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College Essay: If You Could Meet Anyone, Who Would It Be And Why - Polonius Of Hamlet
<view this essay>.... equal. When faced with this situation,
I ask myself, "would I be true to myself if I..." For example, I am temperate,
and do not participate in certain activities harful to me such as drinking or
doing drugs. Occasionally, others try to influence me to drink. Sometimes, I
am tempeted; however, I know that I would not be true to myself if I submitted.
I realize drinking is not somthing I want, nor is it in my best interest.
Being true to myself involves acting in accordance with my values. Imust
conduct myself like a gentleman and use proper etiquette for te given situation.
Thus, the quote acts as a reminder for me to act properly. The next few l .....
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The Shawshank Redemption
<view this essay>.... to hold true. This movie
showed a prison not only as a place where murderers and thieves live, but as a
community of people who have had problems and may or may not be rehabilitating.
It seems that some prisoners go in and accept what they have done and try to
make something of an already disastrous life while others give up and really
don't care if they commit other crimes (inside and outside of the prison). But
in all reality, the prison was home for the inmates and they made it into what
it was. The demeanor of the characters creates a very unique atmosphere.
The story revolves around Andy who is convicted of murdering his wife
and her lover in 1946 and .....
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Review Of Musical Singin In The Rain
<view this essay>.... by Donald O'Connor, clawed their way up as comedy musicians, somewhat at odds with his tale of music classes.
The problem is that she is both empty-headed and vain, a combination which he privately despises while they show a united, romantic front to their adoring public. After the successful showing, Don is forced to escape from his voracious fans by leaping into a passing car driven by Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds). She is amazed but plays it cool, pretending not to recognise Don and putting down the talents of movie actors. Although Kathy pretends to be a real stage actress, her abilities become obvious to Don when she leaps out of a cake at the after .....
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The Crucible: Conflicts Between Individuals And Society
<view this essay>.... toward the community, and in the American Democracy individualism is exercised.
A person who symbolized individualism would be John Proctor. He was an individual who believed that Salem was committing wrong deeds to innocent people. Proctor was a single man who stood up against the court because for his beliefs. He believed that if he were to bend to the courts, he would not only set a bad example for the rest of the innocent, but in the eyes of God as well. Proctor was an individual who was trying to help for the good of the society. Another person who symbolized individualism would be Abigail Williams. Williams, as an individual twisted the courts in .....
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Fate In Romeo And Juliet
<view this essay>.... is always the direct cause of a bad choice or mishap, and not
fate itself.
One of the most noted instances where fate is blamed for a mishap
is when Romeo cries out the he supposedly is fortune's fool. He claims
that fate has brought on Mercutio's death, and has lead him to kill Tybalt
in revenge.
In Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is seen to be upset
at Mercutio's death and predicts that the “days black fate on more days
doth depend.” (III, I, 118) Tybalt then re-enters and Romeo becomes more
upset that Tybalt is triumphant with Mercutio being dead (III, I, 121).
As Romeo becomes overwhelmed with Mercutio's death and Tybalt's joy over
it, he .....
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A Clockwork Orange: Review Of Book And Film Version
<view this essay>.... unto the world is depressed, frustrated, and lonely, although no
longer violent. A radical political group then exploits him as an example
of the cruelty of "the Government." This faction tries to force Alex to
suicide in order to gain a martyr, but Alex's attempt fails and he is
nursed back to health and his natural mental state by the Government, who
in the end comes out on top.
Alex, whose last name is not mentioned in the book, is a violent,
aggressive teenager of fifteen, who is the leader of a four-person gang.
He truly enjoys violence, reveling in the sight of blood or weapons.
Alex's love of hate is not simply a rebellious emotion, but as he ex .....
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Devaluation Of The Feminine Principle In Lady Macbeth
<view this essay>.... The witches are female but display characteristics that would define them as men. In fact at first, neither Macbeth nor Banquo are really sure whether the witches are female or not. "[T]hey are aggressive and authoritative, but seem to have power only to create petty mischeif" Although , unlike the witches, it does not show phisically, perhaps the biggest example of devaluation of the female gender role occurs in Lady Macbeth.
Lady Macbeth showed many features that attributed to her reversed gender role. Her " obdurate strength of will and masculine firmness give her ascendancy over her husband's faltering virtue".3 She was considered great because onc .....
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Bull Durham: To The True Meaning Of The First Fight Scene
<view this essay>.... Crash then
orders a drink for Annie, and is then asked by Annie to come over and sit by her.
Crash introduces himself to Annie and tells her that he is the new catcher on
the Durham Bulls baseball team. At the same time Nuke comes over and ask Annie
to dance, but Crash stands up and says that she is dancing with him. When Crash
stands up in front of him, Nuke takes this as a challenge and he asks Crash if
he wants to take it outside. At this point Nuke still does not know that Crash
is his new catcher. While Nuke is waiting for Crash outside, Crash begins to
wonder how he is going give Nuke his first lesson to make it to the majors.
When Crash finally co .....
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