|
|
|
» Browse English Term Papers
Herrick Vs. Marvell
Number of Words: 533 / Number of Pages: 2
... characters.
Both poems are directed to two different audiences. In “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” Herrick is speaking to all virgins. He never addresses anybody personally. In “To His Coy Mistress” Marvell is addressing his mistress personally. He wrote the poem for his mistress to convince her to become intimate with him. The difference makes a change because now Herrick’s poem affects the reader (depending on if she is female) since it refers to all virgins. However, Marvell’s poem does not since he is referring to one particular individual.
The them o ...
|
|
The Crucibles Verbal Irony
Number of Words: 717 / Number of Pages: 3
... by Parris, there is another meaning behind it. As most know of the Salem witch trials, they specifically know the unjust and misled court system that was used to accuse the witches. The words uttered from Parris’ mouth at that instance are so contradictory of the court and ironic that from a reader’s standpoint, one is mixed between the emotion of laughter and tears. For the knowledge of the witch trials would allow one to know that they were nothing but a hoax. The court is out to discover what no one has seen. Knowing that there are no witches, then Parris is precisely right when he ...
|
|
Lord Of The Flies - Discovery
Number of Words: 691 / Number of Pages: 3
... of the story, after the death of
Piggy, Ralph’s encounter with the Lord of the Flies, he knocks
over the pig’s skull. " A sick fear and rage swept him. Fiercely he
hit out at the filthy thing in front of him that bobbed like a toy and
came back, still grinning into his face, so that he lashed and cried
out in loathing." pg206 Ralph realize the evil is part of him and
just as to other boys. However, he is the only person who
acknowledges the importance of being responsible, and he takes
over as a true leader even though he is not necessarily good at it.
3Sam a ...
|
|
The Breakfast Club
Number of Words: 798 / Number of Pages: 3
... appearance. She thinks that she is ugly because of what everyone else thinks. She has a low self-image and self-esteem simply because of what others think. In order to overcome this, she has to not let the opinions of others interfere with her thinking. This is very much easier said than done. In the middle of the movie, Andrew began to notice that she was in need and want of attention. She went so far as to make up stories, and say that she was a pathological lier, just to get people to pay more attention to her. She also did some very different things that I have never seen any normal girl d ...
|
|
The Good Earth
Number of Words: 1326 / Number of Pages: 5
... time when women were considered to be no more then slaves. In the early chapters of the novel when Wang Lung was poor, he gave O-lan four silver pieces so she may return to the House of Hwang in grand style. He also offered to pay five thousand silver pieces for her recovery after he discovered she had a "fire in her vitals"(170). He then spent the rest of her days by her death bed and bought her the best quality coffin. Furthermore, Wang Lung had a special relationship with his first daughter,
Poor Fool, his mentally retarded offspring. Poor Fool did not speak and did nothing more
then twiddle a pie ...
|
|
Shooting An Elephant
Number of Words: 1355 / Number of Pages: 5
... who was hated for his race and felt it almost impossible to do his job. He had to deal with a lot of hatred and disrespect, but yet he was expected to do what the town’s people asked of him when they asked. When the elephant got loose the first person the sub-inspector at the opposite end of the town called was the main character, who was to be nameless throughout the entire story. He wanted him to go do something about the loose elephant because the mahout (the keeper and driver of an elephant) was away and no one else could handle a situation such as this. The main character grabbed his 44 rifle ...
|
|
The Sniper
Number of Words: 430 / Number of Pages: 2
... Suddenly from the opposite side there is a flutter of bullets that come from the opposite side of the street.
The psychological effects on suggest the horror of war. ’s feeling of excitement shows a lack of concern for other people. ’s fanaticism is known when it mentioned that he had not eaten because he was so excited to be there. Although when the armored car pulled up, the very sound of the engine and the color of the “gray monster” stuck fear in his heart. When was aiming at the other sniper his hand trembled with eagerness, proving his lack of concern for other ...
|
|
Strong Shadows
Number of Words: 1246 / Number of Pages: 5
... get AIDS in many ways and that just because one is having casual sex does not mean that he is immune from its effects. These are probably a few reasons why Dr. Zuger chose them for her book.
2. The human frailty that Deborah Sweet possessed was that she was untrustworthy, she was always trying to get Dr. Zuger to get something for her such as prescriptions for drugs that would sell on the street or get her to write her a note to be allowed to miss court.
The human frailty that Michael Soto has was when he first got the HIV virus and when he was using drugs. He is a very nice and willing patient a ...
|
|
Elli
Number of Words: 947 / Number of Pages: 4
... that is never emptied of the stagnant waste that remains inside. They receive no protection from the sun in summer and because of this they develop numerous blisters and scars all over their bodies. In one part of the story gets a chance to see what she looks like and she is shocked at her appearance, because she hadn’t for so long. She claims she looks like a clown because of the blisters on the sides of her face, also she says her hair looks like thorns protruding from her head instead of hair.
Likewise, in the winter they are given little protection from the elements, in the barracks they are on ...
|
|
Glass Menagerie
Number of Words: 776 / Number of Pages: 3
... Laura. He realizes that the world is not what Amanda has made it seem inside the house. Also, during his reflections on the firescape he is not really separating himself from the imaginary world because that metal frame is still anchored to the apartment wall. This shows that no matter how hard Tom tries to escape he will always be 'bounded' to the apartment. His emotional attachments to Laura would permantly keep him there no matter what adventure he had chose to seek out.
With such a dull and stressful life, Tom was always looking for adventure like his father. Although it is only referred ...
|
|
|
