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To Kill A Mockingbird: Atticus
Number of Words: 559 / Number of Pages: 3
... she’ll get over this "stage". I believe it takes a lot more control to ignore the comment and continue doing what you were as opposed to punishing the child for such a minor incident. By taking this approach to the problem, it shows that Atticus took the time to assess the problem before taking any action. If she didn’t understand what it meant then there is no point in punishing her. More times than not, children hear someone older say things and they just mimic it and assume its all right to say it. Many times, to my experience, this has happened when I am dealing with younger children. If y ...
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Beowulf 2
Number of Words: 352 / Number of Pages: 2
... Beowulf, this is another conquest. It allows him to do yet another good deed that people will talk about.
Beowulf represents God and Grendel is Satan. The struggle between God and Satan has existed throughout time. Beowulf is all that is good, moral, and ethical. He lives by the rules of God. Grendel denounces those rules to live by his own. Thinking only of that which gives him pleasure, he attempts to destroy everything good and kind. Beowulf is like a parent and Grendel is like a child whom he chastises.
The characters of Beowulf and Grendel are represented in stories throughout history. T ...
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The Relationship Between Billy Budd And Claggart
Number of Words: 780 / Number of Pages: 3
... for a later confrontation. They also force Billy to search for help. The person he goes to is the old Dansker. Billy recognizes Dansker as a figure of experience, and after showing respect and courtesy which Billy believes due to his elder, finally seeks his advice. But what Billy is told thoroughly astonishes him. Dansker tells Billy that for some reason, Claggart is after him. Dansker says to Billy, “Baby Budd, Jimmy Legs is down on you” (785). Billy is still confused and ignores what Dansker has told him about Claggart because he is so innocent and trusting. Billy can’t see through Claggart’s calm w ...
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Character Symbolization In Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 768 / Number of Pages: 3
... The gradual shift is also measured by various incidents that obstruct Piggy's mental reasoning, such as the breaking of his eye glasses, and the loss of the boys' faith in him. Piggy's character is used to show how even the best solution to a problem can easily be overlooked because of the lack of respect, pre-established prejudices, and the lack of mature thinking processes.
Jack Merridew's role is to show the transition from the opposite perspective. Jack first appears in the novel leading his choir in a strictly organized fashion. He is the symbol of discipline. Then, for some reason, he becomes ...
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Grapes Of Wrath: Ma Joad The Leader
Number of Words: 723 / Number of Pages: 3
... family openly
express their doubts or fears. Ma may be just as frightened as the rest of
the family, but she always maintains a front for the rest of the family.
When Ma had fears, "She had practiced denying them in herself." This
extraordinary self-control helps to keep the Joad unit together and alive.
Ma, like all leaders, must be forceful for things to work in her
favor. Numerous situations occur in which Ma must be forceful or
relinquish her role as the head of the family. Her forceful leadership
occurs once when the family, without Ma's consent, agrees to leave Tom and
Casey behind to fix ...
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Fantasy Vs. Reality
Number of Words: 976 / Number of Pages: 4
... friend that she can tell her
dreams to and will understand her for it. These wishes seem easy enough to
grant, but Esperanza soon finds out that there is more to friendship. "If you
give me five dollars, I will be your friend forever." Esperanza discovers that
she can not have anything for nothing. Rachel and Lucy sure enough become her
friends, but only after she helped them pay for the bike. Esperanza never does
truly find a real friend who shares the same goal as she does because all the
friends she has have more problems than her. For instance, Sally was a friend
for whom Esperanza cared ...
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Spook: Summary
Number of Words: 1401 / Number of Pages: 6
... prove that she is educated. Mary Ann answers all of the
questions successfully. then Lola and Muriel get into an argument about
what is fair for Mary Ann. Muriel tells Lola and Ross to leave. They do
so with no argument.
That night when Muriel left to go shopping Mary Ann went out for a
walk. She came across a camp and went in. While she was in there a
teenaged boy saw her and called all of his friends over to see her. Mary
ann ran. When she returned home her mother was still not home. Later that
night two men came to see Mary Ann. They shot the Nelson's dogs. Then
they walked down the long ...
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Machiavelli's The Prince: Views Of A Leader
Number of Words: 785 / Number of Pages: 3
... that he has is to lie to cover up his questionable actions. If the public does not respect a ruler's actions, then he will have a hard time ruling his people and making him more susceptible to conspiracies against him.
Machiavelli would be disappointed in Clinton because he got caught for lying. Since Clinton was caught lying, it gave him a bad public image and he lost much of his integrity. Machiavelli would remind Clinton that "a prince must take care never to utter a word that is not implicit with the five above-mentioned qualities; and he must never appear to be anything but the very soul of ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of Words: 499 / Number of Pages: 2
... in those people's situations. "As I made my way home, I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn't much else left for us to learn, except possibly algebra." This statement showed that she understood the prejudice and people's thinking at last. That would make her life a lot different.
Jem was Scout's brother. He was a little older than Scout. He also became familiar about the prejudice of Maycomb County through the story. In addition, he grew up like most teenagers would. "He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody" said Scout. That statement was made when Jem started to grow up. ...
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The Gift Of The Magi: Themes
Number of Words: 400 / Number of Pages: 2
... as useless. If the characters had become angry, their love would not be displayed as strong. Yet, they are very much in love and play a part in expressing the theme.
Again, symbolism gives this story a much deeper plot. The two most treasured possessions are Della’s hair and Jim’s pocket watch. Of course, the two could live without these possessions and they ultimately do. The possessions each symbolize something to each one of the characters. Jim’s watch has sentimental value because it has been passed on for generations. Della’s hair is not only beautiful but also rare and hard to achieve. Theref ...
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