”Y’all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die. ”(Said by Alaska, p. 44, l. 17). This quote matches the theme because the book is very philosophical written, and Alaska gives many thoughts to life and death. The quote is a foreshadowing and tells a lot about the future incident. In this book Miles...
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The Iliad is an epic tale of war and hero's within the Greek way of life. A predominant and consistent theme of honor and glory reside throughout the poem. The motivation for any Homeric Greek is glory, or "Kleos", that is to be honored and respected among their people. Emphasis is put on living...
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"Tuesdays With Morrie" is a book about a student's relationship with his college professor with whom he has been separated for 16 years. The student is reunited with his teacher after seeing him on a "Nightline" television program, and contacting him after learning that his old teacher is sick...
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Introduction The centre of universe of the supremely captivating play “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand is the beautiful Roxane. She is loved and admired by several powerful characters of the time and she has a long list of suitors who want to win her over. She is apparently...
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John Proctor: “God in heaven, what is John Proctor, what is John Proctor”. John is a man of strong moral beliefs any way he or she look at him, concerned only for the safety of his family and personal welfare. He cares of nothing for the beliefs of any of the other people in the town...
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Our lives have many walls that we must either stand there and look at or decide to walk around the walls of our lives. The foundation of every building has outer walls that construct the perimeter of the building. Dividing every floor of the building there are walls that serve a purpose to compose...
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The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, is a coming-of-age story that compels readers to question society’s stereotyping of people and expresses the need for people to always have hope. Based on two rival teenage gangs, the poor, east-side Greasers, and the rich, west-side Socials (Socs), The Outsiders is...
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Many popular novels are often converted into television movies. The brilliant fiction novel, Flowers for Algernon written by Daniel Keyes, was developed into a dramatic television film. Flowers for Algernon is about a mentally retarded man who is given the opportunity to become intelligent through...
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Macbeth: The Main Theme of Evil William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is a play in which a man by the name of Macbeth, who is presented as a mature man with an uncertain character. At the beginning of the story, Macbeth's character was a character with strong morals. As the play went on though...
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The epic journey of "The Old Man and the Sea" describes struggle, discipline and manhood. The main characters relationships exemplify how faith and skill overcome man's adversity during life on the sea. Santiago's growing relationship with the boy idealizes his statute as a father figure and...
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?1. What is the main conflict in the book? Is it external or internal? How is this conflict resolved throughout the course of the book? The main conflict in the book with that the Murry family’s father is stuck in another world. This would be considered an external conflict. It is resolved with...
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Cyrano de Bergerac, the Play vs. Roxane, the Movie In an effort to attract the audience of today, the producers of the movie Roxane retold the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rustond in a way that is appropriate and at the same time appealing. In order to give the audience of today a story that...
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The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho and it was first published in 1988. It was originally written in Portuguese and has since been translated in 67 different languages. It has sold over 65 million copies worldwide and was awarded “Best Fiction Corine International Award” in 2002. It follows...
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In the novel The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway uses the literary device of metaphors. Hemingway uses the metaphor of the ocean to symbolize life, and to depict the role that individuals play in life. Hemingway uses the metaphor of the lions to signify people who live their lives as active...
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"[D]ealing with a monster, a man without morals," An analysis of morality in The Stranger, and Chronicle of a Death Foretold In The Stranger and Chronicle of a Death Foretold, emphasis on the symbolic nature of the protagonists serves to accentuate the fundamental theme of morality as both Camus...
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“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” — Page 164 — “You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.” — — “My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The...
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Authors truly have endless opportunities as far as creating effects is concerned. They can create effects by what they say and they also can create effects by what they do not say, or what their characters do not do. In 19th century American literature, we see the use of the latter tool in...
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon, written by Daniel Keyes, is a book that is an emotional roller coaster. This book includes science that one day might not be fictional but may come true and will be able to be used on people who have intellectual disabilities in today's world. The book...
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The Iliad Hector and Achilles were two of the most notable characters in the Iliad. In many aspects of their lives, Hector and Achilles were complete opposites. For example, Hector was a family man whereas Achilles had no family and only cared about himself. Also, Hector went to battle to lead his...
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After having read the Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea" as a book in class, we also watched the film which was made afterwards because of the story's enormous popularity. As always, there are some ways in which the book differs from the film as well as the fact that they have several things in...
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Nora of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, and Antigone of Antigone (by Sophocles) have all had circumstances pitted against them, yet within these unfavourable circumstances they have duties to perform. Their constraints as women or as people whose destinies are governed by fate have caused them to...
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Invisible Man is a story told through the eyes of the narrator, a Black man struggling in a White culture. The narrative starts during his college days where he works hard and earns respect from the administration. Dr. Bledsoe, the prominent Black administrator of his school, becomes his mentor. Dr...
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Macbeth: Witches Influence on Macbeth's Decisions In the Shakespearean play, "Macbeth," the witches influence on how Macbeth made his decisions played a crucial part in contributing to his eventual destruction. The witches were trying to create chaos by prophesying to Macbeth in order to get him...
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?I have recently read a wonderful book by John Green which is titled ‘Looking For Alaska’. The book is about a boy who is new to a boarding school; where he meets new friends and goes to “seek the Great Perhaps”. I think it’s a great book in which the author portrays the fragility of life, the...
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This assignment analyses the novels “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho and “The Old Man and The Sea” by Ernest Hemmingway on the aspects defined in the book “Spiritual Capital: Wealth We Can Live By” by Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall. First we analyze “The Alchemist”. A major feature of the book by...
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The Stranger The book that I read was called The Stranger written by Albert Camus. The book is globally famous and was translated to many different languages and texts. The original was called L’Etranger which was written in French in 1942. The plot of this story involved a man in his late...
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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is a classic science fiction set in southeastern New York, New York City. The fictitious prose traces a man's inner psychological journey within from a world of retardation to a world of great intelligence. Narrated through a series of empirical "Progress...
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Tuesdays with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom is a story of the love between a man and his college professor, Morrie Schwartz. This is a true story which captures the compassion and wisdom of a man who only knew good in his heart. A man who lived his life to the fullest, even until the very last...
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Bartleby the Scrivener The narrator of "Bartleby the Scrivener" is the Lawyer, who runs a law practice on Wall Street in New York. The Lawyer begins by noting that he is an “older gentleman” whose profession has brought him "into more than ordinary contact with what would seem an interesting and...
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12/30/11 The Real Relationship Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals...
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Dolls. We are surrounded by dolls. G. I. Joe, Barbie, Polly Pocket, and WWF action figures. Prior to our plasticene friends we had paper dolls, marionettes, and delicately featured porcelain dolls. We are strangely fascinated by these cold, lifeless objects that look so much like ourselves...
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?Title: Looking for Alaska Author: John Green Text type: Young adult; Fiction “You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape it one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to...
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Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Alborn 1. Do you think Mitch would have listened if Morrie hadn’t been dying? Does impending death automatically make one’s voice available to penetrate where it couldn’t before? ?I think Mitch wouldn’t have the chance to listen to Morrie if Morrie hadn’t been dying...
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A number of the stories studied this semester explore the conflict between social restraint and inner compulsion. Discuss at least two of the stories in the light of this. Through an exploration of the boundaries between social constraint and inner compulsion, Melville and Chekov reveal the...
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Society has become a shallow place. If an individual does not fit into societies form of the normal person then they are treated differently. But does society treat those who are different in a negative or positive way? In the novel Flowers for Algernon, the author Daniel Keyes shows an in depth...
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Book: Looking for Alaska by John Green # Character Trait Context of Quote & Page Number Response to Text 1 Warm “In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla, and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette except for when she smoked, when the...
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New Ending Act V, Scene III Verona. A churchyard; the monument of the Capulets. Enter Romeo and Paris. Paris This is that banished haughty Montague, That murdered my love's cousin, with which grief It is supposed that fair creature died, And here is come to do some villainous shame To the dead...
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In Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, the personality of the protagonist Nora Helmer is developed and revealed through her interactions and conversations with the other characters in the play, including Mrs. Linde, Nils Krogstad, Dr. Rank and Ann-Marie. Ibsen also uses certain dramatic and...
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'Bartleby the Scrivener' Outline I. Introduction: A. Plot Overview B. Thesis Statement: The short story 'Bartleby the Scrivener' is very difficult to interpret. However, I am going to interpret what I believe the reader should know for certain about Bartleby and why Melville...
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Allusions in Invisible Man Invisible Man, written with ingenuity by Ralph Waldo Ellison, is a masterpiece by itself, but it also intertwines into every page one or more allusions to previously written masterpieces. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, and whether it was Ellison who...
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Dialectical Notes The Diary of Anne Frank Quote Analysis *The first table (blue) represents the five dialectical notes under the Inward versus the Outward Self Theme, while the second (turquoise) represents the dialectical notes under the Generosity and Greed in Wartime theme. Quote| Response| “Yes...
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existentialism “We are thrown into existence first without a predetermined nature and only later do we construct our nature or essence through our actions. ”(Existentialism)This quote is present through the main characters of The Stranger, Blade Runner, and The Metamorphosis in each of these works...
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Tuesdays with Morrie, is a true story about a sports writer, Mitch Albom, who found him self, restoring an old friendship. It leads him into looking after his old College professor, Morrie Schwartz and before he knew it, he was learning life’s lessons. Morrie has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrigs...
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The Cause of Macbeth's Ruin The specific root of Macbeth's ruin is his uncontrollable ambition. His desires take control of his actions and this becomes his tragic flaw. It prevents him from becoming aware of when to stop; he is never fully satisfied as his desire for power grows. Macbeth's...
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“Looking for Alaska” – John Green About The Book & Expectations I chose the novel “Looking for Alaska” by John Green, because I already read a reading sample in my English lessons in Germany from this book and I really liked the style of writing the author used. I also chose this novel...
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The Diary of Anne Frank This journey that Anne Frank encounters was although a short journey had a big affect on her life. A few steps down the road from where she lived had changed her life forever, more than she could’ve imagined. Anne Frank was forced to leave her life behind, in a time of WW2...
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The Gods Role in The Iliad The gods in The Iliad are very greedy, self-centered, vain, malicious, and two-faced. Homer does a very good job of showing us this throughout the entire epic poem, and he does it in such a way so that anyone who reads this can understand. All of the gods that get...
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Throughout history, Georg Simmel and W. E. B. Du Bois have had a significant influence on important theories and ideas developed in the Social Sciences. Perhaps two of the most relevant and well-known concepts developed by both of these theorists are the concepts of “double consciousness” and “the...
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World literature essaynathalia bak Balzac does not content creating its characters and giving them definitions, he places them in a social environment and in an era of which it must relate to the characteristics in his work. In "Eugenie Grandet" Balzac placed the characters in the era, between the...
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Robbie Bradshaw English 10 Honors Ms. Mungo June 8th, 2012 Is Cyrano de Bergerac a tragic hero? Well, does he have any of Aristotle’s six characteristics? Aristotle’s characteristics consist of having a high social status, being imperfect, that the person’s downfall is his own fault, that his...
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