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Utilitarianism
Number of words: 1679 - Number of pages: 7.... can be advantageous to society, the slave, or both. The society in which we are living in today is one of many ideas that are not original to any individual person. Many of the ideas and "facts" that people live with in today's world are given to us by society. Through a very informal experiment conducted by myself as a precursor to the writing of this tutorial I found that a majority of people associate the word slavery only with the horrible condition and treatment that slaves of the confederate states suffered through. This is not the idea that is being addressed in this examination .....
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Language Is A Virus
Number of words: 399 - Number of pages: 2.... and economical conditions of
the country as a whole and of the reader as an individual.
Obviously, a written work is a product of the period in which it is written.
Unless it is a historical tale, the subjects, characters and events described,
would be of a temporary nature or have a temporary outlook and appeal. Many
writings are of a controversial nature and as such they appeal to some but can
meet with a violent disapproval by others. Salman Rashdie has been lucky to
survive the violent anger of the Muslim world. But at the same time he became
popular with many segments of the .....
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Animal Farm
Number of words: 634 - Number of pages: 3.... Orwell’s is an allegory* it concerns the toppling of the Russian Imperial rule and its replacement by the communist regime.
In this light, the characters introduced in Chapter I represent real, historical figures: Mr. Jones is the Czar, Old Major is Lenin and Marx at the same time and as for the rest of the animals, their role will become clear as the story progresses.
The animals on Manor Farm (Imperial Russia) ended live in unacceptable conditions, as is evidenced.
One of the ironies in this chapter is that the animals are not aware of their lamentable living conditions. This .....
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Chapters 1-6 To Kill A Mocking
Number of words: 800 - Number of pages: 3.... also mentions, “When people’s azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because he had breathed on them.” (Lee 9) Tall pecan trees shook their fruit into the schoolyard, from the Radley chickenyard. However, the nuts would lay untouched by the children, as it was said that Radley pecans would kill anyone who ate them (Lee 9).
Different types of prejudice are evident in this chapter. For instance, Scout refers to Walter as a “Cunningham”, and this automatically places him in the poor class (Lee 20). Miss Caroline displays prejudice towards Scout because she can read. Scout is singled o .....
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Death Of A Salesman - Analysis Essay
Number of words: 742 - Number of pages: 3.... well-liked husband. Ending on a sad note, the flute appears in time of odd emotions. In the beginning of the play, a state of confusion is felt. During Ben’s visit, a state of pride is felt. At the end, a state of loneliness is felt, leading the reader to think if there is an ironic relationship between the flute, representing Willy’s father, leaving early and Willy’s sad end.
The play has a sense of joy in it. Willy’s flashbacks always occur toward the same time where the Lomans were happy. Starting with Biff’s football days in high school. The music in those scenes would ma .....
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Comparing Henry David Thoreau And Herman Melville's Writings
Number of words: 1705 - Number of pages: 7.... in harmony with nature, in tern exposing love and truth.
Both authors attempt to analyze all aspects of nature and its
relevance to human life. They explore the powers and influences of nature
over mankind. However, Melville centers his point of view upon mankind in
conflict with nature's forces, while Thoreau believes that if mankind
experiences nature, we will envelope ideas which will teach mankind to live
harmoniously in our natural environment; in turn, allowing individuals to
reach the highest levels of achievement synergistically with nature.
In Moby Dick, Herm .....
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Scarlet Letter 8
Number of words: 2960 - Number of pages: 11.... and the scarlet letter “A” were open confessions of her sin. Hester had committed adultery and she felt that “God, as a direct consequence of the sin, had given her a child, whose place was on that same dishonored bosom.”(82) Pearl was sent from God as a reminder to Hester and the Puritan community of her sin each and every day. However, Hester chose not to tell who Pearl's father was. “Pearl was the scarlet letter in another form, the scarlet letter endowed with life.”(88) Pearl and the scarlet letter were one in the same. Both represented Hester's sin .....
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Jane Eyre 4
Number of words: 807 - Number of pages: 3.... off. When Miss Temple had tried to rationalize with Mr. Brocklehurst and tell him that her hair is natural he replies and says,
Naturally! Yes, but we are not to conform to nature: I wish these girls to be the children of Grace: and why that abundance? I have again and again intimated that I desire the hair to be arranged closely, modestly, plainly. Miss Temple, that girl’s hair must be cut off entirely; I will send a barber to-morrow: and I see others who have far too much of the excrescence- that tall girl, tell her to turn round. Tell all the first form to rise up and direct their fa .....
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The Tragedy Of Hamlet
Number of words: 964 - Number of pages: 4.... hero doesn't need to be good. For
example, MacBeth was evil, yet he was a tragic hero, because
he had free will. He also had only one flaw, and that was
pride. He had many good traits such as bravery, but his
one bad trait made him evil. Also a tragic hero doesn't
have to die. While in all Shakespearean tragedies, the hero
dies, in others he may live but suffer "Moral Destruction".
In Oedipus Rex, the proud yet morally blind king plucks
out his eyes, and has to spend his remaining days as a
wandering, sightless beggar, guided at every painful
step .....
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Oedipus The King: Free Will Vs Fate
Number of words: 1128 - Number of pages: 5.... but in his hastiness, he passionately curses the murderer, and in so, unknowingly curses himself. "Upon the murderer I invoke this curse- whether he is one man and all unknown, or one of many- may he wear out his life in misery or doom! If with my knowledge he lives at my hearth, I pray that I myself may feel my curse." (pg. 438; lines 266-271)
In order for Sophecles' Greek audience to relate to the tragic figure, he had to have some type of flaws or an error of ways. This brought the character down to a human level, invoking in them the fear that "it could happen to them." And Oedipus .....
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