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The Secret World Of Walter Mitty: Walter Mittys Life Sucks
Number of Words: 228 / Number of Pages: 1
... will
probably always suck.
His wife is always nagging him. She thinks he's always sick. She likes
it because she can control him. She want's him to be at her feet. And she wants
him to think she's superior.
The lady on the street thought he was crazy. She probably thought he was
a sick, big, wimp, and a loser. Maybe she thought that that was a guy who never
scored in his life. To put it in another word he was just a funny looking, crazy,
sick, loser of a guy.
The parking attendant thought he was dangerous in a car. He thought
Mitty could be pushed around. And should be walking instead of driving,” b ...
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Describing Biblical Parallels In Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter"
Number of Words: 413 / Number of Pages: 2
... but in different ways. The fruit on the tree in
Genesis was forbidden simply because that was the way God made it. The
plant in Rappaccini's garden was forbidden because it was poisonous. The
only people immune to the poison of this plant were Beatrice and Dr.
Rappaccini.
In Hawthorne's story, a parallel between Giovanni and Adam is
established. Both are young men, and each was tempted by a woman.
Giovanni in Hawthorne's story was lured into the garden by Beatrice;
however, Beatrice was attempting to make Giovanni immune to the poison of
the plant, so they could be together forever. Beatr ...
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The Challenges Faced In Jane E
Number of Words: 1016 / Number of Pages: 4
... book, Jane finally finds a true family and love, in rather unexpected places.
At the start of Jane Eyre, Jane is living with her widowed aunt, Mrs. Reed, and her family after being orphaned. Jane is bitterly unhappy there because she is constantly tormented by her cousins, John, Eliza, and Georgiana. After reading the entire book you realize that Jane was perfectly capable of dealing with that issue on her own, but what made it unbearable was that Mrs. Reed always sided with her children, and never admitted to herself that her offspring could ever do such things as they did to Jane. Therefore, Jane ...
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George Orwell - 1984
Number of Words: 3033 / Number of Pages: 12
... home and
writes a couple more minutes before going back to work. He remenbers a
dream where O'Brien tole him he would meet him in a place wher there is no
darkness. He washes his hands and hides the diary
Reaction
Major ideas, conflicts and themes are introduced. We are shown how the
earth has changed, into 3 main contenients. we are also introduced to the
main character and how he fits into the new world. Also we are shown how
the computer age has taken over peoples minds. The language is easy to
understand, it has not really changed much over time. Seems like nothing
left after nuclear ...
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Animal Farm: The Animals' Bad Memories
Number of Words: 1000 / Number of Pages: 4
... that they only took it was
because they needed it and that if they did not have it they would not be able
to help operate the farm, he also added that the pigs did not actually like the
milk and apples but they had to eat it. They rest of the animals believed them
because they did not know what else to think. The pigs where also able to
convince them that they had not changed the commandments and that there memory
had deceived them and that that is what it had always said. This tactic of
convincing them really helped them alot in taking over the farm for without the
rest of the animals support th ...
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A Journey Into The Heart Of Da
Number of Words: 692 / Number of Pages: 3
... his progress down the Congo, Marlow finds that Kurtz lied, and in part loses all the respect he ever had for Kurtz. However, Marlow still continues to pursue him. Marlow continues his journey up the Congo River, penetrating further and further into the heart of darkness. In the process, Marlow reverts back to his innate state to survive, whether or not that means going against his principles. Finally, 200 miles later, Marlow meets Kurtz, who is the object of his psychological desire, only to find him very ill. After Kurtz's death, Marlow finds himself transformed into a person he thought he woul ...
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The World Of Odysseus
Number of Words: 1502 / Number of Pages: 6
... to as "Wealth and Labor," the author successfully supplies the reader with a larger knowledge base for what the Ancient Greek period was like. Economic and social traits of the period are discussed, with an emphasis of the role of the average Greek man. Throughout the rest of the book, the author carefully continues to assess the roles of Greek man and his relations and beliefs as told through The Odyssey and Iliad.
The most interesting aspect of , is the smoothly flowing relationship between the mythological stories and the historical facts. The author rarely explains the great stories of the god ...
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Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" And Desai's "Clear Light Of Day": Tension And Conflict Between Traditional And Modern Views
Number of Words: 945 / Number of Pages: 4
... continued on,
including ritual killing and banishment of one of the village leaders. But
then things begin to change more rapidly with the coming of the
missionaries. When they gave them the "evil forest" to build their
churches on there was no turning back. Many of the abused and outcast were
converted when they saw that these new people prospered in the evil lands.
The people started to revolt against their traditional gods. "Three
converts had gone into the village and boasted openly that all the gods
were dead and impotent" They were beaten severely. With the coming of
governmen t the Ch ...
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Critical Summary: Descartes' Meditations I, II, And VI
Number of Words: 595 / Number of Pages: 3
... this is valid and necessary,
however I might point out one fault. The mere fact that he continues
optimistically in his pursuits after the considerations in this section
shows his implicit belief that he is not being deceived in his current or
future deliberations on the matter. This simple fact seems to contradict
the very essence of this meditation.
The Second Meditation continues to address the issues of evil deception in
body and mind, and aims primarily to draw the conclusion that although at
this point the existence of the body apparently cannot be known, the
existence of the self (which is la ...
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Summary Of Steinbeck's "The Grapes Of Wrath"
Number of Words: 496 / Number of Pages: 2
... do eventually find work but at wages which are so low
it is hard for them to even pay for food. Because of the current financial
state of the family they have to settle for living in squalid camps which
are called Hoovervilles. Tom gets into a fight at one of the camps with an
abusive deputy. The sheriff soon comes to arrest Tom, but Casey offers to
go in his place. The family soon finds a nice camp which is government run,
but they cannot find jobs that are nearby. Sine they can't find jobs the
move to a peach-growing area where pickers are needed. When they drive
into the Hooper Ranch to ge ...
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