hhhhhIn addition to driving the plot, the diamond functions on a figurative, symbolic level. The gem represents the human heart, the repository and driving force behind people's emotions. ... Love -- a force big enough to destroy life, as well as create it -- is a challenge for most couples and overwhelms many a marriage, proving too strong for the people involved. ... Cameron echoed that sentiment in his acceptance speech when he said that love is the strongest force in the world. ...

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"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost suggest that the world will end by fire or by ice. Fire being the symbol for desire and passion versus ice that of hatred. Frost identifies the two scientific forms of the world end, by fire or by ice. By means of rhymes and understatements, Frost allows us to see h...

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Frankenstein Ambition is a state of mind, in some cases it is a good thing, like an athlete that wants it all, but in some cases it is a bad thing, like a young scientist that stops at nothing until he succeeds at his task. The young ambitious scientist referred to above is Victor Frankenstein, ...

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Language is terse and compressed, packed into the confined space of octosyllabic line as though to give it still greater explosive force. ... The fear which these images evoke serves his purpose of driving the lady towards surrender. ...

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"Abby's power arises from her ability to convert psychic abilities and the wilful pursuit of her own objectives into a genuine visionary hysteria." How far do you agree with this statement? There are three main parts to this statement: 1) "her ability to convert her psychic abilities" 2) ...

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Max Kravitz is one of the most influential people throughout the course of Duddy's childhood. Although Max did not have an amazing career, he focused his attention on his needs rather than the needs of his children. "Hey, I"m your father. Don't forget that. There should be respect." (p. 208) As a g...

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Lady Macbeth is perhaps one of Shakespeare's most famous female characters. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth, she is depicted as stronger, more ruthless and more ambitious then her husband. She is power hungry and manipulative. Nearing the end of the play however, Lady Macbeth's once hardene...

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"Sweet car dude, you know you"re gunna be driving my butt all over the place right?" ... Joey went flying threw the windshield, John snapped his neck on the whiplash from the impact, and I jammed my leg, forcing the bone through the skin. ... Driving fast and drinking is truly like opening a Pandora's Box. ...

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It's not that they tried to force them on me, because everything that they bought me was something that I wanted. The only times that anyone would see me playing with girls toys was taking my sister's Barbie corvette and driving around with my turtles in them. ...

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Not wanting to touch the snake, I swung the pole in circles until the snake was propelled with the force of hammer throw. ... As we were beating the snake to death, our parents were driving by the river. ...

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Children were building sand castles and splashing in the water, people young and old were lying on beach towels basking in the sun, couples were holding hands while walking along the shoreline taking in the beautiful scenery, while ATV's and golf carts were driving by. ... A big wave overtakes me; its force drags me to the bottom of the gulf. ...

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Maybe some of us will join a frat or a sorority, or some of us will go directly to the work force. ... Like the handshakes in the halls between classes, running out to our cars for lunch, driving by Dianes to see if anybody we know is up there, just looking out of the high school windows and looking at the playground we once ran around on, these are the memories we need to remember because the parties, dances, and the games we will always remember but the little things we should take with us and remember also, and for me personally I"m going to miss all those little things. ...

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A man is driving and is pulled over by a Police officer. ... According to thelawdictionary.org "Police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians." ...

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Even when she is yelling, screaming or driving him nuts, he still loves every inch of her. ... I can see the happy ending that clearly shows the distance is not the obstructive force of love, but how strong faith of love you have. ... A Great Big World has a message to convey to me, which is the distance is not the obstructive force of love....

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The House of the Scorpion – Theme Essay In the novel The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer shows how death can be a reward or a punishment depending on your choices in life. In religion, it is believed that once you die your soul passes on to either Heaven or Hell based on your judgment while...

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The day of our driving trip had arrived. Everyone was ready to go, and looking forward to see amazing park. When we left Chicago on our way to Ohio we tried to visualize the park. When we arrived at the park we could not believe our eyes the size of it. We spent there few days and had a wonderfu...

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It was just a typical Friday night. He had just gotten into his apartment and his phone was already ringing with intent to fill his night with mischief and unforgettable experiences. The first to call was a boy by the name of Alex. He was a portly character with great insight into all aspects of...

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We are all human, therefore we all make mistakes, but the one thing that comes out of these mistakes, is we usually learn a lesson. Making mistakes is human nature, none of us are exempt. That is even true in writing this paper, I will have to write many drafts without errors, and to meet what I fee...

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