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Frankenstein: The Creator's Faults In The Creation
Number of Words: 1322 / Number of Pages: 5
... horror and disgust filled my heart"(56). He overlooks the
seemingly obvious fact that ugliness is the natural result when something
is made from parts of different corpses and put together. Were he
thinking more clearly he would have noticed monster's hideousness.
Another physical aspect of the monster which shows a fault in
Frankenstein is its immense size. The reason that Frankenstein gives for
creating so large a creature is his own haste. He states that ,"As the
minuteness of the parts formed a great hinderance to my speed, I resolved,
contrary to my first intention, to make a bein ...
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The Old Man And The Sea
Number of Words: 643 / Number of Pages: 3
... not real the fish in right away. Santiago feared
that the line would break because the size of the fish. He thought about
increasing the tension so it would hurt the fish and it would jump out.
But the line had been taut up to the very edge of the breaking point.
Then with his right hand he felt the difference in the pull of the line
before he saw the slant change in the water. The fish started to come up.
The line rose slowly and steadily and then the surface of the ocean bulged
ahead of the boat and the fish came out. He was bright in the sun and his
head and back were dark purple and in the ...
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The Truth About The Big Two He
Number of Words: 854 / Number of Pages: 4
... As he watched them they changed their positions by quick angles, only to hold steady in the fast water again (472).
Hemingway is trying to show that the trout are better then Nick, since they are not bothered by emotions or their surroundings. Nick is, he is bothered by the war, which created internal emotions that he is trying to resolve. Hemingway used the trout in the river to represent the inner peace that Nick is trying to gain.
When Nick got to the country he saw that it was untouched by the fire that had burned the town down. He started to walk through the ferns and jack pines and Nick ...
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Thomas More’s Utopia
Number of Words: 2081 / Number of Pages: 8
... king. Thirty years later, More would become Rchard’s biographer. Two years afterwards King Richard III was slain in
the Battle of the Roses. Henry VII later became king (The World Book Encyclopedia 802).
During the reign of Henry VII More grew into manhood. His father was John More, a barrister of Lincoln’s Inn. After schooling at St. Anthony’s he lived with John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury (Comptons Encyclopedia 582).
Morton recognized the talents of his young page and advised him to go to Oxford to study. He became a lawyer and a scholar in Latin and Greek language in 1494, through w ...
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The "Hemingway Hero"
Number of Words: 2643 / Number of Pages: 10
... and self-reliance, and of strength and courage to confront all weaknesses, fears, failures, and even death.
Jake Barnes, as the narrator and supposed hero of the novel, fell in love with Brett some years ago and is still powerfully and uncontrollably in love with her. However, Jake is unfortunately a casualty of the war, having been emasculated in a freak accident. Still adjusting to his impotence at the beginning of the novel, Jake has lost all power and desire to have sex. Because of this, Jake and Brett cannot be lovers and all attempts at a relationship that is sexually fulfilling are ...
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Ordinary People: Loss
Number of Words: 631 / Number of Pages: 3
... “I’m the kind of man who…?” He can’t answer this question without being too painfully truthful; afraid of finding something he doesn’t want to see. He begins noticing imperfections in himself. “He has noted this about himself lately: He drinks too muck when they go out. Because drinking helps.” Cal finally comes to a conclusion that there was nothing he could have done to prevent the death of his son. He gives up more so than he heals.
Conrad. He found his wounds to be deeper than he could begin to understand. Because he was there with his brother, hanging on to the boat with him, he felt that ...
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The Klan Unmasked
Number of Words: 539 / Number of Pages: 2
... in Southern
writers publications and the ground breaking movie “The Birth of a
Nation”. Kennedy noted that the Klan was actually the handiwork of the
rich Southern plantation holders, who wanted to keep the black labor
force under chains similar to those of slavery.
Also, Kennedy noted that the few things written about the
KKK were editorials rather than exposes. He felt the need for not just
words but for legal evidence against the Klan’s inside machinations. For
that purpose someone would have to go under a Klan robe and turn the
hooded order’s dirty linen for all the wo ...
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Yours, Jack (about Jack The Ri
Number of Words: 1868 / Number of Pages: 7
... can do nothing with the evidence.
With the publishing of the "Dear Boss" letter sparking even more public interest in the crimes, the Financial News offers a further 300 pounds toward the award for the capture of the murderer. On top of that the Lord Mayor offers his own 500 pound reward. Sir Alfred Kirby offers a 100 pound reward and fifty militia men to help apprehend the criminal. His offer was declined. Queen Victoria herself telephones the Home Office at 3:30 pm that day to express her shock at the murders, but does nothing else.
Later that day the "Saucy Jack" postcard is received by the C ...
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Downfall Of Democracy In Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 493 / Number of Pages: 2
... the boys would stand up to Jack, he was left to do whatever he wished. This was a large factor in the societies downfall because Jack was the head of the eventual rebellion and turn to savagery. In addition Piggy was not very popular with the other boys, and because he stuck up for him; neither was Ralph. Jack constantly made fun of Piggy "...fatty"(45) making the other laugh which helped him gain support. When it came down to a decision most of the boys choose Jack and neither Piggy or Ralph had the courage to stop them.
In a democratic society you must also consider the will of the people. In this ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Description, Narration, And Symbolism
Number of Words: 942 / Number of Pages: 4
... Pearl stands out in her society and shows the obviousness of her label as an outcast. He then calls Pearl a “lovely and immortal flower” which shows her physical beauty, which is ironic because he has already labeled her a “creature”. Hawthorne uses description and symbolism to show how Hester Prynne feels about her daughter. “But she named the infant “Pearl”, as being of great price, -her mother’s only treasure” (62). Hester feels proud to have her daughter because she’s “her mother’s only treasure”. Pearl’s name symbolizes great importance and how valuable she is to Hester. Hawthorne uses narration t ...
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