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    Crucible Protagonist

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    True Protagonist In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor shows his protagonist character by the respectable and honorable man he lives to be. In order to understand why John Proctor is the protagonist of the story‚ a definition of the word protagonist is indispensable. A protagonist is essentially the main character of a story‚ mostly known as the good character. The author spends most of his time on him‚ and usually the character changes or evolves during the course of the novel. The

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    Lamb To The Slaughter I believe that Roald Dahl wants us to think Mrs. Maloney is a victim. I think this because in the story Mrs. Maloney looks to be a nice‚ kindhearted woman who is devoted to her husband‚ even though he would ignore her presence when she was speaking to him. "I think it’s a shame‚" she said‚ "that when someone’s been a policeman as long as you have‚ he still has to walk around all day long." He didn’t answer. Although Mr. Maloney ignored his wife and was not interested in what

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    Roald Dahl's Going Solo

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    The nonfiction novel Going Solo by Roald Dahl is an autobiography that tells the story of Dahl’s time in the Royal Air Force during World War II. “You cannot open a book without learning something” means that all books allow you to gain some knowledge on subjects that you did not know much about to begin with. The quote can be used to perfectly describe the information the reader learns from the novel. Going Solo was able to teach me lessons and provide me with ideas that I had never given much

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    Roald Dahl‚ the author of the short story "Beware of the Dog" clearly exemplifies the modern‚ simplistically styled theme of not always being what you’re told or what you hear. Peter‚ the main character overtime gradually comes to a realization that the Hospital he is staying at isn’t what its meant to be perceived as. He thinks he is in Brighton‚ a town in England when really he is in France behind the enemy lines. The hospital nurse assures Peter saying‚"’You’re in Brighton’"‚ however they were

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    Wish and Paw

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    woman who needs some hospitality; this stranger granted a woman one wish. The monkey´s paw has a different way of who grant you the wish‚ here is a scary “magic” monkey´s paw that grant you three wishes... that was founded in India and appeared in the house... We can learn of Aunty Misery of never ask something that could harm the rest of the people‚ that would be inconsiderate. At the same time in the monkey’s paw; before you wish for something‚ think about the consequences. Conclusion: In conclusion

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    Make a Wish

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    Title: Make a Wish Foundation Speaker: Ellie Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about what the Make-A-Wish foundation does for children with life-altering conditions. Thesis Statement: The Make-A-Wish Foundation’s mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish experience has on children‚ families‚ and entire communities. Introduction . I. Attention-getter: “A wish granted has a deep‚ life-affirming impact on the wish child and family‚ creating the hope‚ strength

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    “A calm murder in cold blood” .Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the DIn "Lamb to the Slaughter"‚ Roald Dahl employs characters and symbolism well to discuss the theme that things are not always what they appear to be. The story’s main character‚ Mary Maloney‚ who is a pregnant wife of Patrick Maloney. The Maloney household is located in a large city and the event happened within a day. Mary is a content housewife whose whole life centers around her husband. Patrick arrives home one evening and tells her

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    In the novel Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ the antagonist and protagonist changes throughout the course of the plot. In the earlier part of the novel nature is the protagonist and man is the antagonist‚ but as the plot progresses nature is forced to protect herself by becoming the antagonist and making man the protagonist. By the end of the novel both of the examples of man and nature’s antagonist characteristics lead to their inevitable destruction. In the beginning of the novel‚ Victor

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    Protagonist and Room

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    1. I read the book Room‚ by Emma Donoghue‚ which was copy-righted in 2010. 2. Emma Donoghue was born in 1969‚ in Dublin Ireland‚ where she was the youngest of 8 in her family. As a kid‚ she attended Catholic convent schools‚ and then attended the University of Dublin. She moved to England shortly afterwards‚ where she got her PHD in English from the University of Cambridge. Since then she has made a living by being a writer. She now lives in Canada with her husband‚ and 2 kids. (Emma

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    Dahl on Democracy

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    Chapter 12: What Underlying Conditions Favour Democracy? Page 145-165 We face two questions: How can we account for the establishment of democratic institutions in so many countries in so many parts of the world‚ and how can we explain its failure? A full answer is impossible; two interrelated sets of factors are undoubtedly of crucial importance. FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATIVES During the 20th century‚ the main alternatives lost out in competition with democracy. The monarchy‚ open oligarchy‚

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