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Great Expectations 3
Number of Words: 1075 / Number of Pages: 4
... and making him act in a way that the women find socially acceptable. Huck, who has never had to follow many rules in his life, finds the demands the women place upon him constraining and the life with them lonely. As a result, soon after he first moves in with them, he runs away. He soon comes back, but, even though he becomes somewhat comfortable with his new life as the months go by, Huck never really enjoys the life of manners, religion, and education that the Widow and her sister impose upon him. Huck believes he will find some freedom with Tom Sawyer. Tom is a boy of Huck's age who promises Huck ...
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Hills Like White Elephants, Ye
Number of Words: 1707 / Number of Pages: 7
... get the operation, but the girl seems bothered by this subject. However, he does not stop. Their relationship seems to be fine when the baby has not came in between them. We could see this where the guy says, “We’ll be fine afterward. Just like we were before.” The girl wants the relationship to become as before, but is in a huge dilemma whether to give birth to the baby or not. The man does not want the baby and has the choice of abortion in mind, not thinking of the other problems that would occur through operation such as the girl’s health. Later on, the girl makes a mel ...
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Interview And Death
Number of Words: 741 / Number of Pages: 3
... ditch effort toward a miracle. He composes himself and explains, "No one can ever truly know what the feeling of death is like until they actually feel it for themselves."
Generally, words such as afraid, daunting, confusion, hopelessness, and sorrow spring to mind. However, David elaborates, "the knowledge that one is in the process of dying is surreal. Everyone knows they are going to die but no one ever believes it."
He tells me of the conscious realization that death is much a part of life as birth yet is totally unprepared for in our culture. If society was aware that dea ...
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1984 Orwell
Number of Words: 1507 / Number of Pages: 6
... and stupid, so it is ok for them to think and love and have a family. But they still do not have freedom; the government still keeps track of their actions. "Proles and animals are free." Since the Proles make up 85% of the population in Oceania, the government had to give them some freedom or they would rebel. This is also why the government's motto is ignorance is strength. As long as the people do not realize what is going on, then the government will continue to have complete control over them. The head figure of this all-powerful government is Big Brother, which Winston is unsure of his exis ...
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In Flanders Fields
Number of Words: 1776 / Number of Pages: 7
... later inspired the poppy to become the symbol of Remembrance and sacrifice.
John McCrae was born in Guelph, Ontario on November 30,1872 to two established, respectable and hardworking Scottish parents, David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford. The McCraes were staunch Presbyterians with the resilience and self-reliance of second-generation pioneers in Canada. David McCrae instilled a strong sense of duty and healthy respect for military values in his two sons. John McCrae was offered a scholarship from the University of Toronto in 1888 where he went on to study physiology and pathology as well, ...
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The Stranger - A Communication
Number of Words: 912 / Number of Pages: 4
... with Meursault perceived him as a stranger because he hardly showed any emotion in his life. At least that is what I have perceived and it is my only logical answer that I could get to that question.
Communication theorist define perception as the way we view "X". Meursault through out the book is concerned with how others perceive him. On page one in the middle of the page Meursault is telling about his boss and says this, "I asked my boss for two days off and there was no way he was going to refuse me with an excuse like that. But he wasn't to happy about it. I even said, ""It's not my faul ...
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The Book Of Matthew
Number of Words: 2232 / Number of Pages: 9
... of that constant promise running through each page. Someone is definitely coming.
In opening the Gospels, that Someone comes forth in the fullness of his glory, and it is absolutely fascinating. We get a chance to see Christ as he is. Because what Christ was, is what he is, and what he will always be. We are given a view into the depth and fullness of his character and being and life. That is why the Gospels are so important to us.
The word gospel means "good news." It was the message that Jesus forgives the sins of all who trust in Him. The Gospel of Matthew is the first boo ...
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Much Ado About Nothing
Number of Words: 617 / Number of Pages: 3
... stubborn. He never wanted to give into other people's
ideas, and that was why he didn't want to give into the idea
that marriage could be a good thing in a person's life.
Beatrice was a character very similar to Benedick.
She was a very independent person, and didn't want to rely
on anyone for support. She also was very smart. She
enjoyed reading poetry, and thought about things a lot. She
also was against marriage. During one conversation, she
even said that she would rather die than get married.
Another characteristic of Beatrice was that she was very
emot ...
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Ion
Number of Words: 1119 / Number of Pages: 5
... share a common problem, and each makes different deciss in how they will go about solving that problem.
Immediately after Creusa leaves in the cave, Apollo rescues him. Apollo’s acts are strange in that he goes as far as to catch the soul of the priestess so that she would care for his son but yet refused to give aid to Creusa. As a youth, is appointed as a guard of Apollo’s gold, then an altar attendant and later the chief caretaker. knows nothing of his birth, and asks no quests because of his deep respect for Apollo. He is happy in his service to the gods never knowing the agony that his mo ...
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Rabbit, Run Happy Endings
Number of Words: 3266 / Number of Pages: 12
... so he runs away from what he knows as life to something new, in hopes that he can find his answer. For some people happiness is a walk in the woods, a sunny view of a waterfall, or some other experience of the tranquility and beauty of unspoiled places. Such settings may free us from stress that triggers bad moods or may put us in touch with a place in ourselves that is beyond unhappiness. For Rabbit it seems to be women and sexual compatibility and being in control.
Rabbit's passions flowed along the path of lust and sexual fulfillment. When he was with Ruth, everything seemed to be about bei ...
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