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Sirens Of Titen
Number of Words: 873 / Number of Pages: 4
... near-robot humans, and with its several
central characters who are intentionally presented as
being rather cold-hearted, generates more human warmth
than Player Piano which is directly concerned with the
agonies of exploring and following conscience, emotion
and love. Three possible explanations for this
fenomenon present themselves: first, Vonnegut's skill
has grown in the intervening seven years; second, the
science fiction mode affords the author more
detachment, and he is less didactic in this work;
third, the positive forces, particularly love, ca ...
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Antigone Greek Ideals
Number of Words: 907 / Number of Pages: 4
... the laws of heaven through
his edict. After she is captured and brought to Creon, she tells him
"I do not think your edicts strong enough to overrule the unwritten
unalterable laws of God and heaven, you being only a man." Antigone's
staunch opinion is one that supports the Gods and the laws of heaven.
Her reasoning is set by her belief that if someone is not given a
proper burial, that person would not be accepted into heaven. Antigone
was a very religious person, and acceptance of her brother by the Gods
was very important to her. She felt that "It is against you and me ...
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The Coming Of Age In Literatur
Number of Words: 1155 / Number of Pages: 5
... these Boabab leaves. Take them since your son is unequal to mine.” (Niane, 105). Although she gave her the leaves, she made fun of her right to her face. This enraged Sundiata and he dropped his crutches he used to walk and went and picked up a whole boabab tree and brought it to his mother’s door. This was the first part of his coming of age because, now everyone started to realize that he is the “great king” predicted. The second part of his coming of age is he actually had to fight Soumaoro in battle and this was the biggest part of his coming of age. In this battle Su ...
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The Amateur Scientist
Number of Words: 766 / Number of Pages: 3
... an understanding of his work as a scientist.
The writing won my attention because his stories about his youth and his days at Princeton fascinated me. He was always exploring his environment to learn new things about science, especially how things worked. Feynman's thirst for clever things to do and clever ways to do ordinary things were remarkable.
One of the best anecdotes that illustrate this point, was his experience at Princeton detailing ants' behavior. Feynman was constantly searching for the connection between hypothesis and truth, so one day at Princeton he started to observe the ants' th ...
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Grapes Of Wrath Character Journal
Number of Words: 649 / Number of Pages: 3
... stupid girl....
Ruthie
Lil' Ruthie got in a fight with some kids today. She tol' em 'bout Tom an' how he kil't two men an' how he's a-hidin'. It fri'ened me, and I had to go warn Tom. I tol' him to go far away, so no one would catch 'im. But that Ruthie, it ain't her fault', she just wanted her box o' Cracker Jack. No use for me hittin' her-she didn't know what she was a-doin. I can't let anger tear apart this famby now, I must keep lovin'. Oh, how I miss dear Tom, how we need him now...
Ma
Ma came to see me an' brought some good cookin'. We sat in my dark cave an' talked. Then she tol't me abo ...
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Antigone
Number of Words: 754 / Number of Pages: 3
... He issued the death sentence for ’s action. Creon informed his son, Haemon, of his fiancee’s deceit. Haemon, however, defended his beloved. He told his father that the whole city was on her side, but were afraid to say anything. He was instead accused of “being a woman’s accomplice”, “fighting on her side, the woman’s side.” Creon continued to threaten him with witnessing the execution of Antione. She was to “die, now here, in front of his eyes, beside her groom!” Haemon countered him with a threat of his own that he will never set eyes on him again if he continues this violence. Crion was a ...
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Life On The Color Line
Number of Words: 389 / Number of Pages: 2
... a chance. Greg Williams was singled out by his family and his father to excel, to leave Muncie, and to make his fortune through his brains and academic prowess. This came true, and he is now the Dean of the College of Law at Ohio State University. His brother Mike, however, missed their mother terribly, yielded to their father's vision of him as "just like me" and lived a hard and dangerous life.
Part of the significance of the book is the author's ability to contrast his life with his brother's. Another significant factor is his ability to translate from both sides of the color line his un ...
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Chaim Potok And The Problem Of Assimilation For The American
Number of Words: 1606 / Number of Pages: 6
... contaminates us! It asks us to join in its ugliness, its abominations! (The Chosen 127)
The Chosen "deals with the problems Jews have faced in trying to preserve their heritage – in particular, the problem of how to deal with the danger of assimilation" (Young)). The Jews have always been professionals occupying jobs in medicine, law, education, and other fields requiring a college degree. American Jews, however, face a dilemma: "Ideas from this secular world inevitably impinge upon an individual born in a church community or a synagogue community, especially when that individual emba ...
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Cathcher
Number of Words: 948 / Number of Pages: 4
... a bastard. I could hardly see straight." Holden tried all he
could to try to be cool he was faking it just to fit in. He drank, cursed and criticized life l to make it
seem he was like he knew of his habits. I myself have found me doing this
at times, also. I, at times, feel the need to fit in to a group and do
things similar to what others do in order to be accepted by others, but I do have my limitations. I
smoked a cigarratte once by myself cause I saw everybody doing that so I was like let me see how it is, I tried it and
it didn’t grow on me but that was only once. Holden and I both
pu ...
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The Chrysanthemums
Number of Words: 1007 / Number of Pages: 4
... and the knife she worked with." As evidenced by this excerpt you can see that she has covered up her hair with a "man's hat" and has thrown an apron over her dress in attempts to cover up her femininity. This apron also takes on a similar role as a man's tool belt as he works the land. Other phrases used by Steinbeck further the above points. He mentions that her face was "handsome," her work with the scissors was "over-powerful," and her fingers "destroyed such pests." She hints to the reader that she would like to take on more masculine responsibilities after her husband Henry says that he w ...
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