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Pilgrim Sketches for The Canterbury Tales

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Mia Ghoshroy AP English Pilgrim Sketches October 18, 2010 The Squire His father is the knight and, being a squire, he is in the middle of training to become a knight. He was twenty years old, of ?average length,? muscular, handsome, and curly-haired. He was ?a lover and a lusty bachelor? (he was often preoccupied with women) and chivalrous. His youth made him even more attractive, however signified his inexperience on the battlefield. Although he had only fought in three battles (Flanders, Artois, and Picardy), he displayed much courage and bravery, nonetheless. Chaucer?s attitude toward him is tolerable, as he is young and has a while to go before becoming a full knight, and appreciative of his youth and determination. The Prioress

Huckleberry Finn- Opening Lines

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The first line of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn captures the book in its raw essence. It begins as the narrator, later identified to be Huckleberry Finn, opens with a statement that blatantly says that we may know of him from another book. From the opening pages, the audience feels the omnipresence of both Huck?s narrative voice and Twain?s voice as author. It introduces Huck in a colloquial, friendly manner and after continuing we see that when Huck refers to the author as ?Mr. Mark Twain?, forming a separation between the two different narrators and another between Twain?s previous The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the object novel.

Compare and Contrast Grendel

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Donovan Bridgeforth English IV ? Dual Credit Mrs. Carwile ? 3A 12 October 2010 Comparison and Contrast of the Characters Beowulf and Grendel When we compare and contrast the characters of Beowulf from the epic poem Beowulf and Grendel, of John Gardner?s Grendel, it is revealed that Grendel is more troubled than monstrous. If we compare their search of their life?s fulfillment, their peculiar relationship with Unferth, what defines their lives, and their need of the Danes. The comparison of these aspects will show that Grendel is not as monstrous as he is portrayed, but instead he is more troubled.

To Kill A Mockingbird

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In order to understand the book , To Kill a Mockingbird... it is key to make a chart of each of the charayers in the book and write major details about them as you read the book. This will prevent confusionon which character did what. It is also key to read chapters mutiple timess and write down details that you think are important .. because it will must likely be on your test.
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uncle tom's cabin summer assignment

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APUS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT Max B 1) Life of the American Slave The purpose in presenting this theme was so Stowe could show the world and its future inhabitance about the horrors of American slavery. By passing down texts similar to Uncle Tom?s Cabin from generation to generation, we ensure ourselves that history does not repeat itself. Also, Uncle Tom?s Cabin was written after 1850 when the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. This Act made it illegal for anyone to offer assistance to a fugitive slave. Throughout the novel, the author illustrates why it is moral to help those who are enslaved; it could be said that Stowe wrote this book to go against the Fugitive Slave Act.

Ender's Game Vocabulary definitions

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Ender?s Game Vocabulary Words Acquiescence (noun) - permission given by silence or passiveness -As I was speaking, I looked over to my boss to make sure I can talk about the current subject, and his acquiescence allowed me to continue. Demagogue (noun)- a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power -Hitler was a very good demagogue because he always motivated and flattered the German race. Exploit (noun)- a notable or heroic act -I will exploit Jake for rescuing the drowning girl form the pool. Hegemony (noun)- type of empire, wherein, the imperial state controls the subordinate state with power (the perception that it can enforce its political goals), rather than

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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28d. Harriet Beecher Stowe — Uncle Tom's Cabin Kim Wells, Domestic Goddesses Eliza is forced to flee dogs and slave-catchers in Uncle Tom's Cabin."So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war." This was Abraham Lincoln's reported greeting to Harriet Beecher Stowe when he met her ten years after her book Uncle Tom's Cabin was published. Although the President may have been exaggerating a bit, few novels in American history have grabbed the public spotlight and caused as great an uproar as Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Comprehensive Henry David Thoreau Powerpoint

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Civil Disobedience Summary: Thoreau begins by arguing that government rarely proves itself useful and that it derives its power from the majority because they are the strongest group, not because they are the most correct. He believes that people's first obligation is to do what they believe is right and not to follow the law dictated by the majority. Basically, person is not obligated to devote his life to eliminating evils, but she or he is obligated not to participate in such evils. This includes not being a member of an unjust government. Thoreau argues that the united states fits his criteria for an unjust government, of slavery and its practice of aggressive war [the Mexican war].

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