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Cather In The Rye - Language
Number of Words: 1472 / Number of Pages: 6
... the New York Times, accurately captures the informal speech of an average intelligent, educated, northeastern American adolescent (Costello, 1990). Such speech includes both simple description and cursing. For example, Holden says, "They're nice and all", as well as "I'm not going to tell you my whole goddam autobiography or anything." In the first instance, he uses the term "nice" which oversimplifies his parents' character, implying he does not wish to disrespect them, yet at the same time he does not praise them. At best he deems them as "nice and all." Holden further cuts short his description, ...
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Beyond The Dead Sea Scrolls
Number of Words: 1105 / Number of Pages: 5
... his brother. It is believed that the Essenes were one of the first all-male monastic orders, and it is uncertain whether they were exclusively Jewish in origin, or if the group had roots in Greek philosophy as well.
Organizationally speaking, the Essenes were a singular entity, presided over by a president, who was obeyed unconditionally. There were four classes of Essenes, according to Josephus, which consisted of children at the first class, novices occupying the second and third classes, with full members comprising the esteemed fourth class. It was a democratic order, with trials ordered t ...
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Willy Lowman’s Drug For Sanity
Number of Words: 825 / Number of Pages: 3
... but Willy Lowman takes it a step ahead. His stubbornness to accept reality is so strong that in his mind he is placed back in time to relive one of the happier days of his life. It was a time when no one argued. Willy and Linda were younger, the financial situation was less of a burden, and Biff and Happy welcomed their father back home from being on a long work trip.
Willy’s need for the “drug” reassures himself that everything will turn out okay and that his family will be happy once again like it was in the past.
The next flashback occurs during a discussion between Willy and Linda. Willy is depre ...
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Tradition: Lost And Kept
Number of Words: 710 / Number of Pages: 3
... and children. The Chief married five wives and the fifth
one brought him a daughter. Another tradition that was shown in the story was
the explanation of how Oganda (the chief's only daughter) received her name. Her
name meant "beans" because her skin was smooth, very much like the skins of
beans. A last example of tradition is the sacrificing of Oganda. She is
scheduled to be sacrificed to a lake monster in order for the tribal villages to
receive precipitation and water. In modern days, we would check the local
satellite forecast for the area and determine when to conserve water during a
drought. ...
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Hobbit Essay
Number of Words: 808 / Number of Pages: 3
... he who drank out of it suddenly very drowsy and forgetful of
previous events. All of these examples of happenings and objects found in
Middle Earth are physically impossible in a world such as ours.
Several of the organisms in the book are not known to exist on Earth.
Hobbits, of course, are fictional characters, as are dwarves, elves,
goblins, and trolls. Many species of animals are able to vocally
communicate with humans and dwarves in the novel, which is not possible on
our planet. Beorn, a human who is able to morph into other creatures at an
instant, is an excellent example of such fiction. ...
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Play It Again Rita
Number of Words: 961 / Number of Pages: 4
... things
are bound not to happen on stage. In fact nothing taking place outside
Frank's office can be seen by the audience. All action is inevitably
confined within these four walls. When Frank invites Rita to his home for
dinner in the play the audience are not set up for suspension as to how it
will turn out since they already know that whatever happens will not take
place before them, but will be retold.
The movie is several scenes richer. Some of these scenes are in the
play retold by the actors and some of them are not there at all. Scene
three in act two begins with Frank cursing "Sod them- ...
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Black Like Me 2
Number of Words: 665 / Number of Pages: 3
... their "misunderstanding" is clear when Griffin is on the bus and requests to get off at his stop. The bus driver refuses;"I can't leave the door open all night". This was just pure disrespect from the driver for he had nothing better to do than wait for traffic. Griffin at the time was exhausted and he was trying hard not to release his rage towards the bus driver. Griffin later writes in his journal "this is the only deliberate act of cruelty that I encountered on any of the city buses of New Orleans". He also says that the act was done strictly against his color not the person that he was, if t ...
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Tom Sawyer: Summary
Number of Words: 1774 / Number of Pages: 7
... trying to get rid of warts, when they witnessed a
murder by Injun Joe. At the time Muff Potter was drunk and asleep so Injun
Joe blamed the murder him (Muff Potter). They knew if crazy Injun Joe found
out they knew, he would for sure kill them. Tom wrote on a wooden board
"Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swear to keep mum about this and they wish they
may drop down dead in their tracks if they ever tell and rot", then in
their own blood they signed their initials TS and HF.
A few days after that incident Tom, Huck and Joe decided to go and become
pirates because no one cared for their company anymore. The ...
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Accordion Crimes: Dismal Reality Checks
Number of Words: 1630 / Number of Pages: 6
... and weight tore the
Sicilians. The accordion maker reared twice and fell back.” A character that
has a great deal of intrigue is the accordion maker. The most interesting fact
of this character is that he has no name, only an occupation. This is symbolic
of all the millions of faceless immigrants that came to America in search of
their dreams, but very few found them waiting, much less at all. “...He had his
theory, his idea of the fine instrument; with the proof of this one, he planned
to make his fortune in La Merica.” The accordion maker himself was a large man,
but more sensitive that most like ...
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The Cherry Orchard
Number of Words: 2011 / Number of Pages: 8
... is the effect of choice and free will. In some surcumstances this is the ultimate form of tragedy, depending on the outcome. With this, Chekhov succeeds in confusing tragedy and comedy in his final play .
Chekhov’s characters in contribute greatly to the comedy. The action takes place on a Russian estate belonging to Mrs. Ranevsky. There is a debate over finances and a wealthy businessman named Lopakhin, whose father was a serf on the estate, thinks of a way to solve the financial problems. The family, however, seems to ignore the problem of losing the estate. This is the first instan ...
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