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    Whisky Priest Analysis

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    What does the “whisky priest” and Christ have in common? For instance, they both were hunted by officials and are persecuted. However, this was only the literal sense that these two holy men shared. Unbeknownst to the “whisky priest”, he as well died a martyr similar to Christ. In fact, when the priest was performing his priestly duties, he was sacrificing himself similarly to Christ. For example, when the priest returned to his hometown, the villagers are downtrodden to see him, he still performs mass knowing that the police were on their path. “He knew they were longing for Mass to be over: they had waken him very early, because there were rumours of polic…” (72). In conclusion, this example resembled Christ because the “whisky priest” willingly…

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    The Whisky Rebellion might often be overlooked in a high school history book, however, it significantly helped to shape the American West. The mentality of the West was that of opportunity and adventure. American Frontiersmen came to the west looking to help build a new nation, however, they soon believed that the government did not have their best interest. This lead to the frontier man’s discovery that his anger could influence the government. Although it helped to legitimize federal…

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    creating a superb single malt whiskey are futile; rather, your production of whiskey just needs the incorporation of an additional element beyond the use of superior quality moonshine stills. Just as the taste of a wine is altered through a modicum of factors, the whiskey produced in your superior quality moonshine stills will also change depending on a variety of circumstances. For instance, items which can shape the flavor of your whiskey include the type of water which you use, the shape and…

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    Lines 1-2 The whisky on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy; • The title of this poem indicates that the poem is written about the father, and the son is the speaker. • The father has been drinking heavily, as he always does, I assume. Judging by the poem, I would state that the father is an alcoholic. The speaker writes, “could make a small boy dizzy”. Explains that this is an all too familiar smell to him. Line 3 But I hung on like death: • This line indicates that the speaker; despite…

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    Pouring another vintage single malt whiskey, William Dewhurst had been stewing on more than just alcohol. A lot had come to his attention in the last twenty-four hours. He sat in his home study though he had to catch a flight in a few hours. The walls were blood red and all the furniture was fashioned in thick, dark oak. He only had one piece of artwork in his study, a canvas of the iconic “Napalm Girl” photographed by Nick Ut which for some reason or another gave him tranquility. The rest of…

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    John Boo Radley's Passage

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    In this passage, the whisky priest has finally allowed the old man to let his people come to him in order for the whisky priest to hear their confessions. The whisky priest can no longer rest to gather his strength because he must perform his obligatory duties. “ ‘Oh, let them come. Let them all come!’ the priest cried angrily. ‘I am your servant.’” Ironically, readers have seen similar ideas in chapters prior. When the whisky priest did not aboard the General Obregon, Greene made a comparison…

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    Self-Loathing Martyr

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    also. Although Padre Jose and the whisky priest can seem like absolute opposites in character, they actually do show some similarities conveyed in Passage A, but obviously some differences. For example, they are both clear cases of extremely humble and self-loathing people. “ ‘I am unworthy. Can’t you see. I am a coward.’ ” (51). Both the whisky priest and Jose show deep instances that they are not complacent with their actions regarding their priesthood. This same belief causes the whisky…

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    Dead Father's Club Themes

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    Like Hamlet before it, The Dead Father’s Club is centered around the lack of certainty. While it is a book revolving around the idea of getting revenge, it’s theme is more along the lines of indecisiveness. Philip has countless opportunities to avenge his father’s death, but time and time again he fails to act. Philip poured ethanol into Uncle Alan’s glass of whisky, but chickened out last minute. “I unscrewed the bottle and I waited until all the heads went down… I poured the poison into the…

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    The Bargain

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    In the story “The Bargain” by A.B. Gawin it tells a story about two people who do not like each other one bit but have to interact because of their jobs. Mr. Buamer is a owner of a store in Moon dance, Montana, and Slade is a freighter who often works for Mr. Buamer and always stole whisky from Mr. Buamers Inventory when doing his job. Even though it seems to be that Mr. Buamer is the murderer and that he set Slade up for death there is not nearly enough evidence to say he did what he did…

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    Johnny Walker started to product and to sell whisky in Scotland, and after few years with the arrival of Alexander at the helm of the company, in the short time it expanded to foreign markets, taking advantage of special contracts with several naval captains. The distribution was widespread and carefully curated from the beginning of the twentieth century. Johnnie Walker divided the market in 3 categories: mature , developing or emerging .In mature market it has got a strong retail power but…

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