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Agnes of God by John Pielmeier Literature Essay
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This research aims to evaluate and present “Agnes of God”, John Pielmeier’s drama. From this research it is clear that the main strength of the play is its eloquent depiction of how childhood abuse remains as stigmata throughout a person’s life, through the portrayal of Sister Agnes’ obsession with eschewing her sense of guilt.
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Lucky girl and Unprepared Literature Essay
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According to the study conducted the two stories are very close to real life situations. Even in the early twentieth century, stereotype notions weren’t completely eliminated for African American and they faced biased behaviour in many countries, specifically in United State. Due to anti-discrimination laws, the situation did get better but the roots of discrimination were deeply embedded.
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Impact of Naturalism, Capitalism and Urban culture in Sister Carrie Literature Essay
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Most important leading character is of Carrie whose life got totally changed directly by city life and she indirectly changed lives of her admirers i.e. Drouet and Hurstwood. The environment at Chicago was based on people living with class differences.
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Regeneration, Birdsong and the First World War Poetry by Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon Literature Coursework
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The soldiers had fought in the 1st World War and were being treated for shell shock sometimes known as War neurosis. Birdsong is a war novel by Sebastian Faulks about a man named Stephen Wraysford at different stages of his life before, during, and after World War 1. It tells of the events and attitudes towards the Battle of Somme and the life in the trenches.
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Analysis of the Poem Sestina by Bishop Using the Psychoanalysis Theory Literature Essay
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The grandmother is viewed to put many efforts in amusing the child. At the later stages, the child is seen to be developing emotionally and through perceptions made and drawing. The child’s pain and misery are conveyed by the use of lexis such as ‘rigid’, ‘mad’ among others which are typical references for the child undergoing hard times.
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The Cask of Amontillado Literature Essay
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The narrator thinks that he has been wronged by Fortunato and vows to take revenge to settle his score with Fortunato. Though the injuries are innumerable, yet the narrator is motivated to retaliate due to the insult hurled upon him by Fortunato. The narrator, Montresor devises a wicked plan to satisfy his vindictive passion.
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Comparison of Subjective Factors between Di Hua and Juanjuan in Sea of Regret Literature Essay
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Wu Jianren’s novella ‘Sea of Regret (originally titled Hen Bai) is a masterpiece of modern Chinese literature. The book is rich in themes of morality and the challenges of modernity and patriotism. Adopting a tone of sentimentality that is essential to the Chinese literary aesthetic the novella deals also with concepts such as chivalry in the Chinese.
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Kiplings White Mans Burden and Orwells Shooting the Elephant Literature Research Paper
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It goes without saying that even a cursory student of literature tends to know that history plays an important role in the shaping of a literary work. Every poem or essay that one reads is to a large extent a product of the historical context. In a current perspective, people tend to be really tough while interpreting Rudyard Kipling’s poem.
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Different Points of View in Ulysses Literature Essay
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The personality expressed by the style of the Cyclops episode, for example, is not the personality that the author seems to have; the coarse and unpleasant personality expressed belongs only to the nameless narrator of the episode (Dayton 290). We can detect the way in which Joyce appears to manipulate the narrative point of view, treat the Ulysses theme and characterize Molly Bloom.
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Guilt, hopelessness and shame Literature Essay
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In his work there exists a variety of themes which indicate just how rich this book is in terms of diversity. Tim brings out the different themes through the use of the various stories, however what stands out is the fact that several themes keep on recurring in the different stories in the book.
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Persepolis and the Iranian Revolution Literature Research Paper
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Therefore, when reading a book such as Persepolis, the concepts of these two major events are new to the American public. Marjane Satrapi account for the stories that took place in her country, she recalls these as early as the age of between six to fourteen regarding the experiences that she had, these years as told by her, saw the long regime of Shah coming to an end marking the triumph of the protracted revolution in the Islamic country.
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The Metaphoric Significance of the Vampire in Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Literature Dissertation
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Vampires have undergone metaphoric changes since their creation during the Victorian Era. From being mysterious creatures, they have donned the garb of the historians of the time and have transcended the gender roles.  Having accepted the challenges of Popular Culture, now they are dynamic creatures in different incarnations.
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There are 4 options you cna choose Literature Essay
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However, in the midst of the darkness and dilemma that engulfed part of mankind, hope stood alive amongst the brave and courageous human rights advocates of the generation. It is against this hope that Phillis Wheatley, an African slave girl, upon discovering her poetic ability expressed her mind.
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Ah Q and Hsiang Tzu: Two Symbols of a Society in Transition Literature Term Paper
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Ah Q is a powerful yet critical portrayal of young Chinese men at the turn of the twentieth century. As the novelist Lu Xun introduces him, he is full of folly and vainglory. He is also shown to possess the vice of sloth and lack meaningful goals in life. that was in transition.
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Austens Parody Of The Gothic Novel Literature Research Paper
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The novel shows a number of similarities that exist between Austen’s novel and Gothic romance. The relationship between the two is the fact that they both portray marriage as the ultimate goal in a woman’s life (Ghosal 262). The characterization of Catherine by the author as a young girl who is active acts as a sign that freedom is real.
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Neil Postman's Future Shlock Literature Research Paper
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Postman predicts the same for producers of American culture for changing the American history, politics, and education into entertainment tools, resulting in making the American people immature, not capable of comprehending complications, doubts, and even truth.
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Optimism Like A Farce In Candide Literature Research Paper
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Voltaire satirizes optimism per se and humanity’s perverse nature and their abominable social and political institutions in his novel. Candide is a naïve, illegitimate son, and for some time, he believes in his teacher, Pangloss, who claims that the “best of all possible worlds” already exists and it is only waiting for people to enjoy it.
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Indians in unexpected places Literature Book Report/Review
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This essay explores the book “Indians in Unexpected Places” where the author of the book presented longstanding stereotypes of Indians as violent. He elaborates on how Indians represented themselves in Wild West shows and Hollywood film, in sports and their use of sport utility vehicle, Dakota pick-ups.
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The Invasion of Indian Country: American Capitalism Literature Book Report/Review
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Fixico is quite compassionate as he expresses the story of the Indian Americans, he claims that "how my ancestors and other Indian people have suffered at the hands of American capitalists in this age of greed, the twentieth century". The latter is the thesis presented by Fixico, and he seems to argue about it in the entire book.
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A Paradoxical Vengeance for the Norms Literature Essay
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Chinua has added a distinctive flavor of paradox by the characterization of Okonkwo, the protagonist of the novel. His life turns upside down owing to the cultural norms but he rebels against the colonial masters to defend the same values which once led to the massive destruction of his life.
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The Story of Angelas Ashes by Frank McCourt Literature Essay
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Frank McCourt had been born of Irish immigrant parents, Angela and Malachy McCourt in Brooklyn in 1931. Frank McCourt was the first of seven children and since his father was an alcoholic, the family lived in utter poverty. It was during the period of Depression, the McCourt’s had lost three children.
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Isolation and Alienation in Frankenstein and The Metamorphosis Literature Essay
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The following paper is objective to discover the motives of isolation and alienation used in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) and in Kafka's 1915 novella The Metamorphosis. It will compare and contrast those two texts, finding the roots of isolation and alienation in them.
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Analysis of Othello by Shakespeare Literature Book Report/Review
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“Othello” by William Shakespeare was written tentatively around 1603 and is based on one of the famous Italian short stories bearing the title, “Un Capitano Moro”, which in English means, “A Moorish Captain” and was composed in the year 1565 by Cinthio. The play is regarded as one of the finest love tragedies that revolve around the characters like Othello.
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Creative Marketing and Development of Marketing Strategies Literature Essay
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Creative marketing is a commercial expertise that requires innovativeness in the promotion, sale, branding, pricing and in strategically administering sales of products to gain a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing and developing marketplace. This special cognitive skill meant the ability to analyze, adapt to situations, respond to changes and manage developments.
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Anthology on War Literature Literature Research Paper
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Purchased as a slave of a family in America. The Valley Of Unrest - Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). Born in Boston, was the son of an army officer. Songs of Battle - Helen Hunt Jackson (1831-1885). Born in Massachusetts, was brought up in a literary atmosphere that gave importance to the trials of temptations.
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Black Boy by Richard Wright Literature Essay
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It is a total willful behavior. We all suffer from some degree of cruelty in our everyday lives. There may be many causes of cruelty. A person may be born with cruel nature. A father or mother may be cruel in nature and these genes are the passed onto the next generation.
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My Portfolio for the Employer Literature Essay
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I have learned that in order to improve critical thinking, it is needed to phrase a problem in different ways and find different solutions to them. Solutions and ideas are required to be applied in different spheres of knowledge. It is better to write down solutions before trying to undertake them and create checklists.
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Professional Issues in Mental Nursing as Charlene`s Restless Leg Syndrome Literature Essay
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She could have sought medical help earlier but her predispositions and beliefs as a Chinese in regards to mental illnesses coupled with perceived communication-cultural gaps as dominated. Further, she had prior to visiting the facility felt that mentally ill patients were frowned upon even by the nurses and other medical practitioners.
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Freedom and Social Morality Literature Essay
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The first article of United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets the boundaries of this personal freedom in these words, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” (UN, 1948).
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Relationship of the Solitary Self and the Public Self Literature Essay
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The author states that with the loss of the physical sight one is not left dead nor incapacitated to live a full life. Most often other senses like hearing, imagination and touch are opened wider. The deepening of these other sensibilities which are likely to be much keener than before tends to compensate for the loss.
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Figurative Language Depicts the Struggle with Freewill Against Fate Oedipus Suffers Literature Essay
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This research begins with the statement that in many Greek plays the concept of fate was used as a major theme. Sophocles presents the reader with three stories about Oedipus Rex, where he struggles with his fate because of his free will. The reader is able to see this in the first story, where Oedipus encounters the Sphinx’s Riddle and ends up sleeping with his mother and killing his father.
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Character Analysis: Hamlet Literature Research Paper
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While there are a number of primary characters, the central protagonist is undoubtedly Prince Hamlet. Shakespeare implements Hamlet as a way of exploring questions of human meaning, revenge, and love.
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Lady Macbeth and Issues of Gender and Power Literature Research Paper
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It is evidently clear from the discussion that Lady Macbeth is worried that her husband may take too long before he becomes the king. This is because she believes that her husband is soft-hearted, kind and cannot commit brutal activities. She is determined to make her husband king in the soonest time possible even if it meant shedding blood of innocent people. 
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The In-Depth Analysis of the Characters: Hamlet and Titus Andronicus Literature Book Report/Review
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the characters of Shakespeare’s plays are deeply affected by the loss of their beloved and find it extremely hard to make the situation right around them. They struggle with their inner self and try to find ways through which they can make peace with their surroundings and bring an end to the evil which has led them to this state in the first place.
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Aristotle's Concept of Tragedy Literature Research Paper
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Agreeing with what Aristotle states, Oedipus’ misfortunes happen because of his own flaws despite the fact that this was not entirely in his control. If the King had not been so judgmental, perhaps he would not have killed his father and maybe he would have avoided this tragedy (Aristotle & Hammond, 2001).
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Afro-American Literature from 1940`s Literature Term Paper
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If this article is contrasted with Brown`s poem, “Old Lem” a clear distinction can be drawn as the stereotypical characters are missing from the text and the focus is primarily on the injustice and ill-treatment which the Negro population had to go through at the hands of the white population.
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Analysis of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery Literature Essay
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The driving force behind this belief seems to the anticipated goodness they acquire because of this Lottery. It has the basis of tradition only and is away from reasonable thinking. Even a small child in the town is wildly engaging in the act of killing a human being to keep the tradition blindly.
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Critiquing the Oppression and Persecution Experienced by Women Literature Essay
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Women have been traditionally positioned at the margins of the society and culture of male-dominated environments such as in Arabic, Muslim countries and in Mexico, to name a few. Patriarchal systems in the above said societies and culture have long denied women of having an appropriate role in the nation-building as well as in entering and assuming a public position.
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Three Poems by Langston Hughes Literature Essay
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The first poem is The Negro Mother the second one is Let America Be America Again, and the third poem is Dark Youth of the U.S.A. Perseverance is the prominent subject matter in the three poems. For the poem, The Negro mother, the character describes her days in the “night”. These days are full of suffering, strife to stay alive, and the strife to preserve the coming generation even as it was subject to discrimination.
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Mother to Son by Langston Hughes Literature Literature review
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The poem can, therefore, be interpreted not just as a mother giving advice to the son but also to the general audience. The main theme of the poem is the determination that helps one get through the various conflicts and struggles of life. It is the determination that has enabled the mother not to give up in life despite the fact that life has not been kind to her.
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'Enlightenment: Britain and the creation of the modern world' by Roy Porter Literature Essay
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This will involve an analysis of some important elements of the development of Britain and its implications to modern development. The paper will begin by examining how Britain viewed the Enlightenment which made it unique and different from other people in mainland Europe.
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A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner Literature Essay
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The author has created the work within a historical perspective, as the blacks used to be considered the community of workers, laborers, and servicemen, nature of relation and interaction with which could only be erected on the foundations of the traditional master-slave structure. The story observed great criticism since its first publication in 1930.
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Running Out of Music Literature Essay
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This story helps in portraying Lucinda’s character so beautifully as she struggles to find her identity in the midst of the people that she is surrounded by, the way in which she is forced to live and the music that helps her find solace during times of trouble.
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The Omnivoere's Dilemma Review Literature Book Report/Review
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The shift on nutrient conception demonstrates how Americans’ eating behaviour is easily malleable compared to others. Nothing demonstrates this more than the sudden aversion to carbohydrates as principal nourishment which manifested in 2002 as the author points out.
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Similarities in A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner and Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Literature Essay
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Though the fathers do everything to protect and prevent their daughters from men who are not worth, they forget that they can never marry their daughters. The girls end up confused about who is worth for them and who is the right person for them to marry. The stories emphasize the effects of resistance of change between parents and children.
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Character Features in A Rose for Emily Literature Essay
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Emily is a bizarre character who trapped herself in a world of delusion after the death of her father and especially after the betrayal by Homer Barron, the man who was supposed to marry her. When Emily got withdrawn from society, the only man who remained in her life was her servant Tobe a black, expressionless man who talked nothing.
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Theme of Fiction as a Positive Force - in Jonathan Safrans Everything Is Illuminated Literature Book Report/Review
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The novel has exhibited the theme of fiction in the better part of the whole novel and the narratives. With just a photograph in hand, Safran Jonathan sets out to look for a woman who according to him may have saved, from the Nazis, his grandfather. The fiction is seen in the manner in which the novel proceeds.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's Literature Essay
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The novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s was published in 1958, but when the movie was produced in 1961, it surpassed the book. It is fascinating to distinguish and/or compare the book Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the film version of it since there are numerous points of differences.
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High Positions of Leadership Literature Essay
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Othello has his own character flaws he was a much better person than Iago. Leaders should be individuals who can be trusted by the whole society. For any individual to gain the respect that they deserve as leaders they must be of good character. Iago has bad character traits and it was appropriate that he was passed over for the post of lieutenant.
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The Protestant Reformation in England Literature Essay
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The Catholic Church in England tried to stem the spread of the new movement by burning the new English Bible Translations and executing the supporters of the Protestant Reformation.  The Reformers responded by sacking monasteries, plundering their possessions and releasing monks and nuns, and encouraging them to marry (Abrams et al, 538).
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