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Crucible 6
Number of Words: 709 / Number of Pages: 3
... because he fears that Abby will charge lechery on him. The witch trials are a crucible for those who are accused, while John Proctor has his own Crucible to deal with.
John Proctor's crucible starts with the decision of whether or not to go into town and testify against Abby and her clan of girls to save the people accused or save his good name and stay away from the witch trials. This is a difficult decision for Proctor. Should he go into town and put his good name on the line to save the accused people or stay out of the witch trials and save his name. When John finds out that his wife's name h ...
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Jane Eyre 4
Number of Words: 807 / Number of Pages: 3
... Mr. Brocklehurst and tell him that her hair is natural he replies and says,
Naturally! Yes, but we are not to conform to nature: I wish these girls to be the children of Grace: and why that abundance? I have again and again intimated that I desire the hair to be arranged closely, modestly, plainly. Miss Temple, that girl’s hair must be cut off entirely; I will send a barber to-morrow: and I see others who have far too much of the excrescence- that tall girl, tell her to turn round. Tell all the first form to rise up and direct their faces to the wall. (pg. 55)
This quote leads me to think who a ...
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Princesses In Fairy Tales
Number of Words: 1028 / Number of Pages: 4
... in the world, have the wit of an angel, as well as wonderful grace in everything that she did. The author creates the portrait of a shallow character which has been blessed with cursory traits. It is important to note that the princess was not born with such characterisitcs, but
the fairies, looking out for her best interest and serving her, use their supernatural powers so that she might possess these apparently essential qualities. The complete story depends on and focuses around Sleeping Beauty’s appearance. Although she has had misfortune and been pricked by a spindle and doomed to sleep for one h ...
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Korean Traditional House
Number of Words: 502 / Number of Pages: 2
... "folk villages," living museums where traditional Korean culture is preserved.
Many thatched-roof houses have simple fences made of sticks or stones. The walls of the houses are made of mud mixed with straw. In the colder northern provinces, roofs are very thick and hang low over the house. In the warmer southern part of Korea, roofs are thinner, and windows and porches are larger.
In the Choson Kingdom, which ruled Korea from 9 to 90, there was an elite class called the yangban. They held government positions and were respected for their learning.
Many yangban homes were wh ...
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Resume Of Twelfth Night
Number of Words: 615 / Number of Pages: 3
... of Whitehall for the celebrations. This event gives rise to the theory put forward by Leslie Hotson, in his book, "The Fist Night of Twelfth Night", that this particular William Shakespeare play was specially written for that occasion.
All the activities of the festival have parallels in the play. There is the suspension of normal relations between servants and masters, the equivalent of the mock "King-for-a-Day" in the festival. The servants and masters fall in love with someone of the opposite class. Olivia (master) loves Cesario (servant), Cesario loves Orsino (master), Malvolio (servant) love ...
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Unmasking The Mr. Cunningham I
Number of Words: 770 / Number of Pages: 3
... one night at the jail cell of Tom Robinson, a Negro, with malignant intentions. When Atticus places himself between the men and Tom, Mr. Cunningham still stands against him, even though Atticus had served help to him in an emergency and was proved to be a very honorable man. This is similar to cases of everyone else in Maycomb. Other citizens saw Atticus as a man of virtue and respect, yet became overcome by their own prejudices and racist sentiments. Even a man that owed much to Atticus would stand against him for the sake of his personality and upraising. Each citizen, showing disapproval for Atticu ...
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Hamlet Spying And Deception
Number of Words: 767 / Number of Pages: 3
... ambition and possibly
lust:
Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast.
With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts-
A witched wit, and gifts that have the power
So to seduce! - won to his shameful lust
The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen. (1,V,42-46)
On more than one occasion Claudius sends Rosencrants and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet.
Although they are supposed to be Hamlet’s schoolmates, Claudius uses them as pawns in his
attempt to reveal what Hamlet is doing. Claudius gets Rosencrants and Guildenstern to
accompany Hamlet on his way to be killed. Alth ...
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What's It Like…On The Other Side
Number of Words: 926 / Number of Pages: 4
... two properties with this quote: "…the light in the long severe old-fashioned white dress she wore which brought the sense of a past that was still alive in our bustling present and in the snatch of white at her eye; the darkness in her black high-top shoes and in her face which was visible now that she was closer (349)". In this description, Marshall creates a vivid imagery for the reader. As simple as Da-Duh's attire and appearance was, it was just as complex. The whiteness and purity of her dress gives the reader a sense of the "good old days" when life was simple and pure, when children played wit ...
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The Great Gatsby 9
Number of Words: 1282 / Number of Pages: 5
... them as his parents” (104). He wants to be rich or famous; he wants to be a somebody, and not the poor farm boy that he merle is. He feels that he can reinvent himself into the person he thought he should be. He renames himself Jay Gatsby and leaves home. He feels that if other people think that he is the person he wants to be, then he will really become that person. He lies about where he comes from to anyone that may ask. He knows from a young age how to deceive people and he does not think twice of it. After young Gatsby leaves home, he does not work like a man driven to achieve greatn ...
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Fahrenheit 451 - Symbolism
Number of Words: 1362 / Number of Pages: 5
... a book but for some strange reason refuses to interpret it (Slusser 63). Symbolism is involved in many aspects of the story. In Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury employs various significant symbols through his distinct writing style.
First, burning is an important symbol in the novel. The beginning of Fahrenheit 451 begins with, "it was a pleasure to burn. It was a pleasure to see things blackened and changed" (3). Burning rouses the "consequences of unharnessed technology and contemporary man’s contented refusal to acknowledge these consequences" (Watt 1). In these first two sent ...
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