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    “I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death”. “The Scarlet Ibis” is a short story that was set in 1918 and it was written by the author, James Hurst. The story is about a young boy (that goes by “Brother” in this story) who receives a younger brother by the name of William Armstrong. From the start, Brother noticed something off about his younger brother. It is believed that the young boy had a condition called “Hydrocephalus”, also

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    as walk or talk. Therefore, his older brother set out to teach him because he was embarrassed to have an abnormal brother. However, many years later Doodle is soon overworked until he can no longer go on, and he sadly dies. In “The Scarlet Ibis”, James Hurst uses the caul, the oriole nest, and the blood od Doodle as symbols to offer greater insight into abstract ideas that are difficult to understand on their own. As an introduction, Hurst uses the caul in the beginning of the story to represent

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    Directed by Sam Mendes and shot by Roger Deakins, the movie Skyfall is a spy film in the James Bond series. It is one of the greatest movies that I have ever seen in terms of visual effects, big action, and story plot. In this research paper, I will write about the background of the cinematographers, the synopsis of the movie, my overall feeling towards the movie, as well as two specific scenes. Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer. As a successful cinematographer, he is well known for his

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    Walter Mitty’s Dominant Secret Life (Rough) Written by James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, is the story of Walter Mitty’s day in the city daydreaming of many scenarios of him being a hero and having power and fame. Between each of his daydreams, he is interrupted repeatedly by the real life in a rude fashion by his wife and other characters in the city, ending his daydreams. In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, many interpret that many of the supporting characters look down on Walter

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    James Joyce’s “Eveline” is a short story about a nineteen-year-old Eveline, who contemplates abandoning a life she is accustomed to and moving to a distant land with a man she hardly knows. In one hand she holds the weight of uncertain happiness, in the other, inevitable misery. Eveline needs to make a choice between two contrasting lives; one in which she is a servant to her father, in other, a respected wife. Following her mother’s death, Eveline assumes the role of a parent and inherits all the

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    How are we supposed to go in deeper? It’s not like we have a submarine!” “But we do!” Willow exclaimed suddenly. “Huh?” Me and Scarlett asked at the same time. “Well, at least my dad does. He works for the Marine Biology Center, and he can take us down in a submarine!” Willow told us excitedly. “Great! Let’s go!” exclaimed, already running down the driveway. Willow and Scarlett hopped on their bikes that were parked in my driveway, and I got mine out of the garage. Then we set off to the Marine Biology

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    Lawrence Kohlberg was a theorist and a scholar of child growth. He focused on the ethical development of kids and how they mature the wisdom of right, justice, and wrong. Kohlberg noted that teenagers underwent certain phases during moral growth. Through his observations, he developed a theory that human beings develop from one phase to another through an invariant pattern, not missing any stage. His conclusions have been proven by critical cultural studies conducted throughout the world. These phases

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    William James was an American philosopher and psychologist who specialized in Pragmatism and philosophy related to such. He led a philosophical revolution in the USA and would make the philosophy known as ¨Pragmatism" very well known. In his book ¨The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy", William explains different philosophical beliefs while also challenging them and supporting the right to believe in a religion or even life itself. William James' style of writing is more Expository

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    Batman intercepted a drug trade while injuring himself in the process. On the next day, Harvey Dent was announced as the new district attorney. He immediately wastes no time in bringing in the Italian well known mob boss, Sal Maroni. Doing so, Lt. James Gordon and Batman contemplate on bringing Harvey Dent on the plan to clean Gotham and mark him as the hero that Batman couldn’t be, hence the title “White Knight of Gotham City” was given to him. Agreeing to work with Harvey, Batman manages to apprehend

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    Feminism In Rear Window

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    Within the action and suspense of Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the theme of feminism is uncovered. Throughout Rear Window, Lisa Fremont, the female protagonist, is a symbol of feminism due to her character transformation. In the beginning of Rear Window, Lisa Fremont is introduced during a conversation between L.B. “Jeff” Jefferies and his nurse Stella. Throughout this conversation, Jefferies describes his girlfriend Lisa as being “too perfect, she’s too talented, she’s too beautiful

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