Bilbo The Hobbit
.... lands of Smaug, a golden- red dragon who had stolen hoards of gold and silver wrought by the dwarves/ But. what was the use of a Hobbit in the journey Bilb had answered his own question, when he summoned the courage to save the dwarves from perils along the way, such as goblins, giant spiders, and elven dugeons. He did this all with the help of a Ring, enchanted to make the wearer invisible. "Bless my soul, a hobbit CAN be useful!" But usefulness in itself does not a task complete. There was still the fact .....
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Usage Of The English Language
.... and nineteenth centuries when good grammar was a distinct sign of “breeding, station, and intellect” (Bishop xxi). Using proper grammar helped distinguish a person’s character, level of education, and their social class. For this reason usage was kept in a formal state and English grammarians devoted themselves to “refining, ascertaining, and fixing” the language (Bishop xxii). “The traditionalists maintain that language is subject to a higher morality and those who care about the preservation of l .....
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The Crucible: Issues
.... people took it to the maximum and kept on going. God was these peoples life. Beyond that was the endless void of the world that they hadnt experienced. Personally I feel that many of the people in this play had an inner sense of shame and guilt among them but nobody could express it because of the fear of being persecuted. To me that is not a religion. That is a trap. Or a “catch 22” if you might. These people were so caught up in God that they forgot the morals and values of life and got caught up in .....
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Journey Towards Wealth
.... with you. This will also help your business not only in the present, but in the future also.
These are some things that I have learned from working at my first job. I was hired as a seasonal help, or until some of the older college help returned from school. So even thought I could be the best worker in the world I would have to prove myself to everyone. First impressions can be very important, but with the case of my boss, Ed, you have to talk to him for a while before you can begin to trust h .....
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Silent Dancing: Memories Of Childhood
.... a deluge of retrospection.
We have a home movie of this party…it is grainy and of short duration, but it's a great visual aid to my memory of life at that time. And it is in color - the only complete scene in color I can recall from those years.
-Judith Ortiz Cofer, "Silent Dancing"
In her essay "Silent Dancing," Cofer recounts the memories of her childhood induced while watching this short piece of film. Each scene brought about more memories, as colors and scents of the past were re .....
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The Law Should Respect The Intent Of The Deceased
.... that Diane Blood could not use the sperm taken from her husband, Stephen Blood. Diane and Stephen had planned to have a baby. Unfortunately, Stephen, aged thirty, was suddenly stricken with bacterial meningitis, and passed away before his plan could be realized. In order to fulfill the dream shared with her husband, Diane Blood persuaded doctors to extract a sperm sample from Stephen Blood when he was in a coma. Stephen died in March 1995. No matter how hard Diane tried to fight the court, she ha .....
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Greek Values In "The Odyssey"
.... of the punishment they would receive for not being hospitable.
This leads to the next value of the Greeks. Hospitality is very important such that you serve a stranger before you know his name. An example of this was when Eumaeus the swineherd welcomes Odysseus disguised as the bedraggled stranger. He throws his own bedcover over a pile of boughs as a seat for Odysseus, who does not reveal his identity. Observing Zeus's commandment to be kind to guests, Eumaeus slaughters a prime boar and serves it w .....
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Beowulf: A Hero
.... of the typical "warrior-hero." For example, when Grendel attacks that fateful night that Beowulf and his men are at Herot, Beowulf does not attack Grendel with a sword or any other weapon, but with his bare hands, the same as Grendel. He then wrestles with Grendel without the aide of any of his men, one on one with the monster, and tears off one of Grendel's arms. This certainly demonstrates great courage on the part of Beowulf.
Beowulf also demonstrates a very noble character. He is gracious, l .....
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The Crucible: Personal Turmoil
.... influences her, Mary begins to break this self-induced mold. Mary Warren, along with many other girls, gets caught up in all the attention and power of initiating and adamantly continuing these "Witch Trials". Finally, John Proctor, the rationalist farmer, shows Mary that when people like Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor, who are the saintliest of people, are accused of being witches, something must be wrong. Thus, Mary Warren is faced with a difficult decision to make. She has realized that her w .....
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OJ Simpson
.... for a person to be suspected. This case is no different; the number of times that police had been called to a domestic dispute between Nicole and O.J. is amazing. There are also countless reports of other problems between the two. It is said that in everything written by Shakespeare, there is a line or scenario for every event after it was written. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello is obsessed with Desdemona. This obsession finally causes Othello’s demise. The jealousy and obsession shown b .....
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Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, And Anne Bradstreet: Relationships With Others
.... compare such an
unlikely Beginning with the Figure I have since made
there. I was in my working Dress, my best Clothes
being to come round by sea. I was dirty from my
journey; my pockets were stuff’d out with shirts
and stockings; I knew no Soul, nor where to look for
lodging. I was fatigu’dwith Traveling, Rowing and
Want of Rest. I was very hungry, and my whole stock
of cashconsisted of a Dutch Dollar and and about a
Shilling in Copper. The latter I gave the People of
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The Souls Of Black Folk
.... accounts of the position of the black man in American society. As the excerpt of the introduction notes, the book is based on the premise that "one may know the soul of the race by knowing the soul of one of its members."
In effect, Du Bois seeks to expose his own soul through his tribulations as a black American. But he speaks of a double consciousness whereby the Negro can only see himself through the "revelation of the other world." That is, of white America. He makes a distinction between the A .....
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My Philosophy In Teaching/Coaching At The Secondary Level
.... and playing with heart. I stand by the saying "It is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." How we practice during the week is how we'll play in the game; therefore, I will not accept sloppy practice sessions.
My philosophy as a teacher/coach and in life begins and ends with respect. If I cannot respect myself then it is impossible to have true respect for anyone else, and if I cannot respect others, how can I expect my students to respect each other. Respect st .....
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The Growth Of A “Scholarship Boy”
.... be looked at as a bad student also. It is not until a “scholarship boy” can gain a balance between his home and education, and not let education completely run your life in order to be called a “scholarship man.” That is something that Rodriguez has not been able to accomplish over the years that he has been in school.
Rodriguez made it very apparent in his essay that he had grown away from his parents through much of his life. At one point in the essay he stated, “ I was not proud of my parents. I .....
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Generosity, Courage, And Strength In Beowulf
.... great deeds he would have been looked down upon. He might be remembered for his lack of charity instead, and that would be the equivalent of going to hell for the early Anglo-Saxons. Everyone wanted to be remembered, but only for admirable things. Being remembered for a shameful life would be much worse than dying.
Yea, death is better
for liegemen all than a life of shame!
Next, courage and strength were also looked highly upon during these pre-medieval times. In our time c .....
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