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Perfectly Insane - Gulliver's Travels
Number of Words: 1197 / Number of Pages: 5
... and articulate. However, his role as the town giant not only put into perspective the selfishness and unrelenting need for power of the human race, but also opened his eyes to the untrusting and ungrateful nature of those little critters. Another bad point is their pride and conceit, illustrated best by the Emperor, with his title, “Golbasto Molmaren Evlame Gurdilo Shefin Mully Ully Gue,” (Swift 30) which means, “most Mighty Emperor of Lilliput, Delight and Terror of the Universe, whose Dominions extend five Thousand Blustrugs, to the Extremities of the Globe….” (30) If that isn’t a bit cocky, ...
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Summary Of Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 1079 / Number of Pages: 4
... When the conch calls the group together again, they talk about the
need for hunters. A small boy with a mulberry-colored birthmark on his face
says he is afraid of a snakelike beast in the woods. Is there really such a
beast? The boys can't agree. However, the fear of the beast, of the dark,
and of what is unknown about the island is very real and an important part
of the story. Ralph convinces everyone that they need a fire for a signal
in case a ship passes the island. Starting a fire is impossible until they
use Piggy's glasses. Then the boys often abandon the fire to play, finding
it hard wo ...
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Joy Luck Club 2
Number of Words: 1490 / Number of Pages: 6
... left her after a short time to follow other women. Her love for him turned to hate, and she killed her unborn baby. This act gave her remorse for all her life since she considered it a murder. Tortured by this incident, she had a mental breakdown, for a period of time, when her second son -- with her second husband, St. Clair -- died at birth. She saw it as a punishment for her previous behavior.
After leaving her first husband's house and returning home, she abandoned herself to whatever life offered her. She lived like a shadow, letting other people or events to decide for her. When she met St. Cl ...
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Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 1223 / Number of Pages: 5
... and elect Ralph as the leader. Ralph then assigns the Choir, led by Jack, to be the hunters. Then Jack, Ralph, and Simon set out to explore the island. Near the end of their journey, they encounter a wild pig. Jack tries to kill it, but is unsuccessful. When the explorers get back, a meeting is held. The explorers explain that the island is deserted but there is enough food to keep them alive. Jack and the hunters promise to supply meat. Ralph makes a rule that whoever is in possession of the conch shell is allowed to speak. Ralph proposes the idea of a signal fire to alert passing ships of their p ...
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Released From The Grip Of What He Carried: Freedom Birds
Number of Words: 1162 / Number of Pages: 5
... Cross carries letters and two pictures from a friend
named Martha. The story tells how "he would dig his foxhole, wash his hands
under a canteen, unwrap the letters and photos, hold them with the tips of his
fingers, and spend the last hour of light pretending, he would imagine romantic
camping trips…" (275). One picture is a black and white picture of Martha
standing against a brick wall. It is told how Martha has an apparent neutral
look to her, and Cross can't help but notice the shadow of the person taking the
picture. Cross knows she has boyfriends, knows she is closer to men other than
himsel ...
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Cultural Literacy According To E.D. Hirsch
Number of Words: 940 / Number of Pages: 4
... society. Communication is the
key to equality in America. With increased cultural literacy, an egalitarian
society is eventually possible. One common body of knowledge for everyone will
be the glue that holds society together.
Hirsch also points out the senselessness of concepts such as multi-culturalism
and multi-lingualism. He acknowledges the importance of the numerous cultures
and ethnicities of which United States is comprised. Hirsch mentions the
"hyphenated American: the Italo-American, the Polish-American, the Afro-
American, the Asian-American and so forth." He points out that he ...
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Siddhartha
Number of Words: 1241 / Number of Pages: 5
... Illustrious one, the Sakyamuni, and he was rumored that he was perfect. agrees with Govinda so they started on a journey to hear the Buddha's teaching. After they heard the Buddha's teachings, Govinda becomes his follower, but doesn't. and Govinda said goodbye to each other. learned that even from the perfect one, the teachings wouldn't teach him, so he decides to be taught by nobody. He realizes that he was trying to lose the Self because he was afraid of it. From here, he starts to learn from himself. After a few days, he reaches a large town, and there he sees a beautiful woman carried in a se ...
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Glass Menagerie
Number of Words: 655 / Number of Pages: 3
... a night coarse in typing so that she could get a job and make money for the family.
Laura is much like the unicorn that sits on her shelf. The unicorn is different from all the other horses in that it has a single horn on its head. The unicorn is Laura's favorite, and is also the first glass piece she made. i think this represents how she looks at herself as an individual. She is set apart by her indiffrence, and cannot change the wayshe looks at herself. She want to feel like she is special, but never gets acceptance from her classmates. In Laura's the unicorn is looked to as special and b ...
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Comparison Essay Of A Tale Of Two Cities And Tess Of The D'Urbervilles
Number of Words: 968 / Number of Pages: 4
... as she should" (Great Writers). During this time, the family name is important. The insensitivity and greed that is directed toward Tess, comes from her mother, Joan. Joan only wants Tess to marry a man with an aristocratic name so that he family can become wealthy. Tess's feelings are not considered. Therefore her life is also planned out for her, like those of the novel A Tale of Two Cities.
Within the lives in Dickens' novel, there is a sense of irony from one of the characters. Dickens writes, "the prosperous patronage with which he said it, made him look twice as big as he was, and four times ...
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Native Son And Black Boy
Number of Words: 1251 / Number of Pages: 5
... Bigger does the most significant change in his character when he kills the young white girl Mary and gets sent to jail. With Mary he was able to let his feelings out after he had seen what happened, what he'd done. All the hate he could see that in a way he was like the white people, they're both full of hate and vengeance. The most significant change that effected the story is when all of this made bigger feel powerful and stronger so he felt better but everything just made him more angry and worse.
3. A narrative technique that I believe is important to this novel is the way the author describes ...
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