela Strangeworth, helps to convey the purpose of the story to…

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    Essay On Materialism

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    For example, if we notice any of these characteristics starting to manifest in our lives then we must act immediately. It is necessary to revert back to our original framework to be disciples of Christ. In this, even though we are not perfect, we can try to be more consumed by Jesus. We need to foster…

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    with not much of anything in it. Saying that the town’s so small and uneventful that not even the roads are named or paved. Holcomb is an empty and lonely town where nothing happens. It has run down houses and boarded up shops. To create more characteristics about Holcomb, Kansas Capote uses anaphora to show how empty and seemingly unimportant the town is. He writes, “ Like waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe, drama in…

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    and how it relates to life and how he perceives it. Atticus comprehends that it's his duty and responsibility to teach them all he knows about tolerance and innocence, which is commonly apparent throughout the novel. This shows the signs of being a good and thoughtful parenting. As a proud father, Atticus affects Jem and Scout with an embracing hug whenever they need reassurance or comfort and has the available time to spend valuable time with them by reading her various books for educational…

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    isn’t such a terrible thing. The main character in the book Will Grayson, Will Grayson, happens to be Will. This Will is only heard of in the odd chapters of the book. Will has many characteristics, including being annoyed often, careless, disrespectful, and mysterious. I’m convinced Will’s main characteristic that describes him would be being mysterious. The first reason I am convinced he is mysterious is that he says “...everyone either turns around and either laughs or groans at Tiny,…

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    Rip Van Winkle, by Washington Irving, has many characteristics in it. They main characteristics in it is the setting, characters, and events. All of these characteristica impacted either the story or the readers experience of the story. The setting of Rip Van Winkle is in the Revolutionary America time period, given by the portraits in the Inn. It was in New York and took place in the Kaatskill (now Catskill) Mountains. The Kaatskill Mountains are a branch of the great Appalachian family, that…

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    Aztec Influence

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    The Aztecs were not the first people to settle in the area of Mexico and, therefore, it is no wonder that their society and art was influenced by the groups of people before them. There was great number of civilizations that have influenced the Aztec region like the Olmecs, Toltecs, Mayans and Zapotecs. The Aztecs have been the rulling civilization of most Mesoamerica in the 15th and 16th centuries CE with their center in the capital of Tenochtitlan. The art of the Aztecs spead thanks to their…

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