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    In Gustave Flaubert’s short story “A Simple Heart” Flaubert tells of the life of Felicite, a poor woman who does not seem to have any luck at all. Felicite is the kind of character that makes the reader pity her while at the same time finding her to be incredibly strange. Flaubert uses human emotions in a story that is incredibly simple in both word and tale to tell the reader of a woman who does not live a particularly exciting or happy life. Through this short story, Flaubert has given the reader

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    Kings Island Adventures It was a long trip i thought and i was hungry, it took us 3 hour to get there i would slept every other half hour because we got up early and i went to bed late still packing. And getting my hair ready because apparently i was going to leave it down and straight but ya know i can't keep my hair down and it being hot and humid outside. You should be wondering what this is about well this is about the part of my life of me going to Kings Island with my mom and my friends

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    Essay On Non Conformity

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    Many people feel obligated to follow the crowd. However, some people have courage to not follow what the crowd is doing, it is called nonconformity. One person being a nonconformist can change someone's life everyday. Some short stories that we read in English class have showed student examples of non-conformity and conformity. It is people's bravery in standing up for what they believe and is always questioning the status quo that has the power to bring a positive change to society. In “The Necklace”

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    Mathilde Loisel from “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is a dynamic character. A dynamic character is described as a person that makes changes to their life, this type of character recognizes the changes, and that thus causes them to have an attitude adjustment. Some of Mathilde’s views on her life last for longer periods of time than others, but none the less, she is still a dynamic character that goes through several changes. In the beginning of the story Mathilde thought that she was born into

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    “ The Necklace,” by the Guy de Maupassant, is about an unsatisfied young woman who wants a high class life style that she has. Madame Loisel born in a middle class family and married a little clerk. However, her dreams is more than that life style. She wants to lead her life just like a high class people which is never come true in her whole life. Madame Loisel’s husband tries to give her better life and make her happy but he is not satisfied her. One day Monsieur Loisel manages an invitation card

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    William Le Baron Jenney also known as “Father of the Skyscraper” was an architect, engineer, writer, lecturer, and a great mentor but more importantly he was part of the “First Chicago School” architects. Jenney is a very influential figure in the Chicago School, he created the high-rise steel frame based off a bird cage and a book which drew his attention to how the cage was holding up under the weight of the book and he was inspired. He designed the first true skyscraper in Chicago and wasn’t

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    In Madame Bovary, the minor characters represent Emma Bovary’s moral failures and emphasize her inability to obtain satisfaction. Gustave Flaubert connects these characters to Emma to reiterate the uniformity in the state of dissatisfaction with society. Many of these characters parallel Emma’s life, thus foreshadowing the fate of her marriage and life with Charles. The characters’ actions and characterization, in the beginning and the end of the book, foreshadow and emphasize Emma’s state of dissatisfaction

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    Libertas Essay

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    Since 1886, the first thing people saw as they came to America was the statue of liberty and Ellis island. These sights let them know that they had reached the land of freedom and had a chance at the American dream. The iconic symbol of America, the statue of liberty, has stood since 1886, when it was given as a gift to the United States by the French to celebrate the nations one hundredth birth day and as a celebration for the abolishment of slavery in America. It was given as a sign of friendship

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    Pointillism - The Stone Breakers, c. 1882 Georges-Pierre Seurat. Oil on canvas. Seurat displays his unique style of curating undersized strokes and dabs of contrasting colour next to each other, the viewer is forced to bridge the discrepancy between the colours, creating a new hue. Cubism - Still Life with Musical Instruments,1918 Georges Braque. Oil on canvas. The composition is set into a dark polygon shape, depicting musical instruments, music sheets and other geometrically shaped objects. The

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    “There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance,” author John C. Maxwell stated in his paper: “Pride: A Leader’s Greatest Problem”. Pride, universally seen as a positive character trait, is commonly defined as: the feeling you respect yourself and deserve respect from others. Characters embodying pride are often the protagonist of the work, the heroes of stories

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