aristocrats that had been convicted and were waiting to be put to death under the wrath of Madame Guillotine. Sir Blakeney was married to Marguerite St. Just‚ known to be the most beautiful and smartest women in Europe‚ but in France she was considered a traitor for revealing the Marquis de St. Cyr and his whole family to the bloody guillotine to help her brother Armand get revenge for almost being killed for loving the daughter of an aristocrat. This act of hers disgusted Blakeney‚ who started showing no
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A young woman who is strong‚ fearless and has self-confidence loses her parents as a result of fate and is now being raised by an uncle who aims to uphold the laws of men rather than fear divine intervention from the gods. In championing the laws of the gods above the laws of the state‚ she breaks the law and risks her life to honor her family. This young woman is Antigone. The citizens of Thebes agree with Antigone that she made the right decision except for one person‚ her uncle‚ Creon. In Sophocles’
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3.Since there was significant age difference between Pocahontas and Smith‚ Price concludes that they were not romantically involved. What‚ then‚ do you think motivated Pocahontas to save Smith’s life and later warn him of an impending attack from her own people? Why was she offended when Smith offered her beads and other gifts for her warnings? 4. Who was John Rolfe? Describe the doubts and desires he had when he first met Pocahontas. What were your impressions of wedding ceremonies and traditions
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their race to become socially accepted ‚ minorities often humble themselves to a point that is sometimes viewed as degrading as a means to become accepted as mentioned by Ellison’s grandfather‚ never told you‚ but our life is a war‚ I have been a traitor all my born days. (279). The struggle for an opportunity for equal education‚ or the right to eat or drink in the same location as ’higher class’ citizens. The right to vote and the struggle for citizenship are a few to name‚ where minorities often
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Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible Did you know‚ Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible both became the leaders of Russia at under the of 16? While Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible strengthened the central government and took power from the nobles‚ Ivan the Terrible gained loyalty through death threats‚ whereas Peter the Great gave land to the poor to make them loyal. Peter the Great was born in Moscow‚ Russia in 1672. Peter took over as ruler in 1682‚ after Ivan V’s death. When he became ruler at the age of ten
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The Woods Dante’s Inferno opens in the setting on Good Friday in the year 1300. The voyager-narrator‚ Dante Alghieri‚ is lost in a dark forest in the middle of the night. Dante doesn’t recall how he came into the woods and blames it on how he was so full of sleep at the point where he abandoned the right path. Right as he is about to lose hope‚ he sees the sun rising over the mountainside and as he attempts to reach it‚ Dante is stopped by three beasts; a leopard‚ a lion‚ and a she-wolf. Dante
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Michelangelo Buonarroti‚ born in the sixteenth century‚ was perhaps one of the greatest artisans of all time. He was an accomplished artist‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ and poet who demonstrated his great skill with the creation of many astounding works. Michelangelo ’s artwork consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed humanity in its natural state. He is remembered today as the man who had sculpted the "David" and the "Pieta"‚ which are two of the most stunning sculptures to come out of the Renaissance
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Melody Fadaee AP American Literature Suffer or Suicide: Only Great Men Take the Right Path In the novel Crime and Punishment‚ Feodor Dostoevsky illustrates how sinners have a choice to either suffer and face the consequences of their actions‚ or escape the pain by ending their suffering and ultimately ending their lives. While both Raskolnikov and Svidrigylov are sinners‚ Raskolnikov’s mental and physical sufferings lead him to ultimately choose to suffer and hope for redemption‚ whereas Svidrigylov
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Bullies? Mean people that tease you? Nobody likes those kind of people. Bullies usually have a reason behind all of their bullying. Whether its emotions or people at home it’s never good to treat people like that. For example‚ the character ‚Julian‚ from ‚Wonder by R.J Palacio‚ has been developing this occurring rudeness to August Pullman the new kid at Beecher Prep middle school‚ from his mother who edited Auggie out of the class picture. Another example of a bully is Andy Simms from Macaroni Boy
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Brad Baldwin Chapter 17: The Pastor and His Parishioner Summary: This chapter mainly focuses on Hester and Dimmesdale communicating with eachother. They are able to escape the public eye by talking in the forest. This is when Hester breaks the news to Dimmesdale the Chillingworth is her husband. At first Dimmesdale is infuriated. He begins to blame Hester for all of his suffering. During the middle of his rant Hester pulls him into her chest and embraces him. After this Dimmesdale comes
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