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    Alexander Hamilton was an immigrant from the Caribbean, “a top aide to General George Washington” during the Revolutionary War, and the first ever “Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington.” When he took his position as the Secretary of Treasury, he “inherited a bankrupt nation” with a tremendous war debt and a “shortage of sound currency and bank credit stifled commercial growth.” Hamilton saw the necessity of a solution if the newly formed nation was to prosper. Having…

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    In the bill of rights, James Madison uses diction, syntax, and repetition to signify the libertization of every citizen in America by granting each individual, specific rights of their own. I. historical background The bill of rights was created approximately five years after the American revolution, which was the one and only revolution that granted the united states their freedom from Great Britain, in fact, it was such a long and concurring war, most were distraught with the length of the…

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    “So there I sat- Erik Fishers younger brother, Eclipse Boy, visually impaired, and totally incapable of following in his brother’s footsteps” (Bloor 79). Most of Paul’s life was based off of the decisions Erik, his brother makes. Eriks choices impacted Paul by physical abuse, causing him to have low self confidence, and wrecking Paul’s friendships. A choice made by Erik affects Paul by injuring him physically and emotionally.” I remembered Eriks fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent…

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    Victor grave robs, steals, and cheats in order obtain the materials necessary to make the experiment. These materials are human body parts. This is the first inclination the reader gets that Victor is no longer the man he was once thought to be. Throughout the whole processes Victor excludes himself from the world. Being in solitude changes the ethics of some people. They forget what human contact is like, what it means to care for someone of something. Most importantly, being lonely and in…

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    Empathy In Frankenstein

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    Even though his family has been killed by the creature, Dr. Frankenstein only takes action against it after his last family member has been killed by it. He does so because he cannot rely on his family for emotional support, which shows that he is narcissistic, and cares more about himself than the welfare of other people. When the creature kills Dr. Frankenstein’s brother, his best friend Henry and his wife, Elizabeth, he is not motivated to take revenge because he has his father to rely on…

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    Theme Of The Veldt

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    Everybody has an addiction to something, possibly to drugs, sports, work, or even technology. In today’s world, a lot of people are addicted to technology spending hours on social media every day and their lives are consumed by it. In the short story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, two young siblings are addicted to a room that projects whatever they think of onto the walls and in the story “The Fallout” by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, a father is obsessed with using technology to create reverse aging.…

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    When one is confronted with a reality they cannot accept the natural reaction is to run away from it until there is nowhere to run .The dystopian works of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and V for Vendetta by James McTeigue both use violence, brute force, psychological and physical torture to reveal that individuals will run away from reality until they are forced to confront it and this in turn causes them to grow as an individual. In the novel The Road the boy is confronted with the reality that…

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    The classic gothic, horror novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was the inspiration behind the film “The Bride of Frankenstein”, which narrated a story of the “monster’s” life after the original book. In the film, Frankenstein’s monster finds himself misunderstood and lonely, causing him to force Dr. Frankenstein to create him a man-made human bride. In most horror stories and movies, the main character is most likely a monster, however, in the film “The Bride of Frankenstein”, to me, the…

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    attention. They bring in big star athletes or faces people know from the sports world. But does “Come out of Nowhere” bring outsiders in and make them feel a part of the Nike family? “Come out of Nowhere” is a Nike commercial starring NBA legend LeBron James. In the video He is voicing over many different clips of kids playing basketball. The words he uses and the music that is playing is inspiring to the viewer and makes them want to do more and do it better. I feel that this commercial is not…

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    Evaluation Setting Further, we can see the narrative of the story is fantastic. The Fellowship of the Ring is indeed a literary fictional treasure. The conflict of the story is creatures vrs. creatures. Each character of the story is essential for the making of the movie, both primary and secondary, even the antagonist. At the beginning of the story there is a beautiful calmed places called the Shire. This is the home of the hobbits. A place with beautiful-cozy houses with round doors. The…

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