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Book Review: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Number of Words: 307 / Number of Pages: 2
... also very wise and provides meaningful insight when a situation arises.
There has been no turning point in the book other than Robert Jordan
getting his mission orders which is really the beginning and not a turning point.
My personal opinion of the book so far is good. I like the usage of language,
the way a character speaks, the lack of contractions, and where the story is
headed. The start has been good and I hope it carries through to the end. ...
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Transfer Of Power
Number of Words: 533 / Number of Pages: 2
... and yet she remains calm and collected. Ursula not only uses her
power to help herself she maintains it for nearly a century.
Incredibly Ursula is able to maintain her power for more then three
generations after the death of Jose. Ursula accomplishes this not by
making decisions that are always necessarily agreed upon but by standing by
her decisions and not wavering. When money is found in a statue of Saint
Joseph, whose owner is unknown, Ursula decides to bury the money, which she
believes, is not rightfully theirs. Her children question her for years
about where the money is but she ne ...
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Desirees Baby By Kate Chopin
Number of Words: 513 / Number of Pages: 2
... known that it was his mother was black.
The true origin of Desiree was unknown. She was adopted at a young age and her true parents are a mystery. It is quite possible that in an effort to hide the fact that that he was of a mixed race, he would marry a woman of questionable origin (www.ofcn.com). This would remove all doubt that he, someone of high power and importance, could possibly not be of mixed race, and not be as "pure" as everyone though.
Armand could also be in denial. He found the letter proving himself the reason his baby was mixed, in with letters Desiree wrote to him. It seems ha ...
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The Force Of Evil
Number of Words: 1448 / Number of Pages: 6
... very place that was spoken of. Appalled at first, by faced with no other choice than to confront the very source of evil, General Zaroff, face to face, Rainsford realizes the danger of his position and takes what he is dealt right in stride. He was now the wanted prey of the most dangerous of hunters. "He had not been entirely clear-headed when the chateau gates snapped shut behind him. His whole idea at first was to put distance between himself and General Zaroff. . . Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation." Mr. Rainsford, an experienced hunter ...
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Such A Good Boy: How A Pampered Son's Greed Led To Murder: Summary
Number of Words: 2377 / Number of Pages: 9
... to Sharon Doreen
in March of 1943. This daughter never knew her father; George died in a fall at
work three months after the birth of his child. This left Doris alone and
knowing that she needed to do something to support her child. After the war, she
landed a job with the newly formed Unemployment Services in the Vancouver area,
where she raised enough money to complete one of her dreams: own her own dress
shop. She married again to Rene Leatherbarrow, and expanded her dress shop to a
large fashion warehouse with four stores.
Next explained in the book is Sharon Doreen Leatherbarrow. She grew up ...
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SOLO Report
Number of Words: 886 / Number of Pages: 4
... His
mother and father had been killed at sea, and the only people he had left
were his nanny and his aunt. The book gives an accurate description of his
life and times before his incredible hobby.
After the book describes Mikali's background, which itself is filled
with death, the book goes into the current life of Mikali and how he got to
where he is. Mikali discovered his great talent in music at a very early
age. His grand-father, who is the only blood relative he has left, is
committed to his grand-son. He gives his son the best schooling in the
form of music he loves the most: the P ...
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The Thief's Journal: The Prince Of Thieves - Genet
Number of Words: 1801 / Number of Pages: 7
... by candlelight, I
hunted for lice in the seams of his trousers. The lice
inhabited us. They imparted to our clothes an animation, a
presence which, when they had gone, left our garments
lifeless. We liked to know -and feel- that the translucent
bugs were swarming; though not tamed, they were so much
a part of us that a third person's louse disgusted us. We
chased them away but with hope during the day that the nits
would have hatched. We crushed them with our nails,
without disgust and without hatred. We did not throw their
corpses -or remains- into the garbage; we let them fall, ...
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A Comparison Of The Magic In "The Rocking-Horse Winner" And "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
Number of Words: 1742 / Number of Pages: 7
... describes. The stories are bound by the fact that the magical things
they discover are unbelievable at best. They often criticize Paul for his
affection for a horse he should have outgrown long ago. No one would believe
that the rocking-horse essentially talked to him. Although the characters in "A
Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" believe that an angel is in their presence,
they have no idea what to do with him. No one had ever dealt with a spirit on
this level before.
As he rocked back and forth on his rocking horse, Paul had faith in
finding the winner of the next horse race. For some ...
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Lord Of The Flies: Depending?
Number of Words: 729 / Number of Pages: 3
... was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch" (Golding 21). The boy who had blown the shell, the one who had successfully brought the boys in a state of order was, in the boy's view, the most comprehensible leader. They based his leadership skills on the fact that he had congregated the boys toge! ther and his envious appearance. Ralph accepts his reign as the leader and begins giving orders. For the most part, the boys were eager and willing to listen to Ralph instead of Jack for a change. An example of the boy's willingness to accept Ralph as t ...
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