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    Macbeth vs Macduff

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    death. When the quote is translated, it states that "She would have died later anyway. That news was bound to come someday." This exposes Macbeth 's emotionless soul, when the one closest to him, his wife, dies. With this Macbeth reveals the true hideous monster he has become. As Macduff 's character is analyzed, Macduff demonstrates love towards his family. He was a protector and guide among his family, and was willing to sacrifice anything in order to protect them. In opposition to Macbeth 's

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    I never really thought about gender roles growing up. I wanted to shave my legs by the time I was eight, I wanted to wear makeup before I even hit sixth grade, and I used to cry when my mom told me I had to wear pants to school instead of a dress when it was cold outside. I was your stereotypical feminine female. But as I have grown up, I have begun to realize that many people are not like me. I have also begun to realize what many more people expect from me. Wearing makeup has become a social norm

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    The Crippling Disability of Dark Skin The struggle for the acceptance of dark skin tones in society has been a battle dating as far back as the Colonial Period. Even after slaves were freed, we were segregated. African Americans were seen as less than human, less beautiful, and unintelligent, simply because our skin was a darker complexion than our white counterpart. Even so, after years of battle for equality, influential society members, like Gwendolyn Brooks soon spoke up on this issue. Later

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    Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley is the story of a scientist who artificially creates life, although in a grotesque, monstrous form. This titular scientist spends the rest of the story trying and failing to destroy this creature that he eternally regrets creating. Although many readers see this purely as a horror story, and indeed it did start as one, Frankenstein has very nuanced messages and subtext. Frankenstein is best understood in the context of Romanticism, in fact, the

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    Beowulf and The Wife of Bath Tale: The Battle of the Sexes Women from the beginning of time have been determined to make their mark in the world of a "so-called" man 's world. Women believed they deserved the right to express their opinions about family matters as well as business affairs. The women in Beowulf and The Wife of Bath Tale have different issues, however they are for all the same reason: be heard by the power dominating sex. In the eighth century men were thought of as being superior

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    becomes “malicious because [he is] miserable” (133). The creature gradually became like a monster or demon and developed hatred towards mankind, especially Victor. The more knowledge he gained, the unhappier he became. He was an ugly, gigantic, and hideous creature and did not belong to anyone. After reading Paradise Lost, the creature quickly empathized Satan and thought Satan’s condition is like his own. He said, “when I viewed the bliss of

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    Rewriting The Yellow Wallpaper

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    visit to the garden. I hope they stay long and partake of the luscious grapes and seat themselves under the arbor until evening. Someone is coming up the path. I see her through these great barred windows. I must go let her in. Do I have the strength? I would never have guessed in a

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    Labor Workers vs. American Business Throughout the 19th and the early 20th century, American businesses have taken advantage of naïve immigrants who leave their country in order to fulfill the “American dream”. During this period of industrialization, millions of poor immigrants that flocked to the United States met with terrible working conditions and barely livable wages. In the book “The Jungle” written by Upton Sinclair, is able to convey these dreadful events through a family who experience

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    Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut Essay

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    society, whereby citizens go to an extent of sacrificing their freedom, and individuality to the state, to create a place where all people are equal. Vonnegut creates a society whereby, all people are made equal. The beautiful are forced to wear hideous masks to disfigure their beauty, those considered intelligent are to wear radio calls, and ear splitting noises that are supposed to impede their thinking, and the strong are forced to wear weights around their necks throughout the day. The author

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    Down the Rabbit Hole Boys journey to becoming a man “One of the signs of passing youth, is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them” (Virginia Wolfe). In our culture, do we define the moment a boy becomes a man by his age? Is it by his size, stature or accomplishments? Does it happen the first time he makes love to a woman? Wikipedia defines coming of age as a young person’s transition from childhood to adulthood. I believe adulthood can be distinguished

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