Something akin to panic is communicated onto my sterile computer screen, then my furrowed brow and soon my troubled mind when I sit alone, in the dark of my room and explore ideas and possibilities. Turning the light on and the computer off doesn't dissolve my disturbed mood; nothing does until...
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Greg Zacharakis AP LANG The autobiography Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt tells the life of the McCourt family while living in poverty in Limerick, Ireland during the 1930's and 1940's. Frank McCourt relates his difficult childhood to the reader up until the time he leaves for America at the age...
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'Cleanliness is next to Fordliness', was an attitude impressed upon the people of Aldous Huxley's, Brave New World. A society free of disease and suffering was achieved through a technique of conditioning called hynopaedia. 'Civilization is sterilization', was a hynopaedic...
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Like many books from this time, Bram Stoker’s Dracula deals with one of the greatest human conflicts: the struggle between good and evil. In Dracula, Bram Stoker highlights the interplay of good and evil through the use of characters, symbols, and natural elements. Stoker acknowledges the...
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Hard Times, Charles Dickens The Industrial Revolution is the period marking the introduction of mass production, improved transportation, technical progress and the industrial factory system. Industrialisation changed people’s lives because Britain progressed from just a centre of “worldwide...
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In Webster’s Dictionary the word justice is defined by the words fairness and rightfulness. Around the world, the figure of justice is portrayed as blind from all information but objective facts. In the novel Les Miserables written by Victor Hugo, the figure of justice is meant to be completely...
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A Landscape of Emotions Being consumed by one's surroundings results in an impressionable experience. Taking a deep breath of fresh air, admiring a breathtaking view, and watching the sizzling sunset evoke emotions. Willa Cather effectively evokes emotions in the reader, in order to relate to the...
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As Quentin and Margo drive through the night, Quentin takes note of the streetlights and quotes T. S. Eliot. Margo loves the quote, but is disappointed to find that Quentin did not make it up himself. As they continue talking, Margo finally reveals that Jase has been cheating on her with Becca...
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The movie “Something Wicked This Way Comes” is an adaptation of Bradbury’s novel which illustrates a fundamental aspect of human behavior which might otherwise be explained only in a work of great complexity. The movie vividly portrays a battle between good and evil through the eyes of children...
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In Jack London's book, The Call of the Wild, he symbolizes many things in the book. Buck, gold sacks, Mercedes, and others are looked on as symbolic. In this essay, you will find out what these items symbolize. The main character in the book is Buck, a half St. Bernard, half Scotch...
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Maureen is often forgotten throughout the entire story of The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls. We are very tragically reminded of Maureen’s presence when she stabs her own mother while living in New York. Reflecting back to the beginning of the story, we can see why Maureen has a mental...
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Lady with the double chin You must have heard stories about so many girls like Lady with the Two Lambs, Snow-white and seven dwarfs, Lady with beautiful smile and so on. But have you ever heard of a strange theme line like “Lady with the double chin”. You must have also heard about people falling...
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Callie Graham English 3H p2 Detailed Outline I. Thesis – why and how Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven is a vital literary piece to the start of the era of gothic literature, and how it embodies the traits of basic gothic literature II. The basic elements of gothic literature a. Intricate plot i...
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Jonathan Shamama Prof. Kimberley English 110 * An Unreliable Narrator * * The never-ending question about the novella “The Turn of the Screw” is if the governess actually sees the ghosts she claims to have seen. The article “Narrative Games: The Frame of The Turn of the Screw” provides support...
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?A Wrinkle in Time Essay There are many differences between the book and the movie version of a Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle. Even though there are many differences, there are also some similarities. But in the movie, there are many more differences in characters and relationships, plot...
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Swift's Modest Proposal for the Preventing the Children of Poor People from being a burden to their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public is a satire of the English opinion of the Irish, barbarians. Though this is a satire, Swift has a good point about eating children...
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Angela’s Ashes Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Chapter one begins with the Frank McCourt looking back on his childhood that he refers to as a miserable Irish Catholic childhood. He begins with summering how his parents Malachy and Angela met in Brooklyn, New York. Both were decents from Ireland. From...
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The Brave New World treated death much as they did birth, this was in contradiction to the way the savage felt death should be <br> <br>Death in the Brave New World is not important, it is simply something that happens to your body when it has got worn out. In chapter 14 the nurse...
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The words of dracula mean more than is read by most. The Symbols throughout Dracula, have often been thought to mean many diffrent things throughout history. It is believed by most that a large number of the themes are catholic oriented, Which is very understandable due to the books time period...
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Hard Times It is obvious that Charles Dickens is trying to express his negative feelings towards the industrial revolution by describing the town the way he does. He uses a large amount of figures of speeches and metaphors to indirectly describe the depressing look of Coketown and the people that...
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Claudia Lara Burke English 11 Nov. 27, 2009 Fatal Flaw In the film Les Miserables, Jean Valjean is a hero because he often sacrifices himself in order to be fair and to protect his loved ones. Valjean, a reformed convict, sacrifices himself and gives up his freedom after a long period of his life...
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Relationship of the Past in My Antonia “Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again”; this quote by Willa Cather expresses the relationship that the past can have on humans. Some would argue that the past has no role in My Antonia, almost as if the...
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The epic poem has been regarded ion all ages and countries as the highest form of poetry and there are great epics in almost in all the literatures in the world. As Dr. Johnson has put it, “By the general consent of critics, the first praise of genius is due to the writer of an epic poem, as it...
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In Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes, Jim and Will are portrayed as characters with few similarities: being extremely close in age, and living next door to each other being the two main parallels. Will is born only minutes before his counterpart, but he is born in the closing minutes...
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Call of the Wild Jack London's thrilling epic tale of adventure and bravery, through the eyes of a part St. Bernard, part German Shepherd named Buck. Our story opens with the author describing the lifestyle of this pampered dog on the premises of his master's home, Judge Miller, in the Santa Clara...
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I recently read the book, “The Glass Castle,” by Jeannette Walls, which is a short novel in the form of a memoir. She is famous for both “The Glass Castle,” but also wrote another best seller, “Half Broke Horses. ” I would give this book a positive rating, and also deem it one of the best books I...
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“The lady with the little dog “- Analyzing literature questions 1. Gurov’s character represents as a man who dislikes the company of man of his age. He finds their company uninterested and boring. In addition, he finds his wife to be unintelligent, narrow, and inelegant and he did not like to stay...
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“The Raven” While reading “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe, the narrator’s increasingly anxious tone sets an eerie mood throughout the story. At the beginning, a royal narrator, who is unnamed, relaxes in his chair, but something disturbs him by tapping on his chamber door; he tries to ignore the...
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‘The Turn of the Screw is essentially an ambivalent text. Its narrative prompts divergent, even opposite readings, but does not reconcile them. What happens remains irrevocably uncertain’ James uses the prologue to the novel to introduce the themes with in this novella but more importantly he...
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What is the significance of Fiver's vision? Fiver sees the hillside near the Sandleford warren covered with blood. Although he does not know the cause, he is certain the warren is in danger. The blood foretells the death of all the rabbits who remain in the warren. Prompted by the vision, Hazel...
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In his biting political satire called "A Modest Proposal," Johnathan Swift seeks to create empathy for the poor through his ironic portrayal of the children of Irish beggars as commodities that can be regulated and even eaten. He is able to poke fun at the dehumanization of the multitudes of poor...
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The Odyssey - Book 1, "A Goddess Intervenes" Odysseus is stuck on the sea due to Poseidon's wrath. Odysseus's men are all starving when they land on an island, but Odysseus is warned not to eat the cattle because they are Apollo's sacred cattle. Odysseus warns his men and goes to sleep, but his...
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One may think that the society in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a gross representation of the future, but perhaps our society isn't that much different. In his foreword to the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley envisioned this statement when he wrote: "To make them love it is the task...
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The theme of religion plays a very important role on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. The novel portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs through one of its main characters, Count Dracula. This character is also characterized as being the “anti Christ” throughout the entire...
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MRS. sparsit is an elderly lady who is highly connected and have a huge aristpcratic bvackground. her husband belonged to the family of "POWERLS". Scadgers.... she is a widow now, fallen yupon evil days to take up job. She works as a housekeeper olf mr. Josiah Bounderby. bounderby treats her in...
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Les Miserables Published 1862 I| | INTRODUCTION| When Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables first came out in 1862, people in Paris and elsewhere lined up to buy it. Although critics were less receptive, the novel was an instant popular success. The French word “miserables” means both poor wretches...
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The book, My Antonia, by Willa Cather is a superlative piece of realism and vivid storytelling. The novel relates, through the eyes of narrator, Jim Burden, the fact-based story of a Bohemian girl, Antonia Shimerda, thrown into rugged farm life. The colorful and sensible traits of the title...
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Paradise Lost: Milton's Approach To Lust, Sex, and Violence There is no reason to apply modern theories to Milton if we do not care whether Milton remains alive. However, if we wish him to be more than a historical artifact, we must do more than just study him against the background of his time...
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Novel: Something Wicked This Way Comes setting Question In Something Wicked This Way Comes, Bradbury sets the story in Green Town, Illinois around the time of Halloween. At the beginning of the novel, a lightning rod salesman comes to town trying to sell the boys a lightning rod for a storm that...
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"Call of the Wild" Book Review By: Sheldon Shepard What if you were torn away from your home, your life, your family, and everything that was ever familiar to you, and got thrown into harsh, life threatening situations? Would you adapt in order to live and survive or would you be totally enveloped...
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Throughout The Glass Castle, one can see the generational curses of sins of the father. Jeannette’s parents were part of a cycle of alcoholism, anger and depression. Throughout the book one can see all the parts of the generational curses thorough Rex Walls, Rose Mary, Jeannette and her siblings...
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Comparison of two stories of the same name A story of two lovers in an affair is never a simple thing to understand. Anton Chekhov original and Joyce Carol Oates’s updated version of “The Lady with the Pet Dog” tells the story of two unhappy individuals trying to find love in a long lasting affair...
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Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is a novel about the American Civil War. Being one of the greatest works of the world, especially of American literature, it presents the harsh reality of the war time and the psychological struggle of the main character who combats his problems and...
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In The Turn of the Screw ,Henry James, leaves the reader to determine many things left ambiguous such as the reason for Miles’s expulsion and just what is meant by Peter Quint being “too free” with the children. Perhaps the biggest inference the reader must make is whether the governess is...
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A novel by Wilson Rawls named Where the Red Fern Grows is the story of a boy, his two hounds (which he named Old Dan and Little Ann), and all of the adventures they shared together. A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of the Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn...
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In a Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift, the main objective was to draw attention to the plight of the Irish people and motivate readers to find a workable solution. Swift shows the readers his proposal mainly through irony. Irony can be defined as expressing the opposite of what is meant. This is...
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Alcoholism has and still is a prevalent problem in society. How many people are involved in one alcoholic's life? Family, friends, co-workers, employers... All of these people are impacted by alcoholism - not just the alcoholic. While under the influence of alcohol, one may change drastically...
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<center><b>With reference to the text, discuss Mustafa Mond's statement: " The secret to happiness is liking what you have to do. ";/b;;/center; ;br; ;br;Mustafa Mond is presented to us as one of the Ten World Controllers in Brave New World, of that Utopian, communal and stabilized...
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one of the most adaptated and greatest horror books of English literature. It was first published in 1897 and became a successful book after the film adaptations. At first Bram Stoker used The Undead as a title but after his research he used Dracula. Dracula is an...
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Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which...
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