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The Necklace: A Closer Look At Character
Number of Words: 1178 / Number of Pages: 5
... nicely
decorated and her own private room, scented with perfume to have intimate “tete-
a-tetes” with her closest friends. Then she is awakened, only to realize that
she is in her own grim apartment. In her eyes, she lives a tortured and unfair
life. Mathidle has a husband named Losiel. He is much the opposite of his wife.
He is completely content with his lifestyle. He seems to be a very passive
person, who doesn't let status or riches effect him. Of course, if he had the
chance to be rich he would, but he doesn't dwell on the fact that he is part of
the middle class. He seems ot be a hard wor ...
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In Search Of Excellence: Review
Number of Words: 717 / Number of Pages: 3
... logical that business should be run more complex the
larger it is. From their research, this is usually not true. The first
pricnciple is a bias for action. This is basically saying "Stop talking and do
something about it." When Taco Bell has a rush of customers and their supplies
for making food are low, they (usually) don't say "You know what, I have no more
cheese" or "Could someone get me some more cheese?" They take action and get the
cheese, make it if necessary, and get the problem solved as quickly as possible.
The second Principle they deal with is to be close to the customer. This ...
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Huckleberry Finn: Prejudice And Intolerance
Number of Words: 1163 / Number of Pages: 5
... Finn Clemens states, "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
There were many groups that Clemens contrasted in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The interaction of these different social groups is what makes up the main plot of the novel. For the objective of discussion they have been broken down into five main sets of antithetic parties: people with high levels of melanin and people with low levels of melanin, rednecks and scholarly, children and adults ...
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Comparative Essay Between Heart Of Darkness And Apocalypse Now
Number of Words: 1286 / Number of Pages: 5
... the old nigger mercilessly."(p. 13 Conrad) Soldiers in combat are forced to bring the evil within themselves out every time they go into battle. The scene in Apocalypse Now where Captain Willard first meets Lt. Colonel Kilgore exhibits the power combat has in bringing out the dark side in humans. The attitude the soldiers have towards their enemy in the scene shows how evil humans can be. Kilgore demonstrates his dark side when he tosses the "death cards" on to the bodies of the dead Vietcong without showing any remorse over the death of fellow humans. The Vietcong were his enemies, but they were ...
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Silent Spring: Abuse Of Pesticides
Number of Words: 522 / Number of Pages: 2
... formed deadly compounds. In Silent Spring, Rachel talks about one case where the chemicals were caught in a storm drain, when they were flushed out, they mixed together and went into nearby streams, and contaminated the nearby lake and killed all the fish for 8 miles downstream. The government just didn’t have the research to realize that harmless chemicals when combined with other harmless chemicals had an equally disastrous effect on the environment.
Today the governmental regulatory agencies are trying the reduce the amount of pesticides applied, by monitoring the use. They have also ban ...
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Mercy Killing - Of Mice And Me
Number of Words: 1193 / Number of Pages: 5
... “I could pet it with my thumb while we walked along.” (Steinbeck:6). George hates it when Lennie catches animals and plays with them “well you ain’t petting no mice while you walk with me.” (Steinbeck:6) because he knows Lennie could end up killing the tiny animal. Lennie does not know his own strength and handles the mouse too rough “you’ve broke it pettin’ it.” (Steinbeck:9) After the two men spend the night in the woods, they finish their journey and arrive at the ranch.
Soon after they arrive at the ranch, George and Lennie meet some new and ...
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Heart Of Darkness: Themes In Garden Of Evil And Heart Of Darkness
Number of Words: 1533 / Number of Pages: 6
... conquor the evil that could take him over. It is a Quest for Marlowe
to search for his self being.
Independent Novel Study-Style
1. Irony-Occurs when a set of circumstances turn out very differently from
what was expected..
Foreshadowing-Gives the reader a hint to what will happen later in the
story.
Flashback-When they look bac at what they have done before.
Point of View-The point the story is told from.
Imagery-When a sentence or passage gives a good picture as to what is
going on.
Archetype-Struggle, Mans struggle for inner innocence.
Allegory-A story th ...
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Things Fall Apart: Roles, Responsibilities, And Treatment Of Women
Number of Words: 1396 / Number of Pages: 6
... on males and females becomes very easily observed. They Ibo believe that men are strong and determined while women are weak in all aspects of life mind and body. They brand crimes and deaths as either masculine or feminine. Murder and beating are considered masculine and accidental crimes, stealing, or other misdemeanor crimes are named feminine. Ikemefuna was brought into the forest to be killed by Okonkwo and another man. Okonkwo had been acting as Ikemefuna's father, since he was separated from his tribe, and turned away when the other man swung the machete at Ikemefuna. The boy, still alive came r ...
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Being An Outsider
Number of Words: 1409 / Number of Pages: 6
... of inadequacy and her mother’s treatment of her made her always feel inferior.
Her first memories of herself are those looked at through eyes that enabled her only to see the outer shapes of things. Having such bad eyesight was one of the first instances where she notices her difference from others around her outside of her family. In her story where she tells of losing the glasses, she likes the fact that nothing is exactly perfect and all she really sees is the colors of lights and the shapes around her. Her eyesight set her apart from her classmates, having to sit at the front of the room ...
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True Cristian Kindness- Mercha
Number of Words: 886 / Number of Pages: 4
... thus contrasting with Shylock's Old Testament religion and its image of a more stern and vengeful God. In the first half of the trial mercy and revenge are contrasted. The Duke appeals to Shylock to be merciful as if he shared their Christian values--
Shylock the world thinks, and I think so too,
That thou but leadest this fashion of thy malice
To the last hour of act, and then 'tis thought
Thou'll show thy mercy... (IV.i.18-21)
The implication is that demanding Antonio's death for forfeiting a bond is "strange apparent cruelty" (IV.i.22), unnatural and that "the world" (Venetian aristocratic soci ...
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