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    There are clearly static and dynamic characters in the play. A static character, in this vocabulary, is one that does not go through important change in the course of the story, remaining almost basically the same at the end as he or she was at the beginning. An dynamic character, is one that does go through an important change in the course of the story See John would not leave with Abigail shows that his love for his wife and faith in Godhas grown throughout the play. When the trials first…

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    aimlessly, unable to concentrate on anything but the mental image of the beloved…” (Sayre 350). Lancelot by Chretien de Troyes presents this quote clearly as Lancelot, a knight, goes through countless obstacles to save Queen Guinevere, who is King Arthur of Britain’s wife. He’s chooses love over reason to ensure that he is the one to saves her from Sir Meleagant no matter how harmful or tempting those obstacles become. This story of courtly love shows the reader that love always prevails, even…

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    In current business world, the magnitude of the corporate scandal is huge. In the past 15 years, many directors have breached their fiduciary and legal duty that caused many people loses their money. For instance, the amount of money that lost by the shareholders and stakeholders in Enron Scandal, Lehman Brother Scandal, WorldCom Scandal, Tyco Scandal, Satyam Scandal, and Bernie Madoff Scandal are more than $200 billion. The company can sue the company's director if they breach fiduciary and…

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    Putting it frankly, Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible because he had a story to tell. Being a political advocate for racial inequalities and an active supporter of labor and unions, he was often the prime target of Senator Joseph McCarthy, a man on a mission to rid the country of potential communists. Miller himself was later called to the House Committee of Un-American activities to defend himself, but refused to condemn any of his friends. This single experience, a rather blind accusation…

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    In the Prologue to Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses satire to poke fun at the feudal system of the medieval society. Chaucer uses satire as he describes each character in exaggerated, superlative terms in order to make each character appear as the perfect ideal, while simultaneously incorporating overlooked flaws. The narrator begins by describing the Knight, “a most distinguished man” (4), who is the highest ranked character in the feudal system and who is generous, honorable, and wise. Chaucer…

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    For my person to be researching, I am covering Bernard Ebbers. Ebbers committed fraud, and he tried to merge his company with Sprint. This action was brought to the attention of the Department of Justice. Who immediately dashed this possibility. Ebbers company had an investigation with the SEC. Which led to the bankruptcy and to his eviction. Bernard owed $400 million in margin calls. And he convinced the board to lend him that money, so that he wouldn’t have to give up important blocks of the…

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    Teenage boys are the hardest audience to convince that reading fiction books is worthwhile. While girls will be happy with almost any topic, boys are much harder to please. Hit Count by Chris Lynch is the perfect novel to scratch that itch. It should be on the shelf of every high school library. This book revolves around a family with two teenage boys, a mother, and father. Both sons are obsessed with football. The older son Lloyd Brodie, although tough, never advances beyond the Jayvee level…

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    The book “Chains” was a very interesting story with a lot of dialogue in it. Chains was written in 3rd person limited. The narrator was following Isabel and her significant story. SOme of the advantages of third person limited was you could now what Isabel was thinking throughout the story and what she was planning to do next. The disadvantages in the book was the reader did not know how Curzon was doing when he was in prison. Or what Madam was planning next to do for Isabel or what she was…

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    In the book Death of a Salesmen it follows a father and husband, Willy Loman, on the last days of his life. He is a traveling salesmen who has recently been layed off, and who is realising that he has not succeeded in the American Dream. His kids, Biff and Happy constantly argue with him, and both struggle money wise. It s believed that he wasted his life on his career because he, started having mental issues due to the stress of his job, was constantly complaining about the work and his boss…

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    even care for him, new stockings, all the while Linda, who does nothing but shower him with her utmost affection, is stuck mending her old ones. Through this factor and all the supplementary aspects of Willy's affair Miller proves to the audience that Loman is unaware of the difference between love and well-likeness. It is not so much so the definition that Loman is not able to distinct, in this case, but rather in contrast in intrinsic value. The play's protagonist understands that the two…

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