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The famous author Peter S. Beagle once said, “Great heroes need great sorrows or burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed.” Everyone has burdens, but it takes a true hero to overcome a huge burden. In the movie Ella Enchanted, directed by Jane Starz, Ella has been blessed, or really …

The Industrial Revolution brought many significant changes to daily life. During this period, which started in the late 1700s and ended approximately in the late 1800s (although the official ending is debated), you saw a transition from hand production methods to the commercial use of machines (especially in the textile …

Great Gatsby- Key passage Analysis Key Passage He did extraordinary well in the war. He was a captain before he went to the front and following the Argonne battles he got his majority and the command of the divisional machine guns. After the Armistice he tried frantically to get home …

In life there is an abundance of mediocre things, and love should not be one of them. I believe Sir Walter Raleigh intends to reveal this to us in “Her Reply.” In this poem, a woman rejects a shepherd’s romantic but naïve proposal. This poem is a superior selection because …

French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre once said, “We are our choices.” Human beings make the choices that determine their fate and the person they become. Wes Moore, the author of The Other Wes Moore, explores this concept in his novel. Wes shows how their environment, education and societal expectations led …

The Diary of Anne Frank Play Act 1 scene 5 is the dramatic climax of act 1 in the drama “The Diary of Anne Frank” written by Goodrich and Hackett. The play is based on the Diary of Anne Frank kept during the two years they were in hiding from …

John Proctor and Hester Prynne Similarities In The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible Hester Prynne and John Proctor are similar in their actions to retain their idea of justice stated by their ethics and feelings. Both Hester and Proctor alike tried to restrain the dreadful deeds from progressing any further. …

QUESTION How does Von Drehle’s examination of this 1911 tragedy in New York City shed light on many of the major political, economic, and social developments and changes that occurred in both the city and the United States during the first decades of the twentieth century? Be sure to support …

Chapter 1 “At the time my parents met, my father was involved in a minor way in the black market” Thoughts of cultural influence, Anecdote This supports reasons for Christina’s parents’ thoughts of Romulus. Furthermore, this separates Romulus from those of the ‘middle classes’, showing his connection to the lower …

I am a senior and am in AP Psychology class. As a part of our grade, we are required to observe someone in our class without them knowing. After the observations were completed, we were asked to write an essay explaining the findings of the observations. My observations took place …