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    I kill him?” Lex asked. “Because, that’s what you do.” he sighs, then turns to me. “I do apologize miss Ellie, but if it’s any consolation you passed too. Oh, and by the way I’m Theodore, but please, call me Vice. Now, it’s finally time to meet the man in charge.” Lex stood to his feet awkwardly, “No, now you let us go.” Theodore rolls his eyes and sighs softly, “No, no, you don’t get to go, not yet. Boys!” the two men standing behind him walk up and grab Lex, who shoves away from them, but is…

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    In, “Thank You M’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones manifests contradictory traits, however, she has shown herself to be much more than a mediocre woman throughout the story as she encounters a young man, Roger. In the beginning of the short story, Mrs. Jones comes in contact with a young man named Roger who attempts to steal her purse. She then shows that she is not going to take any mess from a kid by beating him. “The large woman simply turned around and kicked him right square in his…

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    Throughout childhood one may encounter society’s invisible hand pushing one’s characteristics into certain gender blueprints as well as how one should act according to their respected sex. John Steinbeck once wrote, “Names are a great mystery. I've never known whether the name is molded by the child or the child changed to fit the name. But you can be sure of this- whenever a human has a nickname it is a proof that the name given him was wrong.” The name one is given can be compared to ones…

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    As the footsteps got closer and closer William Quirke scanned the room. He took in the scared faces and tense bodies as he tried to think of something to say, something to say that would not only convert the men standing before him but give them hope. Give them hope that one day Ireland would be free and the people of this great country would remember their names for centuries. Finally, William took a deep breath and cleared his voice. One last time he looks at the scared faces surrounding him.…

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    Growing up John and his family lived in Louisiana a small town just right outside New Orleans. His family had always said he was a very optimistic young man doing any sort of job he could do until he could actually get a real job. John knew exactly what he wanted to do when he was older. He wanted to be a doctor so right out of High School he went straight into NYU in New York the next year. He finished college and was looking for a doctor job now that he was legal to be a doctor. He was offered…

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    Do you think that girls should be on a sports team? First, I think everyone has equal rights in this world such as a girl has the same rights as a boy. I think that boys don't want to have girls on there sports team because they think there not as good and say it's to risky that they might get hurt. Everyone in this world has equal rights to play on a sports team but when it comes to a girl wanting to play on a boys sports team they don't want them on. Girls have every right as a boy dose, but…

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    or “be a man”. According to Arsene Hodali, “boys are commonly shown less compassion than girls from an early age (among other things, boys are picked up after and slower than girls when they cry). But most men think it is okay to be sexist towards girls. According to Elizabeth Day, “Whatever the reason, when her male employer called her a ‘cheeky b!#ch’ in the middle of a salary negotiation, Jennifer did not find it particularly funny”. Elizabeth also said, “When Jennifer objected, the man…

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    Walter Lee Younger: an ambitious, hard working, family-man. Crazed for success in a world where success for a black man is nearly impossible. That, however, doesn’t stop Walter. He has to be brave, strong, and caring in a world that doesn't care for him. How many times can you stand back up after constantly being knocked down? In A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry portrays Walter as a man who thinks he has failed. Walter does everything in his power to try to make something of himself, even…

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    A characters personality involves with mainly their body language and attitudes, which creates the conflicts of prejudiced overtime. According to the play “Twelve Angry Men” all jurors encounters a huge factor of prejudice throughout the storyline. In addition, The 3rd Juror reveals many hidden prejudices by becoming very intolerant and stubborn by the other juror’s opinion. In the play, Juror #3 appeared as a businessman who seemed to be an antagonist who suppose that all evidence that are…

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    Stereotypes In Trifles

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    In the play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, she uses the literal definition of the word ‘trifle’ and develops the word into a concept of revealing the bigger picture through the women characters in the story. The definition of the word trifle has several different interpretations. As a noun the dictionary says that it can be “a thing of little value or importance” or as a verb in third person says “treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect” (Webster 1966). Both of these book…

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