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Book Review: Nemesis
Number of Words: 1341 / Number of Pages: 5
... Character:
Marlene Fisher is a very intelligent young woman at fifteen years of age.
As a child, all who encountered her sensed that she was different. Her wide
eyes absorbed all that was around her and seemed to know a great deal. Growing
older, her “uniqueness” established itself as a gift in which she is able to
read into the body language of others. A slight movement, a stuttered word, the
smallest hesitation gives her indication as to one's true feelings and motives.
Some mistake this gift as her being a “psychic”, but she is not. Marlene has
only learned how to interpret little signs oft ...
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The Role Of Women In The Heart
Number of Words: 979 / Number of Pages: 4
... it is the responsibility of men to save women and preserve their naïveté. This point of view is reflected often, and stems from his English upbringing and the British society of the day. Marlow speaks utilizing many lewd words and racial slurs. Many of the Victorian ideals still remain within English culture, and this fragility towards women is a prime example of the fragmented set of beliefs. Nevertheless, Marlow views women as mindless pawns, his stance is evident when he goes to speak with the Intended. While speaking with Marlow, the Intended praises Kurtz and speaks of his many good deeds and re ...
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HAMLET
Number of Words: 4728 / Number of Pages: 18
... dark, cold isolated ramparts; this scene begins in a brightly lit court, with the new king, Claudius, celebrating his recent wedding to his new wife, Gertrude. Everyone in the court appears happy and joyful, except one character who is sitting off to the side. He is dressed in black, the colour of mourning, and does not like what he sees. The lone figure is , the main character of the play. He is wearing black because it has been only two months since his father, senior the ghost on the battlements, died and he still is mourning his father's death. To further upset , Claudius' new bride is 's mothe ...
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Summary Of Gulliver's Travels
Number of Words: 603 / Number of Pages: 3
... leap over, although he would not dare do that, for he must be
very careful not to crush anyone or break the buildings. The country of
Lilliput is in the process of a war with Blefescu, the neighbor island to
the north east. Gulliver becomes aware of the complexities of human ways
and our helplessness.
After returning home for ten months, Gulliver sets sail on another
trip. After a few complications, he ends up on the peninsula off North
America called Brobdingnag. He is found by giant people, with whom he
lives with for over two years. The proportions of the people compared to
Gulliver seem to ...
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Lord Of The Flies: Imagery And Symbolism Of The Conch Shell And Ralph
Number of Words: 499 / Number of Pages: 2
... person who was holding the shell. By the time Piggy was killed though the conch had changed to a bleached color though, and was very brittle. When Piggy died the conch went with him it shattered into hundreds of pieces. The conch symbolizes how the civilization was drained from the boys. The more and more wild the boys got the whiter and more fragile the conch got.
Ralph was the other symbol I decided to write about, he was the leader, he knew what was best for the boys and him and he wanted to make sure he handled them with the right amount of authority. Ralph was the most civilized of the bunch ...
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Hunting My Own "Bear"
Number of Words: 782 / Number of Pages: 3
... morning ever. My back was hurting because I had slept late from the night before. It was 7 o' clock in the morning and I was thinking to myself: "What am I doing here, when everyone else is sleeping comfortably in their beds." In addition, I was the youngest and the most ill-prepared, so the whole day was just learning how to do this and that, and what not to do. The following days got easier and easier for me just getting used to the schedule, but my uncle had this trepidating aura that surrounded him all the time, which made it hard to approach and ask him for advice. So usually, if I had a q ...
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Comparing Survival Concepts And Situations
Number of Words: 613 / Number of Pages: 3
... because the tension between the two groups is at a high and everyone fears for their lives. Although I can’t explain the ending of William Golding’s book (because I am not sure what exactly happens) I’m sure it is vaguely similar to that of Gary Paulson’s book Hatchet.
The theme of the story Hatchet is determination, perseverance, and survival. Brian Robeson, whose parents are divorced, flies to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness. His pilot has a heart attack and dies while the plane is still in the air. Brian manages to land the plane in a lake and escaped unharmed. The difficult part ...
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Summary Of Clancy's Rainbow Six
Number of Words: 1477 / Number of Pages: 6
... very important later on in the book.
Clark is the commander and in charge of starting a new European anti-
terrorist group called Rainbow Six. Rainbow Six is split into two teams;
Team 1 and Team 2. These teams are the best there is. They are based in
Hereford, England, but any European country can call on them at any time.
They run 3 miles in 20 minutes every morning at 6:00 am. Only one team
will be on-call at a time. The team that is not on-call will be doing live
fire practices. In the first 6 months of being in operation they are
called on three times which is a lot for this type of thing ...
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Macbeths Ambition
Number of Words: 442 / Number of Pages: 2
... political ambition first of all because of his wife. After she reads her husband’s letter about his meeting with the witches, she suggests for Macbeth to kill Duncan so she could be queen. At the beginning Macbeth hesitates to talk about such a thing and even lists the reason not to kill: he is his king, his uncle and his guest. Not completely sure about it and victim of his own desires for power he finally accepts Lady Macbeth’s plan for murdering the ruler of Scotland. This decision portrays Macbeth’s dirty morality and easily manageable personality.
Macbeth’s character ...
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Niccolò Machiavelli - The Qual
Number of Words: 557 / Number of Pages: 3
... to still act like “saints” when they cannot even save themselves.
Selfishness is an ugly trait among people; however, disloyalty is probably the most offensive trait found in human nature. Machiavelli’s says, “when it comes nearer to you they turn away”, which clearly establishes where a person’ true loyalty stands. Loyalty is more consistent to oneself rather than to others. Past events in history supports Machiavelli’s opinion with Julius Ceasar and Brutus as an example. Brutus’s loyalty to his most trusted friend, Caesar, went astray when a p ...
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