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The Heart Of Darkness: The Horror!
Number of Words: 1453 / Number of Pages: 6
... station should stand like a beacon light, offering a better way of life
to the natives. He was considered to be a "universal genius": he was an orator,
writer, poet, musician, artist, politician, ivory producer, and chief agent of
the ivory company's Inner Station. yet, he was also a "hollow man," a man
without basic integrity or any sense of social responsibility. "Kurtz issues
the feeble cry, 'The horror! The horror!' and the man of vision, of poetry, the
'emissary of pity, and science, and progress' is gone. The jungle closes'
round" (Labrasca 290). Kurtz being cut off from civilization rev ...
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Criticism Of Practical Application Of Utopia In "Brave New World"
Number of Words: 1162 / Number of Pages: 5
... the obscenity of life before Utopia to a group
of students:
And home was as squalid psychically as physically. Psychically, it was a
rabbit hole, a midden, hot with the frictions of tightly packed life,
reeking with emotion. What suffocating intimacies, what dangerous, insane,
obscene relationships between the members of the family group! (37)
In an earlier passage, Huxley shows the effects of Mond's
explanation on one boy, "The Controller's evocation was so vivid that one
of the boys . . . turned pale at the mere description and was on the point
of being sick" (36).
In reality, the fam ...
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Zora Neale Hurston's: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Number of Words: 1316 / Number of Pages: 5
... who
comes along with dreams of power, wealth, and happiness. " De day you puts
yo' hand in mine, Ah wouldn't let de sun go down on us single. Ah'm a man
wid principles. You ain't never knowed what it was like to be treated lak a
lady and Ah wants to be de one tuh show yuh." (Pg.28) Janie is promised
that she will be treated quite well. So naturally, she leaves Logan and
sets out for a new town with Jody. This relationship can be classified as
equal in some aspects. However, for the most part, this too becomes a
marriage based on inequality. Joe gains the power he wanted and Janie gains
part of the we ...
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Baldwin's "Fire Next Time"
Number of Words: 569 / Number of Pages: 3
... of freeing the community from discrimination between
Blacks and Whites, the Bible supported the existence of racial barriers by
teaching one should behave. Realizing the hypprocarcy involved with
Christianity, the author broke away from the congressional church, to
search his own way of liberating the society.
Baldwin emphasizes that liberation is love, and "love is more
important than color." (71) The author states that fear creates the need
for power. The Nation of Islam was fearful of the Whites dominating over
the Blacks. Fear always dominated the minds of black people. This fear
ca ...
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Lord Of The Flies 2
Number of Words: 1225 / Number of Pages: 5
... island to the beach. The boys assemble and elect Ralph as the leader. Ralph then assigns the Choir, led by Jack, to be the hunters. Then Jack, Ralph, and Simon set out to explore the island. Near the end of their journey, they encounter a wild pig. Jack tries to kill it, but is unsuccessful. When the explorers get back, a meeting is held. The explorers explain that the island is deserted but there is enough food to keep them alive. Jack and the hunters promise to supply meat. Ralph makes a rule that whoever is in possession of the conch shell is allowed to speak. Ralph proposes the idea of a signal fir ...
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A Separate Peace
Number of Words: 759 / Number of Pages: 3
... this, perhaps he simply does not want to admit the truth. He has created an enemy
o protect himself from acknowledging that he is not completely satisfied with his character, or lack of character and individuality.
Gene soon realizes that Finny is not trying to be his rival. However, this realization only makes Gene angrier with Finny. He is irritated at the notion that he is "not of the same quality as Finny,” thus he cannot possibly compete with Finny. At this
int Gene already knows that his enemy is not Finny, but he is not yet mature enough to see who his true enemy is. In his subcons ...
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Official Netscape Guide To Internet Research, Second Edition
Number of Words: 975 / Number of Pages: 4
... the original Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research had Ms. Calishain's byline, the second edition differs because it talks to readers in the "we" collective voice, instead of first-person "I". It's pretty much the same information, except rewritten. Ms. Calishain's sense of humor is fortunately preserved throughout the book.
If you enjoyed the original Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research, I doubt that you will need to run to the stores to buy this 2nd Edition. However, if you know of someone who is new to Internet research and would benefit from a general overview of the Internet ...
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Great Expectations: Pip's Life In The Upper Class Society
Number of Words: 495 / Number of Pages: 2
... common thing that if not used quickly,
would soon be out-dated. He goes through his teens like this and finds
great differences in his new lifestyle and his old. Pip gains much with
his new found wealth. He gets new clothes; which help him fit into his new
lifestyle. Also, he makes new friends and interacts with the higher class;
Something which was looked down upon and almost outlawed when he was four.
After his sisters death, Pip visits his village and his brother-in-
law Joe to attend his sisters funeral. He feels remorse for his sister but
also feels that it isn't his home anymore an ...
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Imagery Patterns In The Seafar
Number of Words: 2423 / Number of Pages: 9
... it becomes evident to the subjects of the poems that the only way they will find contentment in life is if they accept the fact that the things that happen to them are all a part of God’s plan.In both poems the unknown authors use the imagery of the sea to represent the trials of life. In both, the reader must understand that the theme presented, the harshness of life, has had a specific impact on the character in the poem. They have had a personal experience that has lead them to the conclusion that this theme is relevant in everyone’s life. The opening of “The Seafarer” p ...
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The Great Gatsby: Depravation Of The American Dream
Number of Words: 441 / Number of Pages: 2
... morally irresponsible can hope to survive. Gatsby' s destruction
shows that those who try to maintain an idealism based on purely
materialistic values are doomed by their self delusion, and George Wilson's
unfortunate career illustrates the fate of the common man in the waste land.
There are a few minor characters in The Great Gatsby whose main
significance is symbolic. In particular Dan Cody who is a “pioneer
debauchee” who employed the youthful Gatsby and gave him his “singularly
appropriate education”. While Cody' s importance in advancing Gatsby' s
career is undeniable, the man had died b ...
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