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Hard Times 3
Number of Words: 797 / Number of Pages: 3
... of facts had not permitted her to explore with her own emotions : “Father...what other proposal can have been made to me? Whom have I seen? Where have I been? What are my hearts experiences” (79). Louisa continues on explaining that he should have known better than to ask such a question, considering she has never been able to question or wonder past his school of facts : “Why father...what a strange question to ask me....You have been so careful of me, that I never had a child’s heart. You have trained me so well, that I never dreamed a child’s dream. You have dealt ...
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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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Julius Caesar - Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
Number of Words: 538 / Number of Pages: 2
... Brutus. Decius is an active member of the Conspirators so he is very motivated into getting Caesar to go to the Senate House. The first thing that Decius says when he walks into Caesar's house is "Caesar, all hail! Good morrow, worthy Caesar" (II, ii, 58). Decius also goes on and calls Caesar "most mighty". Decius is already on Caesar's good side. After catching up on Calphurnia's dream, he uses his quick wit to distort Calphurnia's foreshadowing dream by saying it is "mis-interpreted". He explains that the dream "Signifies that from (Caesar) Rome shall suck/Reviving blood, and that great ...
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The Only Truth Existing
Number of Words: 1063 / Number of Pages: 4
... of
reality; and we believe that true perceptions are what we sense and see.
But it is our sense of reason and logic, our idea of reality, and our
perceptions, that may likely to be very wrong. Subjectiveness, or personal
belief, is almost always, liable for self-contradiction. Besides the
established truth that we exist, there are no other truths that are certain,
for the fact that subjective truth may be easily refuted. Every person
possesses his or her own truth that may be contradicting to another
person's belief. A truth, or one that is true for all, cannot by achieved
because of the constant mot ...
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Never Take Candy From Stranger
Number of Words: 756 / Number of Pages: 3
... a picture of both Hansel and Gretel imprisoned in a room in the vivid imagery. The stepmother "often ill-treated the children" and "she kept on trying to persuade her husband to abandon his children…" This is a key indicator of the abuse that Hansel and Gretel suffered under their cruel stepmother. During the times the author lived in, child abuse was common in society. The anonymous author uses the character of the wicked stepmother to convey the abuse a child would suffer during those times. The wife of the woodcutter "was forever nagging" him to "abandon" the "two brats". This is only one o ...
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Irony, Humor, And Paradox In K
Number of Words: 1143 / Number of Pages: 5
... of Contemporary Literature. 8 vols. New Jersey: Salem
Press, 1977.
Irony, Humor, and Paradox in
Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
"My name is McMurphy, buddies, R.P. McMurphy, and I'm a gambling
fool." So said Randle Patrick McMurphy upon his admission to the psychiatric
ward in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. McMurphy, along with Chief
Bromden and Big Nurse, make major contributions to the central themes in the
novel. Irony, humor, and paradox illuminate the central themes in Ken Kesey's
One Flew Over the Cuc ...
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Eaters Of The Dead
Number of Words: 1808 / Number of Pages: 7
... with the world and having no knowledge, Ibn Fadlan slowly learns the Northmen’s way of life. In the end, felt he "had been born a Northman" (p. 152), having spent much time in their company and is no longer the coward he was when he started the trip. His lack of knowledge causes him to be a coward in battle, since he will be battling frightening, mysterious creatures. A better proof of this is that the wendol acts as if they are animals, which are unintelligent. The wendol makes "a low grunting sound, like the rooting of a pig" (p. 97), "have hair as long as a hairy d ...
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Columbine High School
Number of Words: 353 / Number of Pages: 2
... people like that in this world, fifteen people would still be alive, parents and friends would not be suffering the loss of loved ones, and a nation would not be mouring. The effect thid massacre had on millions of people will face us everyday. Will students be safe in school, can we suspect others to do the same thing? That is what is wrong with our nation and other nations today. We have no compassion or respect for ones life. We do not value things that should be important to us. We never seem to realize the value of something, until it is gone. Most people in most likely didn't value all t ...
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Lord Of The Flies - Symbols
Number of Words: 659 / Number of Pages: 3
... one of the bigger symbols is the fire. Enforcing the rules is one thing, but the children would rather play than keep the fire going. Ralph gives the idea for the fire, but can they keep it going? " There's another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they might not notice us. We must make a fire(#38)." Jack has a great idea to use Piggy's glasses to light the fire." Jack pointed suddenly. "His specs-use them as burning glasses (#40)!"
Jack has a obsession of hunting and it turns to the choir as well. They have the responsibility to keep the fire going, but they g ...
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The Tempest - Barbarism Versus
Number of Words: 875 / Number of Pages: 4
... says, "…[he] never/Yields us kind answer," meaning Caliban never answers respectfully. When Prospero reaches the cave, he calls to Caliban. Caliban abruptly responds, "There’s wood enough within." His short, snappy reply and his odious tone, reveal the bitterness he feels from leading a servile life. Caliban’s rudeness makes him seem like an unworthy and despicable slave. Also, Caliban displays an extreme anger toward Prospero. When Caliban is asked to come forth he speaks corruptly, "As wicked dew as e’er my mother brushed/With raven’s feather from unwholesome fen/Drop on you both!…And blister y ...
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