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Tales Of The City
Number of words: 5060 - Number of pages: 19.... of Tales of the
City. The development neatly meshes the character's lives with one another,
till ultimately the product is a mass evolution.
It is interesting to note that the writing style Mr. Maupin uses to guide
the story forward is consistent throughout the book. Chapters inevitably
commence with a character's response to the given situation. There are several
departures from this style, which are explained further on in this book report.
The chapters are suited for the readers of a newspaper. Each is short,
usually between two and four pages in length. This makes .....
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Ordinary People: Dysfunctional Family
Number of words: 951 - Number of pages: 4.... comes to
terms with his guilt while Beth cannot.
She is furthermore, a perfectionist. "Everything had to be perfect,
never mind the impossible hardship it worked on her, on them all." Conrad
is not unlike his mother. He is an overachiever, an "A" student, on the
swim team and a list-maker. His father tells the psychiatrist, "I see her
not being able to forgive him. For surviving, maybe. No, that's not it, for
being too much like her"(147). In some cases weak people tend on to forget
what’s real and what’s not, “Depending upon reality one must face, one may
prefer to opt for illusion .....
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Lord Of The Flies Essay
Number of words: 398 - Number of pages: 2.... affect them, but the
things they see cause them to have evil intentions.
Golding used a pig’s head on a stick called “ the lord of the flys “ as another
animation to substitute the thoughts of evil and fear within the boys. Seeing the head
causes Simon to have hallucinations of this head talking to him. The Lord of the Flys
says “
.” After hearing this, Simon returns to the
other boys, who are rallying around a fire, indulged in a victorious chant, and is soon
trampled to death by the preoccupied boys. Being away from .....
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Summary Of To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of words: 248 - Number of pages: 1.... in the
story. First, a young girl is raped and a black man is accused of the
crime. The people of the town immediately assume the black man is guilty.
Atticus, Scouts father, is a lawyer and takes the case. Because of the is
he would have been lynched if it weren't for the innocence of his children.
Atticus proves the defendant's innocence but given the time period the man
is found guilty anyway.
Also, there is a neighbor boy who is supposed to be a severely
disturbed. However, it turns out that this bad apple is truly good. He is
always leaving little trinkets in a tree for the bo .....
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Things Fall Apart: Okonkwo
Number of words: 1503 - Number of pages: 6.... essay will convey the value systems of
each character in their culture and the cinematic and literary techniques used
to magnify their presence in the works.
Charles foster Kane was a child that was very fond of his mother, as seen
in the first scene of the young characters life. Charles' father did not seem to
have any attachment to his son. Appearing quite ignorant, we can detect the lack
of a father figure in Charles' life. This first scene is recounted in the
journal of Mr. Thatcher. The man that took the young boy away, and sent him to
live in schools around the world. For the .....
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“In Cold Blood” By Truman Capote
Number of words: 630 - Number of pages: 3.... on this project, and it was hard work. While imprisoned, Perry and Dick considered him a true friend and wanted his help to get a pardon. Capote felt torn by his affections for the two and by knowing of the murders they had committed.
Capote did not begin the book with the murder scene. Instead, he gave the reader a view of the Clutters as people, not just as victims. There is a chance for the reader to get to know and like the Clutters before they are murdered. And he could have given the description of the murders at the point they appeared, but he waited to give those details unti .....
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Lockes Primary And Secondary Q
Number of words: 1200 - Number of pages: 5.... an entity. This object has bulk, figure, number, and motion. Motion can be classified as movement from one location to another, or that the object is at rest. Take for example a block of ice. Thoughts probably come to mind of something very cold, smooth, and semi-transparent. Notice that these are all sense orientated, because that is what sticks out in the mind about a block of ice, our past perceptions of examining a block of ice. If one was not able to touch, sense it's coldness, or see, one would not be able to perceive these phenomenon of the objects secondary qualities. One wo .....
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The Pearl: Notes Chapter 2
Number of words: 272 - Number of pages: 1.... was acceptable because not only is it an heirloom, it
represents his living, and it is part of the family.
3. Juana is dissatisfied by her own method because it was free and lacked
the doctor's authority. Juana's reaction to the appearance of the scorpion
was fear for her first born. Then, after the sting, she wanted to take
Coyotito to the doctor. He would not treat it.
This demonstrated not only a war between culture's, but a war between
social classes. If the baby were white or the parents well paid, but
lacking immediate money, the doctor would have probably treated it.
4. The beat .....
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Great Expectations: Injustices And Poor Conditions Committed On Women And Children
Number of words: 740 - Number of pages: 3.... his conscience
forever-he did not have the courage to tell Mrs. Joe that he had taken a pork
pie that was for Christmas dinner. Mrs. Joe only made it harder for Pip when
she asked, "And were the deuce ha' you been?" (page 20). Pip had to make a
moral judgment about whether or not to tell the truth about what he did and is
challenged with many more of these decisions throughout the book.
Pip was later introduced to Estella, Ms. Havisham's adopted daughter, whom was
taught to pursue retribution on all of the male population for her "mother".
Pip became easily infatuated with Estella's good .....
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Master And Slave. An Analysis
Number of words: 415 - Number of pages: 2.... the conventions of the time.
Ariel is in bondage to Prospero, who saved the spirit when Sycorax stuck him in a pine tree. Ariel has to play tricks and use magic in accordance with Prospero's wishes. It is apparent that Ariel wants his freedom very much. The spirit's liberation comes at the end of the play. After Ariel has served his year of servitude to Prospero, Prospero sets him free.
Caliban is in bondage to Prospero's magic, but mostly to his monstrous looks. Prospero uses him as a slave because Caliban looks sub-human. Since Caliban is actually not human, he does not have the dem .....
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