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Capote's In Cold Blood

Four members of the Clutter family were murdered in their Kansas home in the early 1960s. Truman Capote, on assignment, went to Kansas to interview the friends of the victims and, notably, the apprehended killers, Perry Smith and Dick Hickock. Smith and Hickock were hanged by the state. Capote’s ...

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Candide's Satire Of Enlightenment Thinkers

The political and social environments of the Enlightenment were revolutionary, both in thought and in action. Philosophes embodied the term “Age of Reason” and critically questioned traditional theories, customs, and morals. Among these, was the theory of optimism, which was often linked to a ...

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Steven Ginzburg Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Throughout the story of The Strange Case Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the author, Robert Louis Stevenson, presents his idea of the duality of man- where Dr. Jekyll and Hyde have a dark, wicked side within them, where evil is held in waiting to surface, but ...

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Aileen Wuornos

Born in Michigan, and raised by her grandparents Aileen Wuornos grew up with a dejected life. Her father who was a convicted child molester committed suicide in prison, and her mother abandoned little Aileen as an infant. Aileen was referred as to a “nervous child.” It was said by previous ...

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Othello’s Deadly Sins

Othello’s deadly sins Othello written by William Shakespeare is a story highlighted in sin. There is symbolism behind the chaos within the play, which are the seven deathly sins. The seven deadly sins became popular in the 14th century and were adopted by the catholic religion they are the ...

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Paris Trout and The Fixer

Innocent Until Proven Guilty The law states that all persons accused of a crime are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. The Fixer by Bernard Malamud and Paris Trout by Pete Dexter, however, reveal that sometimes the court of law is irrelevant when other interests are present. It ...

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Oresteia

Upon attending the play Oresteia, I was a little apprehensive before entering the theatre about whether I would enjoy the play or not. I had never been to a play before then, and was not sure of what to expect. However, the play turned out to be very well put together and extremely interesting to ...

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Magical Thinking in Macbeth

Macbeth’s Magical Thinking Macbeth, or as it is known to some, the “Scottish play,” is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. It tells the story of a man (Macbeth) urged by his wife, and told in a prophecy by three witches, that he would one day be King. In order to achieve the prophecy he ...

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The Tower of London

The Tower of London has always had the same reputation for anyone living in Britain, even from its humblest beginnings. Since its construction by William the Conqueror, to its uses by former Kings of England, and even in its portrayal in Shakespeare, the English obviously recognize the Tower of ...

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Genre in The Man of Law’s Tale

Brook Gregg Dr. Goldstein ENGL 4600 4-18-12 Genre in The Man of Law’s Tale In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Man of Law’s Tale the genre of hagiography is exemplified because Custance’s story is like the story of a saint. Hagiography is the genre of writing about canonical saints’ lives which ...

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Betrayal Meets Good in Macbeth and Mister Pip

Betrayal Meets Good in Macbeth and Mister Pip Yusuf Raja ENGUI Mr.Pearce Monday, November 21, 2011 A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned. The play ...

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Hamlet Madness

Daniel Sanchez Prof. Laurel English 102 4/24/12 Hamlet Madness After a close relative passes away, the feeling one experiences varies in each person. A person could be feeling empty, lonely, and to sometimes depress, is a natural feeling we all have as humans. After king Hamlet's death, ...

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Literary Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart

"The Tell-Tale Heart" - A Story of Madness In "The Tell-Tale Heart" the most intriguing part of the story is the madness that the narrator exhibits. Poe's cleverness to create such an unpredictable and hard to understand character leaves the reader to contemplate whether the narrator is clever ...

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The Gangster Movie Genre: The Godfather and The Godfather Part 3

TWO CLASSIC GANSTER GENRE MOVIES OF ALL TIME Film productions often mimic real life. It is what allows them to be placed into genre categories. Genres in the movies are very much like genres in the world of literature. There are romance genres, history genres and others that depict the type ...

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Reparation For Descendants Of Slaves

Thesis: One of the most controversial debates, taking place in USA at present is the subject of reparation for descendants of slaves. There is no denying that slave trade and slavery are crimes that no American can be proud of. But fact remains that they are part of history and have nothing to do ...

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Hitchcock's Influence on Scorsese and J. Lee Thompson

Cape Fear's Various Incarnations-From Thompson to Scorsese via Hitchcock's influence Alfred Hitchcock is the famed, one might say infamous, master of suspense. This suspense often occurs, however, in apparently ordinary situations and settings and revolves around the extraordinary use of ...

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A Feministic Comparison and Linking of Doris Lessing’s The Grass is Singing and J. M. Coetzee’s Foe

A Feministic comparison and linking of Doris Lessing’s The Grass is Singing and J. M. Coetzee’s Foe Yusuf Khan Email – yusufkhan.xiii@gmail.com Abstract: Comparative literature implies a study of literature which uses comparison as its main instrument. Essentially “to ...

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Odyssey and Oh Brother Where Art Thou

Preston Sage 3/14/17 Hosbond 7th hour In the Odyssey, Odysseus leaves his land and family to battle in Troy. He spends a decade later trying to return home, battling various ills and evils so that he may eventually be able to return home. In his long absence, his wife Penelope has the ...

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, (1974). The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to me is the most terrifying grindhouse title of all time. A person could just read it off the movie poster or hear it within a commercial and become completely drawn to the idea. Grindhouse Theater in general references ...

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Fahreinheit 451

Name: Title: Instructor's Name: Date of Submission: FAHREINHEIT 451 What is the significance of the setting? How does it influence the characters? The ...

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