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Was The Wife Of Bath A Feminis
Number of Words: 1141 / Number of Pages: 5
... of Bath's so-called "feminism", is the incident in which she rips pages out of her husband's extremely sexist book. He proceeds to hit her in the head, causing her to fall to the floor in pain. This seems like an act of female liberation, but it is far from that. She did not think the horribly sexist stories her husband read to her were untrue. In fact, the stories sounded like something the Wife of Bath, herself, would say. She lashes out because she can not face her flaws. The Wife of Bath actually says that women can have no one "reprove us for our vice, but say we are wise and not at all foolish.. ...
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Humanity And Politics In Gullivers Travels
Number of Words: 584 / Number of Pages: 3
... but they failed. they falsely believe that they can control with power of their laws, a fault shared with the europeans. Lilliputians do not question their cultural norms because they don\'t believe in any other living things exist on earth except them. and also they want to set free gulliver because they want to get rid of the symbol (gulliver) which reminds their smallness and they again want to think only abaut their greatness and being the most powerfull creature
ýn his second voyage to giants land, Gulliver shocked with the treatment he face to face. ýn giants land women look upon him as ...
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Flowers For Algernon
Number of Words: 722 / Number of Pages: 3
... him and making fun of him. He also had memories of the night his parents took him to the Warren Home. He was terrified and his dad would never answer his questions. Charlie remembered his childhood and through his memories, he felt guilty for hurting his family. After the operation, Charlie also suffered from disillusionment. In the bakery he used to have friends. Friends that would talk to him and care about him. "...Why? Because all of the sudden your a bigshot. You think you are better than the rest of us..." Charlie then realized that he had no friends but merely knew people that made fun of him. ...
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The Catcher In The Rye 3
Number of Words: 751 / Number of Pages: 3
... read it out loud to him if he’d
written it - I really wouldn’t.”
Holden is not fond of the society that he lives in. It is a superficial
society that worships the movies and actors because they portray a type of
living that seems wonderful, although it is very false. Holden does not like the
movies, he views them as a world that people wish they could be in. An
example of this is when Holden says “If there is one thing I hate, it’s the
movies.” Holden also dislikes the actors. He feels that they do not act like
common people instead they act “mo ...
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Odysseus: Character And Development
Number of Words: 432 / Number of Pages: 2
... libe old and die old. His skills handling the situation was evidently sharpened to the tea.
Many othe journeys awaited Odysseus. In the height of his anger, he was unstoppable adn the amount of killing that takes place was undescribable. He also had a tendensy to boast profoundly of his accomplishments, such as the many killings. This changes later.
When Odysseus finally gets hime, he has help from the Almighty Goddess Athena. He didn't reveal his identity at once. he comes inr ags and initiate a few test. These tests were done to see who in fact were still loyal to him. He had to find away to ...
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Leinigen Response
Number of Words: 789 / Number of Pages: 3
... This ditch was made of concrete, and the inflow pipes of three great petrol tanks could easily be emptied here. If the ants had miraculously made it through the first ditch the second one could be filled with gas which was sure to stop them. This intricate defense system was thought of by Leiningen and built to stop one of the elements, ants.
This firm man stayed calm as the ants advanced toward him and his land. Leiningen used his cool brain to calm his many workers. He reassured them
that these ants could be easily defeated. The Indians trusted this plantation planter, who guided them throu ...
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Character Analysis Of The Gran
Number of Words: 957 / Number of Pages: 4
... who doesn't even acknowledge her. Before she has a chance to work on the children, they tell her "stay at home if you don't want to go." The grandmother then decides that she will have to go along after all, but she is already working on her own agenda.
The grandmother is very deceitful, and she manages to sneak the cat in the car with her even though she knows Bailey does not "like to arrive at a motel with a cat." She decides that she would like to visit an old plantation and begins her pursuit of convincing Bailey to agree to it. She describes the old house for the children adding mysterious detail ...
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Compare And Contrast: "Dune" By Herbert And "Star Wars" By Lucas
Number of Words: 400 / Number of Pages: 2
... evil Vladmir, a powerful leader who he must confront and kill. The main
character finds out that Vladmir is related to him, he is his uncle. He also
starts to learn about a powerful force from someone close to him, his mother.
Similarly, in Star Wars the main character is a teenage boy, whose father was
killed by the evil Darth Vader, whom he must confront. Darth Vader also turns
out to be related to the main character, his father. He also gets his first
teachings in the force from someone close to him, the man that was like an uncle
to him.
In Dune, all the space flights and cargo transportatio ...
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Admiration Of My Parents
Number of Words: 522 / Number of Pages: 2
... tougher aspects of life.
Similar to the way my parents helped me with problems; by their teachings, I have learned how to become a nicer person. My parents have taught me manners, the proper way to behave, and how to manage certain situations. Among other things, my parents have taught me how to communicate with people in a proper, friendly, and respectful way. They taught me that if you can’t hold respect for someone, they won’t respect you. Therefore, I respect my parents because they believed in me, loved me, and taught me how to be a polite, respectable adult.
My parents have always been there for ...
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Rumors
Number of Words: 860 / Number of Pages: 4
... our car, we suddenly heard this enormous... thud... It seemed Charley had tripped going up the stairs... no, wait, down the stairs. Down the stairs. But he's all right," (13). Finally, Chris manages to explain to the doctor that Charley had not really hurt himself in the first place and that she felt sorry to have bothered him at the theater. After hanging up the phone, the Gormans put Charley in the shower to wash off the blood, wrap a towel around his head to stop the bleeding, and go back downstairs to wait for the rest of the party guests. Lenny and Claire Ganz arrive at the party first.
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