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Swan Lake Four Years
1,251 words
Dancer and choreographer Anton Dolin has been
called "one of the most colorful and vital figures
in modern ballet. " As a member of internationally
known ballet companies or as director of his own
troupes, this British-born artist has toured
Europe and America for the past twenty years.
Anton Dolin, originally Patrick Healey-Kay, was
born on July 27, 1904, in Slinfold, Sussex,
England. He is one of the three sons of George
Henry and Helen Maude (Healey) Kay. When he was
ten years of age his pare...
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God Had Chosen Good Care Of Ann Baby
725 words
Dan and Ann had been waiting for this time ever
since they fell in love two years ago. They were
going to have a baby. The pregnancy had been a
perfect one. Dan took very good care of Ann and
the baby for he was a devoted husband, and had
made Ann eat healthy and exercise very well.
Everything had been great. One day Dan was half
was through a meeting when he received a phone
call from Ann. She told him that her water had
just broken and her contractions were already
really strong. He knew that ...
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Rest Of His Life Hester Prynne
896 words
Revenge is the act of retaliating in order to get
even with someone for the wrongs they have done.
In the novel The Scarlet Letter, the author,
Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses Roger Chillingworth to
reap revenge on Arthur Dimmesdale for his affair
with his wife, Hester Prynne. Chillingworth
becomes so devoted to revenge that is all his life
revolves around. Chillingworth then devotes the
rest of his life to taking revenge on Dimmesdale.
As the novel progressed, Chillingworth fits the
profile of vengea...
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Goodman Brown Goody Close
531 words
In short stories, I have learned that there is
much more than what meets the eye. Nearly
everything in the story has meaning. All I have to
do is try to find all the hints and clues the
writer drops and manage to put them all together,
so I can interpret the writers meaning of what
they are trying to convey in the writing. In the
story Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne,
I determined he is writing about a man who is
coming of age and learns that there is darkness in
everyone and upon thi...
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Hester Prynne Committing Adultery
899 words
In the opening chapters of The Scarlet Letter,
Hawthorne provides a detailed description of
Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth and Arthur
Dimmesdale. The reader is able to look into the
souls of these characters and learn of their
deepest feelings. Along with this Hawthorne uses
the townspeople's reactions to show how the
characters are portrayed amongst them. Every
person has their good qualities and their poor
qualities. The representation of these characters
is neither all upright nor all imm...
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Goodman Brown Goody Close
596 words
In short stories, I have learned that there is
much more than what at BR first meets the eye.
Almost everything in the story has meaning. All I
BR have to do is try to find the hints and clues
the writer drops and BR manage to put them all
together. I have to concentrate more than I ever
BR have so that I can interpret the authors
meaning and what he or she BR might really be
trying to convey in the writing. In "Young Goodman
BR Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, I determined
that through diverse BR...
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Symbolism In Young Goodman Brown
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown is a
story about a man and his faith. Goodman Brown
ventures on a journey into the forest where his
faith is tested, as he attempts to resist the
temptations of the devil whereupon he returns to
his home and wife. While in the forest, Goodman
Brown encounters many well-respected citizens of
his community, including his wife, Faith, engaged
in a satanic meeting. This discovery causes a
tremendous state of confusion for Goodman Brown
and makes resisting th...
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Bronze And The Shang Dynasty
1,339 words
A societies use of the materials surrounding them
is imperative to their success as a prominent
civilization. The reign of the Shang dynasty
roughly began around c 1600 - c 1050 bc, during
this time the middle class artisans devoted much
of their time to perfecting bronze work for
ritualistic purposes as well as military basis;
while the Shang kings and nobles held positions of
high power and prestige over the common day
labourer. The kings were thought as having a
special connection with the an...
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Islamic Culture As Displayed In Palace Walk
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When Naguib Mahfouz wrote Palace Walk in 1956, he
probably did not suspect that it would win the
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988. The novel has
become one of the most critically acclaimed works
of the modern era. It has also become a
cornerstone in the curriculum of many literature
courses throughout universities worldwide.
Mahfouz's work details everyday life of an upper
middle-class family in early twentieth-century
Egypt. This makes it a powerful tool that helps to
explain the Islamic cult...
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Larger Than Life Alexander The Great
990 words
The general characteristics of a great historical
figure are leader ship, bravery, intelligence,
self-confidence, and loyalty. These are important
because if you have no leadership skill then how
are u supposed to lead people in times of trouble,
your not going to be able to if you are a
follower. Its good to be brave so if you are in a
war with someone you are not afraid to take a risk
or go and fight them. You also have to have
bravery if you are going to go and do a task. Say
you are asked to...
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Heroic Deeds Good King
815 words
Beowulf could be described as an obedient subject,
an adventurous warrior and a good king. Beowulf
honoured and respected those who ruled his
kingdom. He remained confident and fearless when
in battle. As King he was noble to his name,
heroic, and devoted to his people. Beowulf
accomplished all in which he sought to achieve.
Everything he did was done for a reason;
everything he achieved was for the people and to
honour those who ranked above him in the kingdom.
Beowulf could be described as an ...
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The Tragic Great Gatsby
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The Tragic Great Gatsby The American dream, many
writers have written about it. Many politicians
have made promises regarding it. But how important
is money and success? Does it bring happiness or
fulfillment? F. Scot Fitzgerald is one of many who
attempted to put this ideal in its proper
perspective. His novel, The Great Gatsby, explores
his interpretation of the dream. "The Great Gatsby
is an exploration of the American dream as it
exists in a corrupt period, and it is an attempt
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Internal Conflict Of Victor Frankenstein
722 words
Mary Shelley uses Victor Frankenstein's production
of a monster to convey the main character's
internal conflict concerning the corruption of his
creature. Victor feels intense responsible for the
deaths that have occurred, and fear of his
monster's constant pursuit of revenge. Eventually
this emotional state of distress leads him to a
state of delirium and, later, to a status of
obsession concerning the death of this evil being
he has created. Against his initial feelings of
doubt, Victor creat...
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End Of His Life Langston Hughes
1,971 words
James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin,
Missouri, on February 1, 1902, to James Nathaniel
Hughes, a lawyer and businessman, and Carrie
Mercer (Langston) Hughes, a teacher. The couple
separated shortly thereafter. James Hughes was, by
his son's account, a cold man who hated blacks
(and hated himself for being one), feeling that
most of them deserved their ill fortune because of
what he considered their ignorance and laziness.
Langston's youthful visits to him there, although
sometimes fo...
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Eight Teen Years Manette His Real Bastille
487 words
All people are shaped by some past or present
influence. In A Tale of Two Cities Dickens uses
great detail to show how the past has
significantly shaped one central figure, Dr.
Manette. The influences on him are related to him
being locked up in the Bastille, getting Lucie
back in his life, and the friendship of Jarvis
Lorry. Dr. Manette was imprisoned in the Bastille
for eight-teen years and lost a big chunk of his
life. After he is rehabilitated, he seems to be
normal and tries to lead a norma...
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Marginal Benefit Cost And Scarcity
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Define the concept of scarcity: Scarcity: The
goods available are too few to satisfy
individuals' desires. Scarcity is a central
concept in economics. Resources are scarce if any
individual would prefer to have more of that good
or service than they already have. Most goods and
services are scarce - those that are not are known
as free goods. Where goods are scarce it is
necessary for society to make choices as to how
they are allocated and used. Economists study
(among other things) how societi...
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Save The Life Abigail Williams
624 words
Adultery and shame drove a single man to engage in
a quest for truth. Life in Salem, Massachusetts
was a constant struggle consisting of false
accusations rampant among members of the
community. John Proctor was the most dignified,
capable, and stubborn in the fact that he would
not allow his wife to die as a result of his own
previous mistakes. John Proctor was the most
honorable man in the play, The Crucible. The most
decorous man in the play, Mr. Proctor, persisted
to wrangle for truth in the...
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Accusations Of Witchcraft Hester Prynne
1,059 words
Author's Background: Nathaniel Hawthorne was born
in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4 th, 1804.
Hawthorne lived poor due to his father's death
when he was four, but he was helped by relatives
and enrolled in college where he displayed an
interest in writing. In college, he met a friend
who would prove to be an invaluable help Franklin
Pierce, future President of the United States. In
1825 he graduated and lived with his uncle in
Salem for 12 years, devoting his time to reading,
writing, and scrapp...
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Peter Keating Second Hand
1,796 words
I. INTRODUCTION There are some literary beginnings
so well-known as immediately to call to mind the
books in which they appear: "Call me Ishmael"; 1
"It was the best of times. It was the worst of
times"; 2 and, increasingly, "Howard Roark
laughed. " 3 So begins the novel, The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand. Published in 1943, The Fountainhead
continues to sell 100, 000 copies a year. 4 For
millions it provides the introduction to a
philosophical / social movement known as
"Objectivism. " It has been s...
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Hand Of God God
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The Puritans? Conflict Between Divine Approval and
Prosperity You probably are not sensible of this;
you find you are kept out of hell, but do not see
the hand of God in it; but look at other things,
as the good state of your bodily constitution,
your care of your own life, the means you use for
your own preservation. But indeed these things
nothing; if god should withdraw His hand, they
would avail no more to keep you from falling, than
the thin air to hold up a person that is suspended
in it. ...
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