The play concludes with a harmonious ending but throughout the plot, reoccurring themes of sadness and tragedy are included. ... Constant references to the weight of the flesh provokes images of scales and measuring units and this picture of scales ties in with the reoccurring theme of justice and how it is unfairly balanced between the two religions. ... The theme of mercy is continued with the Duke showing Shylock mercy - I pardon thee life before thou ask it? The theme of justice is also continued but perhaps now it is injustice. ...

• Word Count: 1866
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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout "The Handmaids Tale", symbolism and imagery are reoccurring themes, and we see different thought processes through dramatic events and everyday situations. ... The reoccurring image of the tulips in the garden also relates to this as they are also red and compared to blood: "... a darker crimson toward the stem, as if they had been cut and are beginning to heal there." ... Little things such as not stepping on the cracks in the pavement, and the fact that all printed words have been removed: "You can see the place... where the lettering was painted o...

• Word Count: 1438
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• Grade Level: High School

Another recurrent theme in Ray's films is the idea of troubled youth. ... The theme of troubled youth also is seen in On Dangerous Ground. ... This theme also continues in Rebel Without a Cause. ... This is tied into the theme of troubled youth. ... Like car wrecks, Ray's films have many reoccurring ideas. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

One of the strength in this film is Branagh's Hamlet makes good use of the classic Shakespearean theme of illusion and reality. ... The main gallery of Elsinore Castle contains a hall of mirrors that cast a dizzying many of reflections and conceal doors leading to secret rooms which is a breathtaking visual metaphor that repeats the theme of illusion and reality. ... Madness was a reoccurring theme in this play, two characters portrayed this themes are Ophelia and Hamlet. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There was nothing she could do at first but pray that someone would stop it from reoccurring anymore. ... This is where the theme develops, the power to be equal. ... This is how it relates to Allison's life theme, she wanted desperatly not to be abused, to be treated like all the others, and still to this day that is her dream....

• Word Count: 1369
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To further establish that "The Minister's Black Veil- is evidence of Hawthorne's disapproval of the Puritan culture, a comparison of Hawthorne's tales prove helpful when a repetitive theme arises. The major theme in every case is the suffering and separation of the protagonist from the Puritan way of life due to the unfair rulings of such a society. ... The reader can be sure that Hawthorne is criticizing the Puritan view of humanity, because the same theme is duplicated over and over again. ... They are judgmental, cruel, fearful of the unknown, and Hawthorne does not hide h...

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He expresses dark and gloomy moods through the use of the themes death, revenge and destruction, and the use of gothic settings. ... Although his works are eerie and dark, the themes that he uses most often are those of adultery, sin, and human mortality. ... In his stories there is a reoccurring theme of isolation which comes from his own experience in seclusion. ... Hawthorne's concepts of Puritan norms helps critique social hypocrisy along with the theme of guilt causing humans to act irrationally. ...

• Word Count: 1698
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It was not uncommon for writers during the time to use their personal experiences and lessons from the Bible to shape their works; they indeed can be seen to be very similar in characteristics, themes, and meanings. ... In both stories greed and selfishness is a reoccurring theme in this story. ...

• Word Count: 1494
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Fitzgerald consistently uses color imagery to create atmosphere in different scenes, to bring out the characters" personalities, and to reinforce theme development. ... Not a page exists that does not have a reference; either hidden or obvious, to a reoccurring idea, theme or image that Fitzgerald has filled with the utmost meaning. ...

• Word Count: 1529
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• Grade Level: High School

The essential theme in the novel is that the west fails to live up to the hope that civilization can conquer evil. ... In modernist writing, rights and wrongs are more identifiable and characterization and theme less ambiguous. ... Communication in all its facets is a reoccurring element in this novel. ...

• Word Count: 2490
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Death as a Recurring Theme in Sula There are several ways in which one can classify death. ... Toni Morrison in her novel titled Sula uses death as a reoccurring theme, which essentially allots the reader to use divergent rather than convergent thinking. ...

• Word Count: 1552
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• Has Bibliography
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The epic of Gilgamesh is translated by Benjamin R Foster a story whose main theme is finding your strength in adventures. ... Ninsun was a very important character because she reoccurred throughout the story. ...

• Word Count: 1521
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• Has Bibliography
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The Search for Happiness Tennesse Williams examines the main theme of happiness in his play "The Glass Menagerie." ... After one harsh argument with his mother, he proclaims "I"m going to the movies," a reoccurring response he uses for every confrontation (1418). ...

• Word Count: 1763
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• Grade Level: High School

Reoccurring Themes The client is consistently stating the frustration, anger, and anxiety she experiences when she is messaging, talking and or placed on the silent treatment before, during and after the cycle has escalated. ...

• Word Count: 1776
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Sin is perhaps the most dominant and reoccurring subject theme throughout the entire Bible. Ironically and perhaps even tragically, it also may be the most difficult doctrine to understand or define. Christians and non-Christians alike would probably admit to having at least a surface knowledg...

• Word Count: 1485
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• Grade Level: High School

Small World Problem Is the world really that small that we are connected to everybody through six intermediate chains? In 1967, Stanley Milgram a social psychologist instructed an experiment that members of any large social network would be connected to each other through short chains of peopl...

• Word Count: 1343
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In today's society artist feel that they should have free reign that would entitle them to create anything they feel necessary and depict whatever they desire without any regard to the content, imagery, or morality of their work. They believe it would hinder their work to have limitations placed upon them and their artwork. They hold the opinion that they should be able to express themselves in anyway, and anywhere. In my opinion artists have lost the ability and the want to create things pleasing to the eye, mind, and soul. Artists of this day and age feel that they are above the law...

• Word Count: 2311
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• Grade Level: High School

The Abandonment of the Jews By David S. Wyman "To kill the Jews, the Nazis were willing to weaken their capacity to fight the war. The United States and its allies, however, were willing to attempt almost nothing to save them- (Pp 5). If we would have put half as much energy into loving the Jews ...

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David Fincher is a director with a distinctive film style that he has made his own. With very little titles under his belt, Fincher is effortlessly one of the most talked-about directors to emerge from the 90's. Some of his most arguably popular movies and the ones that I will be going into are Fig...

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Every year in the United States, over 100,000 collegiate student-athletes participate in a variety of different sports - and currently, they do not receive paychecks for their performances. Many people have asked the question, should college athletes start getting paid? The simple answer to that que...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In today's society artist feel that they should have free reign that would entitle them to create anything they feel necessary and depict whatever they desire without any regard to the content, imagery, or morality of their work. They believe it would hinder their work to have limitations placed upon them and their artwork. They hold the opinion that they should be able to express themselves in anyway, and anywhere. In my opinion artists have lost the ability and the want to create things pleasing to the eye, mind, and soul. Artists of this day and age feel that they are above the ...

• Word Count: 2204
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• Grade Level: High School

Janie Crawford is unlike any character in the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. She is divergent and develops in different manners. Two places in the novel play major roles in the development of Janie. One being the west florida area where she was raised by Nanny and married...

• Word Count: 1914
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet as it is told is the story of a distressed prince, where the reader, audience, and characters of the story are trying to figure out if and how Hamlet has turned crazy. To the reader it appears as if Hamlet is a result of his visions of the ghost. To Hamlet's friends and acquaintances of ...

• Word Count: 1894
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• Grade Level: High School