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1984 Thematic Statements
Number of Words: 801 / Number of Pages: 3
... as a large group who does not question Big Brother. This statement in some ways applies to life. It almost has the same meaning as "what you don't know can't hurt you." The thought that stupidity helps one through life is a hard idea to accept but in some ways is true. Sometimes in life maybe it is the right idea to just go along with the group instead of using your own judgement. This is a troubling thought, but one that may occur more often then people would like to believe. In the movie Pleasantville there was a town where all the people were very naïve and didn't know about such things as ...
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The Cask Of The Amontillado - Revenge
Number of Words: 447 / Number of Pages: 2
... the perspective of Montresor who vows revenge against Fortunato in an effort to support his time-honored family motto: "Nemo me impune lacessit" or "No one assails me with impunity." (No one can attack me without being punished.) Poe does not intend for the reader to sympathize with Montresor because Fortunato has wronged him, but rather to judge him. Telling the story from Montresor's point of view, intensifies the effect of moral shock and horror. Once again, the reader is invited to delve into the inner workings of a sinister mind. This part of the story is very disturbing and emotionally un ...
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Macbeth 7
Number of Words: 804 / Number of Pages: 3
... or in rain?
Second Witch
When the hurly-burly's done,
When the battle's lost and won.
Third Witch
That will be ere the set of sun.
(I,i)
Although she knows that there will be darkness, the first witch is not even sure when they should meet again. The second witch mentions the hurly-burly, or commotion, that will occur along with a battle. The third witch is sure that this time will be when the sun will shine no more. All of these statements are true when it comes to Macbeth's plans in becoming king. Evil will overcome him and allow him to murder the king. A commotion is sure to happen ...
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The Witch Of Blackbied Pond
Number of Words: 514 / Number of Pages: 2
... the men would go to the left, while the women sat to the right of the aisles. Then the Priest would talk about that Sunday’s lesson. Then they went home, and had Sunday’s dinner. Then her uncle would read out of the Bible. Then they would go to bed.
Thirdly, the people never like people that never followed the rules. One day when Kit was working in the field, see was told a story of an old Quaker woman that lived by Blackbird Pond. A Quaker was people that didn’t come to Sunday services like the Puritans stated, and wouldn’t follow the Puritans’ way of life. They said th ...
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Cyrano De Bergerac
Number of Words: 1054 / Number of Pages: 4
... Cyrano’s enchanting personality and Christian’s captivating appearance. Cyrano is portrayed as a great romantic hero because he died in silence to honor his friendship with Christian. When all the while he could have accumulated enough courage to pronounce his love for Roxane. During his life of silence, Cyrano looked after Roxane when Christian died in the war. Everyday for fifteen years he would go to the convent, where she stayed because of her vow to Christian, and recite to her the local news. In this manner, he has proven himself worthy to the title of a romantic hero during Rustond’s time. O ...
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Oedipus Rex
Number of Words: 407 / Number of Pages: 2
... Tell me.
Shepherd: It was said that the boy would kill his own father.
Oedipus: Then why did you give him over to this man?
Shepherd: I pitied the baby, my king, And I thought that
this man would take him far away to his own country.
He saved him- but for what a fate! For if you are what
this mane says you are, No man is more wretched than
Oedipus.
Oedipus: Ah God! It is true! All the prophecies!-...
I, Oedipus, damned in his birth, in his marrage damned,
Damned in the blood he shed with his own hand!"
And lastly, the play follows suffering because Oedipus was ...
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Henry James Book Report
Number of Words: 2887 / Number of Pages: 11
... and charming, which cause them to have more than one marriage proposal from wealthy and eligible bachelors. This option would alleviate their financial concerns but would also restrict their personal freedom. Isabel refuses the proposals of Casper Goodwood and Lord Warburton , because she does not want to be someone's wife even though getting married would give her security and approval of society. Lily, however, actively seeks out potential suitors and uses her beauty to manipulate men and to win the admiration of her peers. To get married is considered a young lady's duty and Lily is determined ...
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Self-reliance By Emerson
Number of Words: 1194 / Number of Pages: 5
... in transcendental philosophy, has the power to accomplish anything and everything. Social organization and friendship offer a small satisfaction of companionship and structure in life, but one will ultimately succeed based upon his own skills and conviction. In doing so, he will lose interest in the society and concentrate on more individual dependency as he strives to gain ultimate truth in life. “What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.” Once one considers less the social ramifications of his actions and considers more the personal consequences, he will becom ...
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Character Analysis For The Portable Phonograph
Number of Words: 603 / Number of Pages: 3
... just as he has and he limits his use of it to make it last. He owns only
three steel needles and he gets one out to use because on this particular
occasion, their is a musician visitor with them. The other men act as excited as
children. They listen to the record and then leave the doctor's house.
Doctor Jenkins is nervous and suspicious at the end of the story when
the other men leave. "With nervous hands he lowered the piece of canvas which
served as his door, and pegged it at the bottom. Then quickly quietly, looking
at the piece of canvas frequently, he slipped the records in the case..." (Clark, ...
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Frankenstein
Number of Words: 505 / Number of Pages: 2
... be banished and self glory could result. "what glory would attend the discovery if I could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death"(40)!
Shelley characterizes as a modern a mad scientist. One who fails to look at the moral and social implications when attempting to play god. gets obsessed with the power to master nature and create a new life. In creating life, and ultimately the creature, Victor seeks unlimited power to the extent that he is taking the place of god in relation to his creation. "A new species would bless me as its creator an ...
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