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    Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter Symbolism is simply defined as the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Symbolism is a common occurrence in literary works and many books use symbolism to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. As in most literary works, symbolism also appears in The Scarlet Letter. There is lots of symbolism used in The Scarlet Letter to convey multiple things and to express many ideas. Symbolism can be found everywhere in The Scarlet Letter and many of the symbols

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    The end of the scarlet letter left us with some unanswered questions. Were they all forgiven? Were they reunited in heaven? Did they even get into heaven? Nobody knows except Hawthorne, the author, but that will never stop people from making theories and coming up with their own endings for the rest of the book. So let’s think about that first question more and come to a decision. To begin with, the main female character Hester Prynne cheated on her husband Roger while he was out of the country

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    case, he would not after all, perhaps, have boarded her--judging by his subsequent conduct on similar occasions--if so it had been that, by the process of hailing, he had obtained a negative answer to the question he put. For, as it eventually turned out, he cared not to consort, even for five minutes, with any stranger captain, except he could contribute some of that information he so absorbingly sought. But all this might remain inadequately estimated, were not something said here of the peculiar

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    spy. Hale is not remembered for being a spy, though. He imitated a school teacher, his previous job before the war. Hale’s mission was to collect intelligence behind enemy lines before the Battle of Harlem Heights. He slipped behind enemy lines on Long Island and successfully gathered information about British troop battle

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    in place of A, B, C, and so on.) records, and so on, and so forth, and so on. Negative numbers are valuable in adjusting our checkbooks- -baffling or disastrous occasion! Obviously, we include, subtract, duplicate, and partition for all intents and purposes consistently. I could continue forever. The greater part of the critical thinking we do has a scientific premise. Indeed "he cherishes me, he adores me not" is a basic scientific (advancement or increment over the long haul/arrangement of occasions

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    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about a woman named Hester Prynne living in a Puritan community who has been shamed for adultery. The Puritan community makes her wear a red letter A on her chest, to symbolize “Adulterer”. The novel grapples with natural law vs societal law, along with sin and redemption. The Scarlet Letter was meant to be a symbol of sin, meant to punish and alienate Hester from the community. The Scarlet Letter fails to prevent her from being a part of the community

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    using it. Those that do, it seems, only venture after the mouse. Okay, there has to be a reason for that name so all righty then, I deal with it. However, we have started intaking some cats that have taken to playing with me by walking up and down the key board- some words even spell check could not figure out. But all this was well and fine as it would only be for short bursts of time. As long as I give equal attention to the felines as well as the computer, a happy medium exists and work can continue

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    have a letter for you,” the mare said. “Thank you” Luna grabbed the letter with her magic. “Do you have any idea who sent it.” “Nope. Some pony gave me this on the street and told me to give it to you; that 's all I know.” “Are you sure you don’t remember anything.” “Yes. I wasn’t exactly paying much attention when she hoofed it to me. I’m, sorry princess.” “It’s fine.” Luna thanked the mare again and closed the door. Luna took another look at the letter. She hadn’t got any in a long

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    attacks prevented her from driving her own car so, to get to work, she rode the city buses in Montgomery. On those buses, she saw white bus drivers "use the tone and manners of mule drivers in their treatment of Negro passengers." She watched them threaten and humiliate black men and women who paid the same 10-cent fare she paid. From Socialite to Social Activist In 1939, 16 years before the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott, Morgan began writing letters to the Montgomery Advertiser, the city 's local

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    Ybarra Philosophy 1C 23 November 2015 Letter From Birmingham City Jail Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the Letter from Birmingham City Jail to the clergymen, saying that they criticized the actions and how they were targeting him. He explains in the letter how the city of Birmingham has gone through all the nonviolent campaigns and that it proves that their is serious racial injustice. Martin Luther King Jr. composed the letter to Birmingham in 1963. The reason why so many people were complaining about

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