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The Things They Carried: Possessions Of Character
Number of Words: 387 / Number of Pages: 2
... "He would have to carry like a stone in his stomach for the rest
of the war." He does not always pay attention to what is most important, his
men. Lt. Jimmy Cross burns all of Martha's letters at the end of the story,
trying to forget her, to erase the memory. Still, he carries her in his mind
along with the haunting memory that she was not involved. Martha is just a part
of the technicalities now, he bids her farewell in his mind and decides to rid
himself of the pebble. He is past his days of dreaming and hoping. Everything
that Lt. Cross carries has more physical weight than those letters, but ...
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Silicon Snake Oil Second Thoughts On The Information Highway
Number of Words: 401 / Number of Pages: 2
... simpler and easier to do if
you know how to use a computer and use the specific program needed to
complete the specific task. If you do not know how to use a computer or are
just learning how to use one, performing new tasks can be very difficult
and frustrating. This is because computers are difficult to learn about and
understand because they are different from most other equipment. Even
someone who knows how to use a computer proficiently can still have a hard
time using new software because every program is different and requires the
user to learn the commands for it. This book presented a perspe ...
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Jack Londons Apparent Conflict
Number of Words: 1482 / Number of Pages: 6
... ship. The turning point of his life was a thirty-day imprisonment that was so degrading it made him decide to turn to education and pursue a career in writing. His years in the Klondike searching for gold left their mark in his best short stories; among them, The Call of the Wild, and White Fang. His novel, The Sea-Wolf, was based on his experiences at sea. His work embraced the concepts of unconfined individualism and Darwinism in its exploration of the laws of nature. (Walcutt 1-2) He retired to his ranch near Sonoma, where he died at age 40 of various diseases and drug treatments.
“To Bu ...
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A Dolls House 3
Number of Words: 683 / Number of Pages: 3
... he is implying that one of Nora's duties, as his wife is to physically pleasure him at his command.
Torvald also does not trust Nora with money, which exemplifies Torvald's treating Nora as a child. Sometimes, Torvald gives Nora some money; he is concerned that she will waste it on candy and pastry. Nora's duties are restricted to caring for the children, doing housework, and working on her needlepoint. A problem with her responsibilities is that her most important obligation is to please Torvald, making her role similar to that of a slave.
The problem in A Doll's House lies not only with Torvald, ...
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Huck Finn
Number of Words: 480 / Number of Pages: 2
... Huck's life. Huck wants to get away from him so bad that
the first thing that comes into his mind is to stage his death so Pap will think
he's dead and won't be looking for him ever again. Twain feels that by making
Huck do this Twain is poking fun a Huck's intelligence. Not his nature
intelligence but his book intelligence. In other words Twain is making fun of
Huck. Twain also portrays Huck and Jim as stupid when Huck dresses up like a
girl. Everyone knows Huck will not pass as a girl
Jim is very much like a father to Huck. He looks out for Huck and he is
respected and looked upon by Huck ...
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A Portrait Of The Artist As A
Number of Words: 1170 / Number of Pages: 5
... the end of Chapter One, Stephen's individualism and lack of tolerance for disrespect become evident when he complains to the rector about the actions of Father Dolan. His confused attitude is clearly displayed by the end of the chapter when he says, "He was happy and free: but he would not be anyway proud with Father Dolan. He would be very kind and obedient: and he wished that he could do something kind for him to show him that he was not proud." Stephen still has respect for his priests, but he has lost his blind sense of acceptance.
As Stephen grows, he slowly but inexorably distances himself from ...
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Conflict In "The Child By Tiger"
Number of Words: 524 / Number of Pages: 2
... with the society in general is characterized by his indiscriminate
choice of victims. These victims range from a police officer to an innocent
black man looking out his window, to several citizens who try to put an end
to his madness. This conflict is stopped when the mob catches up to him,
and he surrenders in soldier-like fashion. The hint of the conflict lingers,
however, when the mob leader brags about killing “a big one.”
The third and most interesting and complex type of conflict in this
story is the intrapersonal conflict within Dick. He shows two very distinct
sides which seem to int ...
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"Beware Of The Fish" By Gordan Korman: A Review
Number of Words: 300 / Number of Pages: 2
... 'The Fish'. A sturgeon is a kind of fish.) It all started
when Elmer Drimsdale, school genius invented somethingthat is sort of like
a television broadcaster. He didn't know it really worked!!!!
When Bruno and Boots found out their school was broke and needed
more money, Bruno began to think up schemes to put their school on the
map.All his attempts seemed to fail, so he vented his anger on the
television broadcaster, not knowing it actually worked. He accidently
broadcasted many announcements, declaring 'The Fish' will seek his revenge.
During these broadcasts, the video camera was focused on ...
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All The King's Men: History's Importance
Number of Words: 1236 / Number of Pages: 5
... God-a-Mighty picked up a
handful of dirt and blew on it and made you and me and George Washington
and mankind blessed in faculty and apprehension. It all depends on what you
do with the dirt."1 In this case, Stark is referring to the past as dirt -
something to be used in many ways. The way he chooses to use it of course
is as blackmail; "Then he would lean suddenly forward, at the man, and say,
not slow and easy now, `God damn you, do you know what I can do to you?'
And he could too. For he had the goods."2 Thus history is important to
Stark as the device by which he maintains power.
Both Stark an ...
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Mildred Taylor's "Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry": Hardships Of The Logan Family
Number of Words: 283 / Number of Pages: 2
... mainly revolves around Cassie and the events that happen to her family.
These events make Cassie a much stronger person and help her to understand that
having land of their own is her family's source of pride and strength.
Cassie also found herself coming to conclusions about everyday life for
a black person and their family living in Mississippi. The land, the 400 acres
of land her family owned, was more important than anything. It was what kept
Logans together.It gave them their livelihood and their courage, and nothing,
not even Mr.Granger, could take it away from them. Or could he? ...
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