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    when the Morrison’s moved to Washington, D.C. for about six months, then to Albuquerque, New Mexico when Jim was four years old. It was here in Albuquerque, driving in the desert with his family at the age of 4, that Jim experienced one of the most tragic moments of his life, one he would later call “the most important moment of my…

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    Harry Potter Hero

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    I believe that Harry Potter fulfills 9 out of 10 elements of the hero as presented by Otto Rank. Harry Potter's biological parents are James and Lily Potter so we can omit the assumption that his mother was a virgin with supernatural conception. In the last Harry Potter series, he was successful on defeating Lord Voldermort at the expense of his two father-figures, Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape. A father or a father figure has big influence on his son. Lord Voldermort in a way can be…

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    Analyzing Death of a Salesman Since its debut in 1949, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman has captivated audiences. Miller’s ability to craft the story of Willy Lowman in the midst of his downfall, yet endear him to the audience is why Death of a Salesman is considered to be one of the greatest American plays. Of all the internal and external conflicts experienced by Willy the most notable and arguably the most detrimental were his beliefs that popularity was the key to success, obtaining…

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    Having different feels on white men In contrary Logan was a very kind man. “Logan is a friend of the white man”. Logan wanted to prohibit any kind of behavior. Logan friended white men because that was his heart. He never feared not one. Why? Because that was his heart, what he wanted to do. Took them into his home when they needed. Logan wanted to formulate peace, but his peace and trust were broken. The white men murdered his wife and had no mercy for the children. As said in the following…

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    In the novel “The Scarlet Letter” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, he explained many things. But one thing he didn’t cover had remained whether or not the characters had received forgiveness in the end, because of this, it led to some very intense dilemmas. I'm here to tell you that they had gotten forgiveness and how they did. For instance one reason I think this prevails that Hester stood in the forest with Pearl and they subsisted in the shadows, but the moment Hester takes…

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    “Truth and mercy require the exertion-never suppression,of a man’s noble rights and powers.”-gerrit smith From a young age equality 7-2521 has been forced to give up his individuality for the belief That all men are equal.”We are one in all and all in one.”There are no men but only the great “WE” one indivisible and forever.”They’ve instilled this belief in him since he was a child. To disobey would mean death but as the book progresses he begins to question everything He has ever known…

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    Creation myths teach the beliefs of origin, values, and common knowledge of a group of people, however, they vary from tribe to tribe. In both the Iroquois myth, “The World on the Turtle’s Back”, and the Yoruba myth, “The Golden Chain”, men have good in their nature. The beliefs in the Iroquois myth teaches that all life has balance. The Yoruba myth teaches that men are more often good than bad. The Iroquois gods do not display guilt, while the Yoruba people express remorse and abstain from…

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    The Score: A Short Story

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    The Score I feel so ashamed, so, so damned ashamed. How can my body betray me? Pleasure in the midst of an assault? How is this shit even possible? Salty tears rolls down my face. I wrap my legs around his waist and dig my nails into his back holding on for dear life. My core tighten, contracts, threatens to snap his monstrous appendage. I see stars bright beautiful magnificent stars. I quake, brain turns to mush. I die a thousand little deaths.I experience what has to be the most earth…

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    Tolkien A common theme in the fantasy genre is the battle between good and evil, although Martin deliberately defied the conventions and assumptions of neo-Tolkienian Fantasy. Whereas The Lord of The Rings has succeeded in externalizing villains through ugliness, dark clothing, Martin felt that Tolkien's oversimplified the struggle between good and evil into stereotypical clichés. William Faulkner's 1950 Nobel Prize speech rather serves as a paradigm for Martin's writing; Faulkner said that…

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    Great Gatsby Great

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    Nate Turner July 5, 2016 H. English 10 I read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book is read through Nick Carraway’s eyes as he experiences his new life in New York. Throughout the book, Nick regularly attended house parties and meets a great deal of people. These factors made up the book, as it tells the story of Jay Gatsby. The author titled the book The Great Gatsby, but what made Jay Gatsby so great? Let's start with the characters of The Great Gatsby. I believe the most…

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