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Oliver Twist
Number of Words: 632 / Number of Pages: 3
... and then rescued by a friend of his deceased father. Jack Dawkins was also another colorful character’s name who fit pretty well with his traits. Jack was also known as the ‘Artful Dodger’. The way this character acts and the way he talks gives all the right to call him ‘artful’. The way he mocks the justice system while in a court of law and survives does make him a ‘dodger’ of the law.
What one can also find interesting in the story is how environment can influence the thought pattern of a person. In this book Dickinson portrays how poverty can decreases ones health and how love can determine ...
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What Does Shakespeare Have To
Number of Words: 2192 / Number of Pages: 8
... However, Shakespeare does try to influence his audience to think
certain things about his characters through their use of language. We
see this happening in our first meeting with Romeo when his use of
oxymorons, 'feather of lead' and 'cold fire', whilst talking of Rosalind
and his love for her lead the audience to believe that Romeo is in love
with the idea of being in love and therefore the only love he feels for
Rosalind is puppy love and not true love. We can also see innocence and
unawareness of what can feel like in the character of Juliet when
she tells her mother that she ...
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Famous Last Words
Number of Words: 1252 / Number of Pages: 5
... our feet. But an emblem whose magnetism pulls us upward." (180) The Duke sees himself as being more powerful and influential, more of a leader, than either Hitler or Mussolini. He compares his potential leadership to that of a country’s flag- someone people will respect and admire. He truly believes he can be their new leader and puts himself on a pedestal. The Duke and Duchess posses many secrets. Findley explains how, "…an agent of Churchill’s [was]-- playing on David’s [Duke’s] drunkenness to discover how deep his treason ran." (198) The Duke has become very manipulative in his schemes and ...
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Aristotle's Refutation Of Plato's Theory Of Ideas
Number of Words: 1360 / Number of Pages: 5
... arguments are inconclusive either his assertions are not al all cogent. Aristotle says, or his arguments lead to contradictory conclusions. For example, Aristotle claims that Plato's arguments lead one to conclude that entities (such as anything man-made) and negations of concrete ideas could exist - such as "non-good" in opposition to good. This contradicts Plato's own belief that only natural objects could serve as standards of knowledge. Also, Aristotle refutes Plato's belief that Ideas are perfect entities unto themselves, independent of subjective human experience. Ideas, Aristotle claims, are no ...
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King Lear
Number of Words: 1258 / Number of Pages: 5
... Cordelia finds that she is unable to show her love with mere words:
"Cordelia. [Aside] What shall Cordelia speak? Love,
and be silent."
Act I, scene i, lines 63-64.
Cordelia's nature is such that she is unable to engage in even so forgivable a deception as to satisfy an old king's vanity and pride, as we see again in the following quotation:
"Cordelia. [Aside] Then poor cordelia!
And not so, since I am sure my love's
More ponderous than my tongue. "
Act I, Scene i, lines 78-80.
Cordelia clearly loves her father, and yet realizes that her honesty will not please him. Her nature is too goo ...
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Death Of A Salesman 3
Number of Words: 537 / Number of Pages: 2
... you go to your sons and you tell them that you're tired. You've got two great boys,
haven't you?". After willy is fired, he discovers that the only person he can borrow
money from is Charley his next door neighbour. Willy comes to realize that Charley
is his only friend and he says "Isn't that remarkable." It is Charley's success that annoys
Willy and which prevents him later from accepting employment from Charley when he
offers it. Charley continues to lend him money although he feels insulted by Willy's
refusal to work for him. "The excessively proud imagine a universe t ...
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The Color Purple
Number of Words: 1630 / Number of Pages: 6
... and firm family or environment, it will generally be hard for the individual to self-discover himself and succeeded in life. These kinds of individuals that grow up under these circumstances mainly suffer from depressions, sadness, and most importantly from low self-esteem. They suffer from low self-esteem because they were raised in low standard environments. Their personalities are excessively sensitive to social rejection, humiliation, and shame. One of the greatest literary examples of this situation is Celie, the main character in the book by Alice Walker. "Devoid of any and all res ...
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Woman To Man
Number of Words: 1050 / Number of Pages: 4
... man, not only the pleasure, but through blood and pain, a child.
The language compliments the mood of this poem, as it varies from a sad and melancholy cry, to a voice of hope, all in a constant confident feel, and by this, the poet's reflections and contemplation’s are communicated successfully to us, making us feel in the same way she has felt.
The first stanza begins with a bold and confident entry describing in a simple way the sexual relation between the man and the woman; or better said; Woman to Man. The ‘seed’ which the woman holds - has the potential of becoming a child. The image of the ...
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African American Literature Sh
Number of Words: 440 / Number of Pages: 2
... and leave the sinking ship.
Shine swam to shore for thirty minutes before reaching the shore. Since Shine was part of the Titanic crew, he perhaps knew that swimming was his only chance to save his life; he was not going to stay there and drown. As Shine swam to shore, he came across a whale that wanted to eat him; this probably made Shine swim faster. Shine just wanted to get to safety. He perhaps thought that if he was not willing to stay on the ship while it sank, which would inevitable have led him to drown or get eaten by sharks or whales, he would not let this whale eat him up.
According t ...
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The Doll House
Number of Words: 448 / Number of Pages: 2
... is becoming a nervous wreck. She has tried to consult with her friend Christine on what to do, but their relationship is too strained as well. Nora really feels lonely and cannot rely on Torvald for emotional support.
Within five months of Nora's arrival back to the house, a tragedy occurs. Her oldest son comes down with a severe case of polio and dies suddenly. At first the whole family seems to be permanently ripped apart, but this is the turning point for Nora and Torvald's marriage. At the funeral Torvald breaks down and begins to weep incessantly. Nora for the first time in her life see ...
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