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Unintentional Findings
Number of Words: 503 / Number of Pages: 2
... is seen
when he is asked if he kisses his mother at night. No matter what his answer is
he still gets laughed at and this remains in thoughts for a while. His artistic
vision can probably reflect his incessant habit of always having an opposing
opinion to his schoolmates even if it was something small such as who he thought
the greatest writer was.
In his school Stephen seemed to be told how he was supposed to think and
do things and in turn saw his family unable to follow the strict Catholicism
taught in his school. This guided him in his decision for his future plans
since he felt he was isolated f ...
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Broken Chain
Number of Words: 417 / Number of Pages: 2
... because of the convenience to form a tie with the six nations. As the movie goes along, there are intensions between the Indians and the British constantly. The British always demand the Indians to give help on their problems, but never keep on their promises, such as new settlers were looting Indians’ land throughout the time even when the “chain” was still existed.
This fragment in the history, once again supported the basic of the human nature, “Men are born evil”. At that time, the Europeans were the strongest people on the earth, in terms of firearms and navigation technologies. The Europeans’ ...
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A Book Report On Jack Shaeffer
Number of Words: 292 / Number of Pages: 2
... stay on as a hired hand, he agrees, having learned from Joe that the previous hand had been run off by Fletcher, the powerful and unscrupulous rancher vying for land with the homesteaders in the area. The trust Joe places in Shane helps to forge an uncommon bond of friendship between the two men, which inevitably embroils Shane in the escalating conflict.
Several subplots lend added depth to the story. The most important involves the growing attraction Marian Starrett and Shane feel for each other, notwithstanding her deep love for Joe and Shane's loyalty toward him. In the end, however, it is Bob' ...
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George Orwell
Number of Words: 1788 / Number of Pages: 7
... gardening and racing animals("George" Discovering 6).
On June 9, 1936, Orwell married Eileen O’Shaughnessy("George" Discovering 6). In 1945, his wife died and he married his second wife, Sonia Brownwell, an editorial assistant on October 13, 1949. Orwell married Sonia only eight months before his death.("Orwell" Twentieth 745) During his marriage he adopted a son, Richard Horato("George’ Discovering 6).
In December of 1947, Orwell was hospitalized for tuberculosis. He had suffered from this ailment since his mid-thirties("George" Discovering 2). Orwell died at the age of 46 from complica ...
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The Theme For English B
Number of Words: 271 / Number of Pages: 1
... instructor says to th students, "let that paper come out of you then, it will be true." In the paper, Hughes explains everything that comes from his heart, just like his professor wanted him too. In the poem, he explains exactly how an Arican-America man feels, acts and what he does in everyday life. The point that he is trying to get across to his professor is that he, the black man, likes and does the same things as the white man. In the poem he say, "I guess being colored doesn't make me not like the same things other folks like who are other races, so will my page be colored that I write?" ...
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Heart Of Darkness
Number of Words: 564 / Number of Pages: 3
... it. This incident did not have much to do with the symbolic theme of the story; it simply served to tell the reader how Marlow managed to be able to travel to the Congo. On a higher level, it was intended by Conrad to illustrate Marlow's opinion of women's inferior role in society, which embodied
traditional 19th century society.
The two other female characters are not mentioned until much later in the story, after Marlow has arrived at the Inner Station. When Marlow reaches this point in his tale, he jumps ahead and tells a little bit about The Intended, Kurtz's fianceé who was to marry Kurtz whe ...
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Carpe Diem: The Golden Chance
Number of Words: 530 / Number of Pages: 2
... Spanish students. It is limited because even
when the country is not a third world country, Spain is a country not very
rich, and for a person like my it would be not very intelligent to reject
this great chance. Here I am trying to learn as much as possible about
American life style, culture, language and people. My chance was supposed
to expire in one year but now I have the opportunity to not only finish
high school in United States, but also continue my college years here.
My Carpe Diem tells me that I can not waste my time, because I have
already lost too much precious time in my life. I have to ...
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Something That Has Changed Your Life
Number of Words: 633 / Number of Pages: 3
... why was it that I was like this. I kept thinking about it, but I gave up, probably because I did not want to worry myself about the subject.
Not until a while later, did the subject jump back into my head. Another friend of mine, was making plans with me over the phone to go hang out, but she kept asking me if what we were planning to do, is really what I wanted to do. I kept reassuring her that our plans were fine, but she said she did not believe me because of the tone of my voice. I thought it strange that she would say that, but it reminded me of how I was thought of as not showing any tr ...
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Brave New World
Number of Words: 992 / Number of Pages: 4
... curiosity of the society to his advantage, fulfilling his subconscious wish of becoming someone important; a recognized name in the jumble of society. This ends when the curiosity of others ends, and as a supreme result of his arrogant behavior, he is exiled. The instigator of this curiosity as well as the author of Bernard's fame (and folly), is an outsider know as the Savage. The Savage is brought in from outside of the utopian society by Bernard as an experiment. He faces "civilized society" with a bright outlook, but eventually comes to hate it bitterly. Lenina, the supporting role of the novel, is ...
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Oedipus Vs. Everyman
Number of Words: 720 / Number of Pages: 3
... Ross is Anger. Oedipus becomes fierce and defiant upon Jocasta’s telling him that he should stop searching for the truth and he doesn’t need to know the answers. This is a stage that appears to mix a bit of denial with anger for Oedipus, but the distinctions, do exist. Everyman becomes angry when Death tells him he must travel a long distance. In this scene, Everyman snaps at Death because he cannot be troubled with trite matters when he has more important things to do.
Bargaining is the third step toward achieving Acceptance. It is very evident in Everyman because Everyman bluntly off ...
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