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Moral Judgements on the Characters in Short Stories Literature Research Paper
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The story starts in motion with young Brown leaving his three-month wife, Faith, home and meeting a stranger in a forest to join an undetermined, but unholy ceremony. It is being discussed in the story that his wife, Faith, wears a hat with pink ribbons on it. Hawthorne explains the character of the wife by the symbol of pink ribbons.
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Fitzgerald as a Social Critic in the Great Gatsby Literature Essay
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However, through The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald dons the role of a social critic to bring out the adherence and affinity of the generation towards false material values during the Jazz era (Bruccoli, 2000). Through the rise and fall of Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerlad critiques the American society that was keen on affluence and was morally irresponsible.
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Define and Argue Literature Term Paper
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For a marriage to exist there must be various components which include trust, respect, love, caring for other’s feelings, sharing responsibilities, fidelity, the desire to work everyday on your union, the development of good communications. It is unrealistic to assume that couples who have been married for a long time are happy; instead, we have to consider the elements or components of a healthy marriage or successful relationship.
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Man and Monster in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Literature Essay
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Written by Mary Shelley, the wife of one of the most revolutionary poets of the Romantic age and the daughter of extremely rebellious parents who sought to challenge the order of things in the society, the work challenges our traditional notions of things.
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Critical Race in Literature Literature Research Paper
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While as a global society we have developed past extreme scenarios of racism, episodes of racist behavior still manifest themselves in modern society. Specifically, The United States of America as a social system has developed from a colony that legally permitted slaves into an integrated social system with codified means of recourse against racism.
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Analysis of Into the Wild Book by Jon Krakauer Literature Essay
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Frank’s idea is adopted by many, as the American Dream. Many people are in support of his idea. All over the world, people are applying it, in maneuvering form the middle-class levels to gaining high social standards. He has written many articles on how individuals can rise to greater heights in life.   
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Critical Analysis of The Awakening Literature Essay
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When the novel first appeared, Kate Chopin was criticized by the society for illustrating a sexual, independent woman who breaks away from the strict southern patriarchy hierarchy.  In the novel, the main character Edna commits suicide as the final resort to break free from the oppression of the Victorian society.
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A Streetcar Named Desire Literature Essay
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The basic plot of the drama revolves around the personality clash between Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski; the two major characters of the play. The play expresses the intense feelings of love and hate, sexuality and devotion, fantasies and hard realities that follow the lives of people with broken and scarred souls.
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Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr Literature Essay
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Martin Luther King, Jr. has been a great influence on the citizen to the US. Very few people around the world have had such a great influence on their nations by the way they speak or write. Reading the Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr., it is clear that the author is an exceptional writer who knows how to express himself.
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Workbook Engagement and Reflection Literature Essay
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Introduction Modern literature depicts the cultural ethos of modern times. Modern sensibility is faced with the problem of identity and deterioration of the traditions and values that were cherished by the people of the past. Man in his quest for existence comes across the issue of coping with the world around him.
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Policies of Nazi Germany towards Jews and the Policies towards Jews of other Countries in Europe Literature Essay
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The Jews have a long history that runs down through an ancestry of biblical ties of the second millennium. Their traditional beliefs are said to have influenced the biblical antecedent and by extension the Christian fraternity. They are known to have achieved political independence in the early 1300 BCE only to be defeated by their neighbors.
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Analysis of Othello Tragedy by William Shakespeare Literature Essay
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Towards the end of the play, it is observed that Othello’s insecurities and complexes regarding his black background and heritage have reached its peak and the readers rather than hating him begin to pity him for his situation. As it is stated in the text, “Perplexed in the extreme; of one whose hand, Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away”.
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Existentialism by Albert Camus Literature Essay
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The story is told in the first person by Meursault, whose mother had just died. The theme of existentialism is early seen in his seeming indifference at his mother’s passing. He opens the story with: “Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can’t be sure.”
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Critique of Rabbit Hole by John Cameron Mitchell Literature Essay
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Tammy Blanchard is an appealing actor who takes the role of Howie’s sister, and Diane Wiest as their mother. Lastly, Miller Teller acts as Jason, a troubled student from high school. This essay critiques and analyses Rabbit Hole in details. Brief summary of Rabbit Hole The chronicle of the film is based on Pulittzer winning play written by David Lindsau-Abaire (Hudson).
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The Use of Metaphors in the Book, The Left Hand of Darkness by Le Guin Literature Essay
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These inhabitants can later mature into full male or female once in a month in their phase of sexual arousal which is called Kemmer. This whole novel is based on metaphorical language that is built on unstable balances between binary opposites like winter and summer, betrayal and loyalty, weaknesses and strength, courage and fear.
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A study of Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman as a modern tragedy Literature Research Paper
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Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be said to have the thematic and structural features of a modern tragedy for reasons other than its tragic denouement.
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Historical Analysis of the Peloponnesian War, Euripides Satyr Play Literature Term Paper
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The only reason to re-tell this story would be for it to stand as an allegory of the war that was currently raging during Euripides’ time.  The Cyclops was probably a stand-in for Sparta, which was raging war against Athens at that time. When Odysseys defeats Cyclops by poking out his eye, this was clearly an allegory for Athens defeating Sparta.
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The Book Egyptian Earth Literature Essay
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Haqqi is less totalizing in his delineation of rural Egyptians. He is more aware of class relations that complicate the notion of a romanticized, monolithic, and ultimately helpless peasantry in revolt against modernity, variously allegorized. Still, it is suspected that al-Sharqawi would not have thought of his characters as romanticized.
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Analysis of the Story: Neighbors by Raymond Carver Literature Research Paper
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The story surrounds what transpires when the Stones are away from home and the millers have to take care of their apartment. This paper will analyze the story as well as the style that Carver employs to reach his audience effectively. The story presents a chronological order of the ventures of the Millers when their neighbors are away.
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William Shakespeare: A Question of Authorship Literature Research Paper
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Rather someone else has written and published those unparallel popular literary works in Shakespeare’s name. Among these authorship candidates, Edward of Oxford appears to be the most powerful. In numerous books, articles, and research papers have been published purporting this stance that “Shakespeare of Stanford-upon-Avon”.
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The US should have never invaded Iraq in 2003 (Public Rhetoric) Literature Essay
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Bush’s administration was determined to invade Iraq with or without compelling evidence that Iraq had an active program for obtaining and hiding weapons of mass destruction (MacAskill). Several American voters strongly believe that they should never have involved themselves in the Iraq war.
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A Commentary on King Leontes in Shakespeares Winters Tale Literature Essay
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A Commentary on King Leontes in Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale. One of Shakespeare’s final plays is The Winter’s Tale, written in a novel type of genre that does not end in a tragedy. It portrays how a jealous king allowed the banishment of his infant daughter and imprisonment of his own wife due to false pretenses and assumptions, as well as his and his family’s eventual redemption and reunion.
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Losses and Gains in the Character of Miss Amelia in The Ballad of the Sad Caf Literature Essay
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Carson McCullers was known for portraying the tragic cycle of love in the novella The Ballad of the Sad Café (1951), and the situation of the three main characters resonates among the novella’s readers. The stage adaptation of the story by Edward Albee shows the similarities in the intended portrayals of the characters within the short story.
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The Failure of Jay Gatsbys American Dream Literature Research Paper
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The Great Gatsby is a story of a self-made young man, who is infuriated by the state of poverty he was living in, trying to support himself as a janitor in his college life, only to decide to leave college and join a mentor who introduces him to the ways of the rich. His need for money had become so great that he "was in the drug business".
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Classical Chinese Poetry Literature Essay
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Poetry is one of the earliest forms of artistic literature practiced by different communities to educate the people and pass the desired message. Poetry among the Chinese people can be retraced from as 170BC to the present day, where literal techniques are used to communicate different messages within the community as well as to other parts of the world.
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Does Childrens Literature Always Have an Overt and a Hidden Agenda Literature Essay
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It could be said that there is very often an overt or hidden agenda in a piece of writing intended for children. The number of meanings that have been created for the writing that is done for children is wide and has the scope of all meanings in the universe as writers have approached subjects as varied as imagination to the concept of death.
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Feminism as One of the Challenges That Women Today Face Literature Essay
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It is essential to state that feminism is a compilation of activities, which aim at describing, launching, and shielding the political and economic status of women. Feminists prove this wrong as they establish theories that aim to recognize the nature of discrimination by probing women’s social roles.
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Hemingway's Cat in the Rain Literature Literature review
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There have been wide discussions on literary texts, which include Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain.” Notable, literary critics and linguists entail David Lodge, Ronald Carter, and Michael Stubbs. There are various effects produced by the use of specific verbal details in Hemingway’s story and the underlying ethical message by the author.  
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David Foster Wallace and the Demon Depression Life Mirrors Art Literature Research Paper
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In his biography of David Foster Wallace, D T Max said the writer wanted very badly to be the kind of writer for whom fame and success didn’t matter much (O'Connell).His unfinished posthumous work, The Pale King was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2012.
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Why Guns Should Not Be Legal in the United States Literature Essay
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Why Guns should not be Legal in the United States. One essential aspect of a positive and civilized society is that in such a society the access to the means of death and destruction tends to be strictly controlled and regulated, and this access is facilitated by law to only a few select statutory agencies and organizations.
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A review of Anna Labzina's memoir of life:days of a Russian Noblewoman Literature Essay
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Anna Labzina outlines her autobiographical experiences of the 18th century touching on the public spheres for instance, philanthropy, her own career, her husband’s form of oppression and representation of her mother with regard to future public responsibilities.
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Steinbecks Purpose in the Grapes of Wrath Literature Research Paper
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The novel recounts a story of human unity, love, and the significance of avoiding individualistic life during hard times. Some scholars have disagreed as to Steinbeck’s entire purpose in writing Grapes of Wrath as well as the manner in which he structured the novel. Steinbeck succeeded in advocating for human unity, love, and avoidance of individualistic life.
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Black, Blues, And Jazz: The Cumulative Effect Of The Social Milieu Literature Essay
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Both brothers survived the Second World War but no one knows the outcome of the wars that rage inside. The Second World War caused people grief and suffering but I think that both brothers experienced more pain with their internal conflicts. And they were mere reflections of what was happening at every urban black American house hold.
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Select two texts that address the same theme, but present it in different ways Literature Essay
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Anton Chekhov has been known for writing comedic masterpieces which are filled with the themes of love, marriage and even death. Most of his plays and stories include a touch of hopelessness such as the seagull, the cherry orchard etc. The proposal, however, could have had a dark conclusion instead the author concluded it with a light and comfortable note of engagement.
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The Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig Literature Essay
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The Kiss of the Spider Woman” by Manuel Puig ] Homosexuality and masculinity are two items, which are widely considered by different scholars in terms, if these items can be compared and coexist in one male or in terms of how men should demonstrate their masculinity if they are homosexual.
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Ernest Hemingways A Clean Well Lighted Place and Flannery OConnors A Good Man Is Hard to Find Literature Assignment
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This paper will begin with the statement that the world and all earthlings can be subjects initiating introspection for those who like to see more than what is visible to a simple man’s eye. Every single object placed here, and every single move made, has a meaning, sometimes a masked meaning which is visible only to those who seek them. 
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European Colonialism over African People Literature Essay
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The Africans should also take advantage of the raw materials they have to produce finished products and sell them to the European nations, rather than waiting on the Europeans to produce finished products for their raw materials. A lot of modern technology and knowledge was instilled in the Africans by the Europeans.
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The Economic Exchange of the Elegy Literature Essay
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Gilbert emphasized his feelings of overcoming the grief one faces from losing someone by death in a very elegant way. His emphasis on the start regarding how tough it is to absorb the feelings and in the end his abrupt and suitable finish to how such feelings must be let go off is simply marvelous and helps the ideology of an elegy to enhance.
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Review Of The Education Of The Little Tree By Forrest Carterthe Literature Book Report/Review
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This is revealed by the way his grandparents teach him how to farm, make whiskey, life on the mountain, about, love, spirit and the society (24). It is encouraging to learn that all these items can be acquired in an encouraging way and with gentle guidance towards an independent experience as the “Little tree’s” grandparents are shown to have done.
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What the Characters Want Literature Admission/Application Essay
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So what do the characters want?A general answer to this question is;identity.All the characters from the books and the two movies are after one thing;identity,though achieved in different ways.Each character shows his or her motive(s) differently based on different situations they are in and their different stories, but the main issue is identity.
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Red Badge of Courage Literature Book Report/Review
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The 304th regiment and an approaching enemy are the main characters whose roles are exhibited in this chapter. Fundamentally, the two groups play the usual role of soldiers in a battle and that is, they engage each other in a fierce battle. But this battle would be highly significant to the 304th regiment because of earlier incidence. A pronouncement had been made of how weak the 304th regiment was.
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The Poisonwood Bible and The Heart of Darkness Literature Literature review
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According to the research findings, it can, therefore, be said that the similarity between Barbara Kingslover’s book, ‘Poisonwood Bible’ and Conrad’s book, ‘The Heart of Darkness’, is that both these novels, “denounce the vices of Western imperialism through the adventures of White people in the Congo”
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Good Country People Literature Essay
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The author states that Manley went on to concoct a story that will persuade Mrs. Hopewell to empathize with him and to sketch a character that would personify him as good-natured, poor, somebody to pity, a Christian whose beliefs and values in life were formed in the ideals of trust, honesty and within as a true believer in the commandments of God.
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Writing Los Angeles, Los Angeles Writers Literature Essay
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In conclusion, it’s clear that the writers discussed articulate Los Angeles in a variety of ways. Some of the predominant themes that have been discovered include the presentation of Los Angeles as a destination of immigrants. Another view considers the idealized nature of Los Angeles as an area of dreams and romanticized notions of show business. 
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Shakespeare: Henry IV. Part 1: Honor Literature Essay
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Henry IV Part I singles out the story of Prince Hal’s rise to being a leader along with the various valor of war pressed on from inside and outside of England. After King Henry killed King Richard II and was dethroned, he was then at war with his subjects trying to murder each other and with the war the Scotland had been waging in the northern part of the country.
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Holmers influence on literature and civilization Literature Essay
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His place of abode is also not clear.However based on the dialect and the description of the poems written by him,it can be concluded that he lived in Ionia.As we think of the work of the so called “blind poet” Homer,especially with reference to Ancient Greece,the first impression that we get is the lovely epic poems Iliad and Odyssey
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Hemingway: War in His Short Stories Literature Annotated Bibliography
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This is a good article, since it offers the insight that Hemingway sees the war story as a fragmented effort. No one can fully understand the war and its effects on different people and groups. People can only try to understand war from one viewpoint or another, but in the end, war is all these stories and maybe even more.
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An examination of the three styles of parenting as proposed by Diana Baumrind Literature Essay
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Just when a parent believes they have mastered the skill of parenting, their children become teenagers and they are flummoxed by the many ways in which they can be challenged. That sweet little girl who used to wear black patent shoes is suddenly trying to walk out the door wearing black lipstick and eyeliner.
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Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis Literature Book Report/Review
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Zorba the Greek, is a novel about personal growth, and in particular, growth because of adversity and moreover, growth also in spite of adversity. If any single term can describe the experiences of the narrator who is one of the main characters in the novel, it would be adversity.
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Cultural Awareness and Understanding Literature Essay
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The United States of American culture is identified as a Western culture, having been typically impressed by European cultures. It has been upgrading since long before the United States appeared as a country with its own unique identity with social and cultural properties such as dialect, music, arts, social habits, cuisine, and folklore.
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