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The Diary Of Anne Frank
Number of Words: 1506 / Number of Pages: 6
... of the Nazis not only affected those in Germany but people everywhere felt its impact.
In addition to changes in the lives of Jewish people, normal existence changed for others as well. Everyone, Jewish or not, had to register to record their name and address. Those who were Jewish could then be singled out. In order to separate them, they were given identification cards and made to wear a yellow Star of David. Anne makes reference to this segregation in her diary when she tells about going to her secret place. “We could see by their faces how sorry they were that they could not offer us a li ...
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Kinsolver's The Bean Trees: Problems In Today's Society
Number of Words: 790 / Number of Pages: 3
... was trying to avoid in Kentucky. Back in Kentucky
she was proud that sing herself off from the world.
In the second chapter we meet Lou Ann a soon to be mother that is having
troubles with her marriage. Later she has a baby boy and her husband ends
up moving out. Lou Ann has a parallel situation to Taylor, they're both on
their own and have to take on the responsibility of a child. When they
move in together they find out that they situations may be similar, but
their personalities are quite different. On one hand Taylor is a person
who is very motivated; she speaks her mind most of the time. Lou A ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of Words: 1000 / Number of Pages: 4
... and says to myself, hold on,- s'pose you'd a
done right and give Jim up; would you felt better than you do now? No, says
I, I'd feel bad…" (p.127). Only a few weeks with Jim and still feeling
great ambivalence, Huck returns to the river to think. Twain tries here to
tell the reader how strong the "mob" really is, and only when totally alone
is Huck able to make the morally correct decision. The natural flowing and
calm of the river cause this deep-thought, showing how unnatural the
collective thought of a society can be.
The largest and most obvious test of Huck's character is his
relationship with ...
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Red Badge Of Courage
Number of Words: 384 / Number of Pages: 2
... dies a
quiet and peaceful death not distributing any of the regiment.
Wilson represents the two sides of human nature. In the beginning of the
book Wilson is a mean tough guy that no one liked. This outward act of
being tuff is just a cover of the true nature of Wilson. It is natural
for people to cover their true nature in front of new faces. Towards the
end of the book Wilson starts to care about Henry. hen Henry is injured
and he doesn't try and fight the other men anymore. True to human nature
once times start getting more difficult and Wilson becomes more
comfortable with his surroundings he ...
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The Time Machine By HG Wells
Number of Words: 377 / Number of Pages: 2
... taking place, but he never left his lab. Finally hestoped when
he saw a White Sphinx with wings that made it look like it was hovering. He
stopped to fasted and the time machine fell on its' side and he had to pull it
up by a bar onit's side.
He was walking through a forest with trees filled with fruit, until he
came to a large round building. Inside the bulding there was nothing but tables
with bowls of fruit on them. He went utside to a riverthere he save Weena from
drowning, this was his first encounter with the Eloi. The Eloi were simpel
people who were dependent on the Morlocks for food and ...
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Defender Of The Faith
Number of Words: 723 / Number of Pages: 3
... Grossbart led Marx into believing he was interested in going to church instead of cleaning the barracks. Marx knowing it was unfair that they were denied the chance to attend service told Grossbart he could “attend shul”. By calling the service shul and not church Grossbart knew Marx was Jewish. When Grossbart tried to correct him by saying, “You mean church, Sergeant.” Marx was furious that he had given himself away and relented by saying, “I mean shul, Grossbart!” This was a small victory for Grossbart, one he would use to his advantage. Marx was concer ...
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Commentary On The Road Not Tak
Number of Words: 881 / Number of Pages: 4
... the two roads into the same place (a yellow wood) symbolises Frost’s departure into the real world (because of the singularity in “wood”). This could mean that the wood is being compared to the “unknown” world. Again, in the first stanza there is the start of the ambiguity in the very colour of the wood. A strong believer in the view that Frost has given a regretful tone to the poem will point out that there is a significance in the very colour of the wood. This is because yellow represents autumn time where the stigma is that everything around him is dying and because of life he still has to conti ...
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The Allegory Of The Cave: Turn Around
Number of Words: 1401 / Number of Pages: 6
... He would naturally turn around, or perhaps even stand, but chains
bind him to the ground, and the puppeteers have servants who hold his head in
place. One day, a situation arises where he finds that the chains are broken,
and he stands. This is against the will of the servants, but they have no
physical power over him, if he does not allow it. He turns round and sees the
fire and the puppeteers and then he realizes that all has been lies. He is not
what they have told him. He does not feel what they have said he does. The
fire blinds him. The puppeteers, seeing they have lost another to kn ...
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The Lord Of The Flies: A Complex Web Of Symbolism
Number of Words: 1362 / Number of Pages: 5
... it a beach, platform, jungle, mountain, and cliffs, each
of which can be used to represent human abilities and dreams. According to
historic documents, the boat shape of the island is an ancient symbol of
civilization. The boys were forced to look to themselves to solve the
problems of their own little society. “Nobody knows where we are. We may
be here a long time.” Piggy’s awareness to the reality of isolation was
announced at an assembly. The meeting was called to report that the island
was indeed an island. The harsh reality hit the boys hard. “ The silence
was so complete that they could ...
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Lord Of The Flies: Our Society Suppresses The Evil That Is Presented In All Of Us
Number of Words: 723 / Number of Pages: 3
... and he began to get other kids to hunt with him. They soon had
a routine (the dance) and whenever they did thad they had to kill, because they
got so pumped up when they did it. Jack then began killing as if it were a
luxury. They became savage hunters as evil took over; they killed almost as if
it were a sexual performance for them.
As this adventure began, Jack was the leader of the choir. He was a
bully who always wanted to be the leader and be looked upon with the utmost
resopect. When Ralph came along as a mild and sensible boy, and was chosen
ahaed of Jack as the leader, Jack was furious. ...
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