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Jane Eyre
Number of Words: 873 / Number of Pages: 4
... his point" as possible. They believe that want they do is in the best interest of Jane and use unfair methods to tempt Jane into going against her own morals. Rochester tries to convince Jane to run away with him by using the tragic story of his marriage to Bertha Mason. His story makes Jane feel sympathetic and only makes her "work more difficult." Rochester turns to emotional blackmail when Jane still resists him. He tries to use her affection towards him to his advantage by accusing her of pushing him "back on lust for a passion – vice for an occupation." He questions h ...
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Minnie Bibble
Number of Words: 299 / Number of Pages: 2
... Fitzgerald develops in both of these ways.
Fitzgerald uses direct characterization first in describing Minnie. Direct characterization is statements or facts that the author tells the reader directly. Using this we learned that Minnie is a fifteen-year-old girl, whose father had moved her to Southampton from New Orleans in May, in order to get her mind off of boys and love. This move was not very effective, she was engaged before the first of June.
Second, Fitzgerald also uses indirect characterization, through thoughts, words, and actions and through perceptions of other characters. This shows that ...
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Beowulf: A Man Of Many Values
Number of Words: 1785 / Number of Pages: 7
... is Latin for fate.
First of all, Beowulf demonstrates the value of bravery. This
value was essential for a warrior to be successful. While other men were
too frightened and intimidated by Grendel, Beowulf showed no fear toward
his challenges. While Grendel was a supernatural destructive force,
Beowulf discarded this notion and fought with all his might. After easily
destroying Grendel, Beowulf was then faced by Grendel’s mother, even a
greater force. Once again, Beowulf demonstrates his bravery by showing
great courage in his battle...“with Hrunting I shall set glory, or death
will take me ...
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Stopping By The Woods On A Sno
Number of Words: 600 / Number of Pages: 3
... and their worlds cannot be intertwined. The choice between the two is a difficult one, but the everlasting peace that nature presents is often turned to. This imagery of nature is used to parallel death, whereby the solemnity and peace that depicts nature, in turn, depicts death.
The power of procrastination is strong enough to destroy even the strongest of wills. The man is pondering whether or not he should succumb to the "sleep" he desires, which symbolizes ending his life. He is at a major crossroad in his life, where he is undecided on choosing the peace he longs for, or continuing on ...
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Philosophy 2
Number of Words: 566 / Number of Pages: 3
... and moral responsibility,” and Augustine rejects this.
Augustine sees human beings having metaphysical freedom: “the freedom to make decisions and control what to choose with any determination that is outside one’s control.” He points out that with out our metaphysical freedom we would be end up living in a boring and planned world. Our metaphysical freedom exercises the choices that causes evil and causes of genuine good. Which will go back to where he says that we are solely responsible for our actions, whether it is the act of evil or the act of goodwill.
Another way Aug ...
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Huck Finn
Number of Words: 1485 / Number of Pages: 6
... in Tom Sawyer's gang is nothing more than romantic child's-play. Raiding a caravan of Arabs really means terrorizing young children on a Sunday School picnic, and the stolen "joolry" is nothing more than turnips or rocks. Huck is disappointed that the adventures Tom promises are not real and so, along with the other members, he resigns from the gang. Still, Huck ignorantly assumes that Tom is superior to him because of his more suitable family background and fascination with Romantic literature. Pap and "the kidnapping" play another big role in Huck's moral development. Pap is completely antisocial an ...
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Nora As A Doll
Number of Words: 512 / Number of Pages: 2
... not trust Nora with money, which exemplifies Torvald's treating Nora as a child. On the rare occasion when Torvald gives Nora some money, he is concerned that she will waste it on candy and pastry. Nora's duties, in general, are restricted to caring for the children, doing housework, and working on her needlepoint. A problem with her responsibilities is that her most important obligation is to please Torvald, making her role similar to that of a slave.
When Torvald does not immediately offer to help Nora after Krogstad threatens to expose her, Nora realizes that there is a problem. By waiting until af ...
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Contender
Number of Words: 520 / Number of Pages: 2
... Donatelli didn't want Alfred to fight because he feared that Alfred would get hurt; but Alfred wanted to fight Hubbard to feel that he'd accomplished something "' Remember what you said Mr. Donatelli, about quitting before you've really tried? I've got to finish… so I can know too'" Boxing not only taught Alfred skill but helped him reach deep down and bring out the real inside.
Another influential person was Alfred's Aunt Pearl. Aunt Pearl always wanted the best for Alfred. She was proud when she found out he was finally interested in something; the only thing was she didn't like the fact that it wa ...
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Trouble With Bill Clinton's Character
Number of Words: 662 / Number of Pages: 3
... most Americans are only concerned with whether or
not the country and its citizens are taken care of, and so disregard the
President's moral imperfections which, in the people's opinion, have very little
to do with the issues. So the President can cheat on his taxes or even his wife
and the Americans will overlook it as long as he is getting the job done.
Claims such as these lead some to believe that Americans' standards of
acceptable moral behavior are going down.
Stengel mentions examples of different presidents and the issues that
gave them a bad reputation to demonstrate the fact that th ...
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Chocky - TV Vs The Book
Number of Words: 771 / Number of Pages: 3
... and then save Polly, and taught Matthew to do the binary code in both texts. However in the Film Chocky also gave Matthew super strength to play cricket, develop fast reflexes to play computer games and do the rubix cubes at amazing speeds.
The Film Editor, Oscar Webb left out some scenes and added some different ones. One of these new scenes included the visit to the planetarium. Later we saw Chocky entering Matthew’s body during a Maths class, along with other scenes in the class rooms, such as biology, not previously mentioned in the Novel. Also Matthew visited Colin’s house on numerous occ ...
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