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Fahrenheit 451 & Brave New Wor
Number of Words: 1497 / Number of Pages: 6
... by the changes in society, a group that still has religious beliefs and marriage, things no longer part of the changed society, to compare and contrast today's culture with his proposed futuristic culture. But one theme that both Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 use in common is the theme of individual discovery by refusing to accept a passive approach to life, and refusing to conform. In addition, the refusal of various methods of escape from reality is shown to be a path to discovery. In Brave New World, the main characters of Bernard Marx and the "Savage" boy John both come to realize the faults ...
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Paulsen's "Canyons": A Summary
Number of Words: 371 / Number of Pages: 2
... skull, about the time
his mother called the police after finding it in his closet, and listens as
the voice speaks to him. It wants to be returned to the Sacred Place. All
the memories from the canyons the Apache warrior has come to Brannon, as
though he experienced before, but hadn't. Once the skull is put in it's
scared place in Dog Canyon, both Brannon and the skull can rest. Brannon
starts to head home and is greeted by the police and his mother, who ask
for an explanation. Brannon explains the whole thing to them, and they
understand and appreciate him more. This book really explains the wa ...
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Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave
Number of Words: 530 / Number of Pages: 2
... body. . . The map Galapas showed me was a copy from a book by Ptolemy of Alexandria." (The Crystal Cave, Pgs. 59-60) Galapas also helps Merlin to put the meanings of his periodic visions of the future and of events far away into action. "'Go? But if I go back, they'll kill me, or shut me up. . . Won't they?'. . . 'You can no more be hidden now, than your merlin could go back into its egg." (The Crystal Cave, Pg. 100)
At the end of Merlin's adventures with Ambrosius, his father and Emperor, he returns to the Crystal Cave to seek out Galapas. Nearby the cave, in a patch of grass, Galapas' bones ...
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A Brief History Of Time: A Review
Number of Words: 524 / Number of Pages: 2
... offers clues to that elusive moment when the universe was born. Now, in the incisive style which is his trademark, Professor Hawking shows us how mankind's "world picture" has evolved from the time of Aristotle through the 1915 breakthrough of Albert Einstein, to the exciting ideas of today's prominent young physicists.
Was there a beginning of time? Will there be an end? Is the universe infinite? or does it have boundaries? With these fundamental questions in mind, Hawking reviews the great theories of the cosmos -- and all the puzzles, paradoxes and contradictions still unresolved. With great care ...
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Morrison's Beloved: A Review
Number of Words: 517 / Number of Pages: 2
... battle begun by the abolitionists.
Baby Suggs, is Halle's mother and Sethe's mother - in - law, and is
an important character in the story in that she brings about many aspects
of self-pride and versatility. Suggs lived through the "slavery" and came
out of the ordeal with strength of her character alone. Slavery at the
time broke down the slaves making them have low self- esteem and low worth.
But Suggs brings about the part of resiliency that was needed to beat the
"system." Her faith in God and self makes her the prominent legacy. As she
rose above slavery so have other individual rose a ...
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Romeo And Juliet Vs. West Side
Number of Words: 521 / Number of Pages: 2
... in the shadows and even provided the Jets with important information. She had a haircut like a boy's and wore boy clothes. This could be a prejudice beyond having a girl in a gang, it could be that they have a prejudice against homosexuals, the fact that the stereotype of lesbians play a role in the character of Anybody's.
There were little prejudices passed around in West Side Story. Some people saw through that, some people tried to stop that foolish behavior. Glad Hand, the administrator of the dance, he tried to get everybody to stop acting that way. Glad Hand made everybody split up across the roo ...
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Animal Farm
Number of Words: 486 / Number of Pages: 2
... animals were told
to meet at the "Old Major Orchard" at midnight. Sure enough, the animals arrived.
They had an inquisitive across the hay dark empty field, they all sat down I
started to address them.
"Comrades, we are here tonight to discuss the well-being of all the animals on
Animal Farm. As you may well Know, Napoleon has been seen doing things that we
would all adore too be doing while we work. These thing include: sleeping,
drinking and eating , while we are forced to fulfill our hunger with hay and
pellets made from our own species! Comrades, this cannot continue. Myself,
giving much though ...
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The Invisible Man: Philosophy Through Characterization
Number of Words: 591 / Number of Pages: 3
... and is given a briefcase
containing a scholarship to a Negro college. This acts a high peak in the
narrator's quest since it sets him for his struggle in searching for
himself.
The narrator adores the college however is thrown out before long
by its president, Dr.Bledsoe, the great educator and leader of his race.
Ironically the narrator had seen Dr.Bledsoe as an idol aiming to gradually
impersonate him. He was expelled for permitting, Mr.Norton , one of the
college founders into the slave quarters and the Golden Day bar. After
that incident the Invisible Man goes through the sense that he is l ...
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The Old Man And The Sea: Analysis Of Santiago
Number of Words: 821 / Number of Pages: 3
... long time, so he rationalizes his supplies. Santiago copes
with what he has. The sail on his boat is torn and tattered, consisting of
countless rags stitched together. Although a nicer sail would have been nice he
knew that he could get by with the one he has.
Santiago displayed a great deal of grace while under the pressure of
catching his great adversary. While battling the marlin he always keeps his eye
on the goal, and figures out new ways to get through the tight spots. Even when
it seem that all hope is lost, he continues to persevere, so he may achieve his
goal. When he is out at sea his hands ...
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Ernist Hemingway
Number of Words: 1476 / Number of Pages: 6
... and every day there is a challenge. A similar story tells about a tidal pool with life called `Cannery Road'. This part of the story has to deal with figures of Christ. It mainly deals with Santiago as being a figure of Christ and other characters as props, that is, characters which carry out the form of biblical themes. On the day before he leaves when he wakes up, Manolin, his helper, comes to his aid with food and drink. Also a point that might be good is that he has had bad luck with his goal for a great period of time and is sure it will work this time. Later, though, when Santiago needs hi ...
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