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    The Dream By John Donne

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    last paragraph, it kind of did and it gives me the answer why because two quotes which says, “Coming and staying show’d thee, thee/But rising makes me doubt, that now/Thou art not thou/That love is weak where fear’s as strong as he/’Tis not all spirit, pure and brave/If mixture it of fear, shame, honour have (Lines 21-26) and “Thou cam’st to kindle, goest to come; then I/ Will dream that hope again, would else would die (Lines 29-30). So in the first line, I think the speaker felt his love…

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    Timshel: Good vs. Evil “‘Thou shalt’ and ‘Do thou.’ And this was the gold from our mining: ‘Thou mayest.’ ‘Thou mayest rule over sin’”(Steinbeck 303). “Thou mayest” is a concept that many people use today. Everyone in our society chooses who they want to become, whether it is a job or a lifestyle. In John Steinbeck’s novel, East of Eden, he also portrays the ability to choose your destiny, also known as timshel or “Thou mayest”. In the novel, two families have intertwined destinies that reenact…

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    Buddhism In Thailand Essay

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    Buddhism is recognized as the nation religion of Thailand, with over 90% of the population identifying themselves as a Buddhist. Although the government never officially declared Buddhism to be the national religion, the king is required to be Buddhist. Buddhism in Thailand is modeled after the Theravada school of Buddhism and incorporates ideals from Mahayana Buddhism, Hinduism, and the old folk religion of the people. Buddhism originated in India and since then has spread all over the world,…

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    to Prospero. Antonio and Sebastian both attempted to murder in order to have more power than they already have. In the text it states: SEBASTIAN. Thy case, dear friend, Shall be my precedent. As thou got’st Milan, I’ll come by Naples. Draw thy sword. One stroke shall free thee from the tribute which thou payest. And I the king shall love thee. ANTONIO. Draw together. And when I rear my hand, do you the like, To fall it on Gonzalo. (2. 1.…

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    imagery as well as metaphors and irony. “Thou art crushed under this seven years' weight of misery," replied Hester, fervently resolved to buoy him up with her own energy. "But thou shalt leave it all behind thee! It shall not cumber thy steps, as thou treadest along the forest-path: neither shalt thou freight the ship with it, if thou prefer to cross the sea. Leave this wreck and ruin here where it hath happened. Meddle no more with it! Begin all anew! Hast thou exhausted possibility in the…

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    Sirens In The Odyssey

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    these 3 texts, different ideas are emphasized.Homer's story “The Odyssey” emphasizes, Odysseus heroism, the magic powers of sirens, and the steps Odysseus uses to get past the siren lovely melody. On the other hand, In the video “O’Brother Where Art Thou?” these 3 things are being emphasized, the words and the rhythm of the siren song, the men are drinking moonshine, and Pete gets turned…

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    out the plan of eloping with Romeo to Mantua, as Friar devises on page 99-100 lines 90-118, “…Go home, be merry, give consent to marry Paris…Tomorrow night look that thou lie alone…Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off…Thou shalt continue two and forty hours, and then awake a pleasant sleep…Thou shalt be borne to that some ancient vault where all the kindred of the Capulets lie. And hither shall he come, and he and I will watch thy waking, and that…

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    through the interactions of the Nurse and Juliet. The Nurse raised Juliet, and it shows through the bond they have with each other. Examples include “We must talk in secret. Nurse, come back again; / I have remembered me, thou’s hear our counsel. / Thou knowest my daughter’s of a pretty age.” (Lady Capulet, Ⅰ.Ⅲ.11-13). Lady Capulet wanted the Nurse to leave so she could speak to Juliet privately, but she remembers that the Nurse knows Juliet better and asks her to stay. This helps the plot move…

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    Twisted Seduction

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    examining a car and just by watching him it makes you uncomfortable. The poem reminded me of the show “My Strange Addiction” on TLC, particularly an episode in which a man gets sexually aroused by his car. On the first stanza, “Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness / Thou foster-child of silence and slow time/”, if taken literally the narrator believes that the urn is the bride of Quietness, and daughter of Silence and Slow Time (1-2). Which seems rational because you…

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    The Crucible as an Allegory for the McCarthy Trials Wild accusations. Mass hysteria. Systemic abuse of power. Legal procedures of dubious repute. All hallmarks of the two major witch hunts in the American past, the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy Trials. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, a piece on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, is plainly stated to be an allegory for the days of McCarthyism, the witch hunts of communists in government and celebrity positions from 1950-1956. The world of…

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