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A Friendly Enemy
Number of words: 833 - Number of pages: 4.... mid 1900’s and probably in the spring-time. This piece is compiled of nine triplets separated into three sections. The first section of three triplets starts with the speaker honing his knife throwing skills.
In the first section the speaker starts his training. By this practice he automatically tells us that he wants for this action to happen perfectly. By perfecting his skills he confirms to us the importance of this act to him. In the first stanza he begins to learn how to inflict pain with his knife by throwing it. He molds a kitchen utensil into a fatal weapon by enhancing h .....
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Beowulf
Number of words: 418 - Number of pages: 2.... Unlike Hercules who would have relied on brute strength and instinct to pommel the suitors. The abilities expressed by Odysseus are shown to be superior to the shallow barbaric traits of Hercules and other heroes in that he thinks before he acts.
Physical strength is considered beautiful among the Greek culture. Odysseus strength far surpasses any other mortal as exhibited by Penelope’s bow test, “so effortlessly Odysseus in one motion strung the bow”(XXI.465-467.) With the ease of him stringing the bow compared to the inability of the suitors makes Odysseus seem super human. Thr .....
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The Outsiders By SE Hinton
Number of words: 2382 - Number of pages: 9.... beat up, and then the greasers are blamed for it, because they are poor and cannot affect the authorities. I hope you would enjoy and learn something about the book from reading this analysis. Plot Development The plot development in the book, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, was easy to follow. In this part of the book analysis I will give some more details about the plot development. There were no hooks or hurdles in the beginning of the book, the first sentence starts right away with the plot—without any forewords. This is the beginning of the first sentence: “When I stepped out i .....
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Red Badge Of Courage
Number of words: 683 - Number of pages: 3.... he neglects to receive this. This moral support is needed during the hard times of battle, but when Henry looks for this support, he realizes that he's pushed it away, far out of his life, and that it is almost imperceptible. Thus revealing the first isolation in Henry Fleming's life.
During war, a soldier's most important support system is his/her regiment. This is a support system that Henry has, then loses throughout this time period in his life. All through the war Henry questions his courage and bravery. He wonders if he will turn and run when death is looking him in the eyes, or if h .....
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Black Like Me
Number of words: 1895 - Number of pages: 7.... a rich area of town, and wouldn't be able to get food or shelter. Griffin also didn't know how to respond to white people of the time, so he would probably have to talk to black people to learn that. I also after his story was published there would probably be retaliation from hate groups. I also want to know why Griffin met with the Federal Bureau of Investigation men. By meeting with the Federal Bureau of Investigation the most they could do is tell him not to go. I think Griffin should've done more planning with this project also. It seems like he just came up with the idea one day a .....
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Frankenstein Vs. Dr. Jekyll
Number of words: 519 - Number of pages: 2.... don't set out with a far-fetched and bizarre task of creating "life" out of "death" nor ripping and containing the two side of the double-sided human soul. Events leading up towards the actual decision of pursuing their attempts played a crucial role. After the death of his mother, Frankenstein a long, agonizing period of time grieving over his loss. Jekyll confesses to many youthful thoughtless actions. Frankenstein and Jekyll finally both realized the positive impact their findings, if successful, would have on the scientific community and all of humanity.
Although Frankenstein and Dr. Je .....
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Macbeth - Manipulation
Number of words: 963 - Number of pages: 4.... and small implications from the letter, we can tell that Macbeth was ambitious enough to want to be the King, but would not think of murdering Duncan. Because Lady Macbeth knew this, she also knew that she would have to push Macbeth into performing the deed and she starts by telling him "Thy letters have transported me beyond this ignorant present and I feel now the future in the present" (1.5.57-59) the moment they meet. From Macbeth’s reply "We will speak further" (1.5.69) he is obviously noncommittal, but was already thinking about it. The first step of manipulati .....
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Beowulf: Heroism
Number of words: 1050 - Number of pages: 4.... adjustment but give some notion of how the person got that way and where he or she was going."
Throughout the poem, the author allows the reader to see, in action, the true workings of heroes. Men and women who cast aside their own personal needs and desires for the better of others. During this time society sustained a strong honor code. The actions that an individual amassed over their lifetime was the title by which they were known to the rest of the land, both good and bad. A lot was asked of rulers concerning the protection and expansion of the empire, Kings and Queens were known b .....
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The Odyssey: Virtues And Vices
Number of words: 432 - Number of pages: 2.... hospitality, it led to him being blind for the rest of his life. In every case, story or real life, if hospitality is not practiced bad things will happen.
Also a theme found in the Odyssey is revenge. One case of revenge is where Odysseus blinds the Cyclops in order for his crew and himself to escape and at the same time obtain revenge for the deaths of his men. Polyphemus deserved his fate because of his cruelness. Even after being blinded, Polyphemus stumbles out of his cave to thrown boulders at Odysseus' ship and to curse the men to never return home. Later along the story, whe .....
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Frankenstein
Number of words: 750 - Number of pages: 3.... commits the moral sin of creating another monster he may be rid of both monsters forever. "With the companion you bestow I will quit the neighborhood of man,"(pg 142) promises the morally corrupt monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner. When the doctor finishes his first creation's mate there is a chance that they will not keep their promise and stay in Europe, envoking fear into the people that live nearby. The good doctor, trying to act morally, destroys the monster for the good of the world. The monsters can potentially take over whatever they please. "A race of devils wo .....
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