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    John Brown as a fanatical madman committing unjust and illegal violent acts, with murder and mayhem, on behalf of the abolitionists that precipitated the American Civil War. The overall view of John Brown in the film, Santa Fe Trail, was dark and villainous. John Brown, as portrayed in the film, was as a scapegoat for all of the violence of Bloody Kansas. The storyline introduced John Brown in the year 1854 by proxy. Cadet Rader, a young West Point cadet who idolized John Brown for his anti-slavery

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    Explication Essay In the text “Lady Audley’s secret (1862)”, written by M. E. Braddon, there are many literary devices that came together to create a unique experience for the reader. The sentences in this text are purposely disconnected into eight lines. When reading a text that has sentences that are connected and flow fluently, it can be heard to determine key ideas. The text breaks up sentences so that key ideas are easily highlighted and specific words are emphasized. Within the eight lines

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    As an Asian-American woman, I want to see better representation for the Asian community; if media is supposed to reflect the real world, then there is no excuse for leaving Asians out in American films. I want to dissect why Asians are still marginalized and stereotyped today when there is a demand for more diversity in media. In addition, I want to cover the history behind the stereotyping and whitewashing of Asians in Hollywood and how that still has a negative impact today. In fact, recent movies

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    taking Suzanne’s belongings away, and when she orders Suzanne not to pray anymore. Suzanne writes to Marquis de Croismare in disbelief, “Would you believe that they took away my breviary and forbade me to pray to God?” (Diderot 60) One of the most villainous things that you can do to someone is to forbid them of their beliefs or their culture, and that is exactly what Sister Sainte-Christine did. Sister Sainte-Christine proves that she is a villain in many ways. She is the worst villain in The Nun

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    Who Is Zeena A Villain

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    After considering all of the story’s main problems, Zeena appeared to be the villain who caused most of them. She should be considered the most villainous character due to the fact that she directly inhibits her husband’s happiness on various accounts, contributes to and indirectly encourages his destructive and rash decisions, and has the stereotypical villainous attribute of an intimidating presence, even when she is physically elsewhere. Without Zeena in his life, Ethan dfound himself in very different

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    Who Is Brutus A Villain

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    The Villainous Brutus ¨A villain is one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty,¨ according to Merriam Webster Dictionary. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus can be clearly identified as the one to blame for Caesar's tragic death and for majorly affecting the plot of the story in doing so. Brutus was not villainous for his intentions towards the people of Rome but instead became villainous when he chose to end Caesar's life without a reputable conflict to go off of. This goes to

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    The difference between a hero and a villain should be obvious, the hero defeats the villain and saves the land, however what happens when someone decides to conquer other lands for the benefit of his own, that is in fact a villainous act. Alexander the Great is an example of this, there are multiple forms of evidence explaining how he conquered lands, and showed no mercy. Not only did he take over ⅓ of the known world, but he gave his enemies no chance for discussion and he forced them to either

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    In the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, the character Mary is often portrayed as a villain due to her actions throughout the story. Although she begins as a seemingly innocent and helpless housewife, Mary’s actions reveal a darker side to her character that ultimately classifies her as a villain. One of the key aspects of Mary’s character that paints her as a villain is her calculated and cold-blooded response to her husband’s shocking revelation that he is leaving her. After years

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    This occurs because of Macbeth’s ambition for the throne, and his ambition to do anything it takes to keep it. Macbeth not only commits these villainous acts through his own will, but recognises the evil nature of them and expresses this when he says, ‘I am in blood Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er’. Macbeth feels that he has gone beyond the point

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    Is Javert A Villain?

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    Marius’ childhoods, people learn to see in 50 shades of grey. He believes the law is the only right way because the only other way in life for him is to live in the ways of criminals. Building off the idea of nature versus nurture, a person cannot be villainous if they do not know any different. Javert does not know compassion in a regular way, he was not raised in such a way. If he sees a crime, he acts. similar to how one cannot blame a cat for puking on their clothes; they do not know why it is wrong

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