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1984
Number of words: 622 - Number of pages: 3.... to what “Big Brother” wants the people to know. In the grim city and terrifying country, where “Big Brother” is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind, Winston is a man in great danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. He knows the party controls people by feeding them lies and taking away their imaginations. The Party forbids thought, love, and relationships. Drawn into a secret love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. T .....
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Yugoslavia-a Land Torn Apart
Number of words: 1575 - Number of pages: 6.... Gates of the Danube, linking Central Europe and the Black Sea, that controlled much of the trade between the Mediterranean and Central Europe since ancient times. Most of the populations have lived separated from each other geographically and culturally, developing very strong national and tribal allegiances. This region is a frontier between Eastern and Western European civilizations and has also been influnced by Islam during the Turkish invasion.
The roots of the conflict in the Balkans go back hundreds of years. Farther than recent events in the region indicate. Dating back to Roman times .....
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Othello Vs Much Ado About Noth
Number of words: 688 - Number of pages: 3.... had said, degrading Hero in front of all her family and friends. Because she did not cheat on him, she did not expect that kind of reaction. She is so dejected that she faints, and everyone assumes she is dead. Eventually Borrachio is overheard talking about Don John’s plan, and Don John is arrested. Later Claudio learns that Hero is not actually dead, and they are finally married.
“Othello”’s Iago is very much similar to Don John. He wants to get revenge on Othello for not being chosen as lieutenant and also suspects that Othello has slept with Emilia. Somehow Iago manages to manip .....
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The Red Badge Of Courage
Number of words: 467 - Number of pages: 2.... He worried a lot over things he might do and not the things he would do. For instance, on page 34, he questions others in hope that their answers would comfort him. He feels disassociated from others, "The Youth, considering himself separated from the others..." (p29). Page 35 quotes, "He was a mental outcast." He lacked self -confidence and "continually tried to measure himself by his comrades." (p22). Despite his sorrow, the Youth was creative and compared ideas and objects to other ideas and objects. "The battle was like the grinding of an immense and terrible machine." I believe that t .....
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Comparing "The Adventures Of Huck Finn" And "The Catcher In The Rye"
Number of words: 1368 - Number of pages: 5.... are symbolic death and motifs.
The Cosmogonic Cycle is an interesting way to interpret literature because
is Universal or correlates with any time period and any situation.
The Call to Adventure is the first of the Cosmogonic Cycle. It is the
actual "call to adventure" that one receives to begin the cycle. There are
many ways that this is found in literature including going by desire, by
chance, by abduction, and by being lured by an outside force. In The
Adventures of Huck Finn, Huck is forced with the dilemma of whether to stay
with his father and continue to be abused or to leave. .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Wearing Masks
Number of words: 592 - Number of pages: 3.... she was right to recognize he wasn't acting his usual self.
I believe these behavioral changes may have been because of Jem
acquiring a mask. He began wearing this mask around the start of his
teenage years, as a result of pressures from peers, and a fear of not being
accepted. Even in these different social and economic times, the 1930's,
issues like popularity and social acceptance were real and present, just as
they are today.It is true that many teenagers today face challanges of
where to place their emotions and how strong they should be, a predicament
Jem was obviously faced wi .....
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The Pardoner And The "Brothers"
Number of words: 564 - Number of pages: 3.... a celebration. As the youngest of the friends leaves to
go buy wine, the other two greedily plot to kill him so they can split the
treasure only two ways. Even the youngest decides to "put it in his mind
to buy poison / With which he might kill his two companions" (383, 384).
The greed, which is evident in the character of the Pardoner, is also
clearly seen in the tale.
Another trait that is displayed by the Pardoner and a character in his tale
is hypocrisy. Although the Pardoner is extremely greedy, he continues to
try and teach that "Avarice is the root of all evil" (6). The charact .....
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Buddhism
Number of words: 1343 - Number of pages: 5.... to Gautama's father, lead the young prince to a religious leader. These sights or as how Buddhists refer to them "The Four Signs" were in turn, a sick man covered with terrible sores, an old man, a corpse, and a wandering monk. The sightings of these men made Gautama think of the suffering and inevitable death which comes to all people great and small. This brought further questioning such as the meaning of life and the ultimate fate of man. As time passed these thoughts became great burdens to Gautama and he increasingly became dissatisfied with the shallow dissolute life of the royal cour .....
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1984 Big Brother Is Watching Y
Number of words: 1160 - Number of pages: 5.... divided into two classes, the members of the Party and the proletariat. The Party members are like machines that do the jobs of the government. In this world, never has anyone thought any different of his or her place in society. Due to this authority that attempts to control the human train of thought, paranoia among the people became common. Nobody would talk to each other. Bonds between one another were broken, and it was never thought to be any different than before. To hold on to what makes you human - emotions and the ability to speak freely - was considered a crime against Big Brother. .....
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“A Worn Path”: Persistence And Boldness Of The Main Character
Number of words: 614 - Number of pages: 3.... as she moves towards her objective. The gradual movement in the story stresses the woman’s tenacity and incredible effort towards an intent she sees fit for such a journey.
Throughout the story, harsh weather and literal distance of her aim represent obstacles. However, some of the obstacles take more familiar faces, in the eyes of a white man and woman. Although the hunter shows her somewhat kindness, he represents a barrier within the story. The Hunter tries to make Phoenix Jackson rethink her journey, in spite of the fact that she is worn out, she does not subdue; “I bound to go .....
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