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Phoolan Devi: Perceptions Of Power
Number of Words: 978 / Number of Pages: 4
... I feel the nature of power is inextricably founded in belief and
perception.
One of the most striking characteristics of Phoolan Devi is her refusal to
accept her power-deficient positions in her relationships. From the time that
she was a child, she seems to have refused to conform to her society's
hierarchical indexing. She resisted attempts to categorize and fix her into
typical gender, class, and matrimonial positions. This is not to say that her
resistance was always successful, but I am trying to show a lack of willingness
to conform and accept her positions in her power ...
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Street Car Named Desire
Number of Words: 533 / Number of Pages: 2
... his childhood. His father's drunken attacks on his mother had a great impact on Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire.
"Drunk - drunk - animal thing, you!" screamed Stella Kowalski at her husband Stanley. Stanley had just finished throwing their radio out the window, because it was interrupting his poker game. After a small dispute Stanley hits Stella. This exemplified William's experiences at home with his abusive father. The poker game contains symbolism as well. It displays William's father's gambling addiction. Tennessee describes the game, for he needs the relief. He (and his family) suf ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Great Quotes By The Characters
Number of Words: 1163 / Number of Pages: 5
... town is always made up of
people you know- doesn't say much for the, does it?" Page 160 Chapter 16
Determined
Talking to Scout: "Scout, simply by the nature of the work, every lawyer gets
one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one's mine I guess.
You might here some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you
will: you just hold your head high and keep your fists down." Page 80 Chapter 9
Talking to Scout: "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we
started is no reason for us not to try and win." Page 80 Chapter 9
Talking to Calpurnia ...
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Oroonoko: Heroism
Number of Words: 374 / Number of Pages: 2
... it is seen how Mrs. Behn constructs the hero with noble qualities.
The author also retells stories of Oroonoko’s heroism. She tells tales of him killing lions with bare hands, and of hunting and killing the lion which terrorized the community. She also portrays Oroonoko’s ending in the most noble of lights, in that all that he did was for love. “Perhaps (said he) she {Imoinda} may be first ravished by every Brute; expos’d first to their nasty Lusts and then a shameful Death” (pg. 71). She even portrays his selfish acts of attempting to seek revenge as noble, while others might interpret them a ...
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Amazing Grace A Book Report
Number of Words: 807 / Number of Pages: 3
... if any for the people living here. No chance whatsoever of employment outside the ghetto, or being accepted outside it. It was their home, they were not supposed to leave it, and when they did they were eyed with hate by other people who did not want to be in their presence.
I was also mortified by the extremely high amounts of child deaths in this particular ghetto. It seemed terrible that so many young children were getting killed, whether it be an accidental death in an elevator shaft, and mistaken shootings, or because of the extremely unhealthy conditions they were living in and the poor trea ...
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Summary Of "Ceremony"
Number of Words: 871 / Number of Pages: 4
... it made his path split like a silk string to a
spider's web, it went out in all directions. His mind snapped at that exact
moment and went into "shell-shock".
Tayo started very early trying to find his path, but yet his path
paralleled Rocky's until the time when Rocky died. Tayo's path paralleled
but was always a step behind, because he was trying to retain his heritage
and still keep with the new ways. Tayo walked a thin line trying to keep
his path and Rocky's close together because he loved Rocky, and yet could
not understand Rocky wanting so badly to leave the old ways. Rocky believed
in the w ...
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Of Mice And Men: Lennie And George
Number of Words: 672 / Number of Pages: 3
... Lennie, who is
much like a child in his ways, however, far more dangerous than his inner
character reflects. George has to keep a watchful eye over Lennie, for
without constant supervision, Lennie would inadvertently kill anything he
touches.
George has towards Lennie the tenderness and protective instinct which
most have towards the helpless, the disadvantaged, and the dependent.
George has encountered and embraced a responsibility, a social
responsibility, and a humanitarian responsibility. It is to take care of,
protect, save from hurt, the dim-witted, loyal, and devoted Lennie.
George consta ...
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To Kill A Mocking Bird
Number of Words: 289 / Number of Pages: 2
... like living in Maycomb County. Only minor events occur such as the introduction of all the characters, Gem and Scout meeting a new friend Dill, Scout attending school, and probably the biggest: the introduction and old wives tales about the mysterious neighbor Boo Radley. Some small events that increase the suspense were Gem’s pants being mended by an unknown person, and during a local fire, a blanket wrapped around Scout by a stranger. After the reader gets a true feel for life in the South, the action starts to pick up. One day during school, a fellow classmate of Scout calls Atticus a "Niger lover. ...
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Revenge In The Crucible
Number of Words: 698 / Number of Pages: 3
... them due to the fact that if they had expressed them earlier they would have been punished by society. With the trials keeping all of the city officials busy,
People took matters into their own hands. This led to even more conflicts between men in the town, which then led to more accusations and victims of the ongoing trials. With so much confusion present the truth became anybody's guess.
Revenge was placed upon enemies when the girls learned the powers they had through the court. Abigail had been out to get Elizabeth Proctor from the get go, and now her window of opportunity showed its face. " ...
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Theme And Summary Of The Color Purple
Number of Words: 880 / Number of Pages: 4
... This brutality dosen’t only come from white people, but form her own family members. At the age of fourteen she is raped by her father who tells her that “…she better shut-up and git used to it.” She gets married to a amn that she does not love to escape the violence in her father’s house. This proved to only make things worse when it becmae appearent that her husband also was an abusive man. Th emarrige seems to be only benifiting Mr.____ (her husband is never named), as she takes care of the kids and his house. She gets so fed up with feeling that she is worth nothing that she starts to indentif ...
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