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1984
Number of Words: 1000 / Number of Pages: 4
... in third person and partly first person, and is also divided into three parts. In the first part the main character and his conflicts with the world he lives in are revealed. Winston Smith is a bureaucrat who works for the government by altering history at the Ministry of Truth. He begins to ponder the reason things are so bad and commits a terrible crime. In the second part, he falls in love with Julia, and is taken in by a man named O'Brien, a member of the anti-party society called the Brotherhood. O'Brien turns out to be a true member of The Inner Party. Winston and Julia are captured and hauled ...
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Things Fall Apart Things Fall
Number of Words: 1092 / Number of Pages: 4
... livelihood. The apparent cause can be found in a seemingly good intended mission acting as a gateway for the intrusion of a foreign government. Also it was its quest to conquer a self-sustaining, prosperous culture. Although the Igbo downfall was caused primarily by the invasion of Christian missionaries, their own religion played a significant role in allowing the initial infiltration of an alien religion. This was the final destruction of a once prosperous culture.
Igbo spirituality weakened in two waves. First, Christianity provided the answers that the inhabitants of Umuofia and Mbanta were s ...
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Research Paper On The Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 1576 / Number of Pages: 6
... think of Ralph as demanding, bossy, and an ineffective leader.
Piggy is another boy stranded on the island who helps and gives advice to support Ralph. Henningfeld adds, “Piggy is his advisor, someone who is unable to rule because of his own social and physical shortcomings, but he is who is able to offer sound advice to the political leader” (188). Piggy helps Ralph in every way he can and tries to prevent Ralph from giving up his democratic rule. Toward the end of the novel, some of the boys decide to join Jack’s tribe and abandon Ralph. This wipes out the democratic rule on the island, just like ...
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Oedipus 2
Number of Words: 427 / Number of Pages: 2
... Fate has kept him alive and given him the chance to kill his father and overtake the thrown. Now that he is king, he meets the old queen and falls madly in love with her. He marries her and he has two children, who in all reality are actually his half sisters. Oedipus has no way of knowing that his wife is actually his mother.
Just when it had seemed to Oedipus his life was becoming fulfilled, he runs into a blind prophet who explains why the city is having such problems. Slowly but surely Oedipus’ fate comes back to haunt him. It begins with the burning question of, why is the city is un ...
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18th Century Literature
Number of Words: 643 / Number of Pages: 3
... the values and
ethics of the time through the description detailed by Samuel Pepys and the
reader is also exposed to the life a man in the 1660's. A Journal of the
Plague Year is an example of historical fiction. Defoe uses wide ranges of
vivid descriptions including verisimilitudes and imagery, to give the reader a
realistic feel of what took place through the eyes of a witness. This literary
time period also included works from John Dryden, who used elegance and
cleverness in his writings. This period ended about 1700, and enabled a new
age of literature.
In literary history, the first h ...
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Literary Interpratation Of The
Number of Words: 1727 / Number of Pages: 7
... happen in the story. The cat’s name, Pluto, increases the assumption that the narrator will have bad luck. In Greek mythology, Pluto was the god of the dead and ruler of the underground. The symbolism of the cat’s name can be used to show that in some way the cat will be involved with death.
When the narrator returned home after a night of drinking and noticed that Pluto was avoiding him, he went on a search for it. Upon finding and grabbing Pluto, the narrator is bitten in the hand by the cat. Because of this bite, “the fury of a demon instantly possessed” the man, and he “knew [himself] no lon ...
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The Birthmark
Number of Words: 406 / Number of Pages: 2
... her husband Alymar are searching for physical perfection, much like we do today. In addition they manifested their obsession with physical perfection much like we do today. Georgiana was born with a crimson birthmark in the shape of a hand. This birthmark was on her cheek. One day Georgiana discovers that this birthmark "shocks" her husband and he is deeply bothered by it. Georgiana finally realizes this after Alymar says "Georgiana . . . has it ever occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek might be removed?" After discussing the birthmark several times with her husband, a ...
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Billy Budd 2
Number of Words: 2817 / Number of Pages: 11
... This is similar to the case as seen in Billy Budd. The Book doesn’t work in a strict and orderly fashion but starts out to describe at length different characters, then moves to fast actions, slows down again to a very argued trail, then draws rapidly to a close with Billy’s hanging. Even after that event, (the hanging), the book lingers on with a comment of it and ties up all loose ends (Captain Vere dieing etc…). Though this story lacks orthodox format, it coheres in a profound and moving way.
The style and point of view of Billy Budd can be dealt with together b/c of the strong ...
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Shakespearean Comedy 2
Number of Words: 2325 / Number of Pages: 9
... the city, moves out to the country and then back to the city. Being in the country makes things better because there is tranquility, freedom and people can become uncivilized versus when they are in the city and have to follow customs and laws and behave rationally.
Comedies contain blocking figures and in this play it is Egeus. If he was not in the way, Hermia could marry Lysander. Since he is causing problems in his daughters life by trying to make her marry Demetrius, this begins the journey into the woods. Egeus threatened Hermia with death if she were to marry Lysander so she thinks the only way ...
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Video Poker
Number of Words: 445 / Number of Pages: 2
... in comparison to the millions in tourist revenue in Los Vegas. (1)
Gamblers are growing be leaps and bounds. In this state there are 19,000 compulsive and 31,000 problem gamblers that cost South Carolina 225 million in programs for these type of people. These programs are making South Carolina the “big loser. The average loss per household is $291.
33% have spent their last dime
19% have thought about taking out a loan
28% report feeling guilty after playing
14% report feeling depressed
19% wish they could stop playing
5% have considered suicide
78% have received illegal inducements
All ...
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