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    “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” is a gothic novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It’s about a lawyer from London named G.J. Utterson who explores strange events that involves his old friend Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. The novel’s influence on language is extraordinary, with the phrase “Jekyll and Hyde” coming to the meaning of a person of diversity in moral character from one situation to the next (French literature). On their weekly walk, a particularly practical

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    “...Nobody Cares For The Woods...”: An Analysis Of The Destruction Of Nature In The Lord Of The Rings “If it has passed from the high and the beautiful to darkness and ruin, that was of old the fate of Arda Marred…” -J.R.R. Tolkien Literature has brought awareness to the issue of the destruction of the environment over the past century. “The imagination's ability to capture this sense of holiness may also help in a revisioning of the natural world, [in] a growing field of study called ecocriticism”

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    Wieel Wiesel Reflection

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    In chapter one, page fifteen, I was intrigued by the quote, "I looked at my house in which I had spent years seeking my God, fasting to hasten the coming of the Messiah, imagining what my life would be like later. Yet I felt little sadness. My mind was empty."(Wiesel 15) This passage really caught my attention because, in the quote it shows how affected they really were. in this quote he's saying that, as hard as he tried to have faith in his god and pursue to the future of freedom, it gets harder

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    Personality Of The Joker

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    a. Andrea Chew Man Ee Actor’s name: The Joker The Joker has a personality of persistent, fearless, high intelligence, and aggression. The Joker holds a strength of being persistent in the things he does. He makes sure that his plans will turn out as how he planned it to be. Even though there were complication in between, he makes sure he finds alternatives to get his job done. Take for an example, when the top mob members of the Gotham city were having a meeting discussing about the illegal money

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    The Surprising Similarities between The Batman and Death Note The Batman and Death Note are both great shows in their own right. Here two completely different shows that both show case the great intellectual prowess of the protagonist(Light Yagami, and Batman-Bruce Wayne). Batman and Light are both very relatable in way because of how they view crime, and they do what many of us dream we could do in order to stop the criminals. While The batman and Death Note are very different and target different

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    Being born in the 21st century, we are exposed to many new concepts in the society. The concept of “family” also changed as well as time passes; people nowadays have better understanding towards non-traditional families such as transsexual or homosexual marriage. I used to think that it is better to form family or find spouses with the same nationality (i.e. Chinese) and similar cultural background, as this can foster better understanding between one and another. However, it is now a common practise

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    The Dark Knight Themes

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    The Dark Knight - A Power Struggle Batman, a name synonymous with the word hero. He was first introduced to the world in Detective Comics #27 (artist Bob Kane, writer Bill Finger, 1939). He quickly became a fan favourite and has since then seen numerous film, television, and video game adaptations. The first film adaptation being Batman (Lambert Hillyer, 1943), a mere 4 years after his introduction in 1939. Throughout his tenured career Batman has faced numerous villains, each of them reinforcing

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    and Mr. Hyde’ brings out the balance between the evil and good within an individual. At first we get to meet Dr. Henry Jekyll, the protagonist in the film, who is a doctor and also a scientist who tries to show the people that every human being has two personalities which balances each other, a good one and an evil one which is kept at bay, until something triggers it. Dr. Jekyll is in the film known for being a honourable- and nobleman. He has barely any faith in God and is not blindly following

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    Batman Films Vs. Batman

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    Batman is one of the most well-known superheroes in the world. Since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939, he seems to have just gotten more famous even after over 75 years. However, the Batman that audiences see now is not the same Batman that first appeared in 1939. Batman had a solid moral compass and could very clearly see the line between right and wrong. In most of the early films and serials, he is cheesy to a point where it becomes hard to watch. Throughout the years, Batman

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    n literature duality is anything that has two sides mostly dealing with good and evil. In many different books, duality plays an important role in showing who the characters are and how the story occurs. Books such as Dr. Jekyll and Mrs.Hyde, Romeo and Juliet, and the Bible are books that duality plays a huge role in. Duality is displayed throughout the play of Romeo and Juliet. The things characters in the play say, the characters, and actions of the characters are ways duality is explored

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