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Humor In Shakespeares The Temp
Number of Words: 968 / Number of Pages: 4
... play of Act I sc ii , however, she comes off s being too perfect. Perfect to the point of annoyance. Perfect to the point of being sterile. despite her assets , she’s no more then a china doll. Throw Ferdinad , our handsome prince, into the mix , ND she becomes much more interesting. Gone is the virtuous maiden, replaced by a goggly eyed , puppy headed, hormone stricken teenager, smitten with love. She is so ga-ga over Ferdinad that she refers to him as a ‘noble creature’. He is so perfect to Miranda that she insists that “ nothing ill can dwell within such a temple” (Act I, sc ii ) . She dotes ...
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The Scarlet Letter: The Symbol Of The Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 1371 / Number of Pages: 5
... letter, it was still her own choice
to make it in a vivid scarlet, "so fantastically embroidered and illuminated
upon her bosom." Hester chose red as the color of her brand of shame, to
declare to the rest of the townspeople that she is prepared to acknowledge her
sin, instead of denying it; she could have chosen to wear her "A" in a plain and
nondistinct color, to escape the townspeople's disdain. By displaying her guilt
however, she is granted the opportunity to face her punishment bravely, thus
through her public humiliation, she achieves freedom from the personal guilt of
not suffering enough fo ...
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Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes
Number of Words: 712 / Number of Pages: 3
... storm that is coming this way.
The clouds speak their own words, telling the same. Jim Nightshade and William
Halloway, neighbors and best friends, one born a minute before October thirtieth
and one born a minute after October thirtieth, both lay there in Jim's front
yard. The salesman stopped and told them that the storm was coming and it was
coming for them. One of their houses would get struck by lightning and who was
to say which one. "This," said the salesman, "is the one." He had been talking
about Jim's house, his was the one to get struck.
Will's father, a janitor for the town libr ...
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The Catcher In The Rye: Now And Then
Number of Words: 1638 / Number of Pages: 6
... this novel back in
1951, the average family consisted of one mother, one father, and one or
more children. Today this is rare and far from normal. Today’s “normal”
family is undefined. If one were to look at the average family it would
probably consist of a single parent with children. Today in the U.S.,
there are over 8 million single-parent homes (Holzman). Forty years ago,
single-parent homes were few and almost unheard of. If a child grew up
with a single parent, divorce was hardly the reason. Death was the cause,
not divorce. Today, divorce is a common factor of life. Holden Caulfield’ ...
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Cahill's How The Irish Saved Civilization
Number of Words: 741 / Number of Pages: 3
... the Irish. He was the
first missionary to the barbarians beyond Greco-Roman law “who looked into the
hearts of others.” (Cahill, p. 115)
Cahill notes Ireland is the only land where Christianity is introduced
without violence - there were no murdered Irish martyrs. (Cahill, p. 151) He
discusses the growth of monasteries in Ireland and their eventual spread to Iona
and beyond by Columcille and his “White Martyr” followers. (Cahill, pp. 171-
184) Growth continues as Columbanus establishes the first Italo-Irish
monastery where monks continue to pray and copy. Between these two men Irish
monaster ...
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Crabbe And The Dead Poets Society: Relationships
Number of Words: 535 / Number of Pages: 2
... the
outside world, also like Crabbe. One of the most important things Crabbe
and Neil shared was “Actions speak louder than words” or “Seize the day”.
When Neil secretly started going down to the theater for auditions he was
trying to make his life worth-while and do something that he enjoyed. His
father then came back from out of town to force Neil to quit acting. He
told Neil that he was to become a doctor and not an actor. Neil then
realized that he had no choice in his future. Much like Crabbe. Crabbes
parents we're leading him into a career path he didn't want to take, he
escaped because he al ...
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What Is The True Image (the Ch
Number of Words: 552 / Number of Pages: 3
... formed thus is not human…It is a blasphemy against the true Image of God, and hateful in the sight of God.
(Wyndham.13).
Is this definition actually true? Not according to the Holy Bible; the real Bible. It tells us, "But I say to you, love your enemies…" (Matthew 5:44). Even if your
enemies have an extra arm, toe or leg, you should still love them! Besides when you die which part of you goes to heaven and which part stays behind on earth? Does not your soul and spirit go up to heaven and your body stays on earth? Our bodies are made out of dust! It came out of dust and ...
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An Analysis Of "Heart Of Darkness"
Number of Words: 1341 / Number of Pages: 5
... They were anchored in the river, where
ships went out to darkest Africa. Yet, as lately as Roman times, London's
own river led, like the Congo, into a barbarous hinterland where the Romans
went to make their profits. Soon darkness fell over London, while the
ships that bore "civilization" to remote parts appeared out of the dark,
carrying darkness with them, different only in kind to the darkness they
encounter.
These thoughts and feelings were merely part of the tale, for Conrad
had a more personal story to tell, about a single man who went so far from
civilization that its restraints no lo ...
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Girl, Interrupted
Number of Words: 571 / Number of Pages: 3
... long-term goals or career choice, types of friends or lovers to have" - what one of Caisson's therapists called "people whose lifestyles bother them." Certainly, Caisson suggests , such uncertainty is the normal state of teen-agers. Especially the smart ones, such as Caisson herself, who, like clever prisoners, learn to work the hospital's system of rules and restrictions to their own advantage. Patients are checked on by nurses at five-, 15- or 30-minute intervals, day and night. They are escorted everywhere by one or more nurses; for safety, they are allowed to eat only with plastic utensils a ...
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Fahrenheit 451: A Depleting Society
Number of Words: 607 / Number of Pages: 3
... owns a Walkman and many tapes or CD's. Many
teenagers lives' are spent listening to music. Instead of talking and
carrying on a conversation with somebody a person often turns the music on
and sticks to themselves instead.
Before the 1920's and before Charles Darwin came out with his
theory of evolution and The Origin of Species, the only thing people knew
was the story of the Bible. Almost everybody lived believing the Bible.
Rarely was it questioned and everybody was familiar with it. Today, there
are less people who read the Bible faithfully, go to church, or even
believe in what the Bibl ...
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