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Bram Stokers Dracula
Number of Words: 747 / Number of Pages: 3
... destroy his coffins with holy wafers and chase him out of England back to
Castle Dracula. There they carry out an ultimate plan to destroy Dracula.
The Author uses suspense as a storytelling device rather effectively
throughout the story. There are a fair number of parts in which the reader
is left suspended on the edge of seat, eager to find out what is to happen
next. However, there were parts where suspense could be used in a manner
that would enhance the gravity of the plot. Nonetheless, The book is
written in a unique way that allows suspense to be used easily and ...
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The Chosen: The Similar Desires Of David Malter And Reb Saunders
Number of Words: 616 / Number of Pages: 3
... son dressed or what his son was planning to do with his future was not of major concern to him. He enjoyed his son for who he was, whereas Reb was very focused on what he wanted his son to become.
Another major difference between Reb and David was their relationship with their sons. Reb had a very silent relationship with Danny, while David had a very communicable relationship with Reuven. Reb thought that in order to teach his son to make his own decisions and to learn the difference between right and wrong, he had to be silent and almost non-communicative with his son. This method involved lo ...
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America And I: “Light” And “Dark”
Number of Words: 1028 / Number of Pages: 4
... Yezierska uses images of light and dark to describe her coming from Russia to America. She describes her hopes for America as “sunlight burning through my darkness”. In this instance she has used light and dark to emphasize her feelings. Sunlight is used to symbolize the hopes and dreams of a better life while darkness is used to illustrate the hopelessness and disparity she felt in Russia. Furthermore, she depicts the people of Russia as “colors that never saw light”. In saying this she reemphasizes the hopelessness of Russia and demonstrates her longing to move a better place.
The first use of ...
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A Comparison Of Macbeth And Cr
Number of Words: 1602 / Number of Pages: 6
... the most prominent fact of human existence, the need to decide how he is to live within this “absurd and irrational world” (Moore & Bruder 504). “Macbeth” employs many existentialist concepts. Macbeth’s murdering of Duncan to obtain his kingship displays a basic existentialist philosophy in that he eliminated his obstacles in order to fulfill his ambition (Gellrich 17). The witches who constantly taunt Macbeth drive him to his ultimate goal (Craig 255). Dostoevsky also employs an existentialist philosophy in his novel. The “set of unconscious drives” (Cox 42) that propel Raskolnikov to commit his crime ...
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Political Criticism On The Eng
Number of Words: 847 / Number of Pages: 4
... a brother after that would become a businessman. An old tradition in his family"
(Ondaatje, 1992, #201)
The tradition however, was transgressed due to conflicting propensities of the eldest brother who chose to resist the indigenous British rule rather than fight on their side. In light of the resulting imprisonment of his brother, Kirpal chose to fill the void by enlisting in the army. Following his enlistment, Kip chose to join the bomb-squad whose duties were to nullify the unexploded hazards and eliminate booby traps, thus saving innocent lives. Fully cognizant of the fact that the field o ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird - Man Versus Society
Number of Words: 459 / Number of Pages: 2
... important
which is the individual is more important! He makes them learn everything
by themselves, Therefore she tells us how she is getting educated.
Jim was a very active boy, He has manners. He was the son of atticus.
Scott was the daughter and narrator of Atticus. Atticus was a well known
man. He was brave because he shot the dog. He was a lawyer. Calpurnia was
the housekeeper of atticus, always helping out the kids when they needed
them. Boo Radley was given a monster image by the kids. He is one of the
true mocking birds in this story. He said Scott at the end. Tom Robinson,
He was anothe ...
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John Steinbeck's`"In Dubios Battle": Summary
Number of Words: 2133 / Number of Pages: 8
... to carry it along
and direct its course.
Luck was with them. Shortly after their arrival at the camp of the
workers, Mac, by giving the impression that he was a doctor, delivered the
camp leader's grandchild. Word of his accomplishments spread throughout
the area. After Mac and Jim became friends with London, the leader of the
camp, and the other workers, they persuaded the fruit pickers to organize
and strike for higher wages, and better living conditions. This was not
easy to do. As usual the orchard owners had made effective use of
communism. Furthermore, the vigilantes were a const ...
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Dove
Number of Words: 356 / Number of Pages: 2
... considered stopping his journey to be with Patti, and he
would've too if National Geographic hadn't stepped in. They offered to
help him pay for a bigger boat in which to sail in.
Robin was very lucky to find Patti and fall in love, had he not found
her, there's no telling what loneliness would lead him to. Robin and Patti
grew very close and even had their own marriage by themselves, not legally
at first. There love for eachother was very strong throughout the story.
For Robin to just hear her voice while he was sailing was a godsend. Robin
even bought a two-way radio to enable him to talk t ...
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Brave New World 3
Number of Words: 1170 / Number of Pages: 5
... young.
Theses new discoveries of genetical engineering and cloning closely parallel the process of giving birth in the Brave New World. In Brave New World, people are born artificially in test tubes. Everyone is condidtioned to be the same: to share the same characteristics, their way of thinking, and their ideas. People who claimed individual thought against the community- such as Bernard in the beginning of the novel- were considered to have a defect from a lab mistake during birth, and were ostracized from the community, until they conditioned themself to think like the rest of the community. S ...
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Shakespeare's Cymbeline
Number of Words: 770 / Number of Pages: 3
... But after she realized what her arogant scheme had done to her son, she went mad and died as a result. So in the end she got what was coming to her.
Cloten-The Queens son, he’s a character you kinda feel sorry for, because he probably wasn’t arrogant by choice, he probably inherited it from his mother. Cloten was the simple minded son of the Queen who wanted to marry Imogen, (though I am not sure if he was in on the plot to kill the king, I think that was one of mother’s little surprises) and he would do anything to get her. Including hiring a band of musicians to play a song for her, dueling w ...
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