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10068522408Ted Talkand warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.0
10068525965Spearconflict, the fight between people of different color, from a black person´s point of view1
10068536817The White RoseHans Scholl (left), Sophie Scholl leaders of the White Rose resistance organization. Their actions made them enduring symbols of the struggle, universal and timeless, for the freedom of the human spirit wherever and whenever it is threatened.2
10068565657The SonThe story reflects the dark, tragic life Quiroga lived. He, a pessimist, believed that we do not have control when we are fighting nature.3
10068608968The CensorsSummary of 'The Censors' Juan is a young man living in Argentina under the control of an authoritarian government (think Big Brother in Orwell's 1984). At the beginning of the story, he writes and mails a letter to a woman he loves named Mariana. new job made him extremely devoted and loyal to the Bureau, which later caused him to censor his own letter, resulting in Juan being executed.4
10068618067A ProblemTHE strictest measures were taken that the Uskovs' family secret might not leak out. Leniency of justice5
10068635321The Long ExileForgiveness brings peace.6
10068639234To this Daybullying he and others received during their lives and its deep, long-term impact7
10068639235Merchant of Veniceidealistic and realistic opinions about society and relationships. On the one hand, the play tells us that love is more important than money, mercy is preferable to revenge, and love lasts forever.8
10068669690The Prisoner Who Wore GlassesExplores issues of race in South Africa.9
10068685348The Train From Rhodesiais a classic South African piece written in a time of high pressure racial discrimination between the natives and the whites. ... Gordimer shows the importance of inner struggle and the custom of finding meaning in life10
10068692820Life is Sweet at KumansenuDon't take life for granted. It is short and sweet while you have it.11
10068700760AntigoneState v Family12
10068727229DENOUEMENTis the segment of the plot which describes the unraveling of the plot; theme is usually revealed here. This usually comes after the climax, as the story starts to move toward a resolution.13
10068729166FOILis a character who is used as a contrast to another character. The foil emphasizes the differences between two characters.14
10068738234ANACHRONISMsomething out of its place in time15

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