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    events from their own lives to make stories to teach about the world. John Ernst Steinbeck is one of many examples of this. Steinbeck is an American novelist who used his own life experiences to inspire, and create his works. Steinbeck through these works has taught about human nature, the natural world, and shone light on social issues. Three of his works exemplify these: “Of Mice and Men”, “East of Eden”, and “Grapes of Wrath”. John Steinbeck was born in 1902 in Salinas, California. He was the…

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    the list of trials and began a few months later because of the heinous accusation brought about and also because the courts were have a slow season in the middle of a possible revolution. As the trial started Jefferson teamed up with his good friend John Adams to be is defender because Jefferson knew that Adams has intelligent, had a way with words, and had worked as a defendant before and the justice system did not have the best public defenders. Jefferson also knew that it would be in his…

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    Although, novels tell stories that are not true, they can teach valuable lessons in life. In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there is insight into how the characters struggle to find their way while holding on to their personal dreams. Similiarly, in the article, “A Duty to Family, Heritage, and Country” by Ying Ying Yu, the author informs the reader of how Chinese students are held to very high standards, and there is only one dream, and that is to be successful in the eyes of…

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    The Civil War: Slavery The Civil War started in Sumter, South Carolina in 1861 and it ended in 1865. This is one the most remembered wars in history along with the famous world wars. Not only did Confederacy and ratification play a huge part in the war but the main thing is slavery. Not many people took the time to elaborate on how exactly the slaves felt during this time. How the were treated. How they were mistreated and how they coped until they were able to be set free. Slavery is a huge…

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    personhood through the parental metaphor. Lee suggests that this much father/child language is used in John as an inversion of distorted forms of masculinity and patriarchy common at the time of Jesus because the divine Father in John has power “from giving away, not keeping, and because the Father/Son relationship models the intimately necessary for full human personhood. Father language for God in John, as in all other parts of the New Testament is not primarily about revealing God’s gender…

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    thinkers. The ideas of the Enlightenment shaped vital facets of America’s groundwork, such as capitalism, the American Revolution, and the Bill Of Rights. America began as an experiment governed by these ideals, and took shape into what it is today. John Locke,…

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    Ode to a Nightingale. This poem was one of many that Keats wrote that expresses a tone of longing for an ending and for something more than the world possess. John Keats creates a tone of suffering in the Ode to a Nightingale by confronting the nightingale with a longing for the happiness that the creature expresses; this is how the tone of John Keats influences the theme. The Ode to a Nightingale was written partly as a Shakespearean quatrain, a Petrarchan sestet, and a repeating ten-line…

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    the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding. This quote exemplifies Thomas Hobbes idea on the state of nature and how there can be no structure and stability without a governing force. Another philosopher that challenges Hobbes’ ideas is John Locke, who believes humans would be capable of keeping stability and structure without the social contract to the government. I will prove how Hobbes’ idea is significantly better than Locke’s theory by talking about equality, liberty, rights…

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    The Crucible Critical Analysis In every human, there exists an impulse to harm or help. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible takes place in a community that believes a person and their reputation are more important than living honestly and helping others. Many acts of selfishness, which occur in the town of Salem, bring about immense consequences. The themes of dishonesty and deceit are important aspects in The Crucible because they reveal the drastic character developments of the protagonist and…

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    and poverty ravaged American Society in which writers started to think of themselves as activists as many of them contained economic crises and social injustices of their time in their political fiction. During this time of political differences, John Steinbeck arose to become “the voice of American conscience,” in which he focused on “the enduring human capacity for survival” (Verde 112). Throughout all of his contemporary literary works, Steinbeck piled “detail upon detail until a picture and…

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