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    In fact according to "chimps facts" say "Humans share approximately 98 % of our DNA with chimpanzees". This article also say that "Chimpanzees make and use tools". The first researcher to discover that chimpanzees make and use tools were Jane Goodall. For example, Chimpanzees take leaves and strip the leaves off the stem. Then they use the stem to " fish" for termites. In addition why chimpanzees are intelligent. According to "chimps have better short- term memory than humans"…

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    Idealism In Othello

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    In William Shakespeare's play Othello, there is love, betrayal, power, and pride that bring this tragedy together. In the end, there are not as many deaths as Romeo and Juliet but it is definitely just as heartbreaking. Desdemona and Emilia are the two main female characters in Othello. While the two women share many similar traits, being heavily devoted to their husbands, there is a contrast in the women in how they view the world. Desdemona is innocent and her idea of idealism is quite…

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    It’s official... the First Lady has gone nuts! It was the beginning of a very long depressing end for Mary Todd Lincoln. No one knew just how hard it was for Mary after the death of her husband, until her own son placed her in an insane asylum. But how did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln really affect Mary? Mary Todd Lincoln was born December 13, 1818 into a distinguished family in Lexington, Kentucky to parents Robert Smith Todd and Elizabeth Parker. Her grandfather was one of the…

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    The true values of man are revealed when one faces the prospect of losing something precious in order to keep what truly matters, as people’s sacrifices reveal their true beliefs. In The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton demonstrates that people make such sacrifices for what they really value, when Newland Archer ends his affair with the Countess Olenska, whom he loves, to live socially accepted with his wife, May Welland. Archer gives up the relationship that he longs for, displaying that his…

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    When a couple gets married, believing you will love each other and live happily ever after. This is not always the case. Some marriages end up in a divorce for many reasons. There is one reason that is stated in Stone soup. She said, “I imagine it must be a painful reckoning in adolescence (or later on) to realize one’s own true love will never look like the soft-focus fragrance ads because Prince Charming (surprise!) is a princess.” This woman really portrays a picture of a man not loving…

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    Jane Austen and Societal Exposure in Northanger Abbey Biographical Summary Jane Austen, a classic literary author, was born on December 16, 1775 in Hampshire, England. Her parents are Cassandra Leigh Austen and Reverend George Austen, who raised eight children: James, George, Edward, Henry, Jane, Cassandra, Francis, and Charles. Austen was introduced to her love of writing through the plays she and her family wrote and performed for each other. For most of their life Austen and her sister…

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    Many different authors have used pen names in a number of ways in order to thrive in their careers and lives. Pen names are fake names that allow authors to obtain freedom while writing. Pen names are used by authors in the writing business to lead to their overall success. To begin with, pen names have helped multiple authors gain opportunities. Pen names give authors a chance to do what they were unable to do using their factual names. Charlotte Bronte used the name Currer Bell, a male pen…

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    I.Introduction A.Society of early 1800’s incredibly rigid and defined B.Elizabeth and Darcy don’t adhere to typical behavior 1.Elizabeth is individualistic and opinionated 2.Darcy transcends class barriers C.While both Elizabeth and Darcy stray from the social norm, through their love story and subsequent marriage, Austen shows that individualism should be rewarded. II.Elizabeth’s Individuality A.Outspoken and willful nature set her apart 1.“[She] represents…

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    Elizabeth Bennet is a strong-willed young woman utilized throughout the novel to portray Austen’s satirical perspective of society to the reader. Through Elizabeth’s eyes and chastising attitude, the reader sees the characters as Austen creates them to be perceived. For example, Elizabeth treats William Collins as a dumbfounded, awkward, coward to satirize the control the wealthy, in this case the Bennet family, established over weak religious leaders who insisted in their false hopes becoming a…

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    Jane Eyre Gender

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    essay is to examine Victorian gender roles within Charlotte Bronte’s Gothic novel Jane Eyre. For most readers, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is much more than an iconic Gothic novel set within the Victorian Era. To me, it’s a story about a woman’s struggle to defy the social class and live life her way without a male dominate society telling her what she can and cannot do. On top of that, readers began to view Jane as a somewhat unexpected heroine of Bronte’s novel, that while facing…

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