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Mark Twain
Number of Words: 427 / Number of Pages: 2
... The social classes that Twain portrays in this novel are extremely slanted, and they are not just about racism. It’s more like a rich-poor issue, which is illustrated by Huck and Jim (poor) versus the upper-class townspeople (rich). The upper-class people are racist and keep slaves. Huck, being part of the lower class, is not racist and makes friends with the slaves. Basically, Twain’s opinion is that they are wrong and separationalist. He continually portrays the upper-class people as immoral, unintelligent, and bigoted. On the other hand, the lower-class people, such as Huck an ...
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Hamlets Troubles
Number of Words: 826 / Number of Pages: 4
... To be an informant, is to be one who shines a new light on the situation at hand, and that fills in information where information is needed. Polonius is a character in the play for just long enough to give the reader a good start with what is going on.
Polonius is the one character who communicates and interacts with every other character in the play. Retrospectively he pieces the play and the characters together to make them more understandable to the reader. Communication is what Polonius does well, but it is also what he does for his living. “I hold my duty as I hold my soul” (2 ...
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Similarities And Variations In The Writings Of Dickinson And Lawrence
Number of Words: 833 / Number of Pages: 4
... another. Lawrence and his free verse style are reflected in the long
and short lines in his poem, whereas Dickinson's structure is more of a
conventional structure. Lawrence has no set number of lines per line or
stanza. Dickinson, on the other hand, has four lines per stanza and
although no set number of words in a line, the meter is repeated throughout
the poem. Once again, we see two diverse styles from the two authors.
When we examine rhyme patterns of the two poems, we begin to see
similarities between the two authors. both authors seem to ignore a strict
rhyme pattern. Lawrence ap ...
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Cheers A Semiotic Analysis By
Number of Words: 473 / Number of Pages: 2
... analysis.
Another example Berger uses is the example about the names of the cast of the television show, “Cheers”. Berger states that there is a definite meaning behind every character’s name in the show. For example, the character named “Coach” is an absent-minded character that can’t even remember his own name. The real meaning of the word “coach” is a mentor or a teacher. This is not a very good argument used by Berger because any name could be made to have different meanings.
One of the final examples Berger uses is the example about opposit ...
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The Iliad
Number of Words: 794 / Number of Pages: 3
... has and I don’t really think that they change from time to time. I still think that people still care about each other very much. Love is still very felt today. It I felt in the same way it always was. I think that when one that was close to you dies, you will have some sort of devastation. I think that one could be as devastated as Achilles was when Patroclus died, but I would think
that it would be very rare. I would say that love is just as common today as it was back in that time.
After that part, Achilles shows vengeance when he talks about how he wants to kill Hector. “ ...
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Use Of Literary Elements
Number of Words: 979 / Number of Pages: 4
... be exceptionally talented, and thankfully Mr. Salinger is just that. The S. of C. writing style is used effectively with the character of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye because the story line Mr. Salinger developed follows Holden specifically as well as the fact that the subject matter of the book is one of an personal nature.
The ideas in the book are presented as thoughts of Holden through out the story. These topics include the fakeness of the world, as well as the rebellion against the world that many teenagers have. Holden does not like the phonies in the world and constantly voice ...
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Animal Farm
Number of Words: 1088 / Number of Pages: 4
... time.
Soon or late the day is coming,
Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown,
And the fruitful fields of England,
Shall be trod by beasts alone.
Rings shall vanish from our noses,
And the harness from our back,
Bit and spur shall rust forever,
Cruel whips no more shall crack.
Riches more than mind can picture,
Wheat and barley, oats and hay,
Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels
Shall be ours upon the day...(p.22-23)
After the song the animals were even more excited. They sing the song so loud it wakes Mr. Jones up. Mr. Jones starts firing his gun into the darkness. This quickly scatters the animals.
Three ...
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Clockwork Orange
Number of Words: 1720 / Number of Pages: 7
... choice imposed upon Alex creates conflicting situations in which he has no control over. This is apparent when trying to readjust into society. As conflicts arise within the spectrum of criminal justice the main focus is revolved around the corrections aspect of reforming the criminal element.
Within the confines of the seventies Londoner. The character, Alex is created as the ultimate juvenile delinquent leading a small gang. Living within his own world the use of old Londoner language and attire reflect the non-conformity with society. Let loose within a large metropolitan, Alex is engulfed in ...
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The Sunflower - An Introspecti
Number of Words: 825 / Number of Pages: 3
... question. The Dalai Lama found forgiveness for Karl in his heart , but also claimed a belief in forgiveness without forgetting. The Dalai Lama then equated the struggle of the Jews with the Tibetan Peoples’ struggle to regain freedom from their Chinese oppressors. This author found the Dalai Lama’s story of a Tibetan Monk who served nearly eighteen years in a Chinese prison to be fascinating. After the monk’s escape to India he was asked what his biggest fear in prison had been. The monk replied he most feared losing his compassion for the Chinese. This tale is o ...
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Metamorphosis 2
Number of Words: 576 / Number of Pages: 3
... his bedroom so he could have more room to
crawl around. Eventually, Grete began to feel annoyed and disgusted by
the presence of her brother. By not caring anymore, she no longer fed nor
acknowledged her brother. Grete was the first to announce that the family
needed to get rid of Gregor. After his death she was content to go on with
the rest of her life, with out the burden of her brother.
Gregor’s mother had a very similar attitude towards the change in
Gregor. When she first saw him she had great sorrow. In the beginning,
she refused to give up hope that Gregor would some ...
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