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    wasn't as burly, at six feet one with a more athletic frame, Carlos clenched his teeth and nodded in acquiescence. He'd seen what Jimmy was capable of and the warning signals in his piercing green-eyed gaze sent a shiver down his spine. Eight month's James Russo had been stuck in Arcadia prison, every moment watching his back, the bent cop the target of the majority of the jail population. All because of one stupid teenage bitch and that goddamn slut friend of her Mother's. At least the Mother was dead

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    The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst is In the story Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst a older brother has a newborn younger brother who the doctors and family both though would die, but three months later they decided they should give the baby a name since it had not died yet. They gave him the name of Armstrong but the older brother thought that people would expect to much from him because if his name so he gave them the name Doodle. The unnamed brother in Scarlet Ibis rude to his younger brother because

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    As James Joyce’s short story “Eveline” begins, the reader is introduced to a young woman sitting at the front window in her home, her history and the setting unfolding around her. It is soon revealed that this character’s name is Eveline Hill. Also in the exposition, which spans the majority of the story, two key pieces of imagery are used: a field and a yellowing photograph. At the end of the story, wedged between the crisis and the recognition, is the last piece of imagery -- the sea. One can determine

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    Batman As A Hero

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    fair city possesses. From the elite people of Gotham to those in the Narrows, we give thanks to our beloved caped crusader for all his work for Gotham. There are those who believe that Batman is a another vigilante wearing a mask. Even Commissioner James Gordon many years ago stated these words about the caped crusader “ He’s the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we’ll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. he’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector

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    In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the lead character Victor Frankenstein created life. Towards the beginning of this novel the creature would be considered a victim. Victor resented him for what he was even when Victor was his creator. This led the creature to run out into the world on his own, and this led to his downfall of being a villain. The creature was very compassionate to others in the beginning of his life, but like all stories the villain isn’t born evil they develop over time. The creature

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    same dilemma. He went through phases of being cruel and kind to his brother, Doodle. Doodle was born a weak baby and was not thought to survive for very long. He did, but because of his disadvantages as a child, he was very offbeat from other kids. James Hurst uses Doodle’s brother to show how he is both cruel and kind towards his younger brother, Doodle, in his short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”. Doodle’s brother decided that he was going to be cruel to Doodle because he was embarrassed to have a younger

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    A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson was done because Italian and French academies produced many dictionaries of their own tongues and the English century authors feared that their language would soon disappear because of absence of authority. They believed that a dictionary would do a big change since it will be a book that people will need to buy. They believed that Johnson, still an unknown author, would do a great job in creating a good dictionary. Johnson accepted and believed

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    In the United States, there are approximately 10,900 registered births every day according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Each of those new breaths of life is unique and exceptional, however, they are also identical to their creators in their temperament and nature. This reflects the belief inherited by many religions, that God sculpted humans, essentially his children, in his own divine image. Yet, when humans strive to assume the role of God, as in the case of Dr. Victor

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    A Motif is a recurring structure, contrast, or literary device. An epiphany is a sudden realization of the meaning of something. The characters in the short stories of "Dubliners", by James Joyce, undergo great and small epiphanies. These epiphanies aren't the sudden realization of new experiences and possibilities for reform, but instead they give the characters a better understanding of their circumstances. In "Araby" and “The Dead” the endings conclude with epiphanies that the characters fully

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    In James Cameron's Avatar the idea of imperialism is displayed strongly through the measures that the humans take to overpower the land and the people of Pandora. Imperialism is when a group of people believe that they are superior,and see others as inferior. This leads to them thinking that they have the entitlement to take what they want. This is shown in the movie Avatar when the humans think that they are more superior and take away important landmarks to the Na'Vi people,Such as Home Tree.

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