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    As the speaker follows behind the wagon—painfully aware of his friend’s suffering—the reader begins to truly see the human toll of war, and the speaker continues to decry Horace’s words. The speaker employs graphic imagery to describe a young man, the victim of a mustard gas attack, after he is throw into a wagon when the group of soldiers in marching. The dying or dead soldier is grotesque to behold, and it is not enough to wake the speaker from his nightmare of war. The speaker describes the…

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    Chekhov’s most famous plays were written at a time when the stage director was becoming a significant factor in the modern theatre. It is the entire recognition of the main themes of Chekhov’s plays that demonstrates why directors are so prone to immerse in wild fantasies. Throughout his life, Anton Chekhov was extremely critical of many features of the theatre of his day. His negative behavior towards directors and actors who displayed his plays in a manner that dissatisfied him led Chekhov…

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    Light Exists To be told that you are worthless by your own mind is the darkest form of torture. Even so, many people, including myself, have either fought off or are hearing such voices inside our heads daily. Defeat of such tyranny is one of the greatest accomplishments humanity can achieve. Seizing upon hope and light wherever it exists is key to darkness’s destruction and is of the utmost importance. No longer should each person dwell on his or her shortcomings, but rather follow the light…

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    Debauchee Monologue

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    “Hello, what are you doing here? Don’t you knock?” I asked jokingly. “Don’t you dare speak to me you lying, cheating, irritating, agitating, maddening, infuriating debauchee. Don’t think that I don’t know what is going on! They told me! They told me everything! You make me sick!” “Who told you what?” He ignored me. “To think after the chance I took with you, you go and have a fling with that guy. The nerve! What a fool I must have been to love you and to think! Oh, to think that you loved me!…

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    Honesty Quotes In Othello

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    1. “It is not honesty in me to speak / What I have seen and known. You shall observe him, / And his own courses will denote him so / That I may save my speech.” (IV.i.265-268) Iago is instructing Lodovico to observe Othello’s strange behavior for himself, instead of detailing his own incriminating acts that provoked Othello. Iago’s manipulation is tactical, in the sense that he is avoiding responsibility for his actions whilst still pushing his plan forward. 2. “Demand me nothing. What you know…

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    Alfred Prufrock's Flaws

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    One of the driving force of Prufrock’s psychological breakdown is his insecurities. Prufrock has low self-esteem shown from his constant second guessing (“Do I dare?…Do I dare?”). His insecurities fuels him to be self-aware and fearful of what others think of him. This is shown in line 122 in the poem, “Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? / I shall wear white flannel trousers…” and also in line 40, “With a bald spot in the middle of my hair / [They will say: “How his hair is…

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    Orlosky Speech

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    MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--With Senior Day on the horizon, there is no doubt in the importance of the 21 seniors in the West Virginia University locker room. Tyler Orlosky is undoubtedly one of the Mountaineers' leaders and a crucial component to this season's success. The 6-foot-5, 296-pound center is probably the loudest, mouthiest guys on the team but he is also one of the most talented and has a keen sense of the game. "Smart, just really smart," WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen said the offensive…

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    Othello Tragic Hero Essay

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    Othello is a true tragic hero because his story strictly adheres to Aristtoles rules of being a tragic hero. Directly parallel to Aristotle’s definition which is the the tragic hero starting out as a great man, and then being defeated by their own mistake. My supporiting evidence to solidfy this claim is that Othello was a great man, created by his military prowess, and his tragic mistake of trusting lago and not his newlywed wife brings him to his own demise, but shortly before, he has a moment…

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    1) In the short story “Wine on the Desert” by Max Brand, the main character of this short story whose name is Durante. Durante expresses the trait of planning before he acts as the book states that Durant would have a twenty-four hour head start before the people find the dead body. This shows that he has most likely planned when he would murder the victim so he would have a maximum time to get escape. Durante also demonstrates the trait of arrogance as he enters Tony's house and drinks Tony's…

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    Othello Book Report Chris Palma Block 6 Essay 6: Effect of Setting In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Othello setting has an important effect on the story as a whole. Othello is a tragedy in which jealousy and hatred takes complete control over a young man, named Iago, who makes it his mission to ruin the life of a man named Othello for obtaining a more prestigious position in the military. “Iago: O sir, content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him.” This excerpt taken from the…

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