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Naydeling Mendez - The Rise of a Dystopia (1)

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Claims & Counterclaims - Why is this important? Based on your own experiences, explain what could happen when someone's opinion is too readily accepted as fact. 

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Claims & Counterclaims - Why is this important? Based on your own experiences, explain what could happen when someone's opinion is too readily accepted as fact. 

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It is important to use evidence from credible sources throughout their entire argument because it can help produce a strong, credible, and well-supported argument. When someone's opinion is too readily accepted as fact, then it's stated as a fact.

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Naydeling Mendez - The Rise of a Dystopia

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The rise of totalitarian dystopia is caused for many reasons. One of the most persuasive reasons is for an omniscient power to take the freedom of their people. Another reason is for an omniscient power to take control over their people.

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Quote: "The truth is, one who seeks to achieve freedom by petitioning those in power to give it to him has already failed regardless of the response. To beg for the blessing of 'authority' is to accept that the choice is the master's alone to make, which means that the person is already, by the definition, a slave." Larken Rose

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Why do the prisoners appear to be sad? Why do you think they've been incarcerated? Why do you think Winston and the "dark haired girl"are 'sneaking' around trying not to be seen? Explain why or why not. 

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Why do the prisoners appear to be sad? Why do you think they've been incarcerated? Why do you think Winston and the "dark haired girl"are 'sneaking' around trying not to be seen? Explain why or why not. 

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The prisoners appear to be sad because they're prisoners. They're being incarcerated and who knows what will happen to them, they just know that it won't be good. I think they're being incarcerated because they broke a rule or maybe the Thought Police caught them. Maybe they did something that both Winston and Julia are doing and they happened to get caught. I think Winston and the "dark haired girl" which is Julia are sneaking around trying not to be seen because what they're doing is against the rules. That's why they briefly held hands and met up somewhere private.

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After he reads the note from Julia, he finds an intense desire to live. Why is this so? Do you predict that this "intense desire to live" will make him more or less likely to confirm the rule of Big Brother. Explain why or why not. 

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After he reads the note from Julia, he finds an intense desire to live. Why is this so? Do you predict that this "intense desire to live" will make him more or less likely to confirm the rule of Big Brother. Explain why or why not. 

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I think after he reads the note from Julia, he finds an intense desire to live because not only is he rebelling against the government but Julia might also. They both know that what they're doing is not allowed but they don't care and do it anyway. I feel like it makes him feel more alive knowing that someone feels something for him. I predict that this "intense desire to live" will make him more likely to confirm the rule of Big Brother because he is starting to open his eyes and realize what's going on around him.

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Why do you think this is necessary in a totalitarian dystopia? Do you believe that elements of censorship could make society better even in a perfect world? Explain why or why not. 

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Why do you think this is necessary in a totalitarian dystopia? Do you believe that elements of censorship could make society better even in a perfect world? Explain why or why not. 

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I think it is necessary in a totalitarian dystopia for the Party to create a new language so that they can monitor and eliminate any words that could be used to incite rebellion against the government. I believe that the elements of censorship could make society better, but it wouldn't make it perfect. The government in China, for example, they censor a lot of content and monitor its citizens, while in the U.S., the government doesn't do that and you can see a major difference in the way society is between both countries. Although there's a lot of censorship in China, it's far from being a perfect society.

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A narcissistic leader could create a dystopian culture by telling people what they could and couldn't do based on their own interests or beliefs. Narcissistic leaders will use their people and exploit them in order to get what they want from them. This could lead to their people becoming a dystopian culture for being forced to do things that they don't want to do.

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The control of information and history, as well as physical and psychological needs represent totalitarianism in '1984'.

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What is the most persuasive reason for the rise of totalitarian dystopia?

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What is the most persuasive reason for the rise of totalitarian dystopia?

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The most persuasive reason for the rise of totalitarian dystopia is for an omniscient power to take the freedom and take control over their people.

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Based on your own experience and "real" life, how does propaganda work today? Explain at least one way that people can be manipulated by a possible overreach in government control.

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Based on your own experience and "real" life, how does propaganda work today? Explain at least one way that people can be manipulated by a possible overreach in government control.

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Propaganda in today's world could work in many ways. The news might give out misinformation or the government might limit or monitor the use of social media. For example, North Korea and China monitor its citizens 24 hours a day. China has banned many of the social media sites like Instagram and Reddit, they have TikTok but it's monitored by the government. North Korea however, their government has banned everything. The government also only allows its citizens to watch three channels on their TVs.

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Why is it important to frame your argument this way? Why do you think people choose NOT to argue in a formal matter.

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Why is it important to frame your argument this way? Why do you think people choose NOT to argue in a formal matter.

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It is important to frame your argument in a persuasive way because it'll help persuade people into agreeing with your argument. I think people choose not to argue in a formal matter because they're maybe trying to get their point across without having to provide reason or evidence.

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Home Away From Home - How does the writer introduce and develop a thesis about changing perspectives on the concept of "home"?

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Home Away From Home - How does the writer introduce and develop a thesis about changing perspectives on the concept of "home"?

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The writer introduces and develops a thesis about changing perspectives on the concept of "home" by describing some of the difficulties associated with moving to a new country. Language barriers and cultural differences are key difficulties the writer talks about and also explains how these difficulties can be a problem. In the end though, the writer talks about how people do adapt to their new surroundings despite the difficulties.

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What does Big Brother symbolize in 1984?

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What does Big Brother symbolize in 1984?

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In 1984, Big Brother was both a symbol for the Party within the novel itself, and a symbol for the dangers of totalitarian governments for the reader.

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Is home simply the place that is most familiar to us or where our friends or family also live? Can we feel at home in a country where we are seen as different or as not belonging? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have witnesses in your own life.

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Is home simply the place that is most familiar to us or where our friends or family also live? Can we feel at home in a country where we are seen as different or as not belonging? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have witnesses in your own life.

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Home is not only the place that is most familiar to us or where our friends or family also live, but it can also be where your parents are from and what you are carrying inside you. Although living in a country where we are seen as different or as not belonging might make us feel like we're not at home, it should and can make us feel at home because it doesn't matter what others think about you. Home is something that you think and feel like is what you can call home.

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What is the motivation for a central government preferring the use of doublethink? Do you think this form of propaganda works in the United States today? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have witnessed in your own life. 

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What is the motivation for a central government preferring the use of doublethink? Do you think this form of propaganda works in the United States today? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have witnessed in your own life. 

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The motivation for a central government preferring the use of doublethink is to maybe control its citizens, prevent them from protesting or revolt against them. The same way Oceania's government uses doublethink to its people. I don't think this form of propaganda would work in the United States today. The U.S. is known for letting people use their free speech and even if they could, it would be hard to change and convince people.

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Dystopia is the best term that describes the literary tradition in which society is predicted to have turned ugly.

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Why do you think Victor's ambition was so impactful? What do the monster's actions contribute to the world's view of revenge? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have had in your own life.

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Why do you think Victor's ambition was so impactful? What do the monster's actions contribute to the world's view of revenge? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have had in your own life.

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Victor's ambition was so impactful because he was seeking more while throwing away what he had. The monster was the main physical embodiment of Victor's ambition. The monster killed Victor's loved ones only because he was seeking revenge against Victor himself. In the end, it is learned that the glory of ambition is not worth the pain it wreaks; the thrill of uniqueness is not worth the terror of desolation.

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Why do you think there was so much inspirational change in the literary frame of thought? What romantic thought says about people and society? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have had in your own life. 

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Why do you think there was so much inspirational change in the literary frame of thought? What romantic thought says about people and society? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have had in your own life. 

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I think there was so much inspirational change in the literary frame of thought because the poets and writers of the Romantic Movement wanted to break new literary grounds. Romantic writing includes ruins of the past, emotion, power of the senses, sublime, and most importantly nature. What romantic thought says about people and society is the way and who the people are or what is going on in society.

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The creature is able to befriend De Lacey because he can only hear his voice. Why is this so? What does this realism say about people and society? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have had in your own life. 

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The creature is able to befriend De Lacey because he can only hear his voice. Why is this so? What does this realism say about people and society? Explain your response based on similar experiences you have had in your own life. 

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The creature is able to befriend De Lacey because he is blind, which means that he can't see the creature's horrifying appearance. Since he can only hear the creature's voice, he might just assume that it's a human speaking to him. I feel like nowadays, people worry too much about someone's looks rather than worrying about who they are as a person. There's a saying that goes like "instead of focusing on the outside, you should focus on the inside", something like that.

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Why is Victor so eager to meet the monster? Why was the monster so eager to meet Victor? Explain based on similar experiences you've had in your own life. 

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Why is Victor so eager to meet the monster? Why was the monster so eager to meet Victor? Explain based on similar experiences you've had in your own life. 

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Victor is so eager to meet the monster because he blames his curiosity for nature, the monster's creation, and for the deaths of William and Justine. Victor wants to kill it. The monster was so eager to meet Victor because it thinks that Victor is at fault for being miserable. The monster wants something from Victor and he wants him to listen to what he has to say. From experience, it's like me having unfinished business with someone and we try to work things out.

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Why did Victor Frankenstein contemplate suicide? How is nature being used to help? What does this retreat reveal about the character of Victor Frankenstein?

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Why did Victor Frankenstein contemplate suicide? How is nature being used to help? What does this retreat reveal about the character of Victor Frankenstein?

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Victor Frankenstein contemplated suicide because he fell into a deep depression for the killing of William and Justine. He wanted to end his agony. Victor's father advises Victor to seek happiness in nature, which he does at the Chamonix Valley in France. There, he sinks into a Romantic reverie on nature and its healing process. He finds it to be useful and is finally able to sleep and get some relief from his agony. This retreat reveals that Victor Frankenstein seeks out nature while rejecting his family in order to find relief.

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Explain in your own words what the trial of Justine Moritz says about the criminal justice system during that time. Are there similarities today? What does this trial reveal about the character of Victor Frankenstein and the intellectual depth of the monster he created?

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Explain in your own words what the trial of Justine Moritz says about the criminal justice system during that time. Are there similarities today? What does this trial reveal about the character of Victor Frankenstein and the intellectual depth of the monster he created?

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The trial of Justine Moritz shows how poor the criminal justice system was during that time. It also shows how unfair women were treated. Although in today's world women now have rights and are treated more fairly, the criminal justice system itself can sometimes be full of corruption. Victor Frankenstein is guilty and blames himself for what had happened to Justine. He never thought that the monster would do such a thing and is afraid that he might strike again. It seems like the monster is getting revenge on Victor for something but who knows. It also shows that the monster is smarter than it looks.

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Explain in your own words why the concept of reanimating the dead would be so revolutionary if it was real. In what ways do you think people today would use this scientific revelation? Describe one positive and one negative.

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Explain in your own words why the concept of reanimating the dead would be so revolutionary if it was real. In what ways do you think people today would use this scientific revelation? Describe one positive and one negative.

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The concept of reanimating the dead in real life would be so revolutionary because it's something that's never been done before. I think scientists would be able to create life without having people or animals reproducing or being able to bring the dead to life. This can be something positive because you might be able to bring a loved one back to life. However, it can also be a negative thing because what if the creatures turn against human kind, like what zombies are portrayed to do.

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Romanticism developed in response to the Age of Enlightenment.

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How does the captivation with the aspects of what's beautiful and what's ugly inspire how people in general are treated?

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How does the captivation with the aspects of what's beautiful and what's ugly inspire how people in general are treated?

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The concept of grotesque and beautiful applies to the definition of Romanticism because a key characteristic of Romanticism is the fascination of strange beauty. The most powerful form of beauty is juxtaposed with the grotesque: the ugly. In every beautiful thing there is the promise of its passing, just as in every ugly thing, there is something redeeming beauty. Although someone might not seem pleasing on the outside, they might be the most intelligent and kindest on the inside.

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In Frankenstein, it's so hard for Walton to make the final decision to return home because he is not yet sure who he is without his dream.

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The concepts of life and death, man vs. nature, and scientific innovation, could improve or disrupt life today in many ways. Bringing back the dead can be useful by bringing back people who've made huge impacts in history. Scientific innovation can help us by generating new ideas, techniques, products, and/or processes about how to bring the dead back to life. However, it can also lead to something terrible like zombies going against people. There are many video games and movies that replicate what would happen in a zombie apocalypse.

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Why are both Prometheus and Frankenstein punished? How is Frankenstein's monster punished? What message is the author trying to send?

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Why are both Prometheus and Frankenstein punished? How is Frankenstein's monster punished? What message is the author trying to send?

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Both Prometheus and Victor Frankenstein steal something from the Gods, which results in both of them being punished. Prometheus is punished because he stole the sacred fire of Mount Olympus and gifted it to humanity, while Victor is punished because he uses Enlightenment science to steal the sacred fire of immortality from the Gods and also freed humans from their dependence on the Gods. Frankenstein's monster got punished because he is too new for this world. Based on my response, I think the message the author is trying to send is that there are consequences to your actions.

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In what ways does the author use science to create a belief in the supernatural? Why do you think think that genres about reanimating the dead create so much interest in readers and viewers?

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In what ways does the author use science to create a belief in the supernatural? Why do you think think that genres about reanimating the dead create so much interest in readers and viewers?

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Frankenstein dealt with present-day scientific interests, including alchemy and galvanism. Victor Frankenstein does an experiment that brings something that isn't living to life by using science. An example would be a movie called Igor, which is like a knock off of Frankenstein. I think that genres about reanimating the dead create so much interest in readers and viewers because they might actually think it's possible to bring something that has never lived to life.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay's central metaphor in 'First Fig' involves an image of a candle burning at both ends.

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In what ways does the author use love to demonstrate this literary device? Why do you think that objects such as a "compass" serve well in metaphors to connect the sensory world to the abstract world?

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In what ways does the author use love to demonstrate this literary device? Why do you think that objects such as a "compass" serve well in metaphors to connect the sensory world to the abstract world?

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The author writes poems and uses metaphysical conceits to demonstrate this literary device. I think that objects such as a "compass" serve well in metaphors to connect the sensory world to the abstract world because it compares the lovers and the compass to show that they'll always move together.

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In what ways had the English monarchy infringed on religious, economic, and political liberties? Why do you think that the American Colonists eventually chose to break away and seek independence?                                                                              

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In what ways had the English monarchy infringed on religious, economic, and political liberties? Why do you think that the American Colonists eventually chose to break away and seek independence?                                                                              

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King Charles II tried to crack down on the Navigation Acts by making Massachusetts a royal colony. Soon King James II consolidated all of New England, New York, and New Jersey into one colony called the Dominion of New England. I think the American Colonists eventually chose to break away and seek independence because they didn't want to be under rule by kings or queens.

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The structure of Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" is free verse.

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Why do you think Oliver Cromwell chose as a first rule of order to enact and enforce these kinds of laws? Why do you think his Puritan beliefs lead to atrocities against Irish Catholics. 

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Why do you think Oliver Cromwell chose as a first rule of order to enact and enforce these kinds of laws? Why do you think his Puritan beliefs lead to atrocities against Irish Catholics. 

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I think Oliver Cromwell chose it as a first rule in order to enact and enforce these kinds of laws because he wanted to use his religious beliefs to shape the country. A Puritan is an extremely fundamental English Calvinist and he used his strict Puritan beliefs to make England a theocracy, which is a system of government in which a person rules in the name of God. He banned people from celebrating Christmas by throwing parties and eating big feasts because he thought they were only celebrating just for fun and not because of the birth of Christ. He also saw Catholics as potential traitors to his Protestant realm, which is why he persecuted them.

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Why do you think King Charles failed to acknowledge the power of Parliament? Why did his belief in the Divine Right of Kings led to civil war and his eventual execution?

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Why do you think King Charles failed to acknowledge the power of Parliament? Why did his belief in the Divine Right of Kings led to civil war and his eventual execution?

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I think King Charles failed to acknowledge the power of Parliament because of the conflict between the two. He refused to share power with Parliament and refused to let them meet during the Eleven Years' Tyranny. His belief in the Divine Right of Kings led to civil war and his eventual execution because he abused his power and he tried to arrest his biggest critics in Parliament. They soon executed their king for high treason.

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Why do you think the author chose to take on pursuing or "vindicating" the rights of women? What does Wollstonecraft desire the reader to understand and learn about the plight of women during this time? 

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Why do you think the author chose to take on pursuing or "vindicating" the rights of women? What does Wollstonecraft desire the reader to understand and learn about the plight of women during this time? 

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I think the author takes on pursuing or "vindicating" the rights of women because they want female equality, specifically in the area of education. The author thinks that if women aren't well-educated, then they couldn't be good mothers, good wives, and good household managers. Wollstonecraft wants the reader to understand that teaching women only to focus on minor accomplishments and making themselves pleasing to men was harmful, not only to women themselves, but to society in general.

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The poem "Harlem", was significant to the Black community because it represented the postponement of Black dreams.

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Why do you think the author chose this form of persuasion? What does Swift desire the reader to understand and learn about life, death, and responsibility as it pertains to the poor?

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Why do you think the author chose this form of persuasion? What does Swift desire the reader to understand and learn about life, death, and responsibility as it pertains to the poor?

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I think the author chose this form of persuasion because he wanted to convince the English landlords to improve the conditions of the Irish citizens. Swift desires the reader to understand that although life can sometimes be unfair, there is always a solution to everything.

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In "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe, the noun that best describes the tone of the first stanza is acceptance.

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Ruth Gruber is a woman who fell in love with writing. She then became a journalist, photographer, and a book author who shared stories about the things she knows. Also during World War II, she used her skills to share stories of the people who were affected by Hitler's actions. In the end, she realized that her life was also about rescue and survival. The way we look at things can lead to growth by looking at it in a positive way. However, it can hold us back by seeing things in a negative way.

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Death is no longer the focus in the final couplet, and the mood shifts from a somber mood to a brighter mood, with the speaker choosing to focus on love instead. Why do you think the author makes this shift? What does Shakespeare desire the reader to understand and learn about life, death, and love?

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Death is no longer the focus in the final couplet, and the mood shifts from a somber mood to a brighter mood, with the speaker choosing to focus on love instead. Why do you think the author makes this shift? What does Shakespeare desire the reader to understand and learn about life, death, and love?

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I think the author makes the shift because it's the solution to his problems. Even though he and the person he loves will die eventually, he will always love that person no matter what. Shakespeare wants the reader to understand that death is something that you can't avoid and it naturally occurs in life. Also on your final days, you should spend it with someone that you truly love.

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Everyday I think about my future
Wondering what I will become in life;
Hopefully I don't become a loser
Or end up having an annoying wife.

All I want is to have a good career
And be able to afford a mansion;
But not being able to is my fear
So I will try my best to take action.

Thinking about the future worries me
Because I do not know what to expect;
Hoping that one day I'll get a degree
But what if I don't get it all correct.

In the end there is nothing I can do
But to move along and see what comes through.

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The major themes of Dickinson's poems are: nature, self identity, and God.

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While blank verse maintains iambic pentameter throughout, free verse does not adhere to a meter at all.

Example: Free verse poems are sometimes called non-metrical or non-rhyming poems.

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In blank verse, there is no rhyme, whereas a sonnet has a specific rhyme scheme.

Example: Shakespeare used blank verse in many of his plays.

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This is a poetic device in which each line is made up of ten syllables, with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one.

Example: In order to understand blank verse and sonnets, we need to know what iambic pentameter means.

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A sonnet is a poem composed of fourteen lines, whereas in blank verse there is no specific number of lines.

Example: A sonnet is a very popular poetic device made popular by William Shakespeare.

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Sonnet 12:
The problem is that everyone gets old and will eventually die of old age. The solution in this case is to have children so that they can carry your legacy.

Sonnet 60:
The problem is that time acts like a force that gives and takes away. The solution is to write poems to defeat time.

Sonnet 73:
The problem is that death comes for you even before you die and how it's inevitable. The solution is to live life to the fullest.

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When the narrator says that he 'looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth,' the bend in the road symbolizes that we can't always know what the future holds.

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In a sonnet, twelve of fourteen lines (three quatrains) are devoted to proposing a problem. The last two lines (couplet) provide a solution. Based on what you have studied thus far, why do you think sonnets focus on stating long problems with quick solutions?

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In a sonnet, twelve of fourteen lines (three quatrains) are devoted to proposing a problem. The last two lines (couplet) provide a solution. Based on what you have studied thus far, why do you think sonnets focus on stating long problems with quick solutions?

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I think sonnets focus on stating long problems with quick solutions because they want us to better understand what the problems are about and then they put a quick solution to wrap up the sonnet.

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Shakespeare wrote a lot of sonnets. Based on what you have studied thus far, why is understanding the theme and purpose so important in the development of a sonnet? What is the takeaway from learning why Shakespeare wrote so many sonnets.

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Shakespeare wrote a lot of sonnets. Based on what you have studied thus far, why is understanding the theme and purpose so important in the development of a sonnet? What is the takeaway from learning why Shakespeare wrote so many sonnets.

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It's important to understand the theme and purpose in the development of the sonnet because you have to follow a type of rhyme scheme in order for it to make sense. Shakespeare not only wrote sonnets but plays and other things in order to tell stories.

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How is it possible for a favorite book to transform you? 

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How is it possible for a favorite book to transform you? 

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It is possible for a favorite book to transform you by teaching or showing you, for example, something new or a life lesson. Some books might motivate you into doing something or to stop doing something. They might also change your perspective of seeing things in the real world.

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The repetition of the final refrain in the poem "Still I Rise" gives a final emphasis to the message.

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A group of wealthy barons have decided to rise up against their king. There are many reasons as to why they did it, but the results of their rebellion changed the course of history.

King John was not a king with unquestionable authority. He had to compete for the throne when his brother Richard died, and his revenge against his rivals' supporters made the barons unhappy. John also inherited Richard's debts and continued Richard's practice of heavily taxing the barons. Soon John went into war, but lost, which cost many lives of the barons' knights. John wanted to go to war again to get his lands back but the barons refused to help him, which made John into arresting and attacking some barons. Then, the barons have decided to make their own demands and soon their own army. Finally in 1215, John decided to sign the Magna Carta, which prevented him from exploiting his power.

Centuries later, the Magna Carta has helped shape many different powers like the government or royalty, to limiting their power and to not be above the law.

Without the Magna Carta, there would most likely be corruption everywhere.

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1. Heorot
2. He believes Heorot is too strong to be conquered
3. Because he hates the sounds of the men feasting and celebrating
4. Beowulf got word and stepped forward
5. Grendel
6. 12 years
7. Unferth doesn't want King Hrothgar to think someone is more capable..
8. He tries to be diplomatic
9. Beowulf wants a fair fight
10. Grendel casts a spell
11. He rips off the monster's entire shoulder and arm
12. She seeks revenge

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- Heroic Code
- Epic
- Hero

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- Hypocrisy
- Comic Relief
- Class Envy
- Satire

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Why do you think it is important to know and understand the setting and time period of a play?

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Why do you think it is important to know and understand the setting and time period of a play?

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It's important to know and understand the setting and time period of a play because if you don't then you won't understand what the play is about.

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In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Macbeth personifies virtue when he says about Duncan, "that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off," giving it the ability to plead.

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A weakness in personality that eventually leads to destruction. The desire to maintain the status quo in society; and the strength of character that assists people in rising to power, all contribute to success and failure. Explain how this is possible. 

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A weakness in personality that eventually leads to destruction. The desire to maintain the status quo in society; and the strength of character that assists people in rising to power, all contribute to success and failure. Explain how this is possible. 

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Someone who is weak will probably not make it in life, but someone who is strong can go through anything. Also someone who tries hard enough will most likely get what they want rather than someone who doesn't try at all.

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- Fate: the three witches tell Macbeth that he is going to be king someday. He wants it now so he kills the current king and Macbeth now becomes king.
- Ambition: Macbeth was willing to kill in order to become king.
- Tragic flaw: Macbeth dying in the hands of his friend's son since Macbeth killed his own friend.
- Tragedy: the death of Macbeth himself.

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In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth uses hyperbole after she thinks she smells blood.

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The literary device in which an object is used to represent an idea of emotion is called symbolism.

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Prior to the work of Shakespeare, Europe experienced "dark" times. Changes had to be made culturally for average people to experience the simplest of joy in life. How do attitudes towards the past and future shape our actions today? 

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Prior to the work of Shakespeare, Europe experienced "dark" times. Changes had to be made culturally for average people to experience the simplest of joy in life. How do attitudes towards the past and future shape our actions today? 

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Attitudes towards the past and future shape our actions today depending how much it has impacted us. For example, ever since 9/11 happened, the US airports have now been very strict by searching everything and adding a lot more limitations. Also movies and TV shows have either removed or edited certain scenes because of what happened.

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In the Canterbury Tales, why is it important to hear stories from many different social statuses? What is the author trying to tell his audience?

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In the Canterbury Tales, why is it important to hear stories from many different social statuses? What is the author trying to tell his audience?

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It's important to hear stories from many different social statuses so that we can better understand each and every one of them. The author is trying to tell his audience about these different types of social statuses so that the readers can see what their lives are like in that specific status.

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War, bravery, fear, sacrifice, overpowered

Going into war is something that I've been doing my whole life and I know I was born to do it. However, this battle was something I was not ready for.

The power balance between us was unfair. They were overpowered, having a weapon so powerful that even I am afraid to do this.

I must admit that fear was getting to me. It began to course through my veins. I've only experienced this feeling once, when I did my first battle.

I didn't want to be known as a coward, instead I wanted to be known as a man who was full of bravery and pride. So I prepared myself for the unexpected.

In the end, I knew that we weren't going to win. But after fighting in many different battles, I wouldn't mind sacrificing my life in this one, even if it was my last battle.

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The Friar's Tale, The Miller's Prologue, and The summoner's Tale are all examples of satire in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.

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Hypocrisy is a character flaw that frauds people into saying one thing but doing something totally different. In the "Canterbury Tales", the author uses humor to expose hypocrisy mainly because the act is so easy to detect by friends, family, and strangers. This creates a form of humor that points fun at sinful people while unsuccessfully attempting to expose the sins of others. Chaucer sprinkles in elements of satire to expose irony and sarcasm. Each character tells a story that causes the reader to question the storyteller's motives. This backwards deception reveals a weakness in character that focuses on a lack of Christian values.

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Hypocrisy is a personality flaw that encourages people to preach one thing, while practicing something totally different. The preach part is usually something good; like parents teaching their children to never cheat or steal. The practice part happens when these very same parents justify cheating on their taxes or stealing insignificant items while no one is looking. In the "Canterbury Tales", Chaucer uses humor to expose hypocrisy mainly because hypocritical acts are so easy to detect by the general public. The hypocrite is oblivious to his or her own hypocrisy; but everyone else witnesses the flaw all the time. This makes the background situation somewhat humorous, satirical, and ironic. An example of this behavior can be found in reading about the Friar. Based on textual evidence provided, it can be inferred that the Friar is a womanizing pervert because he gave “pocket knives to pretty girls” (line 135). Other than hypocrisy, humor is also being used in each of these characters.

Humor is something that everyone looks for in people. People would rather be around someone who can make them laugh once in a while, instead of being with someone who makes them bored all the time. There are also different types of humor. When it comes to Chaucer though, he finds humor in everything. The way Chaucer expresses humor in the "Canterbury Tales" is by implementing a funny trait to the characters, even though most of the characters do sinful behavior. Not only does he want his readers to see the evilness in the characters, he also wants to please the readers by making them see the humor in everything the way he does. Chaucer uses humor and satire to expose sinful people and their hypocrisy. An example of this behavior can be found in reading about the Prioress. Based on textual evidence provided, it can be inferred that the Prioress is so gentle hearted that “she would weep if she saw a mouse caught in a trap, if it were dead or bled” (lines 144-145). Next, the elements of satire move the reader to scrutinize character depth more fervently.

Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's sinful behavior. Chaucer uses satire throughout the whole book, exposing and ridiculing characters for doing sinful behavior. For example, he uses satire to attack the Church, the Patriarchy, and Nobility. He makes it seem like he's being nice to them but is actually being very sarcastic and is insulting them in the process. Instead of Chaucer writing about something that's full of straight up insults to these characters, he uses a lot of humor and satire to express his opinions about them. An example of this behavior can be found in reading about the Prioress. Based on textual evidence provided, it can be inferred that the Prioress is so gentle hearted that “she would weep if she saw a mouse caught in a trap, if it were dead or bled” (lines 144-145). Next, the elements of satire move the reader to scrutinize character depth more fervently.

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A fabliau is a situational story that talks about true to life events. How is a fabliau similar to stories you tell classmates and friends each and every day?

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A fabliau is a situational story that talks about true to life events. How is a fabliau similar to stories you tell classmates and friends each and every day?

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I usually tell my friends stuff that has happened to me. For example, I told someone the other day that I saw this really attractive girl walking by. It was a true event that happened and I decided to tell my friend about it, which is why a fabliau can be similar to the stories I tell to other people since a fabliau is a situational story that talks about true to life events.

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While many authors chose to write about evil as manifested through sinful behavior, Chaucer chooses to expose sinful people and their hypocrisy using humor and satire. Hypocrisy, humor, and satire can be inferred through simply reading the text and comparing similar personality traits recycled by immoral people today.

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The Parson's Tale focuses primarily on the theme of penitence, which was the repentance of sins.

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Based on reading and summarizing the text, I conclude that the Wife of Bath is a worthy woman from Bath city. She was good at sewing clothes. Her kerchiefs were made of finely woven ground, which is a composite fabric. Her hose was scarlet red and her shoes were soft and new.

Based on reading and summarizing the text, conclude that the Wife of Bath is a woman from Bath city who was worthy all of her life. She had five husbands. She had seen and passed many strange rivers. She has been to Rome, Boulogne, St. James of Compostella and Cologne, and was skilled in wandering. She had gaped teeth set widely. Despite her gap, she had large hips. She liked to laugh and chat, knowing the remedies for love's mischances.

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Based on textual evidence provided, I can infer that the Knight is a distinguished man. He is what a knight is supposed to be, followed by chivalry. He has ridden into battles and was even honored for his noble graces. He protected and fought like a knight should do. He even had a son, Squire, who he has been teaching him the simple ways of what he does as a knight.

Based on reading and summarizing the text, I conclude that the Knight is a man of his word. He protected and fought 15 battles even though he knew that his life was at risk. He didn't care what he looked like, as long as he had horses to get around. He was a true perfect gentle-knight.

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How do people come to have different views of society?

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How do people come to have different views of society?

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I feel like not only does it depend on who it is but also if the societal problems affect the person personally. For example, news outlets have to report on problems going on in their country and around the world because that's what they have to do it's their job. However, people who protest or start organizations to try and solve societal problems are doing it because they personally want the problem to be fixed. They are putting in the effort to try and solve it.

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The Canterbury Tales speaks about life from the viewpoint of many societal perspectives. Explain why it is important to understand life from more than just 'your' point of view?

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The Canterbury Tales speaks about life from the viewpoint of many societal perspectives. Explain why it is important to understand life from more than just 'your' point of view?

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I think it is important to understand life from more than just 'your' point of view because you get a better sense of what others are interested in, what they do, or what they go through.

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A farmer who cultivates his own land, especially a member of a former class of small freeholders in England.

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He is the ideal yeoman as Arthur is the ideal knight.

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Based on textual evidence provided, I can infer that the Yeoman is like a knight who knows how to shoot arrows with his mighty bow. He knew the whole woodcraft of the bow. He also carried a shield and sword. One hung at one side while the other slipped. He also carried a medal of St. Christopher of shining silver on his chest. He was kind of a proper forester.

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Based on textual evidence provided, I can infer that the Monk is a brave and active man who's always riding horses and hunting just for fun. Although he was good with horses and hunting hares with his greyhounds, he was also a fat and personable priest.

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Based on textual evidence provided, I can infer that the Doctor is an intelligent individual who knows what he's doing when it comes to treating patients. No one could talk as well as he did, which made him the perfect practicing physician.

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In The Canterbury Tales, the Knight fought for God.

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I would respond to the previous statement in a more positive way rather than a negative way. Since sucky posts do count, I'd have to try my best and complete the assignment without overthinking that it's hard to be incomplete. Even if it is hard to be completed, I'd still try my best to get it done.

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Social Class and Status in the Canterbury Tales

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Social Class and Status in the Canterbury Tales

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In The Canterbury Tales, the plowman best represents the Third Estate.

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A lesson that was both honored and blasphemed in The Canterbury Tales was the one where love conquers all.

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In The Canterbury Tales, the Parson is the most significant character concerning the Seven Deadly Sins because he speaks of each of the mortal sins explicitly.

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Since virtually condemned people on death row come from impoverished backgrounds, do you think death penalty judgments are too easily given to the poor just because they're poor? Do you believe the criminal justice system discriminates against the poor?

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Since virtually condemned people on death row come from impoverished backgrounds, do you think death penalty judgments are too easily given to the poor just because they're poor? Do you believe the criminal justice system discriminates against the poor?

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I think that it mostly depends on what crime they did rather than if they're poor or not. However, people who can't afford a lawyer are most likely to end up in prison or maybe even death row just because they can't have someone to defend them. I think the people who are innocent and poor are at a higher risk of getting overthrown by the criminal justice system.

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In Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', patriotism is heavily stressed: Why? What does patriotism mean to you today?

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In Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', patriotism is heavily stressed: Why? What does patriotism mean to you today?

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In Alfred Lord Tennyson’s ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’, patriotism is heavily stressed because it’s a battle between two different sides, three countries fighting against one. Today, for me personally, patriotism means that two sides are fighting each other because they have strong opinions against each other, so they try to fight and defend themselves and prove that they’re right.

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A dactyl is a metrical beat consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.

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Why is it important to understand the reasons for and against capital punishment? Explain your stance on the need for the death penalty.

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Why is it important to understand the reasons for and against capital punishment? Explain your stance on the need for the death penalty.

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It's important to understand the reasons for and against capital punishment because there are good reasons as to why it shouldn't be avoided and why it should be avoided. In my opinion, I think that the death penalty should not be avoided because without it, it would encourage criminals to keep on doing very bad crimes.

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The summary to me means that the lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, is a hero like Beowulf, but he's a modern hero. He wants to help people out but instead of using violence, he uses reason and the law. I predict that Bryan will help out the client and maybe get him out of death row. I don't know that for sure since he's new to being a lawyer, but maybe he'll gain experience by helping the client in getting out of death row.

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The main character who is a new inexperienced lawyer, is going to meet up with a client that is going to death row. He is going to try and get his client off of death row. The reason why he even considered becoming a lawyer was because he wanted to help out the poor, people who can't afford a lawyer and get thrown over by the court because they don't have a lawyer.

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Just Mercy - Introduction (briefly describe setting)

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Just Mercy - Introduction (briefly describe setting)

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It was 1983, a man named Bryan Stevenson was a twenty-three-year-old student at Harvard Law School. He drove through farmland and wooded areas of rural Georgia, headed for Georgia's death row prison which is outside of Jackson. He drove there by himself, heading south on I-75 from Atlanta, his heart pounding harder the closer he got.

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Conclusion (make a prediction) lines 406-540

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Conclusion (make a prediction) lines 406-540

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I predict that Beowulf will win and survive the battle against Grendel's mother if it wasn't for the shining woven metal he always wears. Also, the way he said his speech made it seem like he wasn't going to die even though he said that in case he does he requested Hrothgar to do some things for him.

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Summary (what did you read) lines 406-540

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Summary (what did you read) lines 406-540

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Beowulf gave Hrothgar a speech saying that in case he doesn't win the battle, if Hrothgar could take in Beowulf's comrades and give all of Beowulf's gifts to Higlac. He will fight with honor and either he will win or he'll get taken out of this earth. When he finished, he leaped into the lake and for hours sank through the waves. However when he almost reached the bottom, Grendel's mother saw him. She greeted him with her claws and she began her attack. Beowulf tried to use his sword against her but it didn't cut her skin. She managed to cut pieces of his armor, which was the first time it failed him. She had him pinned down and as she drew a dagger to avenge her son, the blade dented. At that moment she realized that she was in trouble.

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Introduction (the setting) lines 406-540

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Introduction (the setting) lines 406-540

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When Grendel's mother found out that they killed her son, she went to kill Hrothgar's closest friend and retrieved his son's claw. Hrothgar obviously tells Beowulf what happened and explains where her lair is. They live in secret places, he says. Cliffs, wolf-dens where water pours from the rocks, then runs underground where mist steams like black clouds. Snakelike roots that reach as far as the water and help keep it dark. At night, the lake burns like a torch. No one knows nor has reached the bottom before. Until a brave man like Beowulf decides to accept Hrothgar's favor by visiting her evil lair.

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Explain in your own words about some of the obstacles in life that test your courage. How would Beowulf deal with those very same obstacles versus how YOU deal with them?

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Explain in your own words about some of the obstacles in life that test your courage. How would Beowulf deal with those very same obstacles versus how YOU deal with them?

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Some obstacles in life that test your courage would be doing something that you're afraid to do at first, like being in a marathon or having to present something in front of a tough audience. If Beowulf had to do one of those things, I think that he would've done it without having to practice for it. However, I would've practiced a whole lot before having the courage to do those things.