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    “Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.” This quote by Cormac McCarthy refers to the main conflict present in The Road: the need to survive and to persevere through the challenges the characters encounter. Along their journey, a father and son discover more about their morals and values and how to continue on in dire circumstances. In The Road, McCarthy develops moral dilemmas using character development and imagery in order to show that destruction and death can exist…

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    Book Review: Cold Mountain

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    on his journey remembering the same memory when she was on his lap when he was walking he saw someone. He saw the preacher who name was Veasey and went with inman on his journey even inman really did not have a choice. Inman and the preacher met a man name junior and they drank with each other where woman started to enter the house and where all over Inman one girl Lila was all over him and she stared to stip when Junor came with a gun angry at them and kick them out and took them to a prison…

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    A Hero's Journey

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    Long ago, there was a great war between the humans and darkness. The war lasted for many generations, and when all hope seemed lost, a light appeared in the darkness. A hero appeared, and with a sword of golden light, he drove out the evil and brought peace to the kingdom. Our story follows the path of a typical village boy named Cole. Tall and lean, but not weak, he is used to long, grueling days of work. His village is in a forest far from the prying eyes of other humans, but the forest itself…

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    picks up a little girl’s doll with intensions of burning down her village, which he accomplishes. He has no morals and will not let anything stand in his way towards his goal of taking down the emperor. The appearance of Shan Yu also contributes to his vilified persona. He is seen to be animal-like with bird eyes and a hawk sidekick. His body is quite large and seemingly indestructible as he is shown to survive a total avalanche. Shan Yu is not a man of Confucian values therefore his appearance…

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    to fight for the rights of women to collaborate with men in the workplace as an equal and for the 19th amendment which is the right for women to vote. Susan was a strong believer of never being governed by a man or protect “I declare to you that women must not depend on the protection of a man, but must be taught to protect herself and there I take my stand”(Anthony). This quote does not follow the unwritten rules of the Victorian era; instead it completely contradicts…

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    theme. Some scenarios from the song were also shown in the video. Like when she said she doesn’t know how to cook, in the music video, it shows her failing at cooking and burning the apple pie. The outfits that she wore in the video are tight and it show a lot of skin, In the song she used her body often as a weapon to get the man to do things, so that affected how she dress in the video. The video is showing her rejecting all the guys that are trying very hard to impress and did all the things…

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    shot in the head, Curt Lemon accidentally stepped on a landmine and was blown to pieces, and Kiowa was buried alive in waste. “When a man died, there had to be blame. Jimmy Cross understood this.…

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    Women have a more petite and smaller body frame then an average man. They also are the ones who birth children and have the source of life for the children and give them milk so of course they would need to stay home to take care of the baby. Men have a bigger and stronger more muscular body shape than girls so they…

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    Like Water for Chocolate; a Pro-Feminist Novel? Like Water For Chocolate is a strong example of a pro-feminism book. A feminist book is a book in which female characters are described as being able to do the things men do with the same result or better. The proof of Like Water for Chocolate being a feminist book lies in two of the story’s female characters, Gertrudis and Tita. They are both strong, realistic characters, who are not afraid to be who they are. These women are also placed in the…

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    rivalry between Borromoni and Bernini resulted into their separation and the two began working separately. Bernini remained as the outgoing sculptor and architect that he was. Borromini on the other hand, remained as a withdrawn, prided and lonely man who felt that he needed to be recognized for his artistic works…

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