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Socrates Sides With Creon Or A
Number of Words: 1340 / Number of Pages: 5
... would be king because he was the first born, but when Creon chose Eteocles to take the thrown. Polyneices was outraged and left Thebes and went to the neighboring city to fight against Thebes and ended up dying in battle, and Eteocles also died. Eteocles received a military burial with all the bells and whistles while Polyneices was sworn by Creon to receive no burial. Antigone decides that the ruling made by her uncle is unjust and goes against the king and secretly buries her brother because she feels that family comes before the state and even though he betrayed the state and fought against it h ...
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The Lottery
Number of Words: 784 / Number of Pages: 3
... are very typical and not anomalous. Children play happily, women gossip, and men casually talk about farming. Everyone is coming together for what seems to be enjoyable, festive, even celebratory occasion. However, the pleasant description of the setting creates a façade within the story. The setting covers the very ritualistic and brutally violent traditions such as the stoning of Mrs. Hutchinson, who dared to defy tradition. It is very apparent that tradition is very coveted in this small, simple town. This can be proven by the ancient, black box used for and the significance of farming for the ...
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Beowulf Vs. Parzival
Number of Words: 1725 / Number of Pages: 7
... effort of friend or foe whatsoever from that swimming on the sea,"(Beowulf,65). Beowulf's stubborn pride lead him even at a young age to challenge what may have seemed beyond his reach for glory. Later on, Beowulf hearing the horrific tales of the monster Grendel that had been reeking havoc at Heorot, abruptly left his homeland to prove his gallantry. "The wiser sought to dissuade him from voyaging hardly or not at all," but the strong-headed Beowulf refused to listen to reason. Unlike Beowulf, Parzival was actually hidden from all opportunities of adventure by his mother. She fled to a place where s ...
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Tartuffe
Number of Words: 960 / Number of Pages: 4
... a plan to hide in a closet to try to expose ’s hypocrisy. He hears profess love to Elmire, Orgon’s wife, and suggests that they become lovers. Damis comes from the closet and threatens to tell Orgon what he has said. Damis then tells Orgon, and Orgon is so blind to the truth, that he believes his own son is evil and disinherits him. Later, when Orgon and are alone, Orgon tells of his plans to make him his sole inheritor and his son-in-law. After this, Cleante tries to talk to Orgon about and he confronts in front of Orgon. just dodges the questions, though, and leaves as soon as possible. Elmire ...
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Les Miserables 2
Number of Words: 409 / Number of Pages: 2
... would do anything for her daughter and sent more money, leaving herself dead broke and in poverty. She had nothing for herself, but she didn't care because she was giving her child "the best." She even turned to prostitution to make money.
Finally Fantine, after working and doing anything to make money and still living in poverty, fell ill. She was hospitalized and Valjean would take care of her from time to time. Her only wish was to see her child she loved so much. She was only living to see her. Sadly, though, she died without ever getting to see her beloved Cosette. Fantine not only died misera ...
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Candide 3
Number of Words: 1069 / Number of Pages: 4
... Bulgarian soldiers and made part of their army, but when he goes out for a walk one day, they think is going AWOL. He is then given a choice of taking 12 bullets to the dome or being whipped 4,000 times! Nice choice! By now I’m thinking not much is happening for the good. But not Candide. He just doesn’t understand. He takes the whipping.
Over and over again Candide tries to do his best and tragedies happen to him. The way I feel about Candide is that he is undecided and confused about what is going around him and what is happening to him. Some people here and there help him and ot ...
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Don Giovanni
Number of Words: 1502 / Number of Pages: 6
... his parents. Conrad at this point has just returned from the hospital after trying to kill himself. Ever since the death of Buck he had turned himself into a different person. He always blamed himself for things and kept his distance from others. The only person who seems to show intimacy is Calvin at the beginning of the book. On pg7 Calvin gives Beth a kiss and tells her that he loves her. In return Beth says, "I love you", but in the next breath she is telling Calvin to reprimand Conrad about the type of clothes he wears.
Ever since Buck's death, Conrad had disassociated himself w ...
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As Night And Day And The Heir
Number of Words: 637 / Number of Pages: 3
... house the voice of his grandfather stayed in his mind. He remembered his grandfather saying: “Everything in here is yours.” (Kiwon 494) Sogun knew what he did was wrong and what he did wrong led to Sokpae’s death. And for this he left so that he could not cause anymore problems or troubles to his grandfather and his uncle. His guilty conscience had overcame him making him feel like everything would have been better if he hadn’t gone to live with his grandfather.
In the story, “As the Night the Day” Kojo broke the thermometer and other’s were blamed for breaking it. Not admitting to breaking the therm ...
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Romeo & Juliet Basic Summary
Number of Words: 375 / Number of Pages: 2
... Romeo the next day in the town square. He tells her to tell Juliet to meet her in Friar Lawrence's cell.
He marries them.
Tybalt and Mercutio fight in street. Romeo blocks Mercutio from fighting and Tybalt slays him from the side and he dies. Romeo then slays Tybalt. Since Romeo killed Tybalt, and Tybalt was to be killed anyway for killing Mercutio, Romeo is banished from Verona.
Juliet is in morn over Romeo's banishment. Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a potant to put her in a coma for three days until Romeo can come from Mantua.
Juliet's family finds her and thinks she's dead. Romeo's serva ...
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1963: The Hope That Stemmed From The Fight For Equality
Number of Words: 1673 / Number of Pages: 7
... south
were restored, and the position was taken away from the Negroes and given back
to white men. In the time that the Negroes occupied these positions, southern
whites developed a deep hatred and animosity for Negroes. From that day forward
the strain between blacks and whites grew.
Racial discrimination appeared to be eternally present. Hope looked
slim as the years wore on, and little progress was made toward freedom. Tension
came to a head in 1963 as Negroes grew tired of silent acceptance of racial
discrimination. Demonstrations, sit-ins, peace talks, and marches graced the
front pages o ...
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