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Hero Of Animal Farm
Number of Words: 679 / Number of Pages: 3
... however was all covered up by his brute strength. It was said that after the rebellion he had the great strength not only two, but now three horses. Since he had this kind of strength, many hard and difficult tasks that required a large amount of strength were usually completed. This is the reason why Boxer held a great responsibility on why he should work so hard.
Much hard work was expected of Boxer. So Boxer did all he could so that he could meet the expectation of everyone. Then it would come to the time that he would work too much. He felt that he needed to do all this so that everyone ...
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Beowulf, Virtues Of A Hero
Number of Words: 389 / Number of Pages: 2
... his argument with Unferth he is able to turn his 'loss' in a swimming competition into a tale in which he not only swims for hours wearing a 'mail shirt' and carrying a 'naked sword' but also kills several sea monsters. Although he would seem a braggart in our culture this display, quite the opposite of modesty, was respected and even admired by the Anglo-Saxons.
His intelligence becomes evident when he opts to enter his battle with Grendel sans any weapons. His wit is obvious when he realizes that 'the monster's scorn for men is so great the he needs no weapon and fears none.' He understands tha ...
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Cloning In Light Of Frankenstein
Number of Words: 1596 / Number of Pages: 6
... an issue of extreme gravity in the age of technology where anything may be dreamed and many things are possible. Cloning is a reality in today\'s world: Not long ago, Gearhart and Thomson announced that they had each isolated embryonic stem cells and induced them to begin copying themselves without turning into anything else. In so doing, they apparently discovered a way to make stem cells by the billions, creating a biological feedstock that might, in turn, be employed to produce brand-new, healthy human tissue. That is, they discovered how to fabricate the stuff of which humanity is made (E ...
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Hamlet (william Shakespeare).
Number of Words: 1742 / Number of Pages: 7
... that when he finds it suitable or advantageous to him, he will put on a mask of madness. He confides to Horatio that when he finds the occasion appropriate, he will "put an antic disposition on" (I.v.173). This strategy gives Hamlet a chance to find proof of Claudius's guilt and to contemplate his revenge tactic. Although he has sworn to avenge his father's murder, he is not sure of the Ghost's origins: "The spirit that I have seen / May be the devil" (II.ii.596-7). He uses his apparent madness as a delaying tactic to buy time in which to discover whether the Ghost's tale of murder is true and ...
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Go Ask Alice
Number of Words: 1454 / Number of Pages: 6
... and for the first time she takes a "trip". That's the way she started using drugs.
4. On the first page of her diary, Alice writes about life at school. She feels unhappy about Roger, a boy she likes very much, pays no attention te her. He asked her to go out with him, but he didn't come te meet her. Alice has also trouble with her weight. When her father gets a new job, she's very excited because they're going to move to a different town. But as the moving day draws near, she feels afraid, and sorry to leave the house she always lived in. It takes Alice a long time to make friends at her new schoo ...
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The Rhetorical Styles Of King
Number of Words: 2793 / Number of Pages: 11
... to persuading an audience. Ethos, directly translated, means “worthy of belief,” and deals with establishing credibility. Pathos involves “putting hearers…into the right frame of mind with regard to certain issues and the speakers persuasive intent” (Smith 83). Logos includes the arguments that are used to make a point, and involves the basis upon which the arguments were made. The use of these three elements in harmony with each other will produce a persuasive argument according to Aristotle. Being that he did “write the book on rhetoric,” I will be usi ...
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Scarlett Letter 2
Number of Words: 1137 / Number of Pages: 5
... have brought into the world” (Hawthorne 89)? Pearl would harass her mother Piyasena/Pine 2 over the scarlet “A” she wore. In time, Hester was subjected to so much ridicule from Pearl and others that she was forced into seclusion. Pearl represents the sins of both Hester and Dimmesdale. Pearl is said to be the direct consequence of sin (Martin 108). Their sins include lying to the people about the affair that led to Pearl. Hester realizes what Pearl represents when she does not hold Pearl up in front of the “A.” She carries the child around because it is a direct reflectio ...
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Little Women
Number of Words: 1604 / Number of Pages: 6
... and be rejoined with his family. He didn't believe anything that Chang, their guide and host at Shangri-La, said and was suspicious of him for not giving straight answers and being so serene. Conway, on the other hand, was the one who most enjoyed staying at Shangri-La, and was actually told by the ruler of the valley, the High Lama, that he was to inherit the position of High Lama. Conway and Mallison were excellent friends and thus, their differing opinions about Shangri-La created a dilemma for Conway. Not only did he have a dissension with Mallison but he was also dealing with an internal conflic ...
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Shakespeare - Authorship
Number of Words: 1821 / Number of Pages: 7
... in support of several writers and actors (Friedman 13). During this time, De Vere also began writing several poems and plays. Much like Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the name of Mark Twain, Oxford adopted the pseudonym Shakespeare. Soon after plays appeared under the name of "Shakespeare," poems by de Vere ceased (Russell 5). Coincidently, the coat of arms of Lord Bulbeck, a third title of Edward de Vere, is a lion shaking a spear (Ogburn 10). De Vere was also known by the people as the "spear-shaker" because of excellence at the tilts and at jousting (Russell 5).
Many be ...
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A Raisin In The Sun
Number of Words: 765 / Number of Pages: 3
... of his father complicates the issue. But he points out "He was my father, too!" (38). Walter wants Mama to give him the money so he can open a liquor store with two friends. He feels as if this will finally allow him the opportunity to provide all the material things, necessities and luxuries for his family. Walter wonders, ‘why shouldn’t his wife wear pearls’. Walter keeps hounding his wife, mother, or anyone else that is around. He is so fanatic about his dream, that he is uncaring to his family. He talks non-stop about his dream but still shouts; "WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE LISTEN TO M ...
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