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Salamandastron
Number of Words: 481 / Number of Pages: 2
... the bottomless lake, and encounter the Deepcoiler (A huge sea serpent). They reach an island where the Blackstone is supposed to have been left. However, danger and mystery await them on the island.
Meanwhile, at the massive Redwall Abbey, two searats have come to stay. The brothers and sisters think they will only bring trouble, but the Abbess is slow to turn any creatures away from their gates. The searats, Dingeye and Thura, turn out to be more trouble than they are worth. They accidentally murder one of the abbey's brothers, steal the great sword of Martin the Warrior, and high tail it out of t ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay-ev
Number of Words: 581 / Number of Pages: 3
... side of the coin, Atticus shows the court that Mr. Ewell is not ambidextrous but is only right-handed.
A second testimony that supports the opposite of the verdict, was the fact that Mr. Ewell never called a doctor after learning of Mayella’s injuries. Following the incident, there had not been any physical examination performed by a certified physician. If indeed Mr. Robinson had committed the crime, Mr. Ewell’s first instinct would have been to get his daughter checked out. Upon finding his daughter “assaulted”, he would have wanted to have her injuries treated including ...
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Beowulf 6
Number of Words: 802 / Number of Pages: 3
... the bottom. He does this without the use of oxygen. During the battle with Grendel's mother, Beowulf realizes that Unferth's sword is useless against the monsters thick skin. He grabs an enormous sword made by giants, almost too heavy to hold and slashes through the monster's body. Beowulf's spirit and teachings do not allow him to quit, even though he may die. The Anglo-Saxons use Beowulf as an example that thier soldiers should follow. Even though Beowulf posses super-human qualities, his victories are not won easily. He struggles just as much as those who do not posses super-human qualities. Even ...
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The Scarlet Letter Notes By Ch
Number of Words: 4548 / Number of Pages: 17
... affected him, in war he was brutal, but now he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Surveyor- more in contact with his thoughts than with the real world, motto: “I’ll try, sir!”, described as a rusty sword Author’s title: Surveyor of Revenue One rainy day he looks through old barrels of articles and finds a scarlet letter “A” and a document describing the life of Hester Prynne. He claims that these serve as documents of proof for his novel. (These were never found and were probably made up to give the novel a historical sense.) He decides to write a book based on this. He does his writing under moonlight or fi ...
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The Eucharist: Summary
Number of Words: 903 / Number of Pages: 4
... the eucharist
-bread: basic food for most people/closely assoc with nature
human work
Vestements
-white/purple/black robe
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-"Do this in Memory of Me."
-"This is my body, which has been given up for you."
BY: MARK HARNUM
Presented to: Mr. DiMaio
Thesis: The Eucharist is a sign of Jesus' death, and how He gave himself up for
us, and how we experience Him through His body.
History of the Eucharist
The Eucharist is a Jewish Ritual of worship. It dates back to the Last
Supper, where Jesus celebrated a typical Jewish community ...
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Wyrd
Number of Words: 1403 / Number of Pages: 6
... eventually sold as a slave in the middle east, but the Abbe did not know
this and told Berengaria the 'news' of his demise. Unable to cope with such a
revelation, she died and was entombed, as a mummy, with her book beneath the
priory. Found by two archaeologists in modern times, her book was recovered and
her tomb destroyed. Sent to a group of Australian women (in order to keep it
out of the claws of the modern De Ville, Professor Horniman), the book found
it's way into the hands and heart of Trace, a street kid from Sydney, come
north as part of a modern children's crusade. Unwilling to retur ...
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Hatchet
Number of Words: 286 / Number of Pages: 2
... his mother gave him before he left. Brian knows
that he must learn how to live in this strange new environment quickly. He
has to make many painful changes and ends up a completely new person with a
new outlook on life.
Hatchet is written in an interesting way. The author, Gary Paulsen has
written “Hatchet” in two styles. First person and 3rd person. He will often
start a paragraph with one word. This word sums up what Brian is thinking.
For example: Starving.
Then he will go on about what Brian is thinking as Brian in a more detailed
manner.
The other way he writes is in 3rd person. He will descr ...
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Madame Bovary 2
Number of Words: 2087 / Number of Pages: 8
... to his family's home in Le
Croisset, France. He happily took the opportunity to give up law and dedicate most of his time to his writing.(2)
Flaubert was frequently characterized by his sullen attitude and pessimism, which had been caused by his illness. He possessed deep hatred and contempt for middle-class society, feelings that originated from his childhood experiences. He was often bitter and unhappy because of the great conflict that existed between his unattainable dreams and the realities of his life. His conflict between his fantasies and the reality of the world around him is seen t ...
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Comparison: Mary Reilly And The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Number of Words: 2813 / Number of Pages: 11
... Reilly by Valerie Martin, is a powerful and moving novel. It takes the story Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, and gives a fresh take on the distinguished Dr. Henry Jekyll and the nefarious Mr. Edward Hyde. It is told through the psyche of a Victorian servant named Mary Reilly. The book's structure purports to be Mary Reilly's diary. The entries articulate Mary Reilly's feelings and experiences while in service for Dr. Henry Jekyll, and how she often empathizes with Dr. Jekyll on his afflictions which she cannot comprehend. As the book progresses Mary Reilly continuously comments on her Masters every chan ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Hester's Alienation
Number of Words: 1280 / Number of Pages: 5
... loves to sew, as women such as herself
"derive a pleasure…from the delicate toil of the needle," but she feels she
does not deserve the gratification. Though sewing could be "soothing, the
passion of her life …Like all other joys, she rejected it as a
sin." Hester no longer feels worthy to wear the finery she is capable of
sewing for herself. All of the "gorgeously beautiful" things she has "a
taste for" are sold to others, they "found nothing… in…her life to
exercise [themselves] upon." Instead of applying her time towards "the
better efforts of her art", which she would enjoy, she employs in
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