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Macbeth - Downfall Of Lady Macbeth
Number of Words: 1066 / Number of Pages: 4
... in which she states that she would sacrifice the life of her own infant, if it were her wish or order to do so: "…Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn As you have done this…" [I.vii.57-59]. So enraged and overpowered by evil, that her purity and innocence (which is part of a woman) had all but depleted, and consequently she also lost her will to control herself and her sanity (sanity-later on in the deterioration of Lady Macbeth's character). She came to a point where evil pushed her to certain lengths such as committing the heinous act of ...
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A Rose For Emily 2
Number of Words: 579 / Number of Pages: 3
... her father had been controlling her for so long she wasn’t able to function without him. Since she wasn’t able to function without his presence Emily chose to live her life as if her father was still with her. She spent the majority of her time inside of her house because that was where she could best feel her father’s comforting dominance.
Emily was extremely resistant to modern changes in the outside world affecting her own world because she was determined to live in the past with the ghost of her father. When the new age of city authorities in the town visited her to collect taxe ...
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Johnny Got His Gun
Number of Words: 662 / Number of Pages: 3
... that he is missing his arms and legs and thinks that it's because he didn't have any maggots to keep the wound clean. The book talks about a rat that nibbles at Johnny during the night and there's nothing he can do about it because he cannot move without a nurse helping him. A few weeks ago he would have thought nothing of turning over by himself in bed. Back home he remembered how only a few months ago he could throw bags of grain around and think nothing of it. Now he lay in a hospital bed unable to move. Plastic tubes feed him meals and probably kept him breathing as well. He wants to die b ...
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Huckleberry Finn Contraversy
Number of Words: 315 / Number of Pages: 2
... should be able to handle the material offered in Twain's timeless edition.
Many commentators protest that Huck Finn is pointless and without purpose. This accusation is unsuitable, due to the accuracy of the dialects, as well as the historical ideas and morals of society that can just as well be found in an American history book. Mark Twain stated in the introduction of the book that readers should not even try "to find a motive…or a moral." This proclamation of the author is ironic because there is a strong message to be found in Huckleberry Finn, which, in turn, gives it a purpose.
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Thanatopsis
Number of Words: 333 / Number of Pages: 2
... to the earth is also demonstrated when he says that over the spirit, and sad images are present. A constant effect of nature is shown in line 14. Here nature is predictable and the same throughout its surrounding. Day in and day out it remains as it was before. “ To Nature’s teachings, while form all around - Earth and her waters, and the depths of air, - Comes a still voice - “. Nature here has many different languages. Poetic fancy and imagination(gaining deeper truths-Divine), play a large role on line 35. Sacred grounds of Indians are a praise song by observing the praise. Growth, Reproducti ...
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Comparison Between Beowulf And Tick
Number of Words: 434 / Number of Pages: 2
... monsters out of the ocean, and killing them one by one" (ll. 250-253).
Beowulf likes to brag about his accomplishments.
But Beowulf and Tick are also very different. For starters, Beowulf wore lots
of armor and expensive stuff, but Tick only wears a big blue Speedo-type-thing.
When Beowulf went to meet Hrothgar, he wore his expensive armor. "Glittering at
the top of their golden helmets" (ll. 214-215). Beowulf liked to show of his
wealth be wearing expensive armor. Beowulf was more courageous than Tick.
Beowulf does the types of things that Tick would be too afraid to do.
"...Beowulf, a princ ...
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Beautiful Blueberries (About Into The Wild)
Number of Words: 659 / Number of Pages: 3
... But the beauty of Krakauer's writing is that he doesn't glorify Chris McCandless' life or even try to hide his personal weaknesses. Instead, that which becomes evident is a vivid portrait of McCandless' journeys and an examination of why people are attracted to high-risk activities. Krakauer begins the book with Chris McCandless hiking into the Alaskan wilderness to his ensuing death. He does not return to this scene until the next to last chapter, effectively forcing the reader to see McCandless as more than an unprepared misfit who deserved to die because of the risks he took. We learn of his ...
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The Importance Of An Education
Number of Words: 491 / Number of Pages: 2
... there is so much more competition in the workforce. I am hoping to fulfill in a challenging job with limitless opportunity for growth. From the excellent introduction to the health and science, my knowledge attained from college will lead me into a successful career path in the medical field. Upon recieving a college degree, my life-long dream is to engage somewhere in the medical field.
Aside from advancing my career, I plan on working hard in preparation for a family in the future. I want to be able to have a family without financial stress and worries. By planning ahead, I also want to insur ...
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Wood
Number of Words: 1198 / Number of Pages: 5
... just laughed and said, “Uncharted territory or
not, we have a job to do and I’m not going to let some little thing
like this ruin my reputation. I’ll go see what the problem is.” And
so Woody packed a bag with supplies and sailed off down the river
to find the missing logs. It wasn’t long before the lush green
landscape of trees he saw around him became a bare region of
stumps and small brush. It was almost as if another logging crew
had been here before him. He was amazed at the number of trees
that had been cut down. It would have tak ...
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A Tale Of Two Cities 2
Number of Words: 462 / Number of Pages: 2
... "recalled to life" is found in the last chapters of this book. Sydney Carton has recently switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine. While Sydney awaits his death he thinks, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, then I have ever done, it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." Through these words Sydney recognizes that by sacrificing his life for Darnay, a loved one of Lucie, he will be doing the best thing that he has ever done and can do. Sydney is finally satisfied with himself, he is no longer a drunken fool, but a hero that now can ...
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