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    Being more sensitive when working with children William Carlos Williams is an author and poet that resides in the city of Rutherford and is based in the state of New Jersey. Williams publishes many pieces of poetry and short stories that expose and relate to everyday conditions. His poetry expresses about life and the lives of common people. William’s work is heavily influenced from the years between the 1920’s to 1930’s. One short story Williams writes about is “The Use of Force”. The story…

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    In the short story, “The Use of Force,” there is an ongoing conflict between the doctor and Mathilda the young girl with a sore throat. The doctor is called in by Mathilda’s parents to see if she has a potentially deadly disease known as diphtheria. The young girl Mathilda refuses to let the doctor take a throat culture and the doctor refuses to be manipulated by the young girl. “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish,” (Bradstreet). I feel…

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    I work my slaves from sun up to sun down to get my money’s worth. Same as being an avarice slave owner con men have the same values. Try being a non educated overseer who takes vengeance on one of his slaves. In the mornings he would wake up take a big swig of whiskey and wake up his slaves so they can start a twelve-hour day. In the book Stolen Into Slavery”, greed is shown through: Brown and Hamilton, Tibaut and Epps. Cruisin’ down the street looking for a black prey. “Brown and Hamilton…

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    The show Doctor Who is and has become an iconic part of British culture. It has been running for over fifty years (although there was not constant broadcast), and many people world-wide know much about it, even if they’ve never seen it or don’t actually like it. A lot of people can instantly recognize its villains and characters, even without faces. More than that, a lot of people can recognize the space machine that appears throughout every episode to-date. This show, albeit for entertainment,…

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    Another representation of power abuse is shown through the young master Tom slashing his whip at the feet of the horses startling them until George tells him not to and in response he whips George for telling him to stop (Beecher, 1852).The cruelty of human behavior when they have power is sickening. Mr. Haley and his son show the cruel aspect of people with power. They think they are superior to George and this lead up to the idea of them being able to do what they want to George. Although Mr.…

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    The Use Of Force Summary

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    The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams is a short story that shows how humans can justify using force, even when the use of it is immoral. The story about a doctor visiting a poor, helpless family, worried about their daughter who might have diphtheria, turns from noble to evil. The drives, actions, and words used in the story tell us the aspects of humans in certain situations, through point of view, diction, and imagery, the reader can see the personality of the doctor that keeps the…

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    from basic inequalities of necessities. Essentially, the workers notice that while the cats, along with the masters, lounge throughout the days, they are working exceedingly long hours with little to no respite. Moreover, the cats are passed morsels of food from the masters. Whereas, the workers live off of rotten scraps of food and struggle to eat enough nutrients to survive. Since the masters employ the journeymen and provide shelter some food, the workers cannot openly rebel against the…

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    In the Master and Margarita novel, Bulgakov describes how Margarita scrutinized the magical cream that smelled of swamp mud and carefully applied it on her body which suddenly reincarnated her into a young dark hair lady full of energy and freedom. She slipped down her window and flew at night to Woland’s residency with the words, “Invisible and free”. Azazello’s cream transformed thirty-year-old Margarita Nikolaevna into a witch to bring her on the Great Ball at Satan’s (Bulgakov, 228-59).…

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    similarities and differences. This essay will explain both stories, but in two different paragraphs, then it will contrast the two stories seeing what is different between The Tell Tale Heart and The Landlady. Let’s talk about the horror…

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    Ever adored that beautiful home the neighbor sleeps in or that astonishing mansion that is owned by some famous artist or actress. Or a college most students like to attend to because it’s such a big and incredible place to be. Well it takes one person to use all their imagination and all sorts of abilities to design those buildings, schools or homes that catch everyone’s attention. Well that one person happens to become an architect. An architect is the one responsible for the remarkable places…

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