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Odysseus: Summary
Number of words: 1163 - Number of pages: 5.... of running water a day, and the
two hours didn't start until later that afternoon (Ward 41). Odysseus'
mouth was so arid he needed water immediately. He left the hotel and
started strolling down the streets of Havana, when he decided to rob a
store to get water. Odysseus entered the next store he approached, grabbed
a bottle of water and ran out. Seconds later an alarm went off. Hearing
sirens he ran as fast as cheetah onto a side street where he hid behind a
dumpster. After Odysseus waited there for a hour he realized he was safe,
and he came out from behind the dumpster.
After he lef .....
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Summary Of Aycliffe's The Lost
Number of words: 604 - Number of pages: 3.... Alps and hopes to turn it into an orphanage for Romanian
children. Delightful letters pass between Michael and his love, Sophie
Wandless, back in Cambridge, as he describes his travels through Eastern
Europe, his frustrating encounters with bureaucrats, and the gloomy life in
today's Bucharest. Meanwhile, he hires a research assistant, Liliana, to
help him establish his bona fides as the owner of Castle Vliacu.. Liliana
and her secret boyfriend, however, hope to lead him into opening not an
orphanage but rather a hotel at the castle, a business likely to gather
great financial rewards. A g .....
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A Stranger Is Watching
Number of words: 559 - Number of pages: 3.... of the protagonist completely conflict with the
antagonist.The protagonist,Steve is a successful man with a family and no problems;at least in the mind of
the antagonist.The antagonist has problems with females,a career he feels is going nowhere,and a lack of
good friends.throughout the story we find out that the antagonist is very jealous of the protagonist's lifeand
that's why he indirectly targets him.This contrast was an addition to the already excitng plot of the story..
In my opinion the best part of "A Stranger is Watching"is the end,chapter 52.this chapter contains
one of .....
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Waheenee And Eve's Bayou: Common Ground
Number of words: 764 - Number of pages: 3.... This caused the survivors to move north where they found Like-a- Fishhook Village. Waheenee at the age of six lost her mother which her great-grandmother and her grandmother raised her. So Waheenee had many mothers that had brought her up. Waheenee goes through various changes throughout life. There's a lot of human interest in Waheenee's story. As a budding teen, she attracts the attention of the young warrior Sacred Red Eagle Wing, who attends her families corn husking which is away for him to show off to her family (Encarta 2). But at this husking there are other men and sh .....
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Summary Of The Old Man And The Sea
Number of words: 1431 - Number of pages: 6.... to the shore to his skiff. The captain of the boy's boat does not let
him carry anything, yet Santiago let him carry things when the boy was just
five years old. That is how young the boy was when he first started his
"classes on fishing" as I would call them.
The boy loved Santiago with all of his heart. To prove this one
day the boy bought some minnows for the old man. That same day he also
bought him a "can" of coffee. That day he wanted to go fishing with the
old man, but the old man refused to let the boy come with him. He said,
"You are with a lucky boat, stay with it." .....
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The Heart Of Darkness: Symbolism
Number of words: 764 - Number of pages: 3.... all men are savages.
Marlow connects with the very backbone in which constitutes Conrad's theme
"The shade of the original Kurtz frequented the beside of the hollow sham,
whose fate it was buried presently in the mold of primeval earth. But both
diabolic love and the unearthly hate of the mysteries it had penetrated
fought for the possession of that soul satisfied with primitive emotions,
avid of lying fame, of sham distinction, of all the appearances of success
and power"(Conrad 146).
Our enlightenment into the corruption of men's souls eventually
becomes complete when Marlow meet .....
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Prince Henry And Dr. Faustus: The Trials Of Becoming A Hero
Number of words: 1205 - Number of pages: 5.... Faustus for the worse.
Faustus has risen to a great point in his life. He was born to "parents
base of stock (line 11)," but still has managed to gain a degree from the
University of Wittengberg, thus acquiring much respect from the professional
world. From the onset though, Faustus has his mind set on other things; such as
magic and necromancy. Hal, on the other hand was born to a high society. Even
though he does all of these mischievous things, he plans on repenting and
returning to his father.
The audience can see from Hal's soliloquy at the end of Act I, scene 2,
that no ma .....
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Madame Bovary: The Theme Of Fantasy
Number of words: 217 - Number of pages: 1.... the world around her,
she longed for the romantic fantasy life she had dreamed about since she
was a child. She found her life dull and unfullfilling and was constantly
trying to change reality.
Emma wanted a dreamlover. She wanted a man to fullfill all her
fantasys, a man to rescue her from the life she was living and to take her
into her fantasy world. Emma went through many lovers, searching for the
one love that would last always. She wanted to live through her dreams,
never realizing that she would never find her dreamlover. Emma died
because she would not step out of her fanta .....
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A Freudian Turn Of The Screw
Number of words: 950 - Number of pages: 4.... the mundane restrictions of everyday life would probably argue that Peter Quint and Miss Jessel are ghosts, where as a more logical thinker with a literal sense of mind would probably search out the explanation in psychopathology. The decision is really left up to the reader.
Henry James use of symbolism in The Turn of the Screw seems to be the easiest way to sway the reader’s opinion toward the psychological theory. There are several types of symbolism used throughout the story but the three that seem to be the most prevalent are: mirror symbolism, name symbolism and space symbolism .....
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The Prince And The Pauper
Number of words: 851 - Number of pages: 4.... Twain’s style in writing was very unique. Since the novel takes place in the sixteenth century the dialogue and narration is written in the language style of that time. “Oh, prithee, no more, my lord, I cannot bear it! I beseech your good lordship that order be taken to change this law...” is an example of the style within the novel. Not only the does the dialogue and narration make this novel unique but also the construction of the novel itself. The story has two different stories happening at the same time. One scene is that of Prince Edward and the other of Tom Canty. Ma .....
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