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A Tale Of Two Cities
Number of Words: 250 / Number of Pages: 1
... plans on getting revenge on. Madame
Defarge is a commoner and she doesn't like the aristocrats.
In seeking vengeance, Madame Defarge has acquired the very
traits of those who wronged her. She sees no focused blame
and is willing to exploit an entire class to satisfy her
need. Her vengeance emerges through her knitting, which
represents both her cold patience and her impassioned urge
to retaliate, as she knits the names of her intended
victims.
A large cask of wine had been dropped and broken in the
street. Some men kneeled down, made scoops with their two
hands joined, and sipped. Othe ...
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An Understanding Of Coles’s Essay Through Susan Bordo’s Terms
Number of Words: 1374 / Number of Pages: 5
... images formed to trick the
consumer or observer. In “Hunger as Ideology” we see many different ads for
food products. One example is on page 151 where we see a young woman
sitting on a stool eating Jello. She has a slim figure and in the ad it
states, “I’m a girl who just can’t say no. I insist on dessert.” This
says to the consumer that you can eat all the Jello you want and still
remain beautiful, slender, and able to resist the overpowering urge to
overindulge in dessert. Personally I would believe and agree more with the
Dexatrim commercial, not the Jello ad, because it “constructs the more ...
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"Braces Suck!"
Number of Words: 462 / Number of Pages: 2
... sandwich stuck between the molars. Braces become a
constant source of embarrassment.
Braces are three to four years of physical torture beginning with
the very first office visit. The applying of the brackets itself is long,
tiresome, and uncomfortable. First, cold, flavored clay is shoved into the
inside of the mouth, forming a mold as it dries. Jagged metal squares
(brackets) are glued to the tooth, forcing hot, burning, glue to drip down
the gums. Braces also cause everyday aches and pains in the mouth. Metal
wires, guiding teeth to a new shape, stab the inside of the mouth causing
cuts a ...
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Kevorkian Essay
Number of Words: 1789 / Number of Pages: 7
... the deaths of over one-hundred people by delivering a controlled substance to them and should be held criminally accountable for his actions. Kevorkian has entered himself into medical fields in which he has no training or familiarity with, has helped people with no terminal illness commit suicide along with many others who would not be seen as competent enough to make appropriate decisions. Many of Kevorkian's "patients" could have lived for many more enjoyable years.
Most doctors are heavily trained before they can practice medicine in a specific area, but Dr. Kevorkian has no credentials whatsoe ...
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The Joys Of Reading A Novel
Number of Words: 390 / Number of Pages: 2
... which results in
the reader beginning to imagine himself as the character. In some novels,
for example, just the details of the surroundings of the character's
location take seven to eight pages to explain and if the detail is missed,
the reader fails to imagine the intended atmosphere.
The extent to which a novel is studied causes the reader to lose
interest in reading the novel because some interpretations of particular
moments in the novel may not have anything to do relative to the novel.
Doing things like over-emphasizing or over-interpreting causes the reader
to become bored with the con ...
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Mother-Daughter Relationships
Number of Words: 556 / Number of Pages: 3
... specially with their daughters.
The relationship between Rose and An Mei is very much alike the relationship the author, Amy Tan, had with her mother. Daisy wanted Amy to be perfect. She wanted her daughter to be a genious on the fields she thought were the ideal for her daughter. Daisy always told Amy what she was to do and how to do it.
The same happened to Rose. Her mother An Mei wanted her to be perfect and was always comparing her with other people. She was constantly putting her down and denigrating her. Rose tried to do her best just to please her mother, but she would never be sati ...
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War And Peace
Number of Words: 485 / Number of Pages: 2
... the effects of the changes to the protagonists through the Napoleonic wars. One important event occurs when Prince Andrei is wounded during the battle of Austerlitz, and he is given a chance to recollect on his wartime experiences. Another important event occurs when Pierre is take prisoner by the French, (this is where he has the chance to look into his feelings and come to a peace with himself.) The climax of Pierre’s story occurs when he is held before a firing squad by the French. This is his climax because he is convinced that he is going to die, and after he is spared he becomes more caring and ...
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Demeter And Persephone: Relationship Between Parent And Child
Number of Words: 1862 / Number of Pages: 7
... all he did not ask Persephone how she felt about
this whole arrangement. It was as if children were the possessions of
their parents and had no say in their future plans. As she was being
carried away she led out a cry calling her father Zeus and all the other
gods to help her, but no one came.
The only ones who heard her pleas were Hecate, goddess of the moon
and daughter of Persaeus, and lord Helius the sun god, son of Hyperion.
Them hearing her pleas was like children identifying with each other of the
mistreatment of parents to their children. It was as if they had seen or
heard of this happen ...
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Ressurection A Tale Of Two Cit
Number of Words: 1687 / Number of Pages: 7
... gives the reader a taste of being "Recalled to Life," right off the bat, when Mr. Lorry, in his stagecoach, is set out for Dover to bring Dr. Manette back to England, sends Jerry Cruncher to Tellson's Bank with the message, "Recalled to Life." Then as the coach lurches on towards its destination, he falls asleep and dreams. "After such imaginary discourse, the passenger inhis fancy would dig, and dig, dig, --now, with a spade, now with a great key, now with his hands-to dig this wretched creature out" (p.47). Not only is the term "Recalled to Life" used towards the beginning of the book, but the ter ...
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Lord Of The Flies 3
Number of Words: 1085 / Number of Pages: 4
... It is no wonder that he voted in as leader. Piggy can't defend himself. An example of this is (pg. 17) "Shut up fatty." Another example is when piggy wants to come with them up the mountain, (pg. 20); " I'll come." " Your no good for a job like this" .The boys on the island resorted to killing pigs with such savagery when they were hungry.
When there is no order chaos arises. There are many examples of this in our society today. Riots happen when the people think they can get away with it. The number of people outweighs the number of authority figures. People hurt other people and steal. This is not ...
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