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Poor Piggy The Great
Number of Words: 367 / Number of Pages: 2
... probable causes for his physical and emotional weaknesses. His nick name was earned because he mentioned what the kids used to call him. The name Piggy is obviously related to his obese physical condition. When Ralph asked him if he was going to swim, his reply was, "I can't swim, I wasn't allowed." The reason for this was Piggy's asthma. Not long after that, Piggy mentioned his dad being dead, eliminating the father figure from his existence. Piggy is unable to respond to any verbal abuse provided by the other boys because of his ever lasting fear of rejection.
In the end, Piggy's intellectua ...
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Tamed Shrews And Twelfth Night
Number of Words: 1082 / Number of Pages: 4
... many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. The "taming" of Katherine has been contended as being excessively cruel by many writers and critics of the modern era. George Bernard Shaw himself pressed for its banning during the 19th century (Peralta). The subservience of Katherine has been labeled as barbaric, antiquated, and generally demeaning. The play centers on her and her lack of suitors. It establishes in the first act her shrewish demeanor and its repercussions on her family. It is only with the introduction of the witty Petruchio as her suitor, that one ...
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Regret Or Apology?
Number of Words: 1080 / Number of Pages: 4
... it seems sincere, can dissipate another's anger.... Erich
Segal got it exactly wrong. Love doesn't mean never having to say you're
sorry. Love means being able to say you're sorry..., being strong enough
to admit you were at fault." Tannen boldly stated (109). I agree with her,
I don't think that saying you're sorry and admitting you were wrong makes
you weak at all. In my family I was taught that admitting that you were
wrong made you a stronger, better person. Not everyone was raised the same
way I was, in a household of nothing but women, so I guess that that is one
possible reason men may f ...
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Ethan Frome Book By Edith Whar
Number of Words: 1007 / Number of Pages: 4
... or perhaps, as she sometimes said, it was because Ethan "never listened" " (pg 72). Due to this Ethan felt it was his responsibility to take care of his wife. Zeena had been trying hard to get help as she occasionally left town to seek medical assistance. Ethan had "grown to dread these situations because of their cost" (pg. 62). Zeena had always returned with expensive remedies that were promising but never ended up working. Ethan felt his commitment of marriage was enough for him to believe that it was possible for his wife to re-cooperate from her illness and return to a normal life.
While Ethan w ...
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An Analysis The Hard Life Of T
Number of Words: 410 / Number of Pages: 2
... believe that things "just happen."
Further in the book Collier describes the pecking orde3r, which is the birth order of siblings, in which the oldest usually commands or dicates the activities of younger siblings. Once again Collier gives examples as; that white people felt they were supreme over black people. in another chapter Collier speaks of war between parents and children. The book explains why children think and say that they feel their parents are ignorant of their feelings for who they are, or that teenagers know what they want. With teenagers trying to "find themselves," teedder-totte ...
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Dadis Family
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... the birth of a daughter is not exciting. But Davis-Floyd's analysis seems correct in this situation. Depending on the number of sons that one has the more wealth they will have. There is security in having boys, but then at the same time, I noticed at points, the women sang and talked of the wonders of being a daughter. It also was different from what you would expect in that even though the birth of a daughter was not celebrated, the oldest or first daughter in law has power.
On page 419 the text reads, "Women were another source of pressure. Although most wanted few children themselves, they ...
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Ordinary People
Number of Words: 1100 / Number of Pages: 4
... begins with the illusion of natural beauty and ends with tragic human experience. The poem begins two-part stanzas, the first which is promising and hopeful; the second replaces optimism with a reality which is grim. Arnold uses contrast when he appeals to the sense of sight in the first section and to hearing in the second. Arnold starts with the descriptions of the "calm sea", "fair tide" and the "vast" cliffs which create a calming, innocent appearance. This sets the mood of peace and contentment which the speaker feels when he gazes out upon the sea. "Come to the window, sweet is the night-air", ...
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Romeo And Juliet Balcony Scene
Number of Words: 325 / Number of Pages: 2
... Juliet is proven to be practical and realistic. When Juliet meets Romeo, she falls in love with him. When he shows up at her balcony, she asks him how he got there and was worried for his safety. They could not talk for long because Juliet’s nurse was call her, Romeo wanted to sleep with Juliet but she said they had to get married first and they decided to get married the next day.
In the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is proven to be romantic while Juliet is more practical. They loved each other but their love wasn't meant to be. The feud between their families destroyed their lov ...
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Animal Farm 2
Number of Words: 636 / Number of Pages: 3
... an allegory* it concerns the toppling of the Russian Imperial rule and its replacement by the communist regime.
In this light, the characters introduced in Chapter I represent real, historical figures: Mr. Jones is the Czar, Old Major is Lenin and Marx at the same time and as for the rest of the animals, their role will become clear as the story progresses.
The animals on Manor Farm (Imperial Russia) ended live in unacceptable conditions, as is evidenced.
One of the ironies in this chapter is that the animals are not aware of their lamentable living conditions. This is shown the night that Old M ...
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Animal Farm 5
Number of Words: 350 / Number of Pages: 2
... paradise the animals had dreamed about; Old majors ideals were forgotton and the pig Napolean and his pack of dogs assume leadership. Snowball, the other pig is forced to flee for his life and the other animals begin to suffer as they did before the revolution. Napplean and his pack of dogs alnog with the other pigs begin to associate with the humans they despised.
The other animals see them in the farmhouse playing cards with the humans and see a fight erupt between them. Soon it is apparant that the animals and the humans are alike, faces all angry and full of rage. The others are unable to dis ...
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