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    Thetis Consoling Achilles: 1757. Achilles is seen pondering as his mother watches over him in the back with someone else, attempting to comfort him. This connects to Ophelia as she, along with her father, try to confront Hamlet to find out why he is acting very odd, as he is actually very confused thinking about his

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    results in Abby accusing innocent people of witchcraft and Parris not helping his people in a time of need; leaving the town in complete disorder and chaos. Abigail Williams is always making sure the people of Salem believe her act of innocence and lying to keep her name white in the town. She wants everyone to think she always tells the truth and is pure, so she will never get in trouble for the dreadful acts she does. She secretly deceits others to keep them on her side and will make up any story

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    guarantees of a dignified death. Owen states, “If in some smothering dreams you too could pace / Behind the wagon that we flung him in, /…” (17-18). These lines described the carnage after a chemical attack. Even though the soldier was dead and lying in a burial wagon, Owen

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    Reflection Analysis

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    keeping them in check, knowing your weakness and strengths are all important to be emotionally healthy. During this week, I have learned many new and interesting ideas like how to be in check, how to recognize feelings in a social situation and how I compare with my family and friends when it comes to my EQ. We can be in check with our emotions by identifying what they are and why we are feeling them. The consequence for not being in check with our emotions can be devastating. If we choose to ignore

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    T.C. Boyle's "Greasy Lake" (1985), exposes the narrator to be the ultimate dissenter upon first glimpse. The anonymous main character goes beyond to appear rebellious to his friends, and anyone around him. Aside from the main character, two friends, Digby and Jeff, accompany the narrator on his journey to be bad on this “the third night of summer vacation” (Boyle, 1985, p. 615). The narrator explains that he and his friends were 19 years old, sported leather jackets, drank Tango and Thunderbird

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    Falstaff is a tavern haunter, who partakes in the ìdrinking of old sackî (I.ii.4), lying, stealing, and thinks of honor as merely ìa wordî (V.ii.74). Although Hal enjoys the company of Falstaff, it is clear by his soliloquy in Act I, scene ii, that he intends to reform himself and act as a true prince: ìreformation, glittering o'er

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    character’s relationships explore the themes of pride, justice, and vengeance. Arthur Miller wrote the play as an analogy for McCarthyism. During the McCarthy era, Miller was wrongly accused and convicted for being a Communist, so he wrote The Crucible to compare the persecution of witches to the persecution of Communists. Throughout the play many characters can be perceived of being manipulative because they find ways to influence a person or situation. Abigail Williams is the most manipulative character

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    big celebration most of her time in Egypt. Cleopatra loves the richness of her own queen status and loves the celebration that comes with it. Her personality varies because she can change from being a woman with dignity to a woman acting insane. Her sudden changes in

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    law. It involves identifying, recording, and extracting financial data while using a variety of direct and indirect analysis methods. In recent years, the profession has gained attention for its role in stopping both terrorists and corporations from acting unethically. After 9/11 the FBI and Department of Justice created the Terrorism Financing Operations Section which was composed of forensic accountants to conduct a thorough analysis of the financial support structure of the 9/11 hijackers

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    less experience. The case opened her eyes to how Maycomb treats the colored and she realizes that Tom Robinson was only inedited and found guilty because of what color his skin was. By the end of the novel, Scout has turned into a young lady and compares Tom and Boo to a Mockingbird because of the way they are

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