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Why Is The Crucible So Called
Number of Words: 2265 / Number of Pages: 9
... because the fact that it was a theocracy and crimes were an offence not only against God but also against the community. Therefore there was pressure for neighbours to reveal other’s sin. The desire for privacy makes one suspect others because if they do not convict others it looks as if they themselves might have something to hide. It is ironic that Reverend Parris says that the witchcraft investigation might reveal the source of all the community’s problems ‘Why, Rebecca, we may open up the boil of all our troubles today’ because in the end the witchcraft investigation ...
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Fire And Water Imagery In Jane Eyre
Number of Words: 1952 / Number of Pages: 8
... is with the passions, can provide warmth and comfort, but can also burn. With water imagery, it is useful to consider that such imagery includes natural imagery of ice, sea and snow, all common features in the novel. Water, the antithesis of fire, represents the extreme point of cool reason, without any trace of passion. As we see Jane wander between these two points of temptation throughout the novel, the accompanying imagery of fire and water is most significant to our understanding of the themes and concerns of the novel.
Fire imagery is used by Brontė to develop Jane's character throughout the no ...
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Hatchet
Number of Words: 289 / Number of Pages: 2
... attack. Brian manages to crash the plane in a lake in the Canadian wilderness in the middle of nowhere.
Brian is average height and weight for his grade, maybe a little bit husky and a bit shy. Brian is very smart and able to get himself out of problems by thinking with his head. He is very resourceful and strong. Brian is lost without food or shelter for fifty for days and that experience changed him for the rest of his life. He made the best of his conditions and learned many things about the wild and he had great respect for it. Brian felt that if it were not for the wild he would not have surviv ...
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Lord Of The Flies: Creative Story
Number of Words: 280 / Number of Pages: 2
... island. Suddenly the troop of scouts turn to me for help.
I start saying, "First, we all need to make tents to sleep in so
everyone would have there own privacy and shelter. Next, to make some
bonfires for warmth and in hopes of passing ships seeing it. I will send
out a bunch of people to find food, good sleeping grounds, and high hills
good for fires. Then set up posts so that people could watch out for
passing ships. We can ration the food and everyone's belongings because
there's no telling how long we all could be stranded. Everyone who has
glasses, take out your lenses to facilit ...
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Joy Luck Club
Number of Words: 1487 / Number of Pages: 6
... a short time to follow other women. Her love for him turned to hate, and she killed her unborn baby. This act gave her remorse for all her life since she considered it a murder. Tortured by this incident, she had a mental breakdown, for a period of time, when her second son -- with her second husband, St. Clair -- died at birth. She saw it as a punishment for her previous behavior.
After leaving her first husband's house and returning home, she abandoned herself to whatever life offered her. She lived like a shadow, letting other people or events to decide for her. When she met St. Clair, she pass ...
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Anne Wilkes In Stephen Kings M
Number of Words: 841 / Number of Pages: 4
... disciplinary actions contribute to her mother figure, also. Gottschalk writes, "When he has been bad, she disciplines him but in motherly fashion often comforts him while doing so" (127). Annie punishes Sheldon's attempts to get free by ampu-tating his foot and thumb with an ax, "exercising editorial authority over his body" (King 264). Annie acts as a virginal and protective mother of the vir-gin Misery, "Annie prevents Paul from letting Misery Chastain die in child-birth. She must live and a novel must be born" (Gottschalk 126). Annie nurtures Misery's return as well, "Nothing will interfere w ...
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Animal Farm: The Effect Of Propaganda
Number of Words: 622 / Number of Pages: 3
... spread
propaganda that would promote Animalism by building a windmill. This
windmill was to be used for luxuries that would make life better for
everyone on Animal Farm. Snowball also said that although the construction
would be difficult all animals would benefit in the long run. His positive
attitude, ideas and propaganda excited the animals so much that they wanted
to build it, until the demise of Snowball and his crimes of treason.
Napoleon decided to use propaganda in a negative manner to destroy
the reputation of Snowball's righteousness. During a vote when the animals
of Animal Farm were ...
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Lord Of The Flies: Our Society Suppresses The Evil That Is Presented In All Of Us
Number of Words: 736 / Number of Pages: 3
... all he wanted to do was
kill pigs. The number of hunters kept on growing and he began to get other
kids to hunt with him. They soon had a routine (the dance) and whenever
they did thad they had to kill, because they got so pumped up when they did
it. Jack then began killing as if it were a luxury. They became savage
hunters as evil took over; they killed almost as if it were a sexual
performance for them.
As this adventure began, Jack was the leader of the choir. He was
a bully who always wanted to be the leader and be looked upon with the
utmost resopect. When Ralph came along as a mild and s ...
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Difference Of Character Develo
Number of Words: 648 / Number of Pages: 3
... to boast about all his achievements. Beowulf is the ultimate epic hero who risks his life countless times for immortal glory and for the good of others. Beowulf is the prime example of an epic hero. His bravery and strength surpass all mortal men; loyalty and the ability to think of himself last makes him revered by all. Beowulf came openly and wholeheartedly to help the Danes which was an unusual occurrence in a time of war and widespread fear. He set a noble example for all human beings relaying the necessity of brotherhood and friendship. Beowulf is most definitely an epic hero of epic proportion ...
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Nine Tomorrows: Will Computers Control Humans In The Future?
Number of Words: 866 / Number of Pages: 4
... they would only want to be
educated by computer tapes. Putting in knowledge would take less time than
reading books and memorizing something that would take almost no time using
a computer in the futuristic world that Asimov describes. Humans might
began to rely on computers and allow them to control themselves by letting
computers educate people. Computers would start teaching humans what
computers tell them without having any choice of creativity. Computer ould
start to control humans' lives and make humans become too dependent on the
computers.
Another point that is criticized by Asimov is th ...
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