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Symbolism In Lord Of The Flies: What The Objects Really Mean
Number of words: 533 - Number of pages: 2.... of the pig’s head was inside them all and this evil was reflected in the way in which they ran their society.
The masks were the final step in the transition from civilized boys to savages. It can be said that these masks allowed the boys to barbarically kill, hunt and live without any type of remorse. Ralph and Piggy were two of the few who did not wear masks, and they retained as much of their civilized lives as they possibly could. Those who did wear masks had almost lost their entire identities. As Percival Wemys Madison tried to introduce himself to the captain, “I’m, I’m .....
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Billy Budd - Individualism
Number of words: 801 - Number of pages: 3.... serve their country but Billy looked at it as an opportunity to gain new experiences (Ellis), "He rather liked this adventurous turn in affairs, which promised an opening into novel scenes and martial excitements" (Melville 49).
A final way he shows individualism is when the chaplain approached him at the end of the story trying to explain to him how to gain salvation before his death, but Billy stayed true to his beliefs about God (Wood),"…one whom though on the confines of death he felt he could never convert to a dogma; nor for all that did he fear for his future" (Melville 121). An ind .....
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Night Creatures
Number of words: 299 - Number of pages: 2.... Carrie and Jerry care about it? He was a weird person anyway. That night Carrie and Jerry decide to climb the big brick fence that surrounded the house. They just wanted to check out what was there. They got their flashlights and shovels and started walking toward the house. They climbed the fence and had a rough drop down the fence. They looked around and saw huge plans; they were shaped like animals. Jerry looked up and saw a lion with wings; it was so big that he could fit his head into its mouth…If he wanted to. Jerry and Carrie were both scared, but they did not admit it. Ten they he .....
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The Mayor Of Caterbridge: Important Characters
Number of words: 509 - Number of pages: 2.... second time Henchard and the furmity woman came into contact was quite a long time later when Henchard was leading a renewed life and was doing well. This time the furmity woman made her presence felt was in court one day when she was charged with misconduct for urinating in the street. Henchard happened to be filling in for someone else as judge that day. When Henchard charge her, the furmity woman told the court room about Henchard selling his wife and also said that he wasn’t fit to judge her when he was no better. Because of this, Henchard lost some of his glory in the eyes of t .....
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Hester Prynne Sanction
Number of words: 1443 - Number of pages: 6.... fashion of punishing corporations.
In our society, retributive ideals have been implanted in us, as the
famous biblical “eye for an eye” concept seems to be society's manner with which
we punish criminals. This is an interesting case though, because corporations
don't simply have one individual they can place the blame upon. Rather, they are
comprised of hundreds or even thousands of people, and therefore there is no
extensive punishment prosecutors can place upon everybody who is employed by a
corporation. In a famous case in Indiana involving Ford Pinto whose “cost
benefit analysis .....
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Things Fall Apart
Number of words: 1711 - Number of pages: 7.... own religion, are confident that the tribal village will destroy them. When this does not happen, the villagers become convinced that the new religion has some sort of magical power, and this weakens their confidence in their own culture.
Once again, racism pervades the novel, with the intrusion of the missionaries into the lives of the villagers. The weakening ties in the village are reflected in the story of Okonkwo and his family. Nwoye's conversion to the white religion fills Okonkwo with uncontrollable
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anger because he is a man who must be obeyed. For the first time Okonkwo is face .....
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The Minister's Black Veil
Number of words: 501 - Number of pages: 2.... commits secret sins without revealing
them to anyone. If you do not express your secret sin you would be keeping
stress and tension locked up inside you, but if you express it, the stress and
tension will be relieved.
Another reason behind the veil might be sorrow. Deep, dark sorrow for
someone or yourself might be expressed and shown with the help of a black veil.
By wearing the black veil for eternity, you are exhibiting great love and sorrow
for someone or yourself. If the black veil was removed, the sorrow and love
would be dead. This might be how Reverend Hooper expressed the veil. .....
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Parable Of The Sower - Communi
Number of words: 628 - Number of pages: 3.... aspect of the ritual of banning together against catastrophes is that it not only draws the group together physically, but it also has a tendency to bond them emotionally. A community joins together when there is a threat to disrupt the peace and comfort that a group setting provides.
The adult men and women put the fire out with garden hoses, shovels, wet towels and blankets… Kids [Lauren’s] age helped out where [they] were needed and put out any new fires…The very old people watched the little kids and kept them out of the way, and out of trouble (p 28).
Socie .....
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Summary Of 1984
Number of words: 838 - Number of pages: 4.... the Party very well from the telescreens. He
hated the party but he knew there was nothing he could do. He had heard of an
anti-Party organization called the Brotherhood, but there was no way of knowing
if it really existed. He didn¹t know if anyone felt the same way he did, but he
was sure there must be.
The Party was reconstructing society as a whole, and no one seemed to
notice. it was done so systematically and effectively, it was hard to believe
the world had ever been otherwise. Children were raised to love Big Brother (the
human face the Party took on). They were taught to turn anyo .....
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Macbeth Essay
Number of words: 819 - Number of pages: 3.... of almost divine excellence. Macbeth has a vision of the heavenly powers horrified by this murder; he sees Pity personified as a “naked new born babe” which is nevertheless “striding the blast” while “heaven’s cherubin” are mounted on the winds. The speech builds to a mighty climax then suddenly the power is lost, when Macbeth turns to his own wretched motive for committing such a crime. He can find nothing except Vaulting Ambition. His mind is made up, and tells his wife “We will proceed no further in this business”. He is not prepared for her rage and abuse. She c .....
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