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Brave New World Essays
Number of Words: 2088 / Number of Pages: 8
... specifically soma, are the food for life. Instead of living through rough situations, society went on soma holidays for their problems.
All these “wrongs” to John, were making him upset. John tried to give the hospital workers freedom. He threw away their soma, and made them more upset. The workers rioted against John, and he realized he could not change society. John argued with the Mustapha Mond about the way society was, but it seemed Mond had a response to everything. John decided to indulge himself in the Brave New World’s lifestyle. John tried sex, and soma, and enjoyed it. John knew ...
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Artistic Theme Of The Bacchae
Number of Words: 465 / Number of Pages: 2
... of love according to Diotima and Socrates should be sought and revered. The concept of honoring life and love as it is, exemplified in the Handbook of Epictetus. In the Handbook Epictetus specifies “not to seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen”. This concept Dionysus in the Bacchae of Euripides did not comprehend. He was embittered the Milles-Dave 2 people of Thedes did not believe that the God Zeus impregnated his mother, thereby making him half God, that he took revenge on the women of the city including his aunt. Dionysus, the God of ...
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Hero
Number of Words: 942 / Number of Pages: 4
... and he is once again victorious. Another example of Beowulf’s
strength is his defeat of Grendel, a beastly monster. Beowulf not only
kills Grendel but rips the beasts arm off and brings it to his mother. His
men admire Beowulf’s skills and courage. Also, when Beowulf is fighting
Grendel's mother, who is seeking revenge on her son's death, he is able to
end her life by slashing the monster's neck with a sword. The sword
belongs to a Giant and can only be lifted by a person as strong as Beowulf.
When he chops off her head, he carries the heavy head all the way to
Hrothgar to show him he has b ...
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Troublesome Farmhouse
Number of Words: 1938 / Number of Pages: 8
... for the night, but had to hurry before the storm closed in on them.
The blood trickled through Louis's fingers as he held his knees and screamed in pain. To see how badly Louis was injured, Lee took a box of matches out of his pocket and lit them all at once. The rocks around them danced with yellow and orange light that emitted from Lee's blistered hand.
Louis's injuries were mild, compared to what lay in front of them. Striking that box of matches actually saved their lives, as they found themselves a metre from the edge of a twenty-metre cliff. Once they had gathered themselves they made their w ...
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Tempest A Look At Reality And
Number of Words: 1472 / Number of Pages: 6
... and is adequate for living on. Antonio and Sebastian tell Gonzalo he is lying about the clothes and the island being in such fantastic shape. They tell him this because they are not affected by the spell that Gonzalo is under. Spells don’t always affect a person directly, but it still makes a person see their reality in a different perspective. Alonso is fooled by Prospero’s magic too, but it is not directly aimed towards Alonso. Because of the magic that put Ferdinand in a glen where no one could see him; Alonso thinks that Ferdinand drowned at sea. Alonso thinks that Ferdinand i ...
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing
Number of Words: 788 / Number of Pages: 3
... be a conductorette and sling a full money changer from my belt. I would.” With these words and the determination to change the incredible backwardness of the white people she heads to the railway office. She eventually convinces them to back down and she gets a job working as a conductorette for the railways. Despite the maliciously chosen hours, she shows them that she will not back down. Soon after getting her job she becomes pregnant. Through her months of pregnancy she tells no one and no one helps her. She teaches herself how to deal with being an expectant mother and stay in school, and ...
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The Sun Also Rises - Betrayal
Number of Words: 610 / Number of Pages: 3
... betrayal in the novel; the betrayal of himself. He betrays himself because he is unconditionally devoted to Brett, and her happiness. He is so in love with Brett that he will do anything for her even it means hurting himself. He is driven by the reality of his physical impotence and therefore gives up on Brett, although in his heart he will always love her. The last remark in the novel is very important in making us see how Jake ultimately betrays himself. He says "yes I said isn't it pretty to think so?" He is being sarcastic when he says this, he seems to have come to a realization that he stubborn ...
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Beowulf And Gilgamesh Comparis
Number of Words: 699 / Number of Pages: 3
... and 'pushing' to bring on a negative, basically condescending tone. Although Gilgamesh portrayed strength in a powerful way, Beowulf used it in the literal sense of the word. Beowulf is a very strong and noble character. He is a member of the Geat tribe and is described by the poet as "greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in the world". A Danish soldier, a character in the story, has "never seen…Out of all the men on earth, one greater than has come with you". Beowulf's appearance--his size, his armor-obviously commands immediate respect and attention. The poet utilizes 'greater' and ' ...
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The Lottery As An Allegory
Number of Words: 567 / Number of Pages: 3
... it isn’t right." (238) The name Tessie can be associated with the word testy or tizzy. Which means someone who is in an angry or rebellious state. The name Warner can be seen as a literal warning against ceasing the tradition of the lottery. "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." (236) Mr. Warner says this after Mr. Adams speaks of a neighboring village who has given up the lottery.
The objects depicted in the story are another good representation of the death associated with the lottery. All of the blackness makes the reader think of death and evil. The family which draws the black dot on the p ...
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Pursuit Of Materail Wealth Doe
Number of Words: 565 / Number of Pages: 3
... qualities or traits. As proof, the Doctor says, " Have I nothing to do than cure insect bites for little Indians?…I alone in the world am supposed to work for nothing-and I am tired of it. See if he has any money!" (P.294)
"He is a client of mine…The doctor looked past his aged patient and saw himself sitting in a restaurant in Paris and a waiter was just opening a bottle of wine." (P.301) Under these conditions, greed in the doctor is definitely shown. With all the riches he already had, he wanted to gain more wealth. He looks past the need of the vulnerable for the sake of money. In any eve ...
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