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Everyday Use
Number of Words: 1240 / Number of Pages: 5
... her status. Even when she was sixteen years old, her mother recalls the urge Dee had to improve everything she could. Her mother said, "Dee wanted nice things. A yellow organdy dress to wear to her graduation from high school; black pumps to match a green suit she'd made form an old suit somebody gave me." Even though she knew her family couldn't afford "nice things" she had a burning desire for them. This desire made her take the time and effort to alter a suit her mother was given, into a nicer green suit.
Even while Dee was still enrolled in high school, she was trying to help make her mother ...
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Babylon Revisited
Number of Words: 637 / Number of Pages: 3
... to miss out on her childhood, which is the most influential part of a person’s life. Honoria wants to live with her father and can’t wait for the day when she will be able to. As she says, “Daddy, I want to come and live with you … I love you better than anybody. And you love me better than anybody, don’t you?”(1871). I don’t think it would be right to take away the only immediate family that Honoria has left. Everyone should have a sense of family and be able to interact with their immediate family.
Charlie has removed himself from “Babylon” and become more of a real man. He has become more re ...
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Recalled To Life
Number of Words: 464 / Number of Pages: 2
... instance of someone being "recalled to
life" is found in the last chapters of this book. Sydney Carton has recently
switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine.
While Sydney awaits his death he thinks, "It is a far, far better thing that I
do, then I have ever done, it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I
have ever known." Through these words Sydney recognizes that by sacrificing
his life for Darnay, a loved one of Lucie, he will be doing the best thing that
he has ever done and can do. Sydney is finally satisfied with himself, he is
no longer a drunken ...
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Symbolism In Camus' "The Plague"
Number of Words: 304 / Number of Pages: 2
... holidays are many times based on a desire to simply do
something good, not a necessarily a desire to please a god or receive a reward.
Finally, without a god (or even with a god for that matter) Camus says
that we need to be responsible and create our own hope. By looking carefully at
the characters in the book, I plan to also show Camus' press for responsibility
among the people. The ultimate goal of this essay is to make prominent Camus
philosophical views of a godless world in which the people hold the
responsibility of living a moral and hope-filled life. ...
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Antigone
Number of Words: 605 / Number of Pages: 3
... They say that his noble quality is his caring for and Ismene when thier father was persecuted. Those who stand behind Creon also argue that never had a true epiphany, a key element in being a tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that three people are dead because of his ignorance, which is a punishment worse than death. My opinion on this debate is that is the tragic hero. She tries to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She says, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to di ...
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Crimes Of The Heart By Beth He
Number of Words: 2531 / Number of Pages: 10
... through everything, family proves to be a very important
key factor in their difficult lives. The bonds formed between the
members of your own family is one of the most “solid” things in life,
and in turn should always be something you can count on.
The plays’ title “Crimes of the Heart,” relates directly to the
play in many key ways that Henley makes evident as the play progresses.
The three sisters, all lead very separate lives and are very individual
in their characters and personalities but all, in one way or another,
commit “crimes of the heart.” But I believe that the title is derive ...
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Machiavelli's View Of Human Nature
Number of Words: 1086 / Number of Pages: 4
... distrusted citizens, stating that "...in time of adversity,
when the state is in need of it's citizens there are few to be found."5
Machiavelli further goes on to question the loyalty of the citizens and advises
the Prince that "...because men a wretched creatures who would not keep their
word to you, you need keep your word to them."6 However, Machiavelli did not
feel that a Prince should mistreat the citizens. This suggestion once again to
serve the Prince's best interests.
If a prince can not be both feared and loved, Machiavelli suggests, it would be
better for him to be feared bey the citize ...
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Grapes Of Wrath: Awakening Of Tom Joad
Number of Words: 625 / Number of Pages: 3
... through repossession by the large corporations
another example in Tom's life how the larger are trying to control the less
fortunate. This land had been his family's source of pride and livelihood
throughout his life with them and it's loss was the first sizable impact on
Tom's conscience that would lead him to an awakening.
After visiting the land the Joad family had lived on for many years Tom
and Jim traveled to his uncle John's house nearby. There Tom meets his family as
they are making preparations to leave for California. Tom's family has already
sold off every valuable possession they own ...
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Evaluation Of The Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 1774 / Number of Pages: 7
... On the mountain, fire is created,
but only through the use of Piggy's glasses. After Jack goes off to hunt and
comes back, Ralph discusses the problems of people not working with Jack. Simon
goes into the jungle alone and contemplates. The boys become used to the daily
tasks on the island. The small children play all the time while the older ones
do most of the work. The first flash of Jack's future warrior/hunter position as
leader is shown as he comes back to camp with his face painted. A ship is
spotted, but they find that the signal fire on the mountain has gone out, and
the ship passes them by. Ja ...
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The Significance Of Food In "Like Water For Chocolate"
Number of Words: 690 / Number of Pages: 3
... two subjects into which this story pursues.
Sex, food and magic are mixed in sparingly in the story, which revolves about
Tita, third daughter of a Elena.
The time is the early 1900's and the Mexican Revolution is raging, but
in the kitchen of the family ranch, the emphasis is on cooking. The family
servant, Nacha, Tita's surrogate mother, teaches the her secrets and makes her
the next in an ancient line of great family chefs. From Nacha and her mother
Tita learns the art of cooking. While all the food did not center around Tita,
most of it was. Even from the time of birth of Tita she was a part o ...
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