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A Show About Nothing
Number of Words: 622 / Number of Pages: 3
... and worry about trouble, the little nothings made are soon forgotten. Thus, these “nothingnesses” are actually fragments of out real life. Seinfeld gathers the nothingness into a show, and it spreads out the idea that everything in the show that actually happens all around us. For example, losing the car in a parking garage, working for an eccentric boss and coping with the trials and tribulations of dating, it is common for a lot of people. And these realities come into the nothingness of Seinfeld.
In Seinfeld, the fabulous four characters George, Kramer, Elaine and Jerry share the nothingnesse ...
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Dead Boy, By John Ransom
Number of Words: 560 / Number of Pages: 3
... of the town, city, world is affected by one child's death.
This next paragraph is by far the harshest. The voices are that of the town's people who say this child was helpless. His death was felt as the only alternative to some. He was called "a black cloud full of storms too hot for keeping". Just as in Mother Nature the people felt that this child could not be controlled. The following line however is one of the most emotional. It talks of how his mother still weeps for her dead child. This is a reaction of any mother who cared for her child. These people have to see her weep, yet still t ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird 8
Number of Words: 819 / Number of Pages: 3
... Jem’s breeches together, this was a sign from Boo to let the children realize what a kind and pleasant man he really was. Also, Boo was considerate enough to save Jem from a couple of whippings, because after all, if Atticus were to see the torn pants he would have known Jem was the culprit in the Radley’s yard. “You were so busy looking at the fire, you didn’t notice Boo behind you”(pg 76) This was also a symbol which Boo shared to let the kids slowly realize the truth about him, that he was an innocuous caring person hiding behind a fading shadow. Boo just wanted ...
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When Irony Becomes Cynicism
Number of Words: 886 / Number of Pages: 4
... reader through sentences such as the following, after Gordon has explained the technical meaning of irony, "In today’s context, irony is a sensibility that values cleverness and style above passion and commitment. It attacks bad taste by seeming to celebrate it. It mocks devotion to important causes by feigning devotion to trivial causes… Which makes it sound pretty awful, and it can be." After the first few paragraphs in his essay, it becomes clear which side Gordon is on. However, he does show that he is not totally putting down irony, just the people using it incorrectly, "… there is ...
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Response To A Clean Well-light
Number of Words: 1325 / Number of Pages: 5
... money doesn’t matter. Also, the Gentleman can relate to the old waiter because he doesn’t believe money is significant either. So, the more the old man drinks the more these images of his inner self come out. Every night the Gentleman thinks what it would be like to be able to go home to his wife he had once been with and how the clean and pleasant café is a waste of his time. The younger waiter shows this when he says, “I want to go home to bed” and “He (the Gentleman) can buy a bottle and drink at home.” Also, the two waiters go back and forth discussing money ...
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The Count Of Monte Cristo
Number of Words: 1270 / Number of Pages: 5
... order to convince the Royalists that Edmond
is a Bonapartist, therefore it is the basis for his arrest
and inevitable captivity in the Chateau D'If..
Basic Plot:
The Count of Monte Cristo is a story about a sailor,
Edmond Dantes, who was betrayed during the prime of his
life and career by the jealousy of his friends. His
shipmate, Danglars, coveted his designation as the captain
of the mighty Pharon. Ferdinand Mondego wished to wed
Mercedes, who was affianced to Edmond.
Danglars and Ferdinand wrote a letter accusing
Edmond of carrying a letter from El ...
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Deliverances Fact Or Fiction
Number of Words: 1042 / Number of Pages: 4
... titled "The Deliverance
Minister," "There are two basic ways to get rid of demons. One way is to exorcise the
demon. Exorcism is the method used by those who follow Satan. The other way is
deliverance. Deliverance is the method used by those who follow Jesus Christ." (n. pag.).
With this information provided, the movie The Exorcist is clearly not an exorcism but a
deliverance. After people see this horrifying movie, many questions are raised if this film
could have, in fact, been true.
A diary discovered at the St. Louis Mental Institute is summarized into a book
written by Thomas A ...
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Comparison Of The Characters In "A Doll's House" And "The Stranger"
Number of Words: 1648 / Number of Pages: 6
... one's
personality or mask to suit a situation in life, is also common among characters
in novels, dramas, and other forms of literature. In certain characters it is
evident in the novel The Stranger and the play A Doll's House . In some
instances it is quite easy to notice but other times it may be difficult to
identify the changes in character's masks as the changes slowly develop
throughout the plot.
A form of mask wearing was found at the beginning of the novel The
Stranger, where Meursault goes to the beach to go swimming and meets Marie
Cardona. She was lying on a float when Meursault was ...
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Money Makes The World Go Round
Number of Words: 294 / Number of Pages: 2
... would of been over a long
time ago. A rich person has the money to hire expensive lawyers , and they
can tie up the system as long as they want.
A jury would be more likely to convict a poor person in stead of
sending a respectable rich one to jail. The jury might think, If he has
money , why would he rob someone ? Because the fact that he/she is rich !
But this is just one place where money can play a big factor in life . Look
at the medical field. If you don't have any money, then you probably don't
get the best service you can . Its easy to get a bill in the thousands for
a hospital visit ...
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