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Dandelion Wine
Number of Words: 1007 / Number of Pages: 4
... Colonel Freeleigh. The Colonel is 100 years of age. The Colonel is a very old man who is quite sick and lonely. The Colonel is at the point in his life where he needs a nurse to take care of him. The Colonel is overjoyed to receive company. The Colonel regales Doug and two of his friends with stories of when he was younger. The Colonel shares stories such as the Civil War, Ching Ling Soo, and Pawnee Bill. After Doug had visited the Colonel he passed away that night. This is the first death Doug had to come to terms with. Doug was emotionally distraught, but learned that the Colonel died f ...
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The Hobbit ]
Number of Words: 583 / Number of Pages: 3
... dark creature named Gollum, who lives in the dank, dark caves below the Misty Mountains. Gollum is clammy and slimy and he refers to his ring as my precious. Bilbo even manages to discover Smaug's weak spot, the bare area under his ear, which allows the dragon to be killed and the treasure divided. However, the dwarves cannot enjoy the gold alone, since it lures humans and elves, some of whom have a just claim to a portion of it. Thorin's unwillingness to share the treasure almost leads to war between the dwarves and the elves and humans, but instead war is forced upon all of them by the goblins and ...
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George Dawes Green's The Juror: Annie
Number of Words: 893 / Number of Pages: 4
... maid. Who
would have thought a rotten soul such as the teacher would try to harm her? I
confess that her recoil in the following days impressed me. This time the trial
was against Louie Boffano. He was the head of the mob. He and his right hand The
Teacher were as bad as they come. The case was the murders of Salvadore Riggio
and his grandson. Mr. Boffano was being accused of ordering them. By this time
Annie and I already knew the teacher, but we acknowledged him as Zach Lyde. He
had a very piquant approach toward Annie; he bought three of her artworks for
twelve thousand dollars each. Nevert ...
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Tom Clancy: Believable Plots
Number of Words: 2283 / Number of Pages: 9
... political reasons happened quite often during the Cold War. There were
many defections in history starting back in World War II when famous people
like Albert Einstein defected to the use because the Germans discriminated
again him being Jewish (pg. 124-5, Vol. 9 Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia).
The more recent occurance of defection to the US of a high ranking deputy
chief of staff del Pi¤o DĦaz happened in 1987 (pg. 24, "A flight to
freedom"). Ramius was the main character in the novel who decided to
defect. The character helps Clancy to develop reasons for which such a
high ranking commander wo ...
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All My Sons: Miller's Chief Criticism Of American Society
Number of Words: 634 / Number of Pages: 3
... cracked cylinder heads, aware that in
flight they will cause planes to crash, to save his business from being shut
down. Furthermore, he goes on to allow the blame to fall on Steve, in order to
save himself from going to jail, even though Steve was not the only one guilty.
Keller tries to rationalize his actions by saying that he committed this heinous
act for the benefit of his family- so that they will have money and everything
else they need and can live happily. "Chris... Chris I did it for you. It was a
chance and I took it for you." This portrays the human characteristic of
creating a false sense ...
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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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Death Of A Salesman: Willy's Escape
Number of Words: 1028 / Number of Pages: 4
... times at low points in their life in order to cheer themselves up so that they are able to deal with the problems they encounter, but Willy Lowman takes it one step further. His refusal to accept reality is so strong that in his mind he is transported back in time to relive one of the happier days of his life. It was a time when no one argued, Willy and Linda were younger, the financial situation was less of a burden, and Biff and Happy enthusiastically welcomed their father back home from a long road trip. Willy's need for the "drug" is satiated and he is reassured that everything will turn out ok ...
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1984- A Valid Prediction
Number of Words: 1048 / Number of Pages: 4
... were not achieved in 1984, many are becoming reality in 1999. In his day, Orwell's predictions seemed outlandish, but today, many people would argue that his dreams have become reality. Although the world is not under complete control of the government, the leaders of today do influence the direction society goes. Increased technology has led to a highly monitored society, much like Orwell's Oceania. Hidden cameras and huge satellites allow the government to view individual people and entire countries at one time. In 1984, devices called telescreens functioned as televisions and cameras, relayin ...
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Lord Of The Flies: Symbolism Of The Conch
Number of Words: 626 / Number of Pages: 3
... thing. We can't have everybody
talking at once. We'll have to have 'hands up' like at school." At first
everyone thinks that this is the best method to maintain order but soon they
find out how quickly the power of the conch is abused by Ralph and Jack. On pg
89 While Simon is trying to speak Ralph and Jack try to get him to sit down. "
'Sit down' 'Shut up' 'take the Conch!' 'Sod you' ' Shut up!' " This shows early
on that the Order is starting to fall apart, fortunatly Ralph doesn't become a
corrupt leader he keeps his head on straight which causes the others to get
restless. They want to have fun bu ...
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Dawn, By Elie Wiesel
Number of Words: 697 / Number of Pages: 3
... spoke out a lot about the Holocaust. Later on Wiesel emerged on as an important moral voice on Religious Issues and the Human Rights. Since 1988 Wiesel has been a professor at Boston University. Some of Wiesel’s greatest novels has been "Night", "Dawn", "The Accident", "The Town Beyond The Wall", "The Gates Of The Forest", "The Fifth Son", "Legends Of Our Time", "One Generation After", "A Jew Today", "Souls On Fire", 5 Biblical Figures", and "Somewhere A Hero". Eventually Wiesel went on to win an Nobel Peace Prize.
The book Dawn concerns about the experiences of a survivor just after the Worl ...
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