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Papers on Arts, Movies, and Plays
Los Vendidos
Number of words: 412 | Number of pages: 2.... by disrespecting his heritage. THe Mexican American is still trying to decide weather he is going to live Mexican or American. When the Mexican-American says,"the only thing I don't like is how come I always got to play the goddamn Mexican-American"(page384). You are unsure by this statement weather he is selling-out his Mexican or his American lifestyle. You know he wants to perfect because of his attitude toward playing the part of the Mexican-American.
The Mexican-American doesn't know where he wants to go in life I guess this proves no matter how old you are or how much of an education you have you sell people out and wa .....
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The Crucible: Evil And Greed In Man
Number of words: 502 | Number of pages: 2.... voodoo spell. "and
struck two inches in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle outshe testify it
were your familiar spirit pushed it in." (Miller 71). From this, it can be
conceived that she would disastrously knock down any obstacle to get what she
wanted.
Another character who brings greed upon themselves is the Reverend Parris. He
uses his high social status as a priest as an excuse to obtain that of which he
considers is a requirement for such a prestigious man as he believes to be. In
an argument between Reverend Parris and Giles Cory, Giles disagrees on Parris
having ownership of the chapel house and the amount of money he .....
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The Crucible: Conflicts Between Individuals And Society
Number of words: 687 | Number of pages: 3.... person who symbolized individualism would be Abigail Williams. Williams, as an individual twisted the courts into taking the life of the one person who stood in her way, Goody Proctor. Williams was an individual even though she was with her friends because she only thought about what she wanted. She took lead and influenced the girls and the courts to believe follow her, and accomplish her wants or needs.
Puritans believe in the word of God that comes from the Bible. Teachings from the Bible would include the Ten Commandments, and the parables that Jesus used during his days. Puritans would have a hard time practicing i .....
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Apocalypse Now And Heart Of Darkness
Number of words: 1970 | Number of pages: 8.... raids of the ghettos to locate and often exterminate any Jews they
found. Although Jews are the most widely known victims of the Holocaust, they
were not the only targets. When the war ended, 6 million Jews, Slavs, Gypsies,
homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Communists, and others targeted by the Nazis,
had died in the Holocaust. Most of these deaths occurred in gas chambers and
mass shootings. This gruesome attack was motivated mainly by the fear of
cultural intermixing which would impurify the "Master Race."
Joseph Conradís book, The Heart of Darkness and Francis Coppolaís movie,
Apocalypse Now are both stor .....
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A Streetcar Named Desire: Is Illusion Necessary To Life
Number of words: 1351 | Number of pages: 5.... (1368).
However, as we are eventually are shown, this illusion wouldn't
last forever. The young couple got married and, to Blanche, were falling
more and more in love, when one day "coming into a room that I thought was
empty" (1368), this illusion would be shattered. In this room were her
husband, Allan, and a older male friend of his. Allan Grey was gay. Soon,
Blanche realised that all along he had been trying to let her know and get
"the help he needed but couldn't speak of! He was in the quicksands and
clutching at me - but I wasn't holding him out, I was slipping in with
him!" (1368). She was falling farther into th .....
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Number of words: 781 | Number of pages: 3.... in the silence and the constant mourning after. One cant imagine how it must feel to lose the ones they love and hold dear but to stay afterwards and mourn the loss of the many is unbearable. Blanche has had a streak of horrible luck. Her husband killing himself after she exposed her knowledge about his homosexuality, her advances on young men that led to her exile and finally her alcoholism that drew her life to pieces contemplated this sorrow that we could not help but feel for Blanche throughout the drama. Blanche’s desire to escape from this situation is fulfilled when she is taken away to the insane asylum. There she will .....
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MacBeth: Everyone Has At Least One Flaw
Number of words: 815 | Number of pages: 3.... by MacBeth. He
was murdered, because in order for MacBeth to fulfill his plan and become
king, Duncan would have to die. Duncan's fatal flaw was that he was too
trusting. For example, he thought that none of his friends could really be
enemies. If Duncan was more careful about his safety at MacBeth's castle,
he may have had a chance to survive. But Duncan's flaw, wasn't something
so horrible that he should die. Most people need to trust each other more,
and just because one person did, he shouldn't have to die.
MacBeth's former best friend, Banquo was also killed by MacBeth.
Banquo was killed, because he knew too much a .....
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Analysis Of Witches In Macbeth
Number of words: 364 | Number of pages: 2.... to now what is right and what is wrong, a
conscience. But with the outside influence from the witches he thinks that
that is his destiny and he must do everything to fulfill it.
What the witches say in the beginning is what influences the entire
plot. Macbeth hears these words and then tries to make them happen because
he listened to the witches and thinks that he is to become King. Macbeth
wants this to happen so badly that he tries to come up with plans and
arrange things in order for himself to meet this particular destiny.
The witches are essential to the play Macbeth, and without them the
plot of the play might be tot .....
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Macbeth: Tragic Hero
Number of words: 461 | Number of pages: 2.... he killed Banquo, due to the prediction of what the witches said about
Banquo's son becoming the king. Macbeth wanted to ensure that he would
reach his ambition without problems.
Macbeth, who now no longer needed any encouragement from Lady Macbeth,
started to leave her in ignorance of his plans. Near the end of the play,
Lady Macbeth sleepwalked and had a dream about the killing of Duncan and
Banquo. She died because of all this pressure and her guilt about the
murder. Soul of Macbeth have been destroyed since Macbeth love Lady
Macbeth very much, as shown in Act I, Sc. 5, p.58, "My Dearest Love."
The power of nemesis i .....
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Anti-Semitism In The Merchant Of Venice
Number of words: 499 | Number of pages: 2.... to having this play taught by a teacher, who can explain
the plays meaning in it's fullest so that the students do not miss any important
points from it.
Another point that may have been missed when the presentation was made to
the school board to ban the material from being taught inside the school system
was that everyone is bad in the play. The Christians portrayal was just as bad
as the Jewish man, Shylock's portrayal. In fact I think that the play gave a
worse portrayal of the Christian's because they ended up being the most evil,
through taking away everything that Shylock had and making him become Christian. .....
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