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    had happened, and they went to look at the empty spot where the gnome had stood.”(16) This explains that Norah’s phase was turning into a rough posture, where she got mad because she was Dorothy’s best friend plus they did not have anyone in their house, they meant far more than best friends to each other. That part of the day, she was probably thinking of poor Dorothy…

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    Brother to Brother Brother to Brother all throughout history that has been the question. It's always a competition between them, they constantly fight for the approval of their father. Which one is greater? Which one is stronger? Which one is smarter? That's is the evil deep inside of us all. The constant battle between each other for greatness. All the death and sorrow it has caused and yet we still have not learned from our mistakes. We constantly struggle with one another for these…

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    Nora Foil

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    Christina Linde, known as the “truth teller” from the novel A Doll’s House. works as the foil to Nora, the leading lady of the play. Christina highlights every weakness that Nora possesses just by being the polar opposite of her. Christina reflects Nora’s weaknesses throughout the novel with her humility, her need to work and care for someone, and especially through her desire to always speak the truth. Christine’s compassion becomes very recognizable as her character introduces herself within…

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    Honest Horror I am eager to witness the horrors within “America’s scariest” that the masses raved about. Not having a reservation, I am forced to sneak around the attentive guard. The charcoal black suit with legs intimidates all who enter. Luckily, the bouncer stares mindlessly at the black cellular device within his tight grasp as if he guarded that rather than the entrance. In his moment of blindness I manage to duck underneath the red rope stanchions into the exuberant crowd. After…

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    On October 13, 2015, Steven N. Blair was the speaker in the Grand Ballroom located at the Western Illinois University, Union. Blair is a very established man. Blair is a Professor in the Department of Exercise Science, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health. Blair came to Western Illinois University to education the students about how important exercising is to our bodies, well-being, and why it is significant to be active. He informed us by using different types…

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    Wanta 1 Joel Wanta Mr Nagis World History 10/20/15 The Downfall of Napoleon Napoleon was a great general, but his greatest fault came from inside. “Napoleon, supreme egoist that he was, ignored the significance of the omens until he and his host were completely and irrevocably committed to an undertaking that was doomed. Never did the gods punish hubris more severely.” (Kroll 117) As said by M. Duke of Fezensac, a professional solider and officer, while talking about Napoleon’s march on…

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    “A Doll's House” is a three-act play in prose written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879. A Doll House is about a women named Nora Helmer. She is the wife of Torvalds Helmer, and the mother of his children. 8 years before the play is set, Nora takes out loan for a trip to Italy to save her husband’s life. She forges her father’s signature, and she never tells her husband about the loan. She pretends that the loan was actually money given to her by her father. During the story, Nora struggles to hide what…

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    In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll’s House, several of the characters hide their true identity as well as events that have taken place throughout their life. It can be interpreted that the title holds significance in the actions of the characters. Many view a doll house as an imaginary world that is free to manipulation. Thus, the title can be considered to be a prelude to the deeper dilemmas within the play itself. In the play, one of the first characters that is introduced is Nora Helmer. The…

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    Since “The Girl in the Lavender Dress” is another version of “Resurrection Mary” there are some differences in the events in each of the stories plot. For example, in “The Girl in the Lavender Dress” the text never specifies where Carol’s ghost was coming from. The text said “And it was after dusk when we first saw her. I know it was dark, 'cause I remember first seeing her in the lights ahead. Neither Herbert nor I spoke. He slowed down, and the girl stopped walking. She just stood there on our…

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    First, the most obvious point to prove that Torvald is motivated to control Nora for the sake of his reputation is the way that he treats her. He feels he must control her so that she will look and act how he wants and not spoil any of his reputation. Torvald sees Nora as a doll, hence the book title. He likes to dress her up to suit his fantasies towards her. One example of this is when he has her dress up as a Capri fisher girl and dance the Tarantella to arouse him. When she dances it too…

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