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Escape Through Science Fiction Novels And Movies
Number of Words: 787 / Number of Pages: 3
... time is generally very precious. Therefore, it is not enough that an escape simply do away with work and responsibility. An escape must also take full advantage of one’s leisure time.
Third, an escape must not have any undesirable consequences. This is the condition that justifies the escape itself. Suppose for example that a person became tired of his or her job and simply stopped working. That person would soon be fired, and although he did avoid doing work, his method of escape cannot be justified because of the undesirable consequences that followed. This is perhaps the most important condit ...
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Richard II
Number of Words: 957 / Number of Pages: 4
... take action when a problem arose. However, as we see later, in Act 1 scene 3, Richard's order for Mowbray and Bolingbroke's lives to answer their accusations was only to fuel Richard's own desire to be the centre of attention; it was his 'showman' quality that lead him to do this, not his ability to take action when a situation that required good leadership skills arose.
In Act 3, scene 2, Richard, on his return to England, finds that his 'favourites' (Bushy, Bagot and Greene) have all been killed by Bolingbroke. Richard is struck down with immense sorrow and self-pity and illustrates very cle ...
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Dracula-play Review
Number of Words: 828 / Number of Pages: 4
... fiancée of Jonathan's best friend Dr. Jack Steward falls under Draculas spell once he returns to England. After being bit by Dracula, Lucy turns pale, and her health goes down hill from there. Dr. Stward, her fiancé send for his old mentor, Dr. Van Helsing. Immediately, the doctor realizes what is wrong with Lucy. It is not too late to save her. In order to save Lucy, they must drive a wooden stake through her heart. After doing so, the Dracula is very upset. They had taken from him, the love of his life. Since Jonathan had been the one to do the stabbing, he seduced his fiancée, Mina into joi ...
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Macbeth
Number of Words: 1819 / Number of Pages: 7
... conceived of the proper motive which should energize back of his great deed:
The service and the loyalty I owe,
In doing it, pays itself.
But while he destroys the king's enemies, such motives work but dimly at best and are obscured in his consciousness by more vigorous urges. In the main, as we have said, his nature violently demands rewards: he fights valiantly in order that he may be reported in such terms a "valour's minion" and "Bellona's bridegroom"' he values success because it brings spectacular fame and new titles and royal favor heaped upon him in public. Now so long as these mutable goods ...
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Macbeth
Number of Words: 446 / Number of Pages: 2
... due to the prediction of what the witches said about Banquo's son becoming the king. wanted to ensure that he would reach his ambition without problems.
, who now no longer needed any encouragement from Lady , started to leave her in ignorance of his plans. Near the end of the play, Lady sleepwalked and had a dream about the killing of Duncan and Banquo. She died because of all this pressure and her guilt about the murder. Soul of have been destroyed since love Lady very much, as shown in Act I, Sc. 5, p.58, "My Dearest Love."
The power of nemesis is shown clearly at the end of the play when Ma ...
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The Pearl 2
Number of Words: 451 / Number of Pages: 2
... the side...He hissed at her like a snake and she
stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before a
butcher. (742) Juana saw through the outer beauty of the pearl and
knew it would destroy them, but Kino's vision was blurred by the
possible prosperity the pearl brought. The malignant evil then spread
to a secret cult known only as the trackers. This corrupt band of
ruffians attacked and destroyed Kino's life. The very night that the
trackers learned of Kino's pearl, they tried to steal it. The next
night, Kino was attacked twice, which resulted in Kino committi ...
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Cheap Amusements
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... and daughters into the labor force to supplement the earnings of the father, while the mother cooked, cleaned, cared for the children and manufactured goods in the home. The typical wage-earning woman of 1900 was young and single.
The young single working women experienced time and labor similar to men’s rather than married women’s. They needed to, as Peiss puts, "carve a sphere of pleasure", out of daily life in the harsh conditions of the shop floor and the tenement. These young women found pleasure in dance halls, amusement parks, and movie theaters. The young women were not conten ...
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The Great Gatsby
Number of Words: 809 / Number of Pages: 3
... him,
called her instinctively and without hersitation. But
she and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and
taken baggage with them.
Therefore, Nike Carroway's analysis was right by these
clear observation.
However, Nike Carroway is a good narrator, he sees
everything happen and does not trust everybody easily. So during
the people discuss about something at a time, he does not believe
it is true. After he proves it, he will accept the truth.
Moreover, when Nike went to Gatsby's party, there is a ...
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Much Ado About Nothing 3
Number of Words: 392 / Number of Pages: 2
... get me wrong, she isn’t a mean person, she’s just really independent.
Well that was until Benedick, a very handsome military man with an attitude equal to Beatrice’s, came along. They bickered back and forth and spoke constantly about how much they hated each other, and butted heads whenever possible. So, it was obvious to everyone around them that they were perfect for eachother. There was a little trickery and they ended up falling head over heals in love with one another.
So, even though she wasn’t looking for a man and never planned to, she got him. She ended up marryi ...
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Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 784 / Number of Pages: 3
... his eyes again. “I thought I might kill.”” (Page 55) This is showing how he lets his primal side take over his thoughts when he is hunting. He forgets about everything he had ever been told about what’s right because of his primal instinct to kill. He had an urge to hunt, his instincts were teaching him how. Even thought he really did now know how to hunt mans primal instincts helped him learn quickly.
How people take sides and form groups shows how majority rules. The majority that rules needs a leader. This leader has to hold the rules but when the children’s primal instincts take over the contro ...
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