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  • Flags of Our Fathers

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    Flags of Our Fathers is the story of the six men who raised the American flag near the conclusion of the battle of Iwo Jima. Three of the six died before the battle's end. The novel deals with their early lives, induction into military life, the fierce combat they face in the Pacific theater of World War II, and their lives after the war's end. It is a stark examination of the realities of war and its aftermath.

  • Analysis of To Kill A Mocking Bird

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    Critical essay To Kill a Mocking Bird To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is about a lawyer called Atticus Finch who is a strong role model for his children In this book there is so much prejudice between black and white people and Atticus is the only white man to stand up for a black man called Tom Robinson put on trial as he has been accused of raping a white girl and even though Atticus know the odds are against him he still tries to help him During this trial the Finch family receive a lot

  • Life Lessons in To Kill a Mockinbird

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    Valuable Lessons As humans grow older and smarter there are people who teach us many significant things about life at times it may be our mom a neighbor or a friend Children learn many valuable lessons that will benefit them now and in the future Most children are shaped and formed by their community and the people that they live with In the book To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the main characters Scout and Jem learn many important lessons from the people that they live with Jem and Scout l

  • Prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird

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    Harper Lee deals with prejudice in large ways in To Kill A Mockingbird The novel is staged in the tired old town of Maycomb Alabama in the 1930s Maycomb is a classic southern town full of gossip tradition and burdened with a legacy of racism Atticus Finch narrates Id rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard but I know youll go after birds Shoot all the bluejays you want if you can hit em but remember its a sin to kill a mockingbird Lee 90 After careful study one begins to see that this is j

  • Overview and Commentary on King Lear

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    William Shakespeares King Lear tells the tale of an authoritative and domineering king which focuses on the relationships of many characters and their good and evil personas This tragedy speaks of the injustice that befalls the play at the beginning and the conclusion at the end through the restoration of justice It is a play which speaks of cruelty and righteousness and just deserving However it is not until the end of the play that the characters who are moral and virtuous are recognized in t

  • Hamlet as a Revenge Tragedy

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    HAMLET SOME ASPECTS OF THE PLAY HAMLET as a Revenge Tragedy Elizabethan dramatists did not first invent HAMLET Behind the play versions of the tale are known which go back at least to the thirteenth century but in all versions the theme is the same revenge Elizabethan playgoers had a peculiar delight in this theme and there are many revenge plays Most of them follow a pattern just as in these days the crime and detective thriller runs to type In the thriller there is first the crime The masterm

  • HamletHamlet and Laertes Reactions in

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    Was Hamlets reaction to his fathers death right Or was Laertes reaction the correct one They were both correct in my opinion There is really no wrong way to react when something like a fathers death occurs At that moment we may be dying from the emotional pain of our fathers death that we dont think things through and just do what our body tells us We do not think before we act because our thoughts are full of that horrible incident However we do not all act the same Laertes comes rushing in de

  • Hamlet's Internal Struggles

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    In Shakespeares Hamlet is facing slight internal difficulties amongst himself is responsible for his recent behaviors However Why hamlet I mean why do you feel so angry towards your mother It seems to be that your uncles ironic marriage to your lovely mother has made a huge impact on yours attitude Is it your depression thats the struggle throughout your life after your fathers death According to you explain exactly what you consider struggles of depression Here you have a young man seeks the d

  • Foolish Love in A Midsummer Night'S Dream

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    In Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream the mortal teenage characters fall in love foolishly and the character Bottom states O what fools these mortals be They are foolish because they act like children Although Lysander Hermia Demetrius and Helena appear grown up when they are in love they act foolishly The four teenage lovers are fools Demetrius is a fool because he is unaware that his love changes through out the play At the start of the play Demetrius does not love Helena II ii line 188 De

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