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    The Elusive Form: The Use of Female Characters in "Naked Nude" Michael McBee Thesis and Outline: Thesis: In his picturesque short story‚ "The Naked Nude"‚ Bernard Malamud uses the female characters to develop‚ enact‚ and resolve Fidelman’s epiphany and to bring about the protagonist’s final‚ artistic self-understanding. I. Introductory paragraph--statement of thesis. II. The prostitutes A. in contrast to Fidelman’s initial idea of the artistic nude B. "maybe too many naked

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    In the introductory sketch to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel the "The Scarlet Letter"‚ the reader is informed that one of the author’s ancestors persecuted the Quakers harshly. The latter’s son was a high judge in the Salem witch trials‚ put into literary form in Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" (Judge Hawthorne appears there). We learn that Hawthorne feels ashamed for their deeds‚ and that he sees his ancestors and the Puritan society as a whole with critical eyes. Consequently‚ both open and subtle

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    The Scarlet Letter and A Tale of Two Cities: A Comparison The ninth commandment tells man not to give false witness.(Exodus 20:16) Nathaniel Hawthorn and Charles Dickens in their novels The Scarlet Letter and A Tale of Two Cities‚ respectively‚ both use punishment for deception as a recurring theme. Although they do so to different degrees and in dissimilar manners‚ both authors agree that deception is a sin that requires punishment. In The Scarlet Letter‚ the heroine‚ Hester Prynne conceived

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    punishment in Europe varied greatly but all forms were meant to inflict unimaginable pain upon the recipient‚ and it is from the European methods of imprisonment from which the U.S. drew inspiration. Punishment such as crucifixion‚ burning on pyres‚ guillotines‚ and gauntlets are but a few examples of what methods were utilized as early methods of punishment in early Europe. This illustrates the underlying ideology that punishment should be administered with two principles in mind‚ deterrence and retribution

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    The French Revolution and Human Rights Paper The French Revolution and Human Rights happened during the period of 1789- 1794. It can be argued with similar or different aspects on equality‚ rights‚ freedom‚ and politics. The French Revolution began with absolutism‚ which you rely on one ruler. During this period of time many middle class and peasant people‚ also known as the third estate. Disagreed with how the government was doing things. For example nobles and clergy had more say and control

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    the Marquis Evremonde. She adopted compensating that which the Marquis stole from her‚ which was all her living relatives‚ as her personal mission. Despite achieving her goal of capturing Charles Darnay‚ and having him sentenced to death by the guillotine‚ she is still not satisfied. Madame Defarge goes in search of Lucie‚ Darnay’s wife‚ in hopes of catching her in the act of lamenting for a prisoner.

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    The Reign of Terror throughout France had a significant contribution to the French Revolution. Between the years of 1792 – 1795‚ France experienced highly dramatic political‚ social and economic changes. The French Revolution began when the most privileged class of France‚ the aristocracy‚ tried to resist reforms attempted by the government. The Terror was instigated and carried out by a coalition of Jacobins and sans-culottes. Among the most important leaders of those who encouraged and administered

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    Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques including boxing‚ wrestling‚ Brazilian jiu-jitsu‚ kickboxing‚ taekwondo‚ karate‚ and other styles. Early MMA was internationally popularized by the broadcast of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in November of 1993 (Mixed Martial Arts). In 2009 alone‚ the UFC had 7.175 million pay-per-view purchases. Then‚ in 2010‚ the number grew‚ and the UFC had 9.25 million pay-per-view

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    The term ‘Phlebotomy’ suggests the taking of blood. ‘Phlebotomy’ comes from the Greek word phlebos‚ meaning veins‚ and tome‚ meaning incision. Bloodletting is one of the humanity’s oldest medical practices‚ dating back thousands of years and is linked to many ancient cultures‚ including the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ Egyptians and Mesopotamians. Evidence suggests bloodletting for therapeutic reasons may have begun in Egypt around 1400B.C. Tomb paintings from this time show the application of a leech to a

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    The Fatality of Detachment from Society The unconscious mind is a force that can affect our lives greatly without us even realizing it. This is a concept that is explored as a common theme in modern literature. When reading modern literature‚ one often comes into contact with characters who are exploring the inner workings of their minds. However‚ it is also very common to come into contact with characters who are completely unaware of the way that their minds work. Gregor Samsa from The Metamorphosis

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