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Pride and Honour in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Literature Book Report/Review
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The honor can be seen in many characters, Tybalt and Capulet provide an interesting parallel. Tybalt’s hot temper and desire to prove himself ultimately result in his death. Meanwhile, Capulet undergoes a progression from violent familial pride in the beginning, to honoring his fellow man in the final scene. 
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Drama Sheet on Oedipus the King by Sophocles Literature Essay
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1) Power. As a rule, power blinds people. The same situation occurs to the characters of Oedipus the King. He is afraid of everything and everyone who may pretend to deprive him of the power of a king. This person is suspicious and selfish.
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Julius Caesar and Antigone, King Arthur and Sundiata Literature Essay
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The parable of the Prodigal Son is a useful philosophy because it shows us that as parents, we have to have the capacity to forgive the follies of our sons, even foolish and incompetent ones. God’s love and forgiveness are unconditional, and He is ready to take us back in his fold as soon as we show we have learned our lesson.
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Language, identity and race Literature Essay
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She insecurely grounded her greatest renowned book Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza on her lifecycle growing up on the Mexican-Texas margin and amalgamated her all-time approaches of communal and cultural downgrading into her works. Anzaldua was precisely born in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas on 26th September 1942 to Urbano Anzaldua and Amalia Anzaldua nee Garcia.
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Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea Literature Essay
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Stress is laid on how Saudi girls more often than not cannot make decisions about their marital affairs because they are not entitled to the freedom to do so. Not having much freedom and having to endure oppression at hands of the male community form two main features of this book as it calls for attention to be paid to improving the emotional conditions.
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Analysis of Annihilation - The Sense and Significance of Death by Belshaw Literature Book Report/Review
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From ancient to current societies, the nature of death has been a major concern of the world’s culture, religion and scientific communities. This is because of the attachment to life and the resultant fear of death and in some instances a fascination. In 2,000 years ago, Lucretius the Epicurean through his works taught people not to fear death.
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Billy Budd by Herman Melville and Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson Literature Essay
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In the vessel Rights of Man, Billy is a moderator among his vessel affiliates. He is a leader, not through control, but by modelling. All the affiliates of the ship admire him and love him. Moreover, Billy possesses strength and splendour which might be symbolizing America at the epoch of the recording the narration.
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The Holocaust and its Effect on Wiesel as the Writer of Night Literature Research Paper
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He was fifteen years old, when he went through four different concentration camps: Auschwitz, Buna, Gleiwitz, and Buchenwald. These camps brought him face-to-face with experiences of prejudice and discrimination. His narrative about starvation and brutality exemplifies the capacity of human beings for unthinkable evil. During this time, he also witnesses the death of his family.
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The Aim of Anthropomorphism Literature Assignment
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Agamemnon, one of the most ruthless characters toward women throughout all of ancient Greece, gets his just desserts several times – first when he is forced to return the daughter of Chryses, whom he had taken as booty – but he never learns his lesson, until his wife Clytemnestra slides a knife into him during his celebratory bath after returning home from the conquest of Troy.
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James Joyces Araby Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that James Joyce, like many other gifted writers, uses several literary devices in his works to subtly convey his messages to the audience. Subtlety plays a major role in literary creations because being overtly explicit will make the stories monotonous. James Joyce’s short story “Araby” can be considered as a classic example.
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Difference between The Magician's Nephew and Merlin Literature Essay
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Religion and faith therefore both have to redeem values in themselves. This is contrasted with that of Lawhead's “Merlin” wherein religion is practiced more in the actual realities of daily life such as charitable works, helping the downtrodden, honesty, and word of honor among knights based on their strict code of conduct. 
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The Free Will of the Iliad Characters Literature Research Paper
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The characters are freely encouraged to accept their fate. In the same light, they are free to refuse compliance with their fate. Achilles shows several occasions when he exercised his free will. Free will is the individual’s exercise of one’s freedom to do what individual wills or chooses (Begley 13).
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Illusion to Reality in Joyces Araby Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that childhood love can be perceived as childish love, but in the story, it becomes an important process of transformation for the boy. Because of his dashed dreams of chivalry, he realizes what reality means every day for working-class and poor families. “Araby” depicts that the innocence of childhood is a short-lived illusion.
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K. Saraswathi Amma's The Subordinate Literature Essay
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According to the research findings it can therefore be said that discussion stands out capturing narrative is essential as it creates an understanding of history and heritage of a community. Preserving history is fundamental as it lays a strong foundation to understand the meaning of life challenges and experiences.
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The Worldwide Recognition to Federico Garca Lorca Literature Research Paper
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Lorca just wanted to sleep and he desired that people should know that he was not dead but is just taking a break from the harsh occurring. It was the same desire made by other poets to design a door in the boundary walls of the earth through which they can go outside the scenario whenever they wanted.
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A Modern Novelist: Murasaki Shikibu Literature Research Paper
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki was written while Murasaki served in court, and the journal held the record of events related to Michigan, elite women who came to court, and Mursiaka’s personal feelings about being in court. This research paper aims to explore Murasaki Shikibu's work, especially her poetry and novels.
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Psychoanalysis of Sestina by Elizabeth Bishop Literature Essay
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The complexity of the environment can be seen as similar to the dream state in which intentionality has a much deeper meaning. The simple joy of the moment is entrenched in the sorrow of the grandmother. Although the child is not aware of the nature of the environment, the grandmother has knowledge of its meaning.
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The Poetic World of Ivan Bunin Literature Research Paper
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“Ivan Bunin was born on October 22, 1870, on his ancestral estate near Voronezh, Russia. His father, Aleksei Bunin, and his mother were descendants of several lines of old nobility that included Russian landed gentry and Lithuanian knights.” This landlord family-owned serfs. His father lost the landed property of the family in a contest of card game that led to the financial ruin of the family.
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Arabic World Society & Cinema Final Literature Term Paper
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Zahra is depicted as a loner abused by her mother, who takes her to a number of surreptitious encounters with a lover, and by her father, a disciplinarian who is extremely strict and responds irritably to her behavior of picking at the pimples on her face.
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Social and Ethical Issues of COmputer Science Literature Speech or Presentation
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I also want to greatly recognize the fact that you have made an effort to form the wonderful audience that is before me. Ladies and gentlemen, it is a blessing to be a high school student during such times because this is the stage in life where one receives quite a great deal of information that encompasses all the spheres of life.
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What Caused the fall of Egypt Literature Research Paper
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What Caused the fall? A close look at the kingdoms of Egypt reveals dark sides of pharaonic civilization, which often are glossed by the marvels of the pyramids without considering the political system that made them possible. Many people took vicarious pleasure in military victories of pharaohs without reflecting the brutality of warfare in ancient world and being unaware of what it was being under despotic leader.
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Death of the Salesman and Glengarry Glen Ross Literature Essay
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The conclusion from this study states that “Death of the Salesman” is a modern play based on the plot, characteristics and the development of the play.  “Glengarry Glen Ross” is a viewed as a continuation of Miller's play, but has better organization and plot development making it be classified as a postmodern literature.
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Types and Contextualization of Symbolisms: Barn Burning Story by William Faulkner Literature Research Paper
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Symbolism in literature refers to language as a system of sound and written symbols that imply meanings and substance to the literary work (Bloomfield 74). Among the types of literary symbolism, this paper will put emphasis on the use of sound symbolism and tackle partly the symbolic nature of food and other symbolisms that were used in the short story by William Faulkner. 
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Does Bone Become Part of the Superstructure, or Does He Rage against the Machine Literature Research Paper
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“Rule of the Bone” is an interesting novel for a number of reasons. It concerns a 14-year-old protagonist coming of age, experiencing a number of controversial subjects such as marijuana and methamphetamine use, sexual abuse, and teenage rebellion. The book has come to occupy an important place in modern literature, perhaps in part due to the coverage of controversial topics.
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Hardboiled Crime Fiction Literature Essay
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The moral code of the sleuths is never giving up when faced with danger and never giving up on a client; a hardboiled will never text a detective to give up on an account of OH and S; hardboiled texts are the most violent except for contemporary texts. There is the presence of weapons in a hostile world and there is gunplay in hardboiled texts and guns in general.
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The Right to Preserve Life and the Right to Avoid Harm Literature Essay
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As the story progresses, it becomes clear that there is more to the story than the plain issue of the doctor-patient relationship. There is an intriguing conflict embedded in the story—the conflict between the doctor’s responsibility to preserve life and the patient’s right to resist medication or harm. 
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Literary Representation of Women in the 19th Century Literature Essay
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Literary Representation of Women in the 19th Century. Undoubtedly, the role of women in the society has received more than enough airwaves from the times of our ancestors to the current contemporary society. This is because the role of women has been controversial owing to the mistreatment and subjugation that they have gone through especially during the 19th century and earlier centuries.
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Analyze western conception of an enlightenment individual Literature Essay
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Enlightenment is basically the acquisition of knowledge that furthers an individual’s understanding and perceptions about the world they are living, and which works to improve their wellbeing and that of others around them. Enlightenment encompasses various aspects of life and it can include religious, political and social enlightenment.
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Reality and Illusion as the Two Extremes of a Human Life Literature Essay
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Cervantes presented lowly goatherds, ordinary people like inn-keepers, and a mad man like Quixote as noble beings ready to fight for their honor and aristocrats like the Duke and Duchess as slaves of socially constructed norms having no respect for the actual spirit of honor. Women have not been given the respect the way, they should get.
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Interpretation of Hamlet Literature Essay
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The character of Hamlet is also showing skepticism and depression. The irony of Hamlet is that even when he is a prince he cannot enjoy the pleasures of life due to his desire for revenge which makes him suffer from depression. He is also showing skepticism in his thoughts showing philosophical elements in the play.
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Rome and Juliet as a Rebuke of Youth and Passion Literature Essay
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The popularity of Romeo and Juliet demonstrates the power of the characters and the plot to move people emotionally; there are few works of literature that have demonstrated that kind of power over such a long period of time.  The classic interpretation of this is as a defense of love – the demonstration of a love so pure and powerful that it cannot but be admired.
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Analysis of King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild Literature Essay
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Adam Hochschild highlights King Leopold’s legacy by revisiting the world’s history in order to gain a better understanding of the happenings of the 1980s. The story reveals what transpired in an era when Europeans explored Africa with diverse intentions at heart. For Leopold, he saw Congo as an opportunity and set out to draw a strategy of exploiting this opportunity. 
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The Novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Literature Research Paper
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The novella Heart of Darkness is an important work of Joseph Conrad depicting colonial history. It unfolds the adventures faced by Conrad on a trip to the present day’s Congo River. The work is autobiographical in nature to some extent. A team of men is on the Thames waiting for the wind to take a proper direction.
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The Body by Stephen King Literature Book Report/Review
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In life, opportunities come but once. Some people are of the opinion that some opportunities come more than once. It is a paradox that the higher the number of chances one takes in life, the higher the likelihood one has to lose them. It is undeniable that there are many opportunities to be explored in life. However, it is not possible for one to explore everything.
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The struggle for freedom in the French Lieutenant's Woman, Cal, and Selected poems Literature Essay
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Selected Poems is the work of a nineteenth-century woman dissatisfied with the world around her and, for the most part, unpublished. However, all three pieces of literature deal with universal themes; one of these is the desire for personal freedom hindered by social customs
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The CIO Who Admitted Too Much Literature Essay
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In turn, poor database design leads to many problems down the line, such as sub-par performance, the inability to make changes to accommodate new features and low-quality data that can cost both time and money as the application evolves.
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Comparing the Neighbors in Mending Wall and The Ax-Helve by Robert Frost Literature Essay
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The French Canadian in ‘The Ax-Helve’ possesses an amiable trait, exhibiting a deeper level of trust upon inviting the narrator over to his own house whereas the neighbor in ‘Mending Wall’ is one of common nationality with the speaker but promotes instead a strange attitude of always regarding the necessity of ‘good fences’ more than anything else.
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Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way Literature Essay
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Born in 1884, Eleanor Roosevelt would go on to marry Franklin Roosevelt in 1905 at age twenty-three. She would serve as First Lady of the United States from 1933-1945. While many would argue that she operated in the shadow of her husband President Franklin Roosevelt, it’s clear that she made significant contributions in her own right.
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Literature Essay
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The author states that the conflict arises when she asks her daughter: “Is it true that you sing benna in Sunday school?” ‘Benna’ must be some forbidden song that mother doesn’t approve of. The plot slowly moves towards the climax, as the mother’s tone gets stern: “On Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut".
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Mansfield Park and Twilight Compare Contrast Analysis Literature Essay
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The thesis statement is that although the theme of both novels is based on love and sexual frustration but both novels are very much different in their styles and approach. Comparison Mansfield Part is close to real life whereas Twilight deviates from the real way of life.
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The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the relationship between an individual and the society (which the individual is part of) is highly complex. The nature of the individual often fails to satisfy the general expectation of society in general. Individuals often encounter frustration as they cannot always make society satisfied.
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A Short Story by William Faulkner: A Rose for Emily Literature Research Paper
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Emily’s house was built in the 1870s and by this, it can be said that her father was a wealthy person after the Civil War. The narrator of the story has described it as an “eyesore among eyesores” which clearly proves that the narrator is not fond of the urban sprawl. The features of the house reflect the appearance of Emily.
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Beowulf and the Role of Women in the Heroic Culture Literature Research Paper
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Some of the characters resemble the actual Danish and Swedish royal family members. The poem is essentially about the heroic deeds and qualities of men, with a completely different depiction of women in the poem.
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Dynamic Chivalry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Literature Book Report/Review
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By the end of the poem, Gawain has become a dynamic character and learns that chivalrous knights are human and susceptible to the weakness that entails. Throughout the poem, King Arthur and his knights are portrayed as courteous and civilized. Their speech is clean and polite.
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Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises Literature Essay
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They are wandering from place to place in Paris, always drinking heavily, without certain meaning and direction, truly representing a lost generation. Brett’s unwillingness towards a relationship constantly reminds Jake of his impotence, but he truly loves her no matter how badly she treats him.
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Benjamin Franklin: A Self-Designed Man Literature Essay
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However, when writing his autobiography, Franklin never got to the most important parts of his life. There is little mention of his life as a Founding Father. Instead, what Franklin concentrated on was his early life and how he made his fortune. Franklin was the quintessential self-made man, but there is a lot missing from the text leaving readers wanting to know more.
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My Bonding and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass Literature Essay
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Frederick Douglass is deprived of education. God has given him an intellect; the slaveholder declares it shall not be cultivated. If his moral perception leads him in a course contrary to his value as property, the slaveholder declares he shall not exercise it. The marriage institution cannot exist among slaves, and one-sixth of the population of democratic America is denied its privileges by the law of the land.
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The impact of the No Child Left Behind Law on Texas Schools Literature Research Paper
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Teachers and school staff have also been affected. This law has changed the previous manner in which money was delegated for educational purposes. Whether or not the impact of this law has been positive or negative is a controversial subject. The law was intended to improve academic performance.
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George Orwell's 1984 Literature Book Report/Review
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The conclusion from this study states that Orwell’s 1984 functions as a compelling warning against giving into complete totalitarian control. Even while these satirical dimensions are perhaps the most relevant for modern-day political discourse, the novel also presents a meditation on our epistemological assumptions.
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Behind the Scenes of Black Labor: Elizabeth Keckley and the Scandal of Publicity by Santamarina Literature Essay
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The white dignitaries liked her “work ethics” and helped her establish herself after winning her freedom from a slavery of thirty years. The motive behind writing that article was not only to vindicate herself but her employer— the first lady Mary Lincoln who was under the line of media fire due to her alleged involvement in a scandal.
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