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    protagonist in one of the novels that you read this semester. In a response of no less than three paragraphs, explain this conflict, its development, and how the protagonist deals with it, as well as how the conflict is ultimately resolved. Include examples from the text in your response where appropriate. Write at least five sentences. Step 1: Pick a character from the novel you read. Part 2 Question 2: Consider the conflict faced by the protagonist in one of the novels that you read this

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    Three Day Road Analysis

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    The protagonist of Three Day Road comes in the form of Xavier Bird, a taciturn and humble young Cree man who finds himself tossed into the chaos of the Great War; a global phenomenon that turned men into monsters and the land into a place suitable for no man. Through his devotion to his spirituality, refusal to conform to wemistikoshiw ways, and steadfast sense of morality, Xavier manages to maintain his identity throughout the novel. One of Xavier’s most notable traits is his devotion to his spirituality

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    The influence of Dreams, Visions and Hallucinations in Macbeth and other Literary Texts “The realities of the world affected me as visions, and as visions only, while the wild ideas of the land of dreams became, in turn,—not the material of my every-day existence--but in very deed that existence utterly and solely in itself.” ---- Edgar Allan Poe Uncanny encounters with visions and hallucinations blur the presumed constraints of time and space. The ‘phantasms’ or sensory impressions

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    Lucas Corso. Soon after meaning with Boris Balkan, another book dealer, to authenticate a draft of The Three Musketeers, Corso is hired by Varo Borja. Borja, a rich man, who is a collector of many books, hires him to authenticate a copy of Nine Doors of the Kingdom of Shadows, a book which supposedly contains instructions for summoning the Devil. After the author was burned alive, there are only three copies of the book left in the world, but only one is a true original. In the time following, Corso

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    lead to the tragedy. Their love, respect, and determination for each other reveal the nature of the relationship shared by them. In Macbeth, the bond between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is strong. For instance, when he first hears the prophecy from the three weird sisters, he immediately writes to Lady Macbeth informing her about the prophecies. Further, he addresses her as “my dearest partner of greatness,” which gives the reader several views on their relationship. For instance, George Gerwig reports

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    The deconstruction of the conventions of the theatre in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard predicts the more radical obliteration presented later by Pirandello in Six Characters in Search of an Author. The seed of this attack on convention by Chekhov are the inherent flaws of all the characters in The Cherry Orchard. The lack of any character with which to identify or understand creates a portrait much closer to reality than the staged drama of Ibsen or other playwrights who came before. In recognizing

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    First came the pride, an overwhelming sense of achievement, an accomplishment due to great ambition, but slowly and enduringly surged a world of guilt and confusion, the conscience which I once thought diminished, began to grow, soon defeating the title and its rewards. Slowly the unforgotten memories from that merciless night overcame me and I succumbed to the incessant and horrific images, the bloody dagger, a lifeless corpse. I wash, I scrub, I tear at the flesh on my hands, trying desperately

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    Anton Chekhov 's The Cherry Orchard – Analysis of Comedic Characters Anton Chekhov 's The Cherry Orchard is one of his most famous plays, despite the fact that the comedic aspect is often questioned. The Cherry Orchard records the tale of a wealthy Russian family who are faced with the loss of their estate due to bankruptcy, while also facing the reality of losing their beloved cherry orchard. Titled as a “comedy,” it seeks to disclose the family and household dynamics during this brief period.

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    The Neolithic Period, tracing back as early as 10,000 BC, where “evidence of pottery making appears” (Heritage East Group, 2012) as agriculture emerges. As villages and people become more settled, “discrete ceramic traditions evolve that show a distinctive Chinese approach to form, decoration, and technique, leading to the identification of more than thirty Late Neolithic cultures throughout China”(Heritage East Group, 2012). Chinese writing, lacquer, a substance that gives wood a polished finish

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    Act II of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is about how Lady Macbeth meets her spouse in the lower patio as he rises up out of the ruler 's room itself. Macbeth 's still, small voice is unmistakably irritated by what he has done, and again his wife scrutinizes his absence of immovability. The accomplishment of their plot is likewise in peril in light of the fact that Macbeth has carried the knifes with him. Lady Macbeth comes back to the scene of the homicide keeping in mind the end goal to put the

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