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Greenspan - The Case For The Defence
Number of Words: 1549 / Number of Pages: 6
... status in the country to be solidified. This book also flourished with innovative situations pertaining to the most diversified of criminal charges, to the most uncanny regions of law ever dealt. It was this thorough look at Greenspan's life which impressed this reviewer the most.
It was quite clear that after the fourth page, I came upon the conclusion that this casebook would create a most influential reaction to anyone who had displayed any interest towards our Law system in general. Part One of the novel, No Little Clients, presents the reader with the author's proposed thesis. His ambition is to ...
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To Kill A Mocking Bird
Number of Words: 1053 / Number of Pages: 4
... Caroline did not know the reputations of the predecessors of these two children. In what looked like a good day for the rookie teacher quickly turned into complete disarray and a total adversity trip for the teacher. Walter Cunningham being raised in a very hard working environment was taught not to take what he could not pay back. The teacher obviously did not know about his background in the most minute way and embarrassed him extensively by almost demanding him to take some lunch money. Knowing that he could not pay Miss Caroline back in the way that she had in mind he knew that he could take the mo ...
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Odysseus: Heroes
Number of Words: 779 / Number of Pages: 3
... a monster using smarts and strength. He also looks out for his crew
mates. He is faithful to his wife, well, in his mind he is. He kills many men
on his own in a battle at his home. He cries a couple of times in the story,
showing sensitivity. Overall, Odysseus is a brave and caring human that is a
little too conceited He is also very smart, like in the book when Odysseus said,
"He thought he'd find out, but I saw through him."(on page 750 line723.) Also
like most epic heroes Odysseus is physically strong, like when Odysseus said, "I
rammed it deep in his eye."(on page 751 line 843.) Odysseu ...
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Ethan Frome 3
Number of Words: 803 / Number of Pages: 3
... clear as a crystal. The sunrise burned red in a pure sky, the shadows on the rim of the wood-lot were darkly blue, and beyond the white scintillating fields of far-off forest hung like smoke.’(pg.41) It also seems that whenever Mattie is around, Ethan’s view of the world improves. This is shown on his walk home from the church social with Mattie when the narration states, ‘The night was so still that they heard the frozen snow crackle beneath their feet. The crash of a loaded branch falling far off in the woods reverberated like a musket-shot, and once a fox barked, and Mattie shr ...
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Humble Morality
Number of Words: 768 / Number of Pages: 3
... theme Uncle Julius's stories rebut is that of the relationship between families. One way in which the author addresses this issue is in "Sis' Becky's Pickaninny." Chesnutt condemns the treatment of slaves as capital, while confirming their need for family. To illustrate, when Becky is traded for a racehorse she is devastated by the loss of her son. In order to keep the family together the aunt resorts to hiring a local conjure woman to bring the family together again. Only after Becky and Mose are reunited, is she able to find some semblance of happiness. Becky's desire to remain with he ...
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Night
Number of Words: 656 / Number of Pages: 3
... think of what he would do if
his father ever became as weak as the Rabbi. He decides that he would
never leave his father, even if staying with him would be the cause of
his death.
The German forces are so adept at breaking the spirits of the
Jews that we can see the effects throughout Elie's novel. Elie's faith
in God, above all other things, is strong at the onset of the novel,
but grows weaker as it goes on. We see this when Elie's father
politely asks the gypsy where the lavoratories are. Not only does the
gypsy not grace his father with a response, but he also ...
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Divine Comedy
Number of Words: 1939 / Number of Pages: 8
... encounters in Homer's Odyssey. As Circe explains to Odysseus before he sets out for home, "You will come first of all to the Sirens, who are enchanters / of all mankind and whoever comes their way…/ They sit in their meadow, but the beach before it is piled with boneheaps / of men now rotted away, and the skins shrivel upon them" (Homer 12.39-50). Odysseus chooses to listen to their sweet song as his boat passes their island, and, were it not that he were bound fast to the mast, would have jumped overboard to seek his death upon their shores. According to Vernant, examination of the original ...
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The Bicycle Thief
Number of Words: 765 / Number of Pages: 3
... with Antonio's excitement when he gets his bike from the pawn shop, and the next morning when the family joyfully interacts before setting out for work. These scenes contain the promises that a modest job can bring and the dignity and pride of being able to once more function within Italian society. The embodiment of this self-respect is shown when Antonio and his son Bruno (Enzo Staicca) both smile at Maria as they leave home.
Self-respect and all the related values such as pride, dignity, modesty and honor are very important in Italian society. Witness Bruno, whom at a young age, work ...
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Great Expectations - Chapter Summaries
Number of Words: 4553 / Number of Pages: 17
... fever The convict asked Pip if he brought anyone and he said no, and the man believed him The convict asked Pip where the man w/ the bruised face went. Pip pointed and handed him the file Chapter 4 Setting: At home; Christmas dinner we meet Mr. Pumblechook, Mr. Wopsle, and the Hubbles Pip was fearful on his return that there would be a police officer waiting for him at home, but no one suspected the robbery Pip made the excuse that he was listening to Christmas Carols The guests: Mr. Wopsle- Church’s assistant to a parish priest- Mr. Hubble- one who makes wh ...
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Symbolism Of The Scarlet Lette
Number of Words: 588 / Number of Pages: 3
... to see and ridicule Prynne for her “wrong-doing” This use of public humiliation for Hester was thought to be necessary to punish and teach Prynne a lesson. This puts much focus on the way people harass and torture others simply because they feel other people have done things morally wrong and deserve punishment. While the “wrong-doers” are being punished, the punishers in turn commit wrongs. Here many questions arise. Was it wrong for Hester to keep her child’s father a secret from the public? Was is wrong for her to have to live her life as a walking, breathing exam ...
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