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Crime And Punishment 2
Number of Words: 543 / Number of Pages: 2
... able to commit his crime. His
intellectual side ignores his conscience and is able to commit the
crime in a rational and orderly way. It is his dual character thta
serves as his punishment. One side of him is able to commit the
murders so the other must bear the punishment. He is torured by the
cruelty in mankind and yet he himself is able to repeat it.
Ralkolnokove justifies his crime through a philosophy that he has
come up with. The man with power is the man to rule over all others.
But this power is only given to those who dare to take it. Raskolnikov
wanted to see ...
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The Power Of Langauage In Othe
Number of Words: 1087 / Number of Pages: 4
... put out the light!
8 If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,
9 I can again thy former light restore
10 Should I repent me. But once put out thy light,
11 Thou cunning'st pattern of excelling nature,
12 I know not where is that Promethean heat
13 That can thy former light relume: when I have plucked the
14 rose
15 I cannot give it vital growth again,
16 It needs must wither. Ö
(Othello, 5.2.7-16, p. 306)
Shakespeare sets the tone of the passage with one simple introductory line, "Put out the light, and then put out the light!" The line
begins: "Put out the light," perhaps it is an imperative, per ...
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Academic Shortcoming And Study Habits Of College Students
Number of Words: 538 / Number of Pages: 2
... Getting accepted by some schools isn't difficult. Once in, though, the student who has taken nothing beyond general mathematics, English, and science faces serious trouble when confronted with college algebra, first-year compostion, and biological or physical science. Most colleges do offer remedial courses and other asistance that my help some weaker students to survive. In spite of everything, however, many others find themselves facing ever-worsening grade-point averages and either fail or just give up.
Like academic shortcomings, poor study habits have their roots in high school, where even aver ...
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The Friendly Friar
Number of Words: 838 / Number of Pages: 4
... had some background in mythology. Friar Lawrence also has a vast knowledge of plants and flowers. Friar Lawrence grows a magnificent garden which he tends to during the time in which he is not fulfilling his church duties. He speaks to Romeo about a plant that can be used for healing or as poison. This discussion leads into a speech by Friar Lawrence about people having a good side and a bad side like the flower he spoke of. This suggests that he has a background in philosophy. The friar is also very kind and peace loving. He is speaks to Romeo as if they are best friends and Romeo seems to real ...
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Wuthering Heights
Number of Words: 512 / Number of Pages: 2
... wanted. In chapters 6 and 7, Catherine thought that she had finally discovered who she was and what she wanted. These chapters are the pinnacle of the story. It was the point in the book where the social classes were determined and Catherinešs love for Heathcliff was forced to be supressed. Heathcliff and Catherine were still young and playing together innocently one day. This was before Catherine became a member of the upperclass society and realized that she could not love Heathcliff because of his social class. Heathcliff and Catherine wandered beyond the secure gates of to a large estate owned b ...
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Things Fall Apart By Chinua Ac
Number of Words: 488 / Number of Pages: 2
... in his father.
Another important occurrence where one can see that Okonkwo’s life falls apart was when he was thrown out of the clan for a few years. From this episode one can see that Okonkwo’s hopes dreams have begun to fall apart. His hopes of being a rich and popular individual had drifted away with this upsetting incident. Okonkwo had no longer had his farm or animals. Also Okonkwo lost faith with most of his friends. This goes to show that Okonkwo lost faith with his friends,
like his father lost faith with his.
Another episode that showed the downfall in Okonkwo’s life was ...
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Jane Eyre-criticism Of The Mai
Number of Words: 913 / Number of Pages: 4
... them. Her strong individuality and feeling of self-respect persuades her that she deserves this happiness after all the torturing that she has experienced. She is too exhilarated to think that something bad could happen. Thus, she doesn't see the change of weather as a bad sign, but as a part of a nature. She describes how bad weather that night was, but concludes that even aware of it, she "experienced no fear, and little awe" (225). It is impossible to overlook her selectivity in what she believes to be a sign, and what she believes is nature, especially if we look at the very next chapter. Her ...
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Oppression
Number of Words: 328 / Number of Pages: 2
... worse, they found and fought with their leaders for what they believed in, freedom. Both the Egyptians and Hitler oppressed Jews for 5000 years, when he decided to wipe out their entire race. Women were oppressed for many years until they decided to fight for equality. is hatred, but must not be confused with prejudice. In the above examples, these people were pushed down further and further until they took a stand for what they believed in.
still exists today everywhere you go. It exists in anything that involves power. seeks population control; to divide and conquer is its goal. It never le ...
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Political, Social And Moral Me
Number of Words: 1175 / Number of Pages: 5
... protection. Over the course of the book, the weapons get more complicated and powerful until each side invents "the bitsy big-boy boomeroo," a very powerful bomb. Each side is ready to destroy the other when the books ends. These groups could represent the nuclear opponents of the time, mainly the United States and Russia. "In this book Dr. Seuss turns didactic and calls up many moral arguments adults make against nuclear proliferation." (Lystad 1) This book "ends without resolution of the issues" (Lystad 2) and leaves it up to the reader to decide his or her own beliefs on nuclear war.
Politic ...
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Ancient Mariner
Number of Words: 609 / Number of Pages: 3
... find his salvation when he begins to look on the 'slimy things' as creatures of strange beauty" (Fraser 203), he understands the Albatross was a symbol of nature and he realized what he had done wrong. The mariner is forgiven after sufficient penance - "We could not speak" - is performed by Nature. Nature shows us more strength as we realize that people of today often can not forgive someone who has shot or killed another person.
At a spiritual level, Nature's power can decide if we will live, or be condemned. Nature is capable of presenting "innermost suffering" (Coburn 33) upon people. The mariner' ...
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