|
|
|
» Browse Book Reports Term Papers
Twelve Angry Men
Number of Words: 664 / Number of Pages: 3
... speaking order, voting, and demonstration. Vance takes on the leading role and handles it well. He also brings organization into the jury room by organizing the juries, the discussions, and the votes. With the excellent traits that Vance brings into the jury room, he allows the trial to run smoothly and effectively.
Dorian Harwood’s profession as nurse also shapes his actions in the jury room. In the jury room, he acts with compassion and respect. As a nurse he does the same. His compassion lies in caring for another. He relates that to the trial by thinking of the boy as one of his patients ...
|
|
Frankenstein: Technology
Number of Words: 1672 / Number of Pages: 7
... who had preserved a
piece of vermicelli in a glass case, till by some extraordinary means it began
to move with voluntary motion," (Joseph vii). The extraordinary means forms the
basis for Frankenstein. Many people also believe that a nightmare that Mary
Shelley had could also be partly responsible for the creation of the novel.
At the time the novel was written, England was on the brink of leading
the Industrial revolution in Europe. The experiments of Huntsman (crucible
steel manufacture), Newcome (steam-powered pumps), and Cochrane (coal tar
production) throughout the eighteenth century in ...
|
|
Political Allegory In The Book Animal Farm
Number of Words: 741 / Number of Pages: 3
... personified as the smartest and the best among animals.
The Pigs take control of the farm. The two major idealists Snowball and
Napoleon have conflicting ideas. These ideas break snowball away from the rest
of the group and make him leave Animal Farm. This lets Napoleon have total
control. They set up a set of rules called the seven commandments. In the
beginning everyone followed these rules such as no animal may kill another
animal, no animal is better than another animal. This makes the leader Napoleon
want to break the rules so he makes him and his fellow pigs more special,
eating all t ...
|
|
An Analysis Of "This Boy's Life"
Number of Words: 1563 / Number of Pages: 6
... his father. He learns what a man is and how they should
act, whether it's good or bad. These three boys never had that experience
from a father on a regular basis. Everything that they learned at home,
they learned from their mother. By no fault of their mothers, the three
boys developed a sensitive feminine side. Deep down, almost subconsciously,
they were all aware of their sensitivity, which made them feel weak. Their
feelings of inferiority showed with their shyness around girls, their
attempts at looking cool in the mirror, and in their teasing of one another.
A good example of their uneasi ...
|
|
Book Report On Of Mice And Men
Number of Words: 1033 / Number of Pages: 4
... way to Salinas Valley, California where the story continues.
The next day they arrived at their destination, the ranch where the would be working. That day, they met someone named Candy. He was an old man who had been working on the farm for many years. He also had an old dog. It was so stiff with rheumatism it could hardly walk.
A few minutes later, someone else walked into the bunk. His name was Curly and he was the boss’s son. Curly was extremely hostile towards the newcomers,especially Lennie. George predicts Curly will present future problems and advises Lennie to keep out of Cu ...
|
|
A Tale Of Two Cities: Reversal Of Characters
Number of Words: 513 / Number of Pages: 2
... change took place in the character of Madame Defarge.
She is first portrayed as a woman of principle who is helping her husband with
the revolution. However, Madame Defarge makes a startling metamorphosis from
supporting character to antagonist when she is revealed to be the shadow. She
is shown to be cruel and petty, not the compassionate woman one would assume of
a leader of a revolution against tyranny. This part of the novel casts a
shadow of doubt over the rest of the characters, and one begins to question the
validity of all the characters.
Finally, the French people themselves star ...
|
|
The Awakening Vs. A Doll's House
Number of Words: 711 / Number of Pages: 3
... as inferiors after
they are married. In A Doll's House, Torvald is blatantly condescending to
Nora. He calls her his ³little squirrel² or ³little skylark² and requires
her to ³do tricks² to please him. In addition, he treats her like a child,
a ³feather head² who can't understand anything important. In The Awakening,
Leonce is more subtle in his mistreatment of his wife. He tries to control
Edna by pushing his point until she does what he wants. He also tries to
make her feel bad about herself. For example, he tells her she isn't a
good mother to their sons. Although this type of behavior is co ...
|
|
Lord Of The Flies Character Sk
Number of Words: 662 / Number of Pages: 3
... From the start of the novel he does not like following rules of any kind. He only wants to hunt and have a good time. Golding uses Jack and his tribe as examples of the Beast. In the beginning of the story Jack, still conditioned by the previous society he had been apart of, could not kill the pig that was caught in the brush. As the story goes on, he becomes less and less attached to any form of society. Near the end, he feels no shame about the deaths of Simon and Piggy, or his attempt to kill Ralph. Ralph - "He was old enough, twelve yares and a few month, to have lost the prominent tummy of ...
|
|
If Eveline Were A Man
Number of Words: 497 / Number of Pages: 2
... wanted to leave Dublin and marry Frank but something stopped her. The fear of leaving the younger children and having a new life scared her. she would have boarded that ship and never returned to Dublin.
At that point in time women had obligations to their families. They were the homemakers who cooked, cleaned, and made sure the children were cared for. This is especially true for Eveline because of the promise she made to her mother. The promise that she would look after the young ...
|
|
Old Man And The Sea: Themes
Number of Words: 1458 / Number of Pages: 6
... 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 him for the quest he sets out to do, Manolin deserts him, al ...
|
|
|
