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    There are several underlying themes throughout The Chrysanthemums, but the ultimate theme is gender inequality and the oppression of women in society. This short story by John Steinbeck is about a thirty-five-year-old woman named Elisa who has an intense love for gardening. Although she is a great and extremely capable gardener, she is forced by her husband to apply her skills only on the tasks that are dictated to her role as a woman in society. As a result of this, she is forbidden from…

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    He is the right hand of the father and that He will be at judgment day, but it wasn’t until I read the Gospel of Mark that I found a true understanding of who Jesus is. The Gospel of Mark begins with John the Baptist’s claim of what I believe to be the first attribute of who Jesus truly is. John says that Jesus, who will baptize people with the Holy Spirit, has…

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    Fearing the Leap James Joyce’s “Eveline” is a short story depicting a young woman with a chance for new life and a glimmering future. The story is dark and dreary as it unfolds itself, drifting between memories and current time spinning around the mind of young Eveline, who longs for a world that she will not let herself be a part of. In “Eveline,” by James Joyce, though the character of Eveline wishes to escape the life she’s living, she is bound tightly by her abusive relationship with…

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    From the novel the Pilgrim’s Process, written by John Bunyan, I have chosen two episodes, one that is more suitable for children, and the other more appropriate for adults. The episode of Christian fighting Apollyon is better fitted for a children’s version of Pilgrim’s Progress. Christian and Hopeful crossing the River is more fitting for an adult version of the text. The event of Christian and Apollyon fighting is better suited for a child’s rendition of the Pilgrim’s Progress. Although the…

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    Holmes Breaking the Law?! In the story “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton” (1904) by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, the author shows us that Sherlock Holmes breaks the law for the sake of helping and protecting the upper class people, leaving the lower class people behind and using them to get threw the case he’s dealing with. We can all agree that he’s wrong but at the same time its smart of the way he does it. Holmes breaks the law by tricking Milvertons’ maid in order to get information…

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    Decisions. In the story Of Mice and Men, George one of the main protagonist, makes a daring decision to kill his best friend for the best of things. George and Lennie have faced many outcomes that lead to problems in their relationship, and George must take the initiative to make what 's best for the both of them. George makes the best decision to kill Lennie. George cares too much for Lennie to have him suffer anymore, so George won 't have to protect Lennie, and won’t have to disappoint anyone…

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    Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy were both candidates and presidents at incredibly pivotal time periods in history. As such they faced a wide range of rhetorical obstacles during their candidacy and time as presidents. A rhetorical obstacle is some outside force that can limit a rhetors’ main purpose or goal. A shared obstacle faced by both candidates was that of identity. Identity becomes an obstacle when a rhetors’ audience does not share “common goals/background, beliefs, values, etc.” (1)…

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    In "A&P" by John Updike, he uses imagery, setting, and symbolism to address the consequences of Sammy 's choices. Updike bases his short story A&P in a small town located in New England. The focus is a 19 year boy named Sammy and his coming of age, he goes from innocent and ignorance to mature and wise in just a few minutes. In the beginning of the story Sammy focuses on the physical appearance of the three girls that comes in A&P but by the end of the story he has matured and not only looks at…

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    though probably based majorly on his lower half rather than his actual brain, to quit his job due to a strong belief that his supervisor treated a customer unfairly. Sammy was lucky being young means most likely he is without a lot of bills. The Author, John Updike, so easily conveys the setting and era in which this story was written. Sammy’s decision to take a stance against his manager was so much more meaningful due to when, and where this story took place. Most people at a certain place in…

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    Montesquieu And Despotism

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    Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu (1689-1775) Montesquieu disagreed with both Hobbes and Locke because Hobbes and Locke both describe a “presocial” nature and this to Montesquieu was futile (p.15), and in order to understand society we must understand it through observation. Montesquieu discussed three types of government; Republic, Monarchy and Despotism (p.15). “In a Republic, individuals are citizens and are therefore equal. In a Monarchy, the principle of honour produces hierarchies of…

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