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    I almost stepped foot into what I thought to be my watery grave, but I hesitated as my foot broke the surface of the water. I thought back to the boat ride out here and my feelings of uneasiness as we rode the waves. The small boat contained six rows of benches for the tourists to sit at the front of the boat. Directly behind the last row, a captain’s station sat with the controls to steer the boat. Behind the control room, or the back of the boat, sat one long bench. A metal railing encircled the

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    Robin Hood's good traits are easily seen throughout the story. The author did a good job of making his hero come across as a good person, who has often been misinterpreted because of things that he did as a young boy. Showing the change Robin Hood has made since he was a little boy easily allows the reader to better understand how great he really is, and how he is helping not only himself, but all of the poorer community.<br><br>Robin Hood was faced with issues from very early on in his life. His

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    Furthermore, another example of the criminal behaviour of Robin Hood and his men is the numerous homicides which take place. For example, the merciless homicide of the little page in Robin Hood and the Monk, ‘For ferd lest he wolde tell’. This portrays Much and Little John in particularly violent way, due to their killing of an innocent child. Additionally, the gory homicide of Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood and Guy and Gisborne: “He tooke Sir Guys head by the hayre, And sticked itt on his bowes

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    Vardaman and Jake had their lives completely changed by an identity crisis that was caused by personal tragedies. In the novel, As I lay Dying by William Faulkner, a young boy named Vardaman experiences the death of his sick and fragile mother. Jake, from the novel, The Sun also Rises by Ernest Hemingway also experiences a loss when his penis was shot off in the war. Jake and Vardaman do not relatively experience the same events nor react in the same manner, but they both experience the feeling of

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    Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his 'Merry Men' but did the outlaw of Nottingham really exist? Robin Hood, the subject of many ballads, books and films, has proven to be one of popular culture’s most enduring folk heroes. Over the course of 700 years, the outlaw from Nottingham who robs from the rich to give to the poor has emerged as one of the most versatile folk heroes but how has the legend of Sherwood Forest’s merry outlaws evolved over time and did a

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    Robin Hood Research Paper

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    this time period, Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood and the Potter, as do numerous accounts from the leadership of individual parishes. These records mention a “Summer Lord,” who some have suggested to be the same figure as Robin Hood, but modern scholars do not consider this conclusion likely based on records of both men. There are financial records, however, which show that by 1508, the tradition of Robin Hood and his Merry Men being clad in green was firmly established (Johnston)

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    In the film JIGSAW, the screenwriters are Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg. The directors are Micheal Spiering and Peter Spiering. Its genre falls under crime, horror, mystery, and thriller. The production company is Twisted Pictures. JIGSAW is the eighth film in the SAW franchise it features deadly scenarios with extreme gore, torture, and violence. Each player must follow the rules of the game or there would be consequences such as body parts being sliced to bits, needles injected with poisons

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    Secondly, the character Billy Bibbit faces a lot of pressure, as seen with his relationship with his mother, has a hard time fitting in with others due to his stuttering and find challenges in coping with such things. First off, he is unable to meet unrealistic expectations , placed upon him by his mother and enforced by the nurse Miss Ratched. Billy always seems to be in fear every time his mother is brought up, and worries about disappointing her. His mother unfortunately though, is friends with

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    Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner were two of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. While they lived during the same period, their writing styles differed drastically. This can be seen in texts such as Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” and “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” and Faulkner’s “Barn Burning”. Hemingway’s style puts little focus on specific character details, which makes his stories seem like they could be about any person, including the reader, while Faulkner’s

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    William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway were both wonderfully gifted and talented writers in their time. In As I Lay Dying and A Farewell to Arms, one can see the similarities and differences between Faulkner and Hemingway through their ability to draw from personal experiences to inspire their work, their narrative styles, and their use of language. William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi and trained as a pilot in the first Royal Canadian Air Force during World War 1. After the war

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