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The Yellow Wallpaper 3
Number of Words: 352 / Number of Pages: 2
... the only
one who can see the woman and, therefore, the woman’s only chance of freedom.
Slowly detaching from reality, Jane becomes the woman within the paper not only because of her obsession with it, but because of its parallel to her own life. In her final step toward insanity, she tears the paper off the walls to release the woman and herself. When her husband finds her, with the wallpaper and her sanity about her feet, she forcefully exclaims, “I’ve got out at last...in spite of you and Jane. And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so you can’t put me back.” ...
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Ghosts And Poltergeists
Number of Words: 673 / Number of Pages: 3
... kinds of ghosts (spirits if you prefer) making there presents all over the world. Some of these spirits are; Visiting spirits (Human Spirits revisiting their old attractions), or Spirit Impressions ( Psychic Energy trapped within an area), and finally, the Interactive Spirit ( Human Spirit which interacts with the living). When a ghost makes its presents, its called a haunting. Haunting are spirits of deceased human beings appearing frequently in certain places. Haunting are usually related to a specific place or tragic way of death. Haunting are appearances of ghosts in areas known to the deceas ...
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Epic Works
Number of Words: 1074 / Number of Pages: 4
... ten years of
war, victory is declared and the armies of Odysseus have sailed for home. As
the Odyssey begins, an additional 10 years have passed since the fall of Troy
and Odysseus still has not returned to his home. The noblemen have converged on
his palace seeking the hand of his lovely wife, Penelope. However, Penelope
refuses their advances choosing to remain faithful to Odysseus.
During the ten years of his absence since the fall of Troy, Odysseus has
traveled the world undertaking many unbelievable adventures and trials set upon
him by the god Poseidon. Throughout his travels he along with h ...
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Civil War Reconstruction
Number of Words: 355 / Number of Pages: 2
... south were people like Booker T. Washington or WEB DuBois; Washington wanted the blacks to slowly gain education in literacy and complete equality, whereas DuBois wanted immediate action among blacks.
When the Wade-Davis Bill was passed, military troops were put in the south to enforce the 14th and 15th amendments. The recently passed 15th amendment granted newly freed blacks the right to vote. This new "force act" of military enforcement made sure that black codes like poll taxes and literacy tests would not be used. During the time of this force act, the Ku Klux Klan began to work around the law and ...
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The Black Death
Number of Words: 1089 / Number of Pages: 4
... on my walls as he struggled with the pain of this great sickness. No matter how hard I tried to be the great shelter I once was. No matter how tight I shut my windows and doors. No matter how I wished them not to leave the house. I could not keep the plague out.
I remember when it all started her in London. The whole family was out when I first heard about this killer. I was anxiously waiting there return when the man from the house that sat next to me was informing one of his friends on the death of Mr. Robinson the store keeper. He informed the man to keep quiet about the whole situation ...
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If Only They’d Listened To Pig
Number of Words: 899 / Number of Pages: 4
... advice to succeed. Without Piggy, Ralph would be lost. As the story progresses we see the boys drift apart however we see Piggy try to retain order as an adult might. When there is going to be a fight he says, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our meat.” He realizes the intensity of the situation and tries to stop any altercation. The boys continue to drift apart but Ralph and Piggy continue to be friends. In particularly, after the killing of Simon, Piggy tries as best as he can to support Ralph although he realizes they were a party to the violent death. He says, “You ...
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The Taming Of The Shrew
Number of Words: 1012 / Number of Pages: 4
... to act in the society of the late sixteenth century and of how one must obey the unwritten rules of a society to be accepted in it. Although the play ends with her outwardly conforming to the norms of society, this is in action only, not in mind. Although she assumes the role of the obedient wife, inwardly she still retains her assertiveness.
Most of the play's humour comes from the way in which characters create false realities by disguising themselves as other people, a device first introduced in the induction. Initially this is accomplished by having Christopher Sly believe he is someone he is no ...
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Symbolism In The Scarlet Lette
Number of Words: 1064 / Number of Pages: 4
... needlework and for her unselfish assistance to the poor and sick. "The letter was the symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her -- so much power to do and power to sympathize -- that many people refused to interpret the scarlet 'A' by its original signification"(Hawthorne 141). At this point, the townspeople no longer think Hester as the Adulteress, "Do you see that woman with the embroidered badge? It is our Hester- the town's own Hester- who is so kind to the poor, so helpful to the sick, so comforting to the afflicted"(Hawthorne 142)! The townspeople soon begin to believe that ...
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Lorenzos Oil
Number of Words: 825 / Number of Pages: 3
... things in their constructed/technological environment. They had a house, clothing, hospitals that Lorenzo went to, the library where they did research, and many more organic materials from the natural environment constructed for their use.
There are two types of boundaries present at all times; those are physical and emotional. In the beginning their physical boundaries were well defined. They had their own rooms and traditional spots at the dinner table. As Lorenzo became more and more sick, he was moved out into the living room and was unable to eat at the table. Michaela's personal space was ...
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Catcher In The Rye
Number of Words: 474 / Number of Pages: 2
... you some idea of whether he thinks they are
"phony" or normal. A few of his accounts make it more obvious than others to
discover how he classifies each family member.
From the very first page of the novel, Holden begins to refer to his parents as distant
and generalizes both his father and mother frequently throughout his chronicle. One
example is: "…my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything
perso ...
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