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Beowulf
Number of Words: 550 / Number of Pages: 2
... his arm he just
ripped it off. After that Grendel had took off running to the lake
where he had once lived to die.
Now Beowulf has gotten Grendel's mother mad, her son is dead. So she
came to Herot and killed Hrothgar's best friend, and got her sons arm
back. Beowulf follows her back to the lake. He takes a curagious
dive into the lake where she lives. Beowulf wanted to kill Grendel's
mother and make sure Grendel himself was dead. The mother saw
Beowulf, grabbed him and took him to her lair. That is where the
fight would begin. She coul dhave killed and beat him, but Beowulf
found he ...
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find The
Number of Words: 949 / Number of Pages: 4
... immaculately, even for a car trip, simply because in an accident "anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once that she was a lady" (194). She calls attention to pointless details such as mileage, the speed of the car, and scenic road-side attractions. Also typical, the grandmother holds a deep appreciation for incidents which are of no value to others, such as the beauty of the landscape, respect for elders, and courting rituals during her childhood.
The character traits of the grandmother are in no way ideal. Not only is she random and frivolous, but she also demonstrates hypocrisy ...
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A Tale Of Two Cities
Number of Words: 2287 / Number of Pages: 9
... around him. Sydney Carton was physically identical to Charles Darnay. When Darnay was being prosecuted for treason against the English government, Carton allowed Mr. Stryver (the lawyer Carton worked for) to reveal him "Look well upon that gentleman, my learned friend there, and then look well upon the prisoner. How say you? Are they very like each other?" said Stryver (page 86). "My lord inquired of Mr. Stryver, whether they were next to try Mr. Carton for treason? But Mr. Stryver replied no" (Page 86). The court then released Darnay. This was one of the ways Sydney Carton prese ...
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Hesiod And The Ascent Of Zeus
Number of Words: 1338 / Number of Pages: 5
... them into the sea. The blood landing on Gaia forms the three Erinyes or furies, the giants, and the Melian nymphs. Then "foam" (Theog. 191) rising from the sea out of the genitals, forms Aphrodite, goddess of love. After these events, Ouranos called his children the Titans. Hesiod explains this as being derived from titainontes, or straining, and tisis, the vengeance "destined to follow" (Theog. 210).
Gaia also had children with her other son, Pontos. Their names are Nereus, Thaumas, Phorkys, Keto, and Eurybia.
Among Night's children are Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), and Eris (Strife). The ...
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Hamlet
Number of Words: 796 / Number of Pages: 3
... too quickly for the actions of his body to keep up with. This intellectual quality provided a roadblock for ’s taking a quick revenge on Claudius. Nearly all of ’s actions, with the exception of his outburst at Ophelia’s grave, were preplanned and precisely calculated. His inborn thought process prolonged his revenge, and while may have appeared listless with inaction, the wheels in his mind never stopped turning. questioned everything, including the validity of his own father’s ghost, and this questioning slowed down ’s ability to take action. The young prince may have thought too much for his own ...
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Book Report On The Prince And
Number of Words: 660 / Number of Pages: 3
... time to change back, the guard kicked Edward out before the boys could change back.
This was a dream come true for Tom, and Edward did not think it was so bad either until…
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After a few days, Edward met Tom’s drunken dad, John. He was very abusive and if Tom’s mother tried to help Edward, John would just hit her away. No one could tell that Tom was gone because they thought Tom was Edward.
Meanwhile, in the Palace, Tom Comty was enjoying being a prince. Many servants served him and he had people who dressed him. Then, one day King Henry XIII, Edward’s f ...
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A Formal Application
Number of Words: 1338 / Number of Pages: 5
... a trap and there is no hope for happiness.
In the beginning Frederic exhibit’s few characteristics of becoming the code hero. His views on life and the war are extremely naive, innocent, and idealistic. Early in the book he is more of a spectator to the war because he only notices his surrounding’s, but misses the effects of the situation he is in. When talking about the war and the epidemic of cholera that has come through, he says, "…Only seven thousand have died." This illustrates his innocent perception of the war because he doesn’t acknowledge how many people have actually died ...
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American Beauty
Number of Words: 1186 / Number of Pages: 5
... how women created the cosmetics industry and how cosmetics created the modern woman. You don't need the latest census to tell you that America is, more than ever, a rainbow of faces with worldwide roots. More and more women of African, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American heritage are celebrating their own personal beauty, and the cosmetics industry is responding. Viramonte uses the character of Champ to show the changing mood in America towards the need to fall in line for men and the cultures expectations. Arlene is from an older generation that requires a man for survival. This was a time of women' ...
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Comparison Of Roger Chillingwo
Number of Words: 796 / Number of Pages: 3
... is forced to wear the letter A as a symbol of adultery. Throughout the 7 years Arthur has been suffering continually, and he always keeps his hand over his heart as a symbol of his love towards Hester and Pearl. Dimmesdale knows intellectually what the moral thing is to do, and he even tries good works, but the darkness in his soul supercedes the goodness in his head.
Roger Chillingworth, shunning his wife for the crime she committed becomes a respected individual and a physician to Arthur Dimmesdale, whose health is failing. During the treatment Chillingworth sees some wound or trouble in Dimmesda ...
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Macbeth - Lady Macbeth
Number of Words: 1818 / Number of Pages: 7
... a letter from her husband, Macbeth, informing her about the witches’ prophecies on the possibility of Kingship. A variety of outstanding topics are explored, including the revelation of the true traits of characters such as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Her first thoughts are based on the reaction of the realism of Macbeth being Thane of Glamis, and possibly Cawdor as the witches predicted. This is expressed through the words “What thou art promised”. The idea of having soliloquy interacting with the witches’ predictions creates a sense of spirituality. This being Lady Macbeth&# ...
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