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Hamlet And The Oedipal Complex
816 words
Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet provides an ideal
case study of the Oedipal complex; Prince Hamlets
confused emotions and mixed loyalties describe the
psyche of one whose problems are rooted within his
mother. Hamlet yearns to seek revenge on the
killer of his mothers husband and longs to fix his
mother in the ways he believes she has faltered.
All of his problems stem from her, and her
situation as wife of Hamlets uncle. The Oedipal
complex which all men experience, the unconscious
hostility to ki...
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Affirmative Action Standardized Tests
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After about thirty years of implementation,
affirmative action is losing the foothold that it
has in our society. Many debates have arisen with
the passing of proposition 209, a ban on
affirmative action in California. Washington has
even passed an initiative modeled from proposition
209, and more states are now starting to debate
the issue. The ban has become a reality in major
universities in California and Texas. The results
show a significant decrease in the enrollment of
minorities. Thus th...
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Ralph Becomes Very Upset Upset At Jack Leader
533 words
In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding,
a group of schools boys are traveling on a plane
when it is hit and crashes on a small-uncivilized
island, they but learn how to survive on the
island. Ralph is elected the leader and that he is
a very powerful leader because he boosts the boys
hope up of being rescued, knows about the
wilderness and has the respect of the other boys.
In the first chapter of the book Ralph establishes
his power by gaining the respect of the boys. He
was elected l...
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A History Of The French Revolution
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In our society, if we dont respect the freedom of
others we, most of the time, go to jail. But, in
the late 1700 s, in Europe, people were not
respected and were fed-up to live in a society
where only one person was responsible of the
destiny of 27 million people. As you can guess I
will, in the following text, explain the reasons
and the results of the French Revolution. In the
1760 s the American revolution began. The
population was asking for a new constitution and a
bill of rights. They want...
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Allie Dont Let Me Disappear Dont Let Me Disappear Holden
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If there were one word to tell what the theme of
the book was it would be innocence. How we are all
innocent at some point, how to try to keep our
innocence, and how no one can keep their innocence
forever. We all fall from our innocence. Adam and
Eve fell from grace and innocence and set the tone
for all of our lives. Throughout the whole book
Holden is trying to make people keep their
innocence and he wants to hold onto it himself.
What he needs to learn and does learn through the
course of th...
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Show Your Love Easy To Find Relationship
923 words
The poem Romance is about a couple that has living
together and loves each other deeply. It also
illustrates that men are more practical; act by
the mind, not the heart when they are in the
relationship, they show their love to women
through doing things. In contrast, women are more
perceptive and sensitive than men. They have very
different points of view. Women tend to think more
than men do. But they make a good couple. In the
real world, it is not easy to find true love;
therefore, we should...
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Elements Of Good And Evil In King Lear
855 words
King Lear is one of the famous plays of
Shakespeare. Its development of the plot, the mood
and the character of Lear through the play made
the audiences enjoy the play. The play cannot be
successful without the contribution of the
secondary characters. By looking at the
development of the plot, the mood and the changes
of character of Lear, it is obvious that Kent, the
Fool and Cornwall play the important role in King
Lear. First, Kent, the Fool, and Cornwall are
important to the development of ...
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Wait No Longer Card And Character Jim
634 words
In Ring Lardner's classic short story Haircut, the
narrator is an ingenuous country barber named
Whitey. Whitey tells the story of Jim Kendall,
whom the reader soon discovers used to be a
well-liked regular at the local barbershop, but
who is now deceased. Throughout the story Whitey
extols Kendall as a card and character, kind of
rough, but a good fella at heart. However, the
reader quickly realizes that Kendall is not a good
person at all. Lardner's brilliant use of Whitey
as nave narrator is ...
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Telling The Truth Angry Men
327 words
In it always good to stand up to adversity and
tell the truth? Should you always have the courage
to stand up and do the right thing? Well I believe
it is, someones life may depend on your courage to
tell the truth as it did in the play 12 Angry Men
by Reginald Rose. I have always come to find that
telling the truth is always to go. You can never
lose by telling the truth, I hope to prove this to
you. In this play a boys life was solely on the
shoulders of 12 jurors. In the jury room 11 men
vote...
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Rock N Roll Style Of Music
702 words
Rock n Roll From Rock-a-Billy in the 50 's, to
Rock in the 60 's, to Disco in the 70 's, to Punk
and Glamour in the 80 's, no American institution
has ever undergone such radical transformation in
such a short time. Women's suffrage was not until
1920. Chuck Berry started it; Elvis Presley put a
face on it. In the 1950 's, Rock n' Roll was born.
It emerged from rhythm and blues, a kind of music
similar to jazz. This kind of music attracted
teenagers. Disk jockey Alan Freed was the one who
introd...
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Boston Tea Party Act Was Passed
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Were British Imperial policies responsible for the
coming of the American Revolution? Colonists of
America fought the American Revolutionary War in
order to win British and the worlds recognition of
being an independent nation. Colonial opposition
to the British government began after acts such as
the Stamp act, the Townshend acts and the coercive
acts and many other laws passed by British
government. These actions by the British triggered
a severe dislike for Britain and the people of
America b...
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Family Conflict Don T Problems
278 words
FAMILY CONFLICT is a struggle resulting from the
opposition functioning of mutually exclusive
impulses, desires, or tendencies. In other words,
it is a big disagreement or situation that a
family occurs. EXAMPLES A parent loses his / hers
job, a child is expelled at school, violence is
taking a toll etc. TOP 4 FACTORS THAT AROUSE
CONFLICT Money When there are financial problems
within the parents, the children are automatically
dragged in into the problems. Children Either if
the children are ha...
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Make A Difference Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
664 words
Would you just stand by, as Nazis soldiers
kidnapped your neighbors just because they were
different? If you would, you have no voice and you
need to develop one. Many people had neighbors who
were taken away and killed by the Nazis. They just
stood there, let it happen and did not utter a
word. In the book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
written by, Mark Twain, it shows the development
of a young boy, and he does develop a voice. The
main character, Huckleberry Finn, is a white,
southern boy e...
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Domestic Violence Treatment Programs
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Domestic Violence Domestic Serago Professor
Abodalo 10 - 22 - 01 BATTERERS Does arresting
batterers do more harm than good? For this debate
my side is the con and I will give ideas and
support to their views. Before I get started I
just want to say that I dont condone husbands
beating their wives at all, and many others feel
the same way. Battering is a learn behavior you
are accountable for your own actions and must face
the serve consequences ahead. Many people believe
that what is happening i...
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Men And Women Mary Warren
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For the scene in which John Proctor persuaded Mary
Warren to go to the court and confess that the
girls are lying, I have chosen to set it in
Proctors fields. There he will be working when
Mary Warren approaches him. There she will say
that shes sorry about Elizabeth and tries to
comfort John. John is to appear almost overwhelmed
by the previous nights events. Mary then slips up
by saying " If there is anything I can do? .
" and John jumps and asks her to go to the
court and confess. T...
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Catherine And Heathcliff Heathcliff And Catherine
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Heathcliff And Catherine Earnshaw In Emily Bronte?
Heathcliff And Catherine Earnshaw In Emily Bronte?
S Wuthering Heights Love is an amazing emotion.
People spend much of their lives searching for
true love. When true love is found, people will do
everything possible to hold on to and cherish it
for eternity. It is said that true love can only
be found once in a lifetime that is filled with
intense everlasting emotions. A classic example of
this powerful emotion is displayed by the
characters He...
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Begins To Feel Aunt Reed
999 words
A Woman of Unknown Strength There are several
themes in the novel Jane Eyre; however, the most
recurring theme is that of Janes quest for
independence, acceptance and love from the people
who she encounters in her life. Throughout her
life, put into situations beyond her control, she
relies upon her inner strength to face these
challenges effectively. Anger is the symbol Bront?
uses as the catalyst in Janes acquirement of inner
strength. Although her display of anger overwhelms
her and others as...
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Wrath Of God Jonathan Edwards
785 words
The Puritan man must tread lightly and avoid sins
in order to enter the good graces of God.
Otherwise, the undeserving man will plunge by God?
s own hand into the pits of hell. Mercy is not
easy to come by and those sinners who are not
embraced by the kingdom of Heaven will live in
eternal, painful misery. Jonathan Edwards? sermon
was obviously not intended to encourage his
congregation, but to frighten them into good, pure
submission. He sears his point onto their brains
by using extensive figu...
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Determined By Not Giving Stay Home Caesar
537 words
In Act Two of Julius Caesar, the reader was
introduced to the characters of Portia and
Calpurnia. They were similar in many ways. Portia
was the wife of Brutus. She noticed that there was
something the matter with Brutus when he
uncharacteristically awoke very early in the
morning. She asked him what was bothering him but
her question was only answered by a glare. She
continued her questioning and insisted that he
tell her what was troubling him. He told her that
he was only feeling ill and that...
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Common Language Didn T
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Language in Our Lives Have you ever wondered who
taught you to talk the way you do? People learn to
talk and express themselves everyday of their
lives. Starting from the day you were born you
used language or some form of it to communicate
with those around you. As a baby you usually show
your displeasure with your new surroundings by
crying, and if you don? t the doctor will make
sure you do. Everyday we express our point of view
to others in some form of language. Whether it is
through verbal...
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