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A Tale Of Two Cities - Syndney
Number of Words: 686 / Number of Pages: 3
... accumulated sins.
For readers who choose the negative view, Carton's death seems an
act of giving up. These readers point out that Stryver's jackal has
little to lose. Never useful or happy, Carton has already succumbed to
the depression eating away at him. In the midst of a promising
youth, Carton had "followed his father to the grave"- that is, he's
already dead in spirit. For such a man, physical death would seem no
sacrifice, but a welcome relief.
Some readers even go so far as to claim that Carton's happy vision
of the future at the novel's close is out of place with his overall
g ...
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Bless Me, Ultima: Antonio
Number of Words: 833 / Number of Pages: 4
... father, he beleives restricting Antonio in such ways keeps his spirit confined, unlike the free energy of his ancestors. He wants his son to sieze the day, sharing in the same expieriences he had during his earlier years.
"We lived two different lives, your mother and I. I came from a people who held the wind as brother, because he is free, and the horse as companion because he is the living fleeting wind -- and your mother, well she came from the men who hold the earth steady as a brother. They are steady, settled people. We have been at odds all of our lives. Perhaps it is time we give up the ...
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Death Of A Salesman
Number of Words: 1167 / Number of Pages: 5
... not have many friends and many people do not like him. With a beauty unlike others, Willy thinks that doors will open and problems will all disappear. As a salesman, Willy developed many hindrances that caused his mind to deteriorate. His life as a salesman was built on a dream that he witnessed as a child. At an early age, Willy heard of a salesman, Dave Singleman, who could make his living out of a hotel room. Singleman was very successful and when he died, people from all over the country came to his funeral. It was this ideal that Willy Loman sought after. All he ever wanted was fame, popularity, ...
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The Killing Floor
Number of Words: 620 / Number of Pages: 3
... relationships with the other men whom he lives near and works around. Spending his evenings playing cards and talking with the men introduces Frank to more then just a little relaxation; issues about politics, race relations, and especially the “white man’s union” dominate the colorful conversations. During this time I’m amazed at how Frank refuses to let himself get dragged into blindly believing the popular opinions in which his peers hold. He lives an honest life and pursues in finding the whole story beneath the surface of the current topics. Frank consistently demonstrates that he will not sett ...
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh
Number of Words: 730 / Number of Pages: 3
... different from his arrogant
beginning of this epic. Gilgamesh has gone from arrogant to scared.
Second, the death of Humbaba changes Gilgamesh. Humbaba is evil. Many
people who live in the city of Uruk fear Gilgamesh. Most would say that
Gilgamesh himself is, in fact, evil. He has sex with the virgins, he does what
he wants, and he tends to offend the gods. He has lots of problems with Ishtar.
By going into the forest and facing Humbaba, Gilgamesh makes a name for himself
and changes the views of the people in his city. This is a very arguable point.
Yes, the past of Gilgamesh does not ch ...
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1984 Big Brother Is Watching Y
Number of Words: 1160 / Number of Pages: 5
... and the proletariat. The Party members are like machines that do the jobs of the government. In this world, never has anyone thought any different of his or her place in society. Due to this authority that attempts to control the human train of thought, paranoia among the people became common. Nobody would talk to each other. Bonds between one another were broken, and it was never thought to be any different than before. To hold on to what makes you human - emotions and the ability to speak freely - was considered a crime against Big Brother. Of course, with authority comes punishment. To break from t ...
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A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: Themes Developed Through Allusions To Classical Mythology
Number of Words: 2836 / Number of Pages: 11
... melted, and he fell into the sea and drowned. His
more cautious father flew to safety (World Book 3). By using this myth in A
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Portrait of the Artist), Joyce succeeds
in giving definitive treatment to an archetype that was well established long
before the twentieth century (Beebe 163).
The Daedalus myth gives a basic structure to Portrait of the Artist.
From the beginning, Stephen, like most young people, is caught in a maze, just
as his namesake Daedalus was. The schools are a maze of corridors; Dublin is a
maze of streets. Stephen's mind itself is a convolut ...
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The Lottery Winner
Number of Words: 1075 / Number of Pages: 4
... so he dose the job for free. 3. Brian who is somewhere around his twenties, he is an up and coming famous play writer. Brian is the nephew of Willy. Brian is first introduced in the first story called "The body in the closet". He was staying at the apartment of Willy and Alvirah were a body was found in there closet at there return from there trip to England. He becomes the main suspespect in the murder because he was the last be in the apartment. This was not a good thing for Brian because his career was just taking off with all the great plays he was writing. Brian becomes very lucky with the help of ...
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing
Number of Words: 495 / Number of Pages: 2
... The study was conducted in each of the student_s respective classrooms.
The students were prompted to share three instances when they felt guilty.
The investigators wanted to know the specific incidences which evoked the
guilt and the reason for feeling guilty.
The three dimensions under observation were the type of situation which
had occurred, the individuals involved, and the specific instances which led
to the guilty feelings. There were seven situation parameters for classifying
the guilt. They are guilt over transgression, of inaction, of neglect of
responsibilities ...
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The Last Of The Mohicans: Summary
Number of Words: 519 / Number of Pages: 2
... her
fathers initial dislike for Hawkeye, and his great liking for Duncan, Cora
does not feel the same love for Duncan that he feels for her. Magua is a
member of the Huron tribe and has a great hatred for Colonel Munro, and
has made it is life's mission to kill Munro as well as his children to
wipe out the Colonel's seed forever. Magua is a very seditious man, and is
set on achieving his heinous mission.
The plot begins to unfold when Hawkeye and is family decide to
guide Colonel Munro's two daughters as well as Duncan to Fort William
Henry. They embark on this journey in order to unite with the g ...
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