In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel or play in which a character must contend with some aspect[…]
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When Fame Falters
The following text is Ísland, an 1835 poem written by the Icelandic poet Jónas Hallgrímsson in an effort to rouse the hearts of his compatriots in the centuries-long struggle preceding Icelandic independence. Just beneath the[…]